AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4434, 21 March 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per s.s. Te Anau* at Auckland.)

(Pee Pbess Association.) Sydney, March 15. Messrs Taylor and McElhone hare again taken their seats in the Assembly. 1 The former was called to account by the Premier for a statement he made at Mudgee, that he had seen thirty-five members of the House drank; he explained that the statement was untrue, and only an electioneering dodge. After a discussion this thin explanation was accepted. Some surprise was expressed at Mr McElhone again taking his seat after his express promise never to again enter the walls of the House if he was beaten at Mudgee, bat it is hoped he has received a lesson to be rriore moderate. Considerable progress has been made with the Estimates. The immigration vote gave rise to a good deal of discussion, and an amendment to reduce the amount one* half was negatived by a large majority. Parliament will adjourn for the Easter recess on the 22nd inst. until the. third of April. The Austral, after being taken to Bashcutters' Bay, was removed to her old moorings iv Neutral Bay, prcrious to

being docked. This will probably occupy a fortnight, when she will be laid on the berth for London. Capt. Slader has arrived to take charge of her, and take her home. A large number of men have been employed on the vessel since she was raised. There has been no betting on the Sydney Cup. Under the new Licensing Bill, licensed premises may be open from halfapast five in the morning until half-past eleven at night, and it provides for the'sale of liquor on Sunday for one hour, but the liquor .is not to be consumed on the premises . . . . ... .-...^.,_,^ On Sunday morning, the eleventh, although exceedingly calm, and the sea perfectly smooth, there suddenly «et in a series of rollers from the eastward, ao heavy that the spray broke over the gap ' near the heads, just as in the case of ft storm. The sculling match at Graft'on was not i a great race, Laycock beat rush by about four lengths. In the outrigger race, Trickfttt was helplessly beaten. The Minister of Works informed^ a deputation from the Lithgow Ironworks that he had accepted a tender in England for seventy-five thousand tons of steel rails at £6 per ton, delivered in Sydney, and that it would be sheer folly for a man to give an order to the Lithgovv Company for iron rails at nine pounds per ton; 'J An Intercolonial eight-oar boat race and Intercolonial boating tournament will shortly take place. A new alluvial rush has taken'place to Bally's Look-out about 25 miles from Bandama, with good prospects.,' Mblbouenk. The work of rabbit destruction is being carried out energetically by -the '■ local bodies. ■ ■ .<'*<-,■'> The National Agricultural Society has received replies from the chief inspectors of stock in all the colonies except New Zealand, approving of a conference to consider the advisability of assimilating quarantine regulations. '■'' 'Xrt A valedictory picnic was given to the members of the English Eleven. Several pleasant speeches were made. Tylecote and C. T. Studd visit New Zealand en route for England. : .•■;• The schooner Emma Augusta arrived after a most disastrous voyage experienced. Off Kent's Group the mainmast was carried away, and it was with great difficulty that the crew were able to get at the pumps, and keep the vessel afloat. Dean Moore has been instructed by the Archbishop to succeed the late Bishop O'Connor as Eoman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat. , lV| . "Bbibbanb. Arrangements have been made to light the Government printing office with Edison's incandescent lamps. > Sir Charles Lilly, Chief Justice, left for Europe on leave of absence.. , .>. „