AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 252, 28 November 1872, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, N^vembe? 14. The debate in th§ Legislative Council on the Edacafon.Bill is not yet fewshed. It ?'iftti&Wtes that the. Bill mW t>e *•**-' ' ' A Bill has been pasuod *• + , A^S V to iaereajJQ thO A«T° -y the Assembly LSOOQ, *»* * " ." o^t-GwKraln salary to , rtuu. bo limit the tenure of the office -o three years. It is probable that the appointment will be conferred on JVJr Langton. A Bill providing a fifth Judge of the Supreme, Court has .been passed by the Assembly. The Government haye offered Mr Fellows a judicial appointment! The Polynesia Co. are agitating fqr the. Victorian Government to assume the protectorate of Fiji, but theip is lijttle chance of their efforts proying successful. The railway to Longwood has been opened. Twenty-four miles of the Northfcastern line are to be opened on the l§tb.

The Rev. W. Henderson, Ballarat, has been elected Moderator of the .Presbyterian Assembly.

The .Steeplechase at the race meeting of tbe \.R.u. was won by Brownie, ami the *ree Handicap by Foam. During the meeting L 7291 were paid in Btakes. and the receipts amounted to nearly L6OOO. The settling was satisfactory. A strong feeling of antagonism prevails tl? iT een tile Go y er nments of Sydney and Melbourne regarding the Border duties, and I _ a settlement of the question is further off tha*i ever. The autecedents of Sir George Bowen are fa ™rably commented upon by the Press. The enquiry into the grounding of the Victoria has resulted in Lieutenant Tandy being censured and losing a month's pay, W ,,r e Ca P tain Pinter is censured only. Ihe International Exhibition is crowded with exhibits. The attendance daily is large. A Jar,?e sperm whale has been harpooned in Hobson's Bay. Mrs Holmes and Mr Alfred Reeves, .two theatricals, have died— the former suddenly. Arrived— l2th, Moa, from Hokianga; Aborigine, from Hokitika ; Waratah, from Dunediu. Sailed.— lo, for Greymouth. At the wool sales, greasy fetched lOd to Is 3Jd; scoured, Is 9Jd to 2s 6f d ; fleece, Is 7d to 2s 2|d ; lambs, Is 9Jd to 2s 3d. The Boston fire and the new French duties have tended considerably to raise the market. Breadstuff's are inactive, t-'ales of flour have taken place at Ll9 to LlB 10a. Quotations for wheat are from 7s to Bs. Oats meet with good enquiry up to 3s 3id. Sugars are steady, but sales are light. There is some speculation in tobaccos. Trade generally is satisfactory, though much has not been done this week. Toolcey shares, paid, are obtainable at L 5 10s ; and do., new, at L 3 10s. Sydney. The Newspaper Postage Repeal Bill has been read & first time. A select committee has been appointed to , report on the state of the wharf accommodation. The French transports Guerriere and Garonne have arrived at *» ew Caledonia with 1250 Communist prisoners. The weights for Tattersall's Cup have been published. Duke heads the list with Bst 41bs. The Border Customs duties for three months reached nearly 122,000., Ten months' revenue from mineral "leases amounted to L 129.000. The narrow gauge railway question is under discussion. Lay ton, the c'efaulting Treasury Accountant, bus been committed for trial. At Rockhainptou, during a violent thunderstorm, a boat was capcized, and Mr Wildridge, b at builder, five children, and a sailor, were drowned. The wool eales were dull, and the bulk of the wool offered was withdrawn. Newcastle. Arrived— 9kh, Ben Nevis, from Lyttelton; 10th, Joliba, from Auckland. Sailed — Amherst, for Napier. Adelaide. Sir James Fergusaon enters upon his duties in New Zealand in March next. It is not settled when he is to leave here. The Chief Justice will assume the Governorship after his departure, pending the arrival of his successor. The Consolidated Loan Bill is not to be proceeded with until the Knglish money market is easier, and the Victorian scheme has been tried. Meanwhile, Treasury bills, ' with two years' currency, will be issued. ' Bird, the pedestrian., b,as been .sentenced . to 21 days' imprisonnftent/ on au unsatisfied judgment. '; Ihe Toiid banquet takes place to-morrow. The Oiaeo, with the Telegraph construction party on board, has arrived. \ 2001) bushels of wheat have been sold at 6s 3d. Flour is quiet, at LI 3to Ll4. \ Port Darwin. lOOoz. of gold from WestcoiD's reef have been shipped for Adelaide. Fifty miners return to Victoria in the ; Strathmore.