AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 April 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

• Sydney, Tuesday. The Union Co. S.S. Arawata arrived from New Zealand yesterday. ;

A delegate holding a thousand Melbourne proxies has arrived here, to oppose the abolition of proxy voting, which is: to be proposed at the Mutual Provident Society's meeting to-morrow.

The Newcastleinasters offer three and sixpence for hewing, and when coal is at ten, shillings, a;rise or fall of two pence or three pence in the. shilling in selling price. Miners lodges consent to consider the offer, but will not Jikely agree to accept "it. ■■ --■■■ ■■ ■■■■•. The Exhibition.

The Exhibition was closed to-day by His Excellency the Governor, in accordance with the programme. There was a large concourse of people. The address delivered by the Executive Commis-; sioners stated that there were 14,000 exhibits, the number of awards being 7,070: first, 2,753; second. 2,082. The number of admissions' was 1,922,000.

The receipts /since the opening were under £50,000, but it is" expected this will pay expenses.

Melbottene, Tuesday. Sugars continue" strong and brisk; inquiry excepted. 2,000 packets which were advertised for sele have been withdrawn. . The Meat Freezing Company. The directors of the Meat FreezingCompany have waited on the Commissioner of Customs urging upon him the abolition of the Stock Tex, declaring that it would be quite impossible otherwise to estabish the industry. The Commissioner could not hope at present to act in compliance with their request.

Much speculation continues regarding the appointment to the speaker. Diptheria continues in severe form at Hamilton, and the same disease is spreading in the township of Aveneli. „ Meiboueke, This day. Candidates for the Speakership. At a Cabinet meeting held yesterday it was resolved to support Sir Cha-les MacMahon for the Speakership. ™JMr Lalor is oiso a candidate. Bbisbane, Tuesday.

It is understood that the Government have received an offer from an English Company to lay a cable from Ceylon to Point Parkes jn the Gulf of Carpentaria.