Late Australian News.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4830, 2 July 1884, Page 2

Late Australian News.

:';..•■■■■■■■■:■*.-■■■■"'■ ~ -■t. —■• .♦ ■ .■ ■. ■-.■&■■■:' ■yisir ■'£-. v. •- 4, .-fPJBi';-P^BBB ;AsscdiATibN.J^}; * -•■ .:v-0-:'-' : -■ I.V .-'■._•;.'■ ."jSYIiNST, Ju!i?|37!v ; o Ari amendment has been.' carried^;a.ins..fc the Gofeminent, fixing'.the*con^L|nc;j> ment of leases i^the Western Bl^^t :&$■ the mean date of the expirafcioa^? th^ various runs held by rtinholdersl^Sp: ■; : ;;■.: TheVMini^eY;ot/.^rJl£S;',is'^ ! yaleßcent^--bat:''-Is^«nabl^V%:-::'atfejad;.^io\" business.: 1 .• •. ■/\ •"''"'■'#^^^r?.-* 1 The actions^ brought; by; Mr oLpi;o against the^; Spacer and^|%*l man of Cbininittee^;wi|i''ii|6/;HcaTd|^^§e August silting^ of the; Saprome .Gafo f± : The Bishop is energetically forward, the.question of reiigious^jfKrEo; . tion in the. public schools, and the 'raafter -a has been referred tb*in the ■Assembj^.^j. Favorable neis continues to be recei'ifM; from the SilveMn silver mines, i^fipr| , rich yieldsiare being obtained; Tiielfiela ] is of an immense area, and ore 3s otoined at only; a few feet from the^ surfafe k-'M number of companies has bqen ioixt^A-l■/; J A special meeting of the GeogrJ^&ioal Society has been cllled for #c puri^e-of hearing the plans of General McliP^for the explorltion of New Guinea.- slf^?: ; Adams j who attempted 1; to .frife at the Prospect watetjrorks, ||ii;jtfot yet been found.. -■.•',/;;-. rr':,^^^'!?^^.^ The unemployed question still rpßumsu unsettled. A large ■me^vp^i^^^ \ adopted resolutions to Parliaraeni?|ft^kin gv that Govirnment should V open : pbblio works with thje view of affording esmjlpyment. •-.. c^--^ ■■..>• ■■■-Jf <■' •^^lrV'.;-^ ■ : Business is very dull. * I \'i^M-''"^ '■ BBißßANE.g|une[27. } Hanlan arrived on Wednesaay evenitrg and was formally: welcomed by leadiog rowing men and others. _ The Hon. W^Thornton, late Collector of Custbmß.sis seriously ill, and tfiere is little pr6Bpeci of his recovery, * ]* ; MEtBOUBNE, June 27.

The Agricultural Society has decided to invite a conference on ,^ie, jrabbit question, composed of delfgat es from the', agricultural societies of this andjifther coloiies. .'■•;. '.; '• . ■ ■■■'..•..' '* ':9\Two of the principal office!! off* the SalvHtibn Army have been fined*£s each for marching : in procession thrHigh' the .streets. '. • • ' - : :....,.'...' :X" ■

Glover, the temperance advocate,; who intends visiting New Zealand, made_*his last appearance in and Ar«feived a presentation from the Blue Sibbon choir. ;- . .-,■-.. ■'• .• ■ . .*■ ■ Tm?:. ■■ A Fren;ch steamer arrived froa^Dprdevuku i?) has 64 female prisoners for Nlw Caledonia, intended as wives for the male prisoners. . ! ' The Federation debate in the Assembly has been well and Sbly conduftedi, Mr Mclntyre, M.L.A., who has fust arrived from England, said there was nojpuch enthusiasm in the colony as he was led to expect./;.^ .' ■- , .. •;] 1:**t:'::A»elati)E, June^27r * Judge Andrews, who has^beeni* failing health for- some time, died at Hobart. He came to the colony thi-ty years: ago.!