LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 233, 6 November 1873, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney. October 28. The Governor and Lady Robinson left to-day to be present at the Melbourne races. Tlioj will bo the guests of Governor Bowen.

Melbourne, October 28 In compliance with a requeit of a deputation from the National Agricultural Show Committee, a not jco is published in the Government Gazette prohibiting the importution of cattle from New Zealand. Despatches have been, sent to New Zealand explanatory of the prohibitive law against the importation of Now Zealand cattle. There was a »r md demonstration yesterday on the opening up of the line to Wangaratta. The Railway Bill passed the Assembly. A clerk in the Lauds Office has disappeared. He is supposed to have gone to New Zealand. A meeting of seamen determined to demand eight hours, and to refuse to sign articles on other terms after the Ist of November. 1 The Bishop of Melbourne dofends tho New Zealand misaionaries against the charges of Di* Lang. • • Bridget McCarthy, for throwing her child to the pigs, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for conccalmont of birth. The total amount of Goodwin's defalcations on the Colonial Bank is nearly ten thoimnd pounds.

October 27. There was a large attendance of the Presbyterians at the university inauguration, |Dr Lang attended and made a statement as to why he had been excluded from taking part in the proceedings. Ho declared the whole thing ,to be illegal. An attempt to put tho Doctor down failed. A private letter from Fiji, says that Thurston has 2000 armed natives round Levuka. The Permissive Bill has been read a second time.

Adelaide, October 28. There is a disputo amongst the Good Templars. Fears are entertained for tllo har.vest.

Launceston, October 27. The Council rejected the Jncome Tax Bill.