Additional Cablegrams.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3798, 1 March 1881, Page 3

Additional Cablegrams.

(Per s.s. Citt of Sydney.)

London, February 21

Great sensation was caused by the discovery of the trains of powder leading to Windsor Gastle, and soon after the Queen's return additional precautions were taken. THE HOME RULER. Parnell lias made a triumphal tour through Ireland, and everywhere met an enthusiastic reception with triumphal arches, flags and demonstrations of welcome. Sydney, February 20. There was a sharp opposition in the Assembly over the allowance for lodging for the Governor's aide, being his own son and residing in Government House. -It was ultimately voted. A Mrs Lewis died under chloroform while having teeth extracted. Dr 'Cos was in attendance during the operation. The Coroner's Jury found that everything that could be done was done. Two shops having 35 feet frontage to Pitt street which realised £10,0C9 were sold to William McQuade, and equals £300 per foot. Forbes, the famous war correspondent, who is lecturing to immense audiences in New STork and other large cities of the States, will arrive in Auckland, and his tour through the Colonies may probably "be conducted by R. S. Snaythe. Williamson has bought from Gilbert and Sullivan the sole right of producing the Pirates of Penzance in Australia and New Zealand, add notifies he will proceed against anyone infringing his copyright.

PENRITH. A murder was committed at Agnes Banks on Tuesday. The victim was a farmer named Freeman, and the murderer was a relation of the deceased of the name of Williams, who came behind and battered in bis skull with a heavy stick. Williams hid himself, but was found, arrested, and lodged in the lock-up. He is supposed to be insane.

TEMORA. There is great excitement about the new reefing district opened two and a half miles south-west of the upper town. Claims hare been pegged out a great distance. One piece of quartz from the prospectors has a piece of gold 2dwts projecting. The reef it is said, has been traced a great distance. A telegram has been received from Clunes, in Victoria, stating that the 33cwt of stone from Buyers'reef, taken by the Victorian buyers, averaged sozs 3dwts ncr ton.-X ■ , P VICTORIA. In the Assembly on Tuesday the Ministers' railway decision to relinquish patronage was approved of by the Opposition, but not by the Liberals, who regarded it as a shame. Some considered it detrimental to the interests of the party. Mr Bent uttered an ejaculation, and was called to order, when he threatened to repeat it. The speaker said he had authority to prevent him : if not, he would assume it.

Constable Walsh, of Wangaretta, has been committed for trial for burglary at the Eoyal Hotel. The revenue of the Eailway Department is showing a steady increase. It is intended to proceed with as many new lines as possible, as soon as the surveys are completed and the tenders can be called. In consequence of several cases ot imposition having been discovered in connection with the maintenance of the lunacy department, a thorough investigation was made, and half a dozen cases of shameful imposition upon the State by people in easy circumstances were discorered. , The latest instance is of a person who for ten years shirked the responsibility, who has been thrice President of a Shire;.Gonncil, anddsnowra

arrears a hundred and eighty pounds to the State, though wealthy. A shooting affray occurred in Spring street. Baum, described as a merchant, was wounded. Three chambers of a revolver found w£re discharged. Baum was taken to the hospital. The ease is mysterious, and it appears that Laurence, a clerk, who is arrested, is not the right man, and will be probably discharged. The whole cost of the exhibition building is £320,000, but less the receipts and the sale of annexes will be about £252,000 this leaves £33,000 of a deficiency.

Mr Service was entertained at a farewell banquet and spoke on a variety of topics. He showed, that while all classes of properly depreciated value, this was not snch a fine country for the working man. Still he thought there was a good future before the colony if people insisted on a high standard of honesty and integrity in public men. He said Victoria was not going ahead so fast as the neighboring colonies, and at the same rate as now she would be soon outstripped by New South Wales, which was making very material progress as shown by Haytere's "Figures. Several cases have come before the magistrate of persons carrying fire arms in the street. In a case yesterday, Matthews stated that a boundary rider had a sis chambered revolver because he thought it unsafe to go among the larrikins. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The South Australian Mining Association have sold the whole of their property including the Burra mines. The purchasers are from England, and the price one hundred thousand pounds. QUEENSLAND. A correspondent to the Townsvale Standard, writing from Herbert .River, states that two white men and a Kanaka black boy went to punish the blacks for trespassing on a potatoe gßrden, and not finding the blacks, and meeting three gins, they shot them, and burned their bodies, making the husband of one assist. The date and locality is not given, but the Sub-Inspector of Telegraphs, after a careful enquiry, states that he can hear nothing of the alleged murder.