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. If UV AY, JUNE 1.1, 18S2

Uio Assembly leauines its sittings to duy, and tho public lins u right to hopo that some ciloit will bo mudo to tormunto tho picsent systematic blocking of Government business Even professional politicians, Yvhon not eilen up Yvholly by paity spirit, must recogniso thtit it l8 not fun that a Ministry should bo paialysod in the manuel yvo havo already descubed lho Af-sunbly may elect to strike Mini sters, but it should at least heal thom It is monstious that they should havo to submit to tho talking out of then mcasuies by men yyIioso avowed object is lo disciedit thom Tho success ot an Oppoiit on conducted on such linea Yvould bo i soumis icilcttioii on Purlin nientary institutions VA hen it pleased Mi 131 hhy and his ñ lends to i tuso a "stone Yv nil ' m 1S7G, their conduct yyus condemned by constitutionalists ni nil clunes as subYcrsiYO of repiesontaUvo government, and tho piesont stonovvnll

is nono tho less ollectuul benuso it has been íaiscd with less of tho sound of tho ti limpet than was employed on the

previous occisión

Uti oie itnicdics foi obstiiictioii would ml foi many lOisona bo approved of beio, hoi ncod wu

issunio Hint tilt j mo iiqiuied Wo Linnet but lelicYO that if lho Opposi tion yv is plainly md dotorminedly cou lioiled, min h of tho piLicnb ob sti notion would ctillnpsc 'lho Op position, yvo fun, is oiicouiiigüd by a belief lb ii tho com titutioniil niembeis mo not piopmod to go tluough tho diudgciy involved in seeing that business is disposed of when ti miuoril) ia desuous of blocking biiBiuosj, Jt

would bo a matter for regret worn «,,"

belief well founded ïfo d3it

drudgery is severe, no doubt if " souy work to have to romain met aftei night m the House listomno to th« lidiculous oratory of tlio BARM_udtu W M Clarks of the Chamber, and with no other occupation than to vota against motions for adjournment Hut this ia tho servico which has now to bo rendered, It is not suihciont that« Go\ eminent should have a majority when any formal ti ml of strength occurs

a Ministry is practicall) poworlcss unless it "nows that tho mijonty K always in the House to defeat tho factious motions windi an Opposition is tompteil to sub nut if tho m îjoiity is absent Iho con stitutional meinbois, to do them justice hivo alwajs been ontliusustic m ro' sponding to tho calls made by their lcidirs when obstruction has had to bo smmounted , but tho Opposition aro evidently acting on the supposition that tho constitutionalists will not caro h toil and fight »' tlio interests of a Mi,

tij which does notdirectly ropresont tho p n tj Wo may hopo that tho Opposition is wrong in this conjecture Ministers weio put whero they are by tho constitutionalists, in tho bohof that thor would adniinibtoi tho departments honest!), would propuso fair laws, and would i-top tlio stufo and agitation by which tho land was sorely plagued 'llicy might lmo dono bettoi l_.y might also have dono \s oise Up to tho piesent moment tho Constitutional put) h is s.en no leasouto withdraw its support, and, as that support is awarded in oidei that Mimsteis mij admimstor and may legislato, so it should bo given m such i way as to enablo the Goiern

meut to do these things, and so justify

its existence

Iho piesont weok will in somo mensuro bo a test penod If the Opposition seo then way to prolong tho debato on tho lopoitof tho committeoon tho Bent chargos, they will no doubt do so If not, thoy may still keep tho budget hanging betwi\t heaion and earth by such an lnterminablo and sham debate as was w ltnessed on tho address in reply to tho Go\lrnor's speech As

i égards tho two issues now prominently befoio the Ilouse, Aliinstors liavoauglit to expect that an iminedmto deibion will ho arrived at m the ono case, and that a test division vv ill bo taken m tilt othci as prompt!} as possible It wouli bo u mockeiy to lmtiuto a prolongù debato in tho matter of the report of ti) conimitloe on the allegations mado by^[

riNOii \m to tho detriment of tho Mini

ter of Hallway 1 lioso chargea ha 3 been dispioved on the cle irest po il o eYidence, and it is not for tho IIoiiso to allovY sido issues to bo ru^ed ' ho

budget should bo spoken to, mid sh uki not be stonewalled , but it is porf ctly obvious that if thoj mo not overuv d, 1 doren Opposition numil.is aro reily to take up night nfter night ni inflicting then interminable platitudes upt n the country, ignoring such considerations as that trade must be ombni rasped until

tho Government proposals aro finally dealt with 'When tho budget discus sion, so fal as it is bond fuh, lias toriiu Hated, a few sittings proleiiged until tho emly hours of the morning miy bo necessary to restrain this oratory oí obstiuction , and if the Government is worth} of support at all, it lins a right to expect thnt its mnjoiity will bo there to render theso lato sittings possible Assuredly the present pnroljsis o£ business not only impedes tho Govern ment, but it ulso disgraces tlio House befoie the country, und vvlnlo tho Opposition is the activo oauso of tho miscbiof, yvo must express tho hopo that the minority yviII by no means give tho acquiescence of passivity Ile Govern incut has a right to expect that it will bo aflorded that opportunity of proceed ing with its progiumino which previous Ministries have obtuncd No doubt othei Governments hive been tim irted, and havo had to fight for thoir rights -his Government is now opposed m its turn, mid it may lcsounbl) expect tho same support from nienibeis sitting on the Ministerial sido as othei Administn turns have received m Rumiar emergen cíes Unless it can bo insured of Mich succour, its position is a hard one Tho House may object to the Ministerial proginmmo, and in that case it lins its remedy, but tho House does itself and tho country a great and striking mjus tico v»hon, by sanctioning bickerng, it pi events that piogrumnm being so much

