AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4678, 4 January 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, Wednesday.

Cricket.

The Cricket Match between the Australian team and the combined eleven of Australia was resumed here to»day, when the former continued their first innings, and remained in all day, scoring 619 runs with nine wickets down. The following wero the scores in today's play:-—Bonnor (rum out), 2; Midwinter, c and b, 9; Blackham, b nil; Alexander, c, 50; Palmer, b Cooper, 52 ; Boyle (not out), 40 ; Murdoch (not out;, 279. The total for che nine wickets, including yester* day's scores, 619. Not much interest was taken in the match, and the attendance to-day was small. Meibopene, This day. The cricket match between the Australian Team and Combined Australia was resumed yesterday. Boyle (nofc ont) 40 and Murdoch (not out) 279, resumed their places at the wickets, but the former was soon bowled, without scoring, and the innings thus ended for 619 runs. Latek. The match between the Australian Team, and Combined Australia, has been drawn. Adelaide, Yesterday. The approximate revenue returns show a large falling off in receipts from several sources. Tbe customs duties are expected to be £40,000 below the estimates. Aibant, Yesterday. Arrived, yesterday evening, in King George's Sound . The P. and O. steamer Carthage, with the inward mails, via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, Nov. 30. Sydney, Yesterday. Sailed, this afternoon: The Union steamship fiotomahana, for Auckland, and the P.M. steamship City of Sydney, for San Francisco, via Auckland. The steamer Tomki returned to port to* day, reporting that when thirty miles from the Heads last night it was found that fire had broken out on board, and that one of the passengers had lost his life by suffocation.

[Specials to the Press Association]

London, January 1. ' "Dr. Alfred Barry was to-day consecrated to the Metropolitan See of Sydney. The ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Durham, London, Lincoln, Hochester, Bishop Perry, formerly of Melbourne, and Sir Saul Samuel, AgentGeneral of New South Wales, were present. ; The Her. Sydney Lynton, recently appointed Bishop of Riverina, sails for Australia at an early date. ; January 2. The British revenue, for the-year is £90,000,000. ' "■■': \ The report as to the intended formation of an armed Orange militia in Ulster is denied. . ■ It is bettered that ihe authorities in Egypt are making arrangements {.with. England for a prolonged occupation. A newspaper war is taking place be* tween the press of Berlin and Paris. The Times anticipates a great future for the Anglican Church in Australia. :■ In the riots between the Orangemen and the Catholics the troops fatally wounded three of the Orangemen. Tenders are invited for the Victorian loan to close the third week in January. The New Zealand 4 per cent.. one million loan will be announced on Friday.