AUSTRALIAN. THE WAIKATO TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1883. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1662, 1 March 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN. THE WAIKATO TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1883. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

i];, MKLBftUKNy;, February 27., The trial' of the station-master, Thompson, and thoguard, Hunt, for manslaughter in conncctirfn 'with the Hawthorne Railway acident in , December last, concluded to-day. The jury returned'a verdict of not guilty in each case.

Melbourne, February 27. The officials of; the Colonial Bank of Australia are reticent regarding the alleged, robbery by :oue of the clerks. It ia -believed, however, thai; a sum of £800 is * ,

missing., ,■ [Received Fcii. &7, 10. p.m.] , Melbourne,, February 27. The Hon. Peter Lalor has been reelected Speaker of The Legislative Assembly without opposition. He was proposed . by , Mr , James Service,,and seconded by Mr. Gfrabam Be,rry. „ Melbourne, February:27. . It has transpired,, tha,t< Mr. Graham Berry has had lav 1 au intervie\y ,with Mr., James Service, but nothing is known of the result bi the 'meeting. Later. Signs of a Liberal Conservative coalitiolf hourly increasing.

[Received Februnry Siith, 2 20 p m ] Sydney, Yesteiclay. The Austral is now actually afloat, but still low in the water, and notfyuifce cleat of mucldy bottom. ' i('

Mklboukne, Yestei-day. 1 Arrived lastioveiriug:. TaraWev.u ' Mr Service has assumed the leadership of the Constitutional party, ■ ' ;'"; '" )"fc)hackellB and Boss, whose election for Rodney and 1 Melbourne North' was expected to be declared void oh the ground that ' they 'bold Government" appoint' ments have taken their seats, and have been duly swojui. „ Mr Ellery, tlie, Government astronomer, ridicules Mr AVigfjins' prediction that there will be-a great stovpi on ,the 10th March. , , , , It has been discovered by' the doctors that Morley, the cricHeter, has been sufferilig'froni a fractured 'rib since the collision ot the l'eshawur, on her voyage to Australia.,