as unfolded

It would bo manifestly i wisto of timo foi tho Assembly to con

tumo at any kngth tho (lobito on tho general pnnciples of the budget schome VA lion wo ""ll 1U ox'Irensurer (Mnjoi Smuii) occu pjing the attention of tho Ihm»» m petty cnticisin, belonging properly to

tho comimtteo of sappi), o^orj olio who desnes tint tho business of foo country should piocecd, must fool in stmctnely that tho discussion should close. When a hugo mattor hko tua finances of tho ye ins uiidcrconsideralioii, public attention is duccted first in ono direction and then in auothor, asdiuoront divisions aro biought into niomen tuy prominence Tho coiisequonco is tu« after a timo that ginsp of tbo ontiro subiect which those lnteiestcd had at tho outsot, becomes moro and moro lehixed It may bo well, therefore, before tho budget is fiunll) disposed ot, to íecnll public attention to those genoni consideiations which picscnt them^olves whilo tho wholo held lies sprcul ouï bofoie us, and may bo bwopt witüono onipiehoiisno glance 'Iho I'»»»00

account foi lSb2 3 stands thus -

FlNAMii 1882 J ¡,-¡¡-11 I'rol ni lo linlnnco (rum Ibbl 2 6 61j yu

Fallu »lol run nun ...

Roc. ni b on «(.count ot sinus otponilo I

IftlluujBlnlMOl £0107

On nccoillitof Collhnn nu« O'0 "_"

loi (, valor» orks, lo78 0 J-Z 0 «'

£5 010 0 3 netiniatnil pxnruillturo- . ,]6

S! celui niiiiroiirlatloiiB Í] «» 4'°

Volca _ ______?__5 B7J 073

1- Si 015 Balanco to 13831 _

jCOlOOS

Lt will bo seen that the balance to carry foiwaidto 1888 bl is small, aud w penda upon tho icnlisation ot ' estimated BUrplus at tho uni oi j

picscnt financial j tin /¿'""'"tho estimated balance earned fo »ft»1«"* ondit of i8s_bi, w« >»»> lo"; °; "me iiinplonioiiluiy estimates o ox ponditme Ho«omi,«-tlio xooiuo» coming in well, nnd tin io "

"M.Mngs" dilling tho coming J«W« well ,.s%"pplemcnt.n f»0£

Ihciow.uldbono.easinto doub that tlio .emit on tho lOtli /uno, 1«*J will bo a, good us tho rioasurer °

neets, provided wo could niako sure of a season of progressive prosponty But thoro's tho rub No one can con tompiate the prospect which lies before us without acknowledging that we should do nell to bo piudent During the coming twelvo months, wo sh ill as suredly feel tho effects of tho soveio drought by which these colonies have beon nfllicted lho late wool clip and harvest iiave been seriously diminished thoroby, and the returns must necessanly bo lo3s than they would havo been in an ordi xanly good season Wo need hardly eay that tho high prices ruling for agricultural produco will not add to tho -c ipital of tho country, except in so fiu as thoy aio paid by oxti t colonial buyers Vi heat shipped to London on Victorian account only enriches this colony to tho oxtont of the net returns Any price given hoio beyond whit those net returns will cover, tiansfcrs money from the pocket of tho Victorian mci chant to that of tho Victorian ugucul turist, but mikes no addition to the national w ealth J f thoro should bo any gieat check to accumulation, owing to tho natuial calamity to which vvo h ivo alluded, it is evident tint our recent sculo of consumption must ha somewhat reduced lu that .caso, although tho rovonuo might not fall olí, it is possiblo that it Yvould not exhibit all the el isticity on Yvhich the Government has reckoned

Assuming, then, tint our position does not raise us ibovo puidentiul con siderations, what couiso ought wo to pursuo as a meio mattoi of financia caution, apait altogether from political, economical, or industrial complications i Suroly wisdom must suggest the pro pnoty of maintaining all sources of income intact, until wo havo nacer tamed, beyond the possibility of doubt, that diminished production has not practicully impaued our prosperity lho Government, how ever, does not take this view of the caso It has such unbounded confidence m tho future-a confidence which wo trust may be fully justified-that it is propared at once to piopo30 reductions in taxation It is willing to give up the duty on tea, to reduce the exciso on colonnl beer by ono half, and to lowei inland postage fiom 2d per }o_ to Id

Prom a iinanciul point of viow, pure and simple, we regard theso proceedings as uuwiso The revenue-amounting to .£200,000-which the House will be asked to forego, would, if collected, place tim public financos on a thoioughly sound footing, and enable us to face any thing the immediate futuio may havo m storo w lth tho most perfect confidence that we should not ngaiu have to inmre our ci edit by issuing Tieasury bids to covei a deficiency

Neaily all outside considerations go to suppoit the line of policy Yvlnch is dictated by the puiely financial situa tion Tho relief which the Government pioposes to allord is not demanded m the interests of tindo or industry The conimoicial and manufacturing interests aro not hamperod by the tax. on tea Dr the duty on beer Nor can it be said that anj ono is harassed by the two penny postage These imposts do nothing to cianip our enterprise or impedo our progiess They are fair and oasilj collected contributions to the na tioual exchcquoi, which give a great doal to tho Ticasur} without inflicting uunoces Bary loss or liicoiiYenienco on tho tax pa}ers So long us wo continue to laiso loveuuo b} liiduect taxation, wo shall lind it dillicult to select articles better fitted to boar a slight addition to their cost than tea and beer Wo venturo to think that not ono in ten peisons would bo sonsiblo of the concession it is pi o posed to make m connoxion with these,

and not one m a thousand xvould be

any i ichor at the end of tho year The question of postage is not perhaps quite so siniplo, but for the reasons w e have already given, wo are of opinion that tho proposed reduction might bo deforred without injury to the state

