AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4385, 23 January 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Received January 23, 12.45 p.np.l

Sydney, This day

Arrived last evening, the steamship Haurotu from Wellington after a splendid passage of four days six hours.

The Government has decided to abandon tlie project for the construction of a bridge from Sydceysfyo the North Shore.

MEiBOtTBNE, This day.

Great fears are eater^ined for tie safety of the brig Laclca, which left Hobsirion on December 16 for Melbourne and-has not since been Ltsrd of. The steam tug Despatch has been sent to the

islands in Bass' straits in search of the missing vessel. „ Melbourne, Yesterday. •" Cricket.

I* The International cricket match, En?----1 Inlid v. Australia,, was'continued here to day, when the Home team resumed their > second innings. A capital wicket was i pitched, and the ground was in good , 'tier. The bowling and fielding of the I Englishmen were excellent, and the Australians were unable to save a one inning »s I defeat. ._ Several splendid catches, ki were I rnado'"during the day. The bowling of (Bates was especially destructive, and was greatly "admired. He took seven wickets , out of ten in each innings, and did the hat trick to-day. The following are tha scores in the Australian second innings :—- Murdoch, b, 17 ; Bannerrnan, c, 14; Blackbam, b, 6; Bonnor, c, 34; Horan, c, 13; Massie, c. 10; McDonnell, b, 13 ; Giffen, c, 19; Garrett, c, 6 ; Palmer, c, 4; Spofforth, not out, 14; extras, 1 ; total, 153. The first inuings were: 114. The Englishmen, having scored 294 in the first innings, won the match by one innings with 27 runs to spare.