Australian Summary.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3424, 12 December 1879, Page 3

Australian Summary.

Pebs3 Association.)

[Pisa Special Wibe to "Stab."]

(EBB 8.8. ROTOSFA AT AUCKLAND.)

NEW SOUTH WALES. December 6

A man named Roberts has been coramitted to trial on a charge of attempting to murder » wharfinger. He was loafing about the wharf, and was ordered away when he asked for a nsato, and while the wharfinger was giving it^ he suddenly seized him by the throat and around the body and flung him into deep water. A rope was thrown to the man from a ketch, the sailors Hauling him up. The prisoner jumped into tha water and attempted to drag the man down by the legs.

The Attorney-General introduced a bill for the effectual suppression of obscene literature, &0., bimilar to the English Act.

Aa idea for our Unemployed. Co-operation on % large scale.

Eeplyinjj to a deputation representing the unemployed the Premier said ke desired as soon aa possible to complete the,. General Post Office (£150,000), and intended immediately to proceed with the building* of the Lunatic Asylum in Callan Perk (£250,000). He suggested that artisans should* tender onji co-operation plan, m At Gareroment wen diipondtt

favorably consider it if n proper guarantee was forthcoming for currying out fixWdl'k. TUo Mayor's allowance fW the forthcotninu year has been fixed by the 'Municipal < otincil at a thousand pounds. An amendment reducing it to .eight hundred was rejected. Objection tins been raised in the Municipal CouiH-il against the fmaalo walking match announced to take place in the old exhibition buiHinij. It ia stated the wnnit'ii will r-»«*« in ticlit^

The two Bannernians, Contes, Kvans, Gregory, Garrett, Murdoch, Spofibrth, Tindall and Thomson have been elected tor ths Intercolonial Match, and leave for Melbourne on the 13tb. Murdoch has selected N.B.W. contingent eleven for Ehs'mcl ; the names are withheld yet, but they intend playing on New Year's day in Melbourne against the combined team of the two colonies.