We submit that the true financial policy at piesont would bo to hold fast %"liat we have, and to mci ease the sur plus b} an oxtonsion of the land tax to all sorts of leal estate, both m town and country As Mr 11 oin ursON sa'd on Wednesday night-" Why not adhero " to tho Lancefield programme ? " If this woro to bo done, and the House at tho same time Yvoro to exorcise its "power of tho purso" by instating on a Yviso economy, yvo bhoukl bo îeady for that oxteusivo revision of tho turill Yvlnch no doubt tho commission will recommend in the inteiestsof piotection itself In lecommonding this courso, wo aro not actu ited by any dnik designs on tho eilulel of protection Evoi}ono must soo that a 1 trgo rev onuo is necos sai} if tho pioteeted ti ides no to bo put upon a satisfiictoiy footing To cieito ~ pioteclionists pu idiso, wo must fioo all aiticles which tutor into loo ii mimi

factures, and discoui igo tho imposition of goods tint em bo pioduced bcio If tve over let on Unit pimciplo, yvo must look foi levenuo ipirt fiom tho pio teeted tildes mil thou lequncments ^Micthei, then, wo consider the fin m cuil position lloiu oi logud it in con npxion with n lovision of om piosont baibirous s}stcm of taxation, wo aio equally dinon to tho conclusion that remissions it tho pi osent niomout would bo alike ha*, utlous mci impolitic

?Events in 3 _,}pt mo movm0 npaco Sofu fiona the piesonco of tho Lntiah lkot at Aloxnndiiii li wing ovoravvod tho population, it is at Alex indi la that tho hint outbicnl lim occurred Ilma vvhilo a naval doinoiiHti itiou may havo mgnlti

cnncolntho ijcs if micro, it does not appeal to pnitieiiluly terrify tho Yiolont MchoiiB o' tho population who ii v. oil on Iniul J ho pnulicition of K-jpt, as

Yio seo bu Siva it 1 viv i it has boon WRing m Ih I,nu , ro.uuos tho presence of land forcea, and bir Svmui i

ajviiit should lim» >v li it ho ia vv nilli,; ibout SuSimuh 1? vi»] it urgod that tho linio foi intuí foi onto had como two Hunt m ago On \pril __ ho wroto - <( Utilosa Lu. land b1id.11 mtoifoio without u "c1 tj , oithoi in alh meo vv lth tho othei (¡"ov»ci3oi alono disturbamos Yvhitli no (i now only spiiriis will quickly npioul

into fltuuiB lim hositationof <(1 tifrliiiiel ia tho dislocation of M 'j plum

Bociot} Ahoiuly tho distuibor, Au vi t (("1y, .B powuiltss to goYoin tho olo

monta of confusion that ho lina laiscd ' unit feu &VMUI, u VK, K pU)COOila t01)l)mt «nt vv lint those olomonts of tonfusloiiiiio « tho irmy iro tho bl itk loemiunls who Mcontly murdered thoir _g>ptitui ofheois li - u Utkn m'° Arllb tubo3 nlroad} lurovolt AhjBunnan tioops, who havo already nilhcted ono soiíoa of do fí" ou *'"> Kujptian ai irnos, aro ZL i"g 0" ll,u fro»tiur leiidy for fin thoi gWfttwns lho Boiling aside of tho *«U>iYLby" mihtiiy advonturoi who

may or may not be a tool in foreign hands, would unlooso nil thoso forces, and, na ovonta liavo demonstrated, Alum Pasha has \irtually sot asido tho Kiimuvi, and his tho army bohmd linn in his action Su Samui i Bli iii aiguës that tho AVostorn poweis who ii stalled tho km iu\ î, and who guniantced his anthorit), aro now culled upon to supply lu u with an army to onablo lum to restólo order and no d mbt it is tho forco of such lensonmg ns this which is inducing Groat lint un to take slops f n the concón ti ation of a )¡oiI i nu at Malt i Tho ovents nt AloMiidna, icportod today, must temi to foi co the hands rF Groat Britain m co opciation with tho othoi powers 01 otherwise, foi the outbuist aluwa that tho population of tho great Iv'jptian cities ia m that oleotucal con ditiou wlien anything miy occui, and when cfliciont contiol bocomos imporntivo Hie latest tolograma doclaio that tho outbreak was nnpromodititod Iho moio it was nnpromodititod, tho strongei ia tho testimony to tho unsettled condition of somo Boctiona of the com munit), and tho greater is tho neod foi tho io establishment of authority Iho delay of tho powers must ha\o ationgthonod tho hifluenco of Ara m l'vsiiv, and must hal o incroasod tlio \ olumo of tho anti

Buiopoan ciy, and wo may piesumo that decían o action will now bo adopted, and, it mny bo, by England, opart horn whit ia called "tho sham paitnorship with

"France."  

The decision of the Bench at the City Police Court last Thursday in a case of insulting behaviour and assaulting the police, preferred against MAXIMILIAN DINON, cannot have proved other than most unsatisfactory to the public. The   prisoner DINON had come into collision with the police on the previous night, in company with four comrades, whose evidence was an absolute contradiction of   that given by Senior-constable NIXON       and Constable BURTON. According to the police, they were attacked in a most   wanton manner by the prisoner. Mr G. A. SYME, resident surgeon at   the Melbourne Hospital, testified to   the fact that DINON, when treated for his wounds "had signs of having   been drinking, but there was no   sign of drink about the constables".     Constable HART, assistant watchhouse-   keeper, stated that when the constables brought in their prisoner they wore sober. The evidence of DINON'S companions is     that Constable BURTON was the aggressor. SLEIGHT averred that he also was attacked   by BURTON. JAMES DONNIGAN, another     witness, swore that Senior-constable   NIXON "was very drunk, and Constable BURTON was very well on." Similar testimony was given by other witnesses,   who In their turn were on oath alleged

