AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5278, 17 December 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received December 17, 1 p.m.)

Melbournb. This day. In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Electoral Bill, tbe effect of which was to increase the number of members in the Assembly, was n j cted.

Adelaide, Thi-= day

Serious Goßfla-gratioa.

A most destructive fire broke out in Grenfell street last night, resulting, before the (James could bo checked, in the total destruction of M'-ssrs Coombps' timber yard, Burford and Co.'s soap factory, and a number of private pottages The efforts of the H'"P-fP"» were neutralised by a high wind which prevailed, and the damage is estimated at fully twenty thousand pounds, the bulk of which will fall upon the South Australian Insurance Coy. One of the buildings contained 1500 barrels of resin, which melted and flowed along the street, a stream of liquid fire.

Albant, Yesterday

The Massalia, with tbe English mails, dated London, Nov. lg, arrived at J£ing George's found last nightSydney, Yesterday.

On the Legislative Assembly meeting for business this afternoon, the Premier, Mr Pibbs, announced that Governnient, finding they did not possess a working majority in the House, bad decided to resign. Mr Dibbs also stated that the Ministry, in placing their resignation in the bonds of the Government, had advised His Excellency to send for Sir John Uobertson. The Assembly adjourned uatil to morrow.

Some lit'lc scandal has been caused by the Prince pf W*|es attending some races at Bud* Pesth on » Sunday.