Australian.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3267, 27 July 1889, Page 2

Australian.

Sydney, July 25,

It ut understood that a deadlock has arisen in connection with the appointment of the Primate of Australia. The Bishop of New South Wales struck out the names of the Rev, Glynne Moule of Oxford, and Canou Smith of Birkenhead, consequently they are unable to remit two candidates to the Bishops of Australia for final selection. The Anglican Synod meets next month for final In the meantime tbo ultra* Protestant section are making efforts to removo the Primacy away from New South Wales, and permit the Bishops to elect one of their own number to act as Primate.

The Rev. Charles Kelly has been elected President of the Wesloyan Conference.

The House of Assembly has passed the Land Bill. A constitutional crisis has arisen owing to the Council amending the Payment of Members Bill in the direotion of making it apply only to succeeding Parliaments, and not to the present one. The Speaker declared the Council had no right to amend a money Bill. Sir H. Parkos moved the Bill be set aside to permit the passing of another Bill asserting tho rights of the Assembly. Hot debate followed, in the course of which the Council came in for severe criticism, and Mr Dibbs said the Opposition would assist tho Government to the utmost, Tho motion was carried, and Sir Henry Parkes then gave notice of motion to suspend the Standing Orders in order to pass tho Bill through all the stages in one day. He also announced he would introduce a Bill next week to reform the Counoil on a basis of popular election. Referring to the N.Z, Conversion Loan, the Sydney Morning Herald doubts whether it is wise of Now Zealand to renew the debt at 8|- per cent, because the effeot will be to increase the capital amount of the debt, which is already very large. The Herald thinks the credit of the colony is not sufficiently good to justify the hope that the loan will go off except at a considerable discount. Melbourne, July 26.

The Government have been taken completely'by surprise at Sir James Hector replying that he has nothing further to report on the Victorian coalfields. They assert they were given distinctly to understand that the first report was '■ merely ■ a preliminary : ohe/ • ; The Victorian Government are cnoC-I!l - L manufacturers and others

to send in applications for space at Ihe Duticdiu Exhibition,

Brisbane, July 26. Parliament has agreed to an increase of representation onthe basis arrived at by tbo Federal Council.