to have been under the influence of drink.   In this conflict of testimony, there is one certain conclusion which is arrived at without difficulty. One side or the other   has been guilty of very gross perjury. Whether a man is under the influence of drink or not, may be a matter of opinion, but assault, and the language used wlth it,   are matters of fact. On this head, how- ever, we find the witnesses in complete     contradiction. Under such circumstances, the plain duty of the Bench was to adjourn tho case for the production of further evidence. The matter was too serious to be dealt with on the unsatisfactory testimony submitted to the Court. On the one side it is alleged that peace- able citizens were proceeding on the public pathway when they were violently assaulted by a policeman. On the other, it is alleged that two policemen, in the   execution of their duty, were set upon by upper-class larrikins. Drink is stated   to have been a factor in the behaviour of   either side. The matter requires, in the interest both of citizens and the police- men involved, to be cleared up, but the opportunity for further inquiry has been suddenly snatched away by the action of Mr. CALL and his colleagues on the bench. These gentlemen assumed that, as the story of the constables "was more oonsistent" than that of   the civilians, DINON should be fined one shilling for assault and one shilling for insulting behaviour. The injuries sustained by DINON at the hands of the police were no doubt taken into considera-   tion by the Bench, but still the decision is impotent and unsatisfactory in the extreme. If the constables were as brutal   as was sworn, they ought not to be allowed to remain an hour longer in the force. If they merely did their duty, then the punishment meted out to DINON is ridiculously inadequate. His com- panions, moreover, who by the decision of the Bench are inferentially guilty of perjury, are let off scot-free.  

Tho news from li)pt tina morning is ot a ier> Berioua character .nero has boon a fanatical outbreak among tho natue popula tion of Alexandria directed against tho rnropean residents Iho consulitea woro attacked shops wero plundorod and nu oílendinp! persona walkin), in tho streets wero sttuck donn nnd killel Altogothor 10 lites wero .ncriliced Iho British consulato ni penra to rmv o been lust att icke 1 and Mr C A Cool son tho consul was severely thoiiRh it is hoi e ' not dangerously wounded the Creek and Italian consuls wore also as sailed and woun led and nu engineer of lier Majesty s ship Sui erb w ho tt aa unfortunately in the streets at the timo of tho disturb mco wnsiut to death with brutal violence Iho police mudo no clients »to chock tho mob and it was not until the riots had tasted for h\e boura that tho militan sue

eceded in reatormg order Imme Intel) on hennnR of tho outbreak Dervish 1 ishi tho chief of tho lurkiah Commission to L"ypt left C uro and burned to Alexntidri i

Iho 1ÎMSS Malwa with tho r ighsh mails i ¡ bue/ anil tho mails from India and China anchored in tlio bay yestordi) at 20 minutes boforo noon Her datoa of 1 ngliah papers aro to tho th ult and tho maila )os terdii) wero lmded vithm is da)8 from I ondon J. bo Malwa had a Due « eather pas eiiRO from U illo and accomplished it in good time bho brought li" baga and packages of mails distributed aa follows -lor Melbourne 1 0 Geelong and M estoru D strict o 1 is mania 10 îtow Zealand 10! byduoj ri

Oiieenslaud is Noumea 10 and 2 for the Naval Squadron Iho Sjdnej portion went b) rail and tho lasmanim bai,9 woro tal on on bj tho s s 1 lindera iho maila for Now Zealand will lew o tomorrow bj the sa

Kolortia

1 ho agenta of tho Onout Steam \ i\ n allon Companj at Adolaido liavo received a com mumcatiou from tho compuu) atating w hj for tho futuro their stenmera will not cull at A le laido '1 ho reasons assigned aro th it tho tr ido with that port is not remunerativo that the) have not receivod Biifheiont oncourn_omont from tho Government on tho mail quca tion and that thoy aro dissatisfied with tho quarantine) chnrc,0B that woro levied on tho Garonne tho excessive pilotago charges of the port and tho dilhculues in tho wai of discharging on Sunda)s

lils 1 \celloncy tho Governor has received a repl) from Commodoro 1 rakino in reforonco to tbo proioBal that ono of tho vessels on tho Australian station should visit tho Auckland Islands for tho purposo of searching for tho crows and paesengora of tho Loch Maroo and other missing Bhips 1 ho Commodoro ititi

mates that a New /eivlnnd Govornmont Bteanicr has been sont on that mission and that thorefore thoro ia no necessity for carr) hil, out tho auj,L,oation of tho \ ictorian

Govornmeut

In tho Legislativo Council this afternoon Dr DobBou will niovo for loavo to mlrodi oo a bill to improve tho jurisdiction and pro ceduro of tho Supromo Court Iho principal orders of tho day aro tho Council 1 loctioas Bill (adoption of report) and tho second lOlU mg of the County Court Judges Dill, tho debate

on which waa begun last week The number of questions on the Asaembly notice piper 1« eight Major Smith will bring under the uotico of tho Minister of Lands the resolution of tho Ballarat Mining Board in favour of placing the stato forests under local control

Mr W M Clark will ask the Premier to ap- point a .Government inspector to examine Btcam boilers UBed in private factories and establishments On the termination of the preliminary buainesa, Mr Nimmo will move the adoption of tho report of tho soloct com mitteo on tho charges against the Mini ater of llailwaja Iho Government busi nesa for tho evening will bo Mr Burrowcas motion to treat tho Sandhurst Cit) Lands Bill aa a public bill, aud au eftort will then bo made to bring the Budget debate

to a rinso

The report of tbo 1 ord Board, which is given eisen hero, is with one or twooxcop tiotiB in favour of Mr 1 ord But few of tho accusations made arc held to bo sustained It is considered that a certain want of agreoment botwecu Mr Ford and Mr Martin in reference to certifying to plana and speciti

cations must to bia knowledge have cauaed delny in tho department, and that ho was parti) responsible for the loas of timo nriäin,' out of the want of harmony between him and Mr Singloton in reference to the settlement of two contracts Ile ia also hold to bo account able for the durango caused by the reduction of the waterway of the Carapooee bridge on tho Dunolly and St Arnaud Uno On the other charges ho ia acquitted, and m an addendum the board records tho opinion that man) of tho complaints which to them seemed frivoloua aroao from want of courtesy on the part of Mr Tord towards his aubordi

nates

Considerable interest is taken in the East Bourke election, which will bo decided to day Iho Constitutional and Ministerial candidate, Mr Hobert Harper, brought a satisfactory canvnss to a conclusion yoster day, holding no toner than four meotings The principal gathering was at Epping and a voto of contidenco was carried unaiu mously Qbo contest will ho between Mr Harper and Mr X\ illin.ni Gray, tho radi cal candidato Mr Bennett will pro bably deprive the latter of a number of votes

