AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 249, 7 November 1872, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, October 24. Communication with Europe, through the submarine cable, has been restored, and messages have been sent and received, the line working most satisfactorily. The Education Bill has been made to pro* vide a strictly secular and compulsory sysof education. Mr Adam Burnes, late manager of the Colonial Bank, has been appointed manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, at a salary of L3OOO a yeai\ The police are investigating the DonoghueCrozier affair. The Government are favourably disposed towards the proposal ef the Imperial Government with regard to a new mail service. They will take all the responsibility, and will invite the co-operation of the other Colonies— Melbourne to be the terminus. The Government are not averse to guaranteeing a subsidy to a service by tho Californian route. No successor to the Governor has yet been named. A line of steamers has to be run early next year, every ?•"> 'lays, from Batavia to the Colonies by the Nofchsrlantis India Company. The Roman Catholic Bishop has issued another pastoral against the Education Bill. The new Theatre Royal is to be opened on November 6. Twenty-five horses have paid the final deposit of the Melbourne Cup. Arrived. — Austria, from Timaru. New Zealand wheat is at 7s to 7s Bd. Tookey's shares, call paid, are wanted at 75s ; sillers ask 82s Bd. Sydney. An Intercolonial Conference has been arranged to take place on the Ist of December. A banquet is to be given to the Governor at Goulburn on tho 2Sth. Some very rich stone has been obtained in the Tambaroora claims. A shock of earthquake has been felt in various parts of the Colony. The Opera Company leave for Auckland on the I lth November. The Kakulau kidnapping case roveala atrocities similar to those of the Carl. The Anglican Synod has completed the new Church Constitution. Adelaide. A demonstration is to be giveu to Mr Tudd on his arrival in Adelaide, for the completion of the overland telegraph. Another gentleman has given Llo,ooo to the University. Mr Kekwick, tho second in command of the exploring party, has died. The Glenelg Kail way is to be finished at Christmas. Congratulatory messages have been received by the telegraph from all quarters. The line is doing a good business. Vi heat is at 4s. Nblson, October 29. The brigantine Percy arrived yesterday from Mauritius with 9947 bags of sugar She brings advices thafc two more vc&Be) g were lo.ub.ng sugar at Mauritius for Nelson _ Ixvercarrill, October 29. Mrs Vitting, charged with drowning three of her children on the 19th, was charged to-day before the Resident Magistrate, and committed for trial at tbo Supreme Court on a charge of wilful murder. i Bluff, October 29. j The S.s. Albion arrived here from Mcl- | Tjoume this evening, and sails lor Tort | Ghalraersto-morrow sight. ', Passenger List :— Misses Welsh, M'Ken- j ney, Mrs M'Kay, Messrs Allen, M'Kay, (2>, Crowther and Caldecott. j Waikouatti, October 29. j A man named Charles MTaggart arrived I at Palmerston, from Dunedin, by the upcoach on Monday, for Oamaru. During the changing of horses he called to see a friend named Mayne, and missed the coach. Tic returned to Mayne's honse, where his con- I duct was strange. At the request of Mayne be went to bed ; but shortly afterwards deceased took a pocket-knife from his coat and cut his throat. The alarm was immediately given by Maynes's wife, who was alone at the time. Mr Watt, teacher of the Pal- j mcrston School, promptly attended, and en» deavored to stop the flow of blood ; but deceased resisted and said it was useless, and j rlied in a moment. H' I aggart was a baker, j lived at Oamaru, and leaves a wife and four j children. No cause is assigned for the act, but it is supposed to have been drink. Auckland, October 30. j The police are actively searching for the alleged Green Harp conspirators, in order to serve the warrants. It is believed they have left in some small vessel. There is no trace of the bonds executed by the accused. The securities can be found, but it is thought that the bonds must have • been wilfully destroyed, Hokitika, October 30. I The p. s. Wallace baa returned from southern ports. She reports that the settlers at Martin's Bay were starving. Nine of them had left overland for Queenstown. The women and children were suff ring greatly, aud in want of the barest necessaries of life. ■Several of the settlers came off in boats to' meet the steamer, and were taken on board. ' One whole family, including the father aud ' mother, who were? in a wretched condition, ■ were taken on board the steamer and Bup-. plied with food. Dried seal, parched corn, aud fish were the only provisions in the settlement. A daughter aud son of one of the settlers lately remained out all night on the rocks several miles from home for two tides, to gather shellfish to snpplythe other members of their family with food. The only other food obtainable was boiled ferns. The weather throughout the Wallace's trip was rough. She supplied all tbe settlers with provisions. The settlers at Big Bay were in the same plight as those at Martin's Bay. The prospecting party at Haast Uiver was unsuccessful.