AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4614, 18 October 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, This day.

Sailed yesterday aiternoon: Wakatipu^ for Wellington. Arrived Lst erening: Haurota, from Wellington.

A Bill to amend the existing law of libel has been read a first t;me in the Legislative Council.

Adelaide, This day.

In the House of Assembly last night, a resolution * was passed agreeing to the Tr usurer's proposals for tb.e imposition of taxe/i on real and personal property and

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Meibottbne, Yesterday.

The following 31 horses have accepted for the Caulfield Cup, to be run on Satfcurday next:—Sir Modrcd, the Gem, Sardonyx, Frying Prq, Sweet William, Boolka, Stockdale, Nicholas, Calma, Yaiely, Anglesey, Foo'.step, Maine, Glenco, Belmont, The Joker, Waxlight, Athena, The Israelite, Squireen, Dukedom, Spark, Prodigal, Josephine, Kohirioor, Lesbia, Westbury, Kathleen Mavourneen, Tabletop, Norfolk, and the King's Own.

Advices (o hard from Foochow, under date October, 14, estimate the exports of t— for the colonies ai 12,700,0001b-,. The market prim show a general advance. Medium congous are higher. Stock generally is of urdesirable quality.

Goldsborough and Co., Viimited held their opening wool sale for the seacon today. There was a crowded attendance of Home and foreign buyers, end an active competition w£s experienced. Inferior to good greasy wool realised from 7-|d to llfd; good scoured sold up to 20fd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, hold their first sale for the ceason io-morrow, when about 2600 bales will be catalogued.

Wotonga hat been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.