If tho relativo positions of parties lint o not altered Binco lbSO, Mr Harper ou-ht to obtain a substantial mnjorit) Owing to the extent of tho electorato, and the fact that several of the polling places nrobeiond tho reach of telegraph communication tho final returns will not reach the hoad polling place C tmbellfield, until late 'Hie ballot boxes will be open from S a m until j p m

Tho Australian cricketers on their arrival at PI) mouth on Ma) 1 mot (our London cor respondent informs us) with n ver) cordial reception Hie) all appeared m oxcollent health and spirits, Mmdoch especially being in good condition 'Hie Tavistock Hotel

Coveut garden, will bo tho head quarters of the team when m London M'Don nell was ver) ill during part of tho % O) age, but ho ia now apparently well again 'Iho manager of tho team (a London paper states) 'seems entirely favourable to plajinga match nt Lord s against M C C and Ground especially na tho auggeated dates-Tuly 10 11 and 12-aro in the height of the season, and tho chief 1 nglish club could bo full) represented iho Australians aro ter) pleased with tbo list of matches arranged for them but the) will liavo to cousidor whether or not the weaker sides opposed to thom should pla) extra men At present all tho matches are eleven a aide, but it would cer tandy bobotterif such teams as Leicestershire Northamptonshire, and Northumberland wero allowed to have 11 men instead of 11 One of the team, writing from PI) mouth on the 3rd Ma), sa) s -' All the membors of tho team aro in excellent health, except Perc) M Donnell He however, is mending rapid!) and soou will bo himself .> in Everyone of us Ima gained llesh Bojl- Kar ticularb so, ho having put on about two stone Bince lea\ mi, Melbourne

Mr Henrj Soward, chairman of tho Bor deaux Vine Commiaaion, has ndvised tho Chief Secretar), uudcr dato the 5th Ma), that MM 1 aber and Bildet the executive oflicers of the comm ssion, had nrrived, and placed their serticea at his disposal ' lor the present, ho adds, ' little eau be done aa the exhibition building is still in aver) uti hmshed Btate Tho lirst ahipment of Vic torian wines has been landed, apparently in good order

'lhe Australian 1 ro/en Meat Export Com pan) aro making another shipment of meat per b s Lusitanin, sailing on Wodnosdu) mornnir, 'Iho Bheep carcases comprising this shipment-somo 1 >00-are of prime quaht), tho entiro ahipment nvoraging 0 lib Hie sheep were all purchased direct from Western District stations-Mesara Mam fold, of Purrumbete, Mr Mackinnon, of Marida \allock , and alao Mr Lydiard, of Belfast A quantit) of beef is also being aent (from tho Gippa Land district)

lhe last shipment per Orient left a fortnn. lit ago and their next will bo per a a Austral

'Hie weekly report furn shed to tho Com missioner of Irade and Customs, as to tho quantity of silt deposited in Port Phillip Ba>

states that during last week 30 hopper barges wero discharged 1 beso contained 11000 tons of Bilt or equal to 11,0 0 cubic)auls 'Iho B)8tem of depositing silt in not less than 11 fathoms of water ia atnctl) adhorod to, and from the aoundinga taken by Mr Postlo tho CuatomB oflicer superintending the work it is believed that after Bettling, tho silt does not again shift from tho bottom

lhe 'land Commission will sit in the Custom houso at 2 o'clock this afternoon when further evidenco will bo taken on various articles embraced under tho heading ' Manufactures of Mótala AmouQat other witnesses summoned to attend aro Messrs M Gregor and Dixon i uporter-) of crucible* which at present aro subject to a dut) of 2i per cent , although not made in tho colon)

Messrs Alfred Shaw and Co , T Cecil and W hadsfoid, manufacturing tinsmiths, Mr I 1 dwarda, maker of telephones, and Messrs Douglas and Sona, Andrew Domp ster, 11 S Inglis and G \\ luto and Co , on the Biibject of plumbers materials gas tit

tings chandeliers, Vc On \\ ednosday, the commission will hear tho ovldonco of Mr Thomas Pitta, a manufacturer of fire and burglar proof Bifes, attor winch tho investigation in connexion with agricultural machiner) and implements will bo commencd 'Iho first witnesses set down forlhenring aro Messrs J Bundo and Hugh Lennon who woro appointed to rcpre sent the view s of tho trade at a recent meet ing of manufacturers held in tho cit) Several loading firms will also send repre scntntives, andon lhursduj Messrs Humble and Nicholson, of Geelong, will submit thoir ev idenco m support of n duty on reapors and bindera Several operatives ongaged in tho agricultural machiner) nnd implement trade will bo atlorded un opportune) forexprcssh g tho liewa generally held on tho subjoct of tho present tanti b> tho workmen engagod in Melbouruo establishments, and the investigation into manufactures of metals vv ill bo concluded bj the evideuco of dolcgatcs appointed b> tho amalgamated society of engineers millwrights, and pattern makers the iron moulders society, and the boiler makers mid iron shipbuildoïs aociot) |I'ho next branch of the tarif! to Lo investigated will bo tho tho articles at prcsout subject to dut) under tho hoad of (,'asswari earthen ware, Kc , in which both importers ni liuanu facturera aro interested to a considerable extent

