AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3632, 17 August 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

(Pek s.B. Zealandia, at Auckland )

(Per Pbess Association.)

VICTOBIA.

Mrs Greer's passage has been taken in the Ben Cenachen, sailing Tor England in October next.

As the ferry boat was leaving the Jersey side from Sydney a respectable woman with two little children and a baby, kissed them, and then jumped overboard, and was drownrl.

When Kelly was committed for trial he was very dull, and observing girls smiling at him said, " If they were in my position they would not smile much." NEW SOUTH WALES. The celebrated case against Bail, for attempting^te4»ib6-Str^^'^arfee^r was •4i%s6seirm in the twinkling of an eye. Sir H. Parkes did not appear, and the prisoner pleaded guilty. The Grown was disposed to mercy, and did not pass sentence, but made the prisoner enter into recognisances to appear when called uponi The Age in a leading article regrets the withdrawal of Sir Arthur Gordon from Fiji. Private advices by the Suez Mail state the Australian Cricketers, before returning, will probably have an opportunity of playing a powerful English team, comprising W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace, Lucas, Perm, Lyttelton, Waugh, Steele, Cotterill, Shaw, Morely and Ulyett. The Premier hinted at a banquet at Ash field that Parliament probably would be called together in a short session prior to dissolution, which ensues by effluxion of time on November 25.

A disgraceful scene occurred at the Works Office. A crowd of unemployed were clamouring for work. Langridge went out to expostulate ; Bent, ex-Minister of Works, came forward and repeatedly called Langridge a liar, declaring there were ample funds: to supply men with work, despite Langridge's statements to the contrary. A statement from a correspondent of an evening paper has been published, directly charging the police with having shot Sherrit. They are also charged with threatening language to prevent him (the correspondent) making a statement. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Intelligence from the Northern Territory is to band tbat a conflict has occurred between Chinese and Europeans at Margaret Eush. Stones end other weapons were freely used. Only one trooper was present; lie was wounded by the stones. A special constable protects the camp, but wore Europeani

are arriving, and the Chinese are retreat* ing to their camp. The Treasurer, in replying to a question stated the only question in Boothby's case was—whether if allowed a retiring allowance, under no circumstances would he be retained as Under Secretary to the Treasury.