Iho board appointed to deal with t'o charges against Mr G W U Vibert '"te poatniBBter at Sandhurst has reportad to tho Government in his favour 'Iho Cvbinot jesterdas decided that ho should bo paid £ol, tho balance of salar) duo to lum up ti tho date ofhisrotiroment, and that ho should also iceoivo nine montho s ilary as au allow

ance

Iho construction of tho hue of railwa) from North Melbouruo to Coburg lins boou stopped fora period of )0dii)8 'lins Btep has been taken in couaequeuco of tho represen

tationa of a deputation of tho Melbourne City Council which waited upon Mr Graves when acting na Minuter of Ilathvnya, and pointed out that tho idopteil route would materially injuro the Royal park and deatroy the exist mu drives Mr Ben', accompanied by Mr Watson, the engineer in ohiof, inspected the lino on Saturdaj, and came to the doter mination that it would bo better not to proceed with tho existing contract until tho matter had been considered by the Cabinet A clause in the contract empowers the Minister to stop a contract for ¿0 days and acting upon this, Mr Bent instructed Mr YY atson yesterday to Buspend tho works Tho routo ia considered objectionable on other grounds than thoso urged by tne deputation, and Mr Bent will consult his colleagues aa to the desirability of alterin" tho routo, und taking the lino nearer the Industrial Schoola lho subject will bebrought before the Cabinet at one o£ their meetings

this week

The lovel of tho Yan Yeau reservoir is again falling, tho recent ruins having had but little beneficial effect Tho gauge yester dnj waalr>ft fun , tho loweat jot recorded.

The Minister of Iiailwaya baa recoivod from the engineer m chief the following letter directed to him by Mr W R Martin, tho aasistaut engineer of surveys - " Sir, Having heard within the last few days that certain statements had been made to the lion the Commissioner of Hallways to the edict that I had caused an alteration to be mado in tho routo of the Mordialloc line at Cheltenham, for the purpose of bringing it nearer to somo land m whicLIwaainterested, and assuming that euch a slander had inju rioualy affected mo, as my position as en gtneer of surveys had been taken from me, and another appointment made without any reason hnving been assigned, I at once give auch Blanderous statement a distinct denial, as neither directl) nor mdirectl) had I anything to do with anv aKcation made in tho line at that place Tho jj* it routo ot the rail way at Cheltenham v as decided on the ground by Mr Iliginbotham, late ongi

ucer in chief Mr Munee, engineer for the shire of Trankston , Mr Walter, then cngi neer for surveys , Mr Madden, who waa surveying tho line and I, then chief drafts man, being present I have, therefore, re spectfullj to ask that the matter should bo at once investigated, vv hen the truth of my assertion and the falsehood of (ho atatoment will he apparent - 1 have, v.c, W li M vat in Mr Bent Ima decided to accede to Mr Martin a request to appoint n board to inquire into tho whole matter The gentle men to serve on the board will probably be selected to da)

An intimation waa issued jeaterday by the Llectric Telegraph Department to tho ellect that communication vv tth Gabo Island was still interrupted

An electrical exhibition was opened in the Athen turn hall jesterday afternoon by His L-celleii« the Marquis of Normanby lhere was a large attendance of ladies and gentle men at tho opening ceremouj, and much interest was manifested in the displaj Tho Australian Llectric Company showed a com pleto 6) stein of electric lighting which in- cluded Swan a incandescent lampa for domestic use,' Bhops and theatres, and the Brush arc lamps which are most suited for lighting Btreets, aqttarea or large areas Telegraph apparatus was exhibited by the Telegraph department and Messrs John Slater and Co

electric medical appliances m great y artet) bj MessrB 1 elton, Grimwade, and Co , elec trie "ring machines bj Messrs Briscoe and Co and electrical apparatus for educational purposeebyMr Johnson, of St Kilda Tortho display of the Swaularaps electroliers have been erected b) Messrs Douglas and bons, and a richi) furnished drawing room has boon fitted up by Messrs Cullis Hill and Co. The Swan lamps were about the most successful feature of the display, for they burned with a steady glow, which rivalled gas in mellowness, and excelled it in brilliancy The exhibition is to bo kept opened during the week, and the promoters intend to arrange for the delivery of short lectures on the exhibits each after noon, and for the performance of experiments in the evenings

A very closo watch was kept at the Mel

bourne Observatory last night for signs of the comet which was expected to become visible in this hemisphere about the 10th or 11th of this month, but no trace of it could be seen. The night, however, was very cloudy, especially towards the north western portion of the horizon where the comet should first make its appearauce, and but for the cloudiness it might perhaps have been

discernible

A serious attempt to obtain possession of examination papers before tho dato on which they would bo distributed, has recently been frustrated by tho oflicers of tho _du cation department On Monda) evening, tho

th inst, a joung woman, whose name is withheld, accosted a bo), an cmploi/t, in the Government printing ollice, und offered him 10s if ho would procure for her a set of the papera to be used next week in tho lirst jear trainees examination The lad remarked that he did not think he could perform the ecrvico desired, but he waB urged to undertake it, and ii possible Btipply the documents Next day he reported tho circumstance to Mr Torres, Government printer, who immediately con suited tho principal officers of tho Lducation department 'ihese gentlemen m turn con ferred vv ith the pohco authorities, and it was determined that tho boy should meet tho woman as agreed next evening, and appoint another interview for 1 hursdn) ov emtig This waa done In accordante with the arranoo nient ho was handed tho papers asked for, and proceeded to the pi ice of meeting with Detective Duncan, aud Mr Bolam, inspector general [of the department lho woman, seoinguo one but the boy, took from lum tho papers and after tssuring her self that the) vvero thoso sho required, give lum is f d , and prepared to leav o She vv us lmmcdiatel) confronted bj Mr Bolam and the detective mid the papers were talton from her Her name and address were after some diflictilt) obtained, and abo was thou allowed togo awa)

YY e are informed that Mr J L I LTancknr, the well known nickel minos propriotor of New Caledonia, baa received from tho King of Portugal the militar) order of Commander yf Christ of Portugal

The heating ot a suit M Giego) v Tanpk (on was commenced m the Lqtut) Court jeetcrdoj, before Ina Honour Mr Justico Molesworth The plaintiff sought to compel the defendant to carr) out an agreement for tho Balo to him of some land m King Btroot

lho defendant alleges that he rosemded the contract, ob, in accordance with tho condi

tiona of Bale, ho contends ho had a right to do lho caso waa parti) beard vcatcrdvy, and w ill be continued to d ij.

Mr Justico Molesworth gave judgment yGs terdaj ns Chief fudge of CourtB of Minos, on a special cnsosubmittod to him by tho waldon at Ballarat, in a suit of tho United ulam Cernían;/ v la'/loi l»»o companies that had taken up claims beeamo amalgamated, but tho amalgamated compauy was not togis tered lho defondaut waa sued in the warden s court for trespassing on tho atnalga mated thurn, but no evidence was givon as to which of the two original claims tho trespass had been committed upon Uis Honour therefore expressed an opinion that no order could bo made in favour of the complain

nits

lho //i?<iance and Banking Htcoid etatea that Mr U G Turner, general manar or of cue Commercial Bank of Australia (Limito«])

has successful!) accomplished the object of his visit to longland Telegraphic alvicoa havo been reteived in Molbouruo that tho loudon ofhco of tito b ml will bo opened it 11 Cornhill on tho 1st of J ulr next under tho niniin(,imeiit of Mr Georgo Niven lito of the I ondon othco of tho OueeuBlaud Nation ii Dunk

lho I'ducation department has aceopted tho tender of li YYr li Browne at ¡e.l1) 1 Is 7d , for repairing and nddinp to tho R 3o

brook Behool, and of H Boll, jan , at £78", for erecting a brick school at Ascot.

The quarterly examination of apprentices and BBBiBtnnta under the Pharmacy Act 1870 waa held at Melbourne, Ballarat, and Sandhurst on the 8th and 12th of June The following are tho candidates who paaaed out of a total of 23 who preaented themselves for examination -Preliminary-J Crana town, H G Mace E I isher, I Waller, T A Davy, James T Weaver, and Edgar Wing Modified-Lew eil) n Beet and George Phillips Major-Sidney V Say

The three Japanese seamen who died re recently from berri berri woro interred in tho Williamstown Ceraeterj yesterday, the funeral proccBsion leaving the morgue about 2 o clock somo 10 of the aailors preceding and three of the Japanese officers following the hearses W hen the party had reached the cemetery, the lieutenant in command of the party discovered that his inatructiona concerning tho interment had not been com plied with, he having ordered that tho coffins should be placed side by aide in (he earth, instead of which three distinct craves had been dug After a slight delay, occasioned by this mia understanding the bodieB were lowered into their last resting places, the command ing ofheer reading or chanting a service in his native tongue Some vegetables-turnips and carrots-and some small boga of lollies, which had been placed in front of the lieu tenant wlnlo this ceremony was going on, were then laid upon the coffins Tbo sailors next fired three rounds each over their dead comrades Then, having waited until the grave diggora had completed their work, the companj reformed, aud were marched back to the Gem Pier, proceeding thence to the

Taukuba

Mr Joseph Avinaki, who had stolen from Ina houao a large quantit) of jeweller) on Saturday last, baa discovered that his lo3S ia much greater than he at first stated it to be He has sent to the police a supplementär) list of missing jewels, among which are the following -One gold pendant, set with 27 diamonds , several sets of brooches and ear rings, of diamonds and pearls , and four diamond rub), and emerald rings Mr Avineki has offered a reward of £100 for the recovery of tho whole of the property, or a reward in proportion to the amount of pro pert) recovered and com iction of the thief or thieves

'Hie woman Louisa Manuel, who was loci ed up late on Sunday night for having unlawfully assaulted another woman named Ann lulk, wa« brought up before the major, Mr Eeild, at the Collingwood lock up on Monday, and remanded until Friday Tho injured woman lies in a very precarious con dition m the Melbourne Hospital, and should her wounda not prove fatal, it will be some time before bIic will bo ni a fit stato to attend the Court and give evidence for the prosecu

tion

A summons waB issued yesterday by excise oflicer Rattray againat bamuel Wade, tho licensee of Brunton a Hotel Spring street, for selling raw colonial gin na achnnpp3 1 he oflenco is alleged to hav e been committed on the fcth inst, nnd the suramona will be heard at tho Dietnct Court on lhuraday, the

loth mat

'Hie onírica for the July meeting of the V A 1 C are, upon the whole, aatiafactory, tho principal event, the Ladies Trophy, securing the famous entry of 30 The class of horses engaged is not so good as so attractive a prize desTicd, but many of those engaged are particular!) brilliant over the distance, aud a good finish, if the weights are well apportioned should result The Selling Raco haa 12 entries the Selling Hurdle Race nine, the Victoria Gold Cup (amateur riders) but 10 and the Open Steeplechase has 21 There is plenty of material for a good day s sport

and with judicious handicapping the lat of July meeting of the club should prove a

highly aucceBBful one

Nominatora in the AuBtralian Coursing Club Cup must bear in mind that th"ir entries must be lodged with the secretary before noon this day The draw takes place at the Mitro Tavern at 1 p m , and the annual dinner will bo held at Clements a Cafe nt 7 p m After the dinner the card will be called down, and some spirited wagering will doubtleBB take place The 8pecial train leav es Spencer streot for the Werribee at S 4b on W ednesdnj morning, excursion fares being charged

During the passage of tho Garfield from Liverpool, Patrick Dovanej, one of the crow, was swept overboard and drowned The occurrence took placo on May l8 in lat lSdeg S , and long 33deg 4hmin E De \nnej waa engaged in colling up tho main braces, the yards having been just trimmed, vv hen a aea broke on board, and in trying to dodc,o it to escapo a wetting, he was either jerked or wnBhed overboard The ship was running before a wholo galo of westerly wind at the time, eo that nothing could bo done to save the poor fellow Tho crew Bigned a declaration to that eflect Devane) waa a native of Ireland

The ordinarj monthly meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria was held in the hall of the Bociet) on W ednesday ev eniog, the 7lh mat There waa a large attendance of members the president.lMr Hewlett, occupy

ing the chair After the transaction of formal busines», Dr J Burder Backhouse, of the Alfred Hospital, was elected a member of the societ), ono gentleman was also nominated for ballot The bon secretary announced the pre bentntiou b) Baron von Mueller of the latest volume of his Phytograplua Aila!)alttnus, and by Dr Youl of a set of tho Mtdito Chillis cal Iititcw « 11 Tiansaclion'! Vote3 of thanks were accorded to those gentlemen for their donations The discussion concern nig the recent case ot small pox in the Southon famih waa then resumed Portions of Dr Buliners piotessioual notes were read a statement was submitted of the pre sent condition of the patient, and the general opinion arrived nt was that it had been au undoubted ease of small pox Ono or two members, however, dissented

Atlast ni"hta meeting of the City Council of Prahran, the motion of which Councillor duiner lind given notice relativo to obtaining an additional member for tho constituency waa discussed lu introducing it, Mr luruer stated that when tho present Lloctoral Act was passed ni l^Tl the number of oloctora w ib oulj "> A whereas now it had increased to ( 707 Ho laid particular stibbs on tho fact that Mr Macpherson tho then C'llof Secretary, referred particularly to Prahran aa a place that would undoubtedl) be entitled to an additional member in the course of time Geelong, baudhurst, aud Billarat Weat wero referred to as constituencies leturninp three members, nnd it waa contended that tho combined electorate of Prahran and St Kilda had equal c1 urna on tho baBca of population and importance lu the discussion that ensued, the prevadme opinion was that the proposal should emanate from the electora, and not from a non political bod) like tho local council Even tunll) it waa determined to postpone the further consideration of the matter for a fort- night, m order that some oxpresBiou of public opinion might bo elicited in tho in-

terim

1 oxe« aro booming numerous about Wil. hamatown On Sunda) last ona waa shot, and a week ofnea another waa killed, both

willuu about a mile of tho town

"On April 21 reporta the correspondent of tho LoudonDaily VOig aph, "the trial trip wai made with Dr A emer Siemens mi prov ed electrical ivppar itua and new car notes, on tho tramwn) Irom Charlottonburg to tho bpaudaior Bool., in tho wc-itom out

al iris of Berlin 'lhe electrician has m tina huo Bolv ed tho i rob'em of mukmg tho electric car ov ereome a rising gradient of 1 m 30 1 or half a milo tho lino haa on leaving t a suburb of Clmrlotteuburc, to ascend a hill, mid hero tho si eed was maintained at 10 to 12 kilometres, or about seven miles an hour Onco on the top of the Spandauer Borg, the lino is on ii lovel and boro tho can attnmod a ei ceil of between IG and 20 kilometres, or

[ an avernge of 11 miles an hour The line

conducted as an ordinary tramway, 19 dis- tinguished from anv other by two thin wire cablep, which j ou perceive nt a certain eleva valion above it, resting on telegraph polea On theee two isolated cables, which areaboutOm apart, a tiny carriage runa, carried by eight wheels, thoBe on the right being isolated from thoBe on the left A thm cable unitea thia miniature machine with the passenger car below, and the two wires it containB transmit electricity from the two cablea above to the dynamo, which is fixed to the bottom of the car On the top of the hill we pass a small house, where the ateam engine is situated which generates the electro motive force

At a meeting of the Geelong Town Council last evening (our correspondent reports), a letter was read from Mr J T Bride, librarian of the Melbourne Public Library, asking if the council would be willing to furnish cer tain newspapers which were in its possession, The Aigus being more particularly desired The town clerk stated that he believed the corporation waa the only possessor of a com píete file of 'Ihe Aigus, dating na far back as the time of its commencement The town clerk waa instructed to state in reply that the council could not part with the

file

Miaa Pomeroy made her final appearance as "Leah, the Torsaken' at the Theatre Royal lastnight, and increased the highly favourable impression which her first impersonation of tho character had created. Her performance ia artistic andatrikingthroughout, but it reaches a special pitch of excellenceinthe acenewhere ahe denounces Rudolph with such terrible earnestness To night "Romeo and Juliet

will be produced, Miss Pomeroy appearing as the daughter of the Capulets

Wo leam concerning the one week season of opera just finished by the Montague Turner Company ia Sandhurst that it has been a timo of unexampled success "Mignon waa performed before a Sandhurat audience for the first time last Saturday night, in the presence of an exceedingly large house The company played at the Academy of Music, Ballarat, last night, their initial performance being the " Bohemian Girl lhere waa a large audienco, and the performance wa3 io ceived with much favour

Vaccination takes place to daj from 12 to ?1 o clock at the Model Tarm

lho Lynch Tamily attracted a good honae at the Town hall, Piahran, last evening To night the) visit Brunswick

We have been requested to state that the tea meotirg in connexion with the YMCA anniversary will bo held 111 the Town hall this evening Tea will be served at G 0 clock

The weeklj meeting of the Emerald hill Parliamentary Debating Club will be held m the local mechanics institute thia evening (luesday), at 8 p m , when the queation "That a member of Parliament should vote according to his own opinion, and not neces aanly according to that of a majority of tua constituency, will be diacussed, and an dec tion for Speaker will take place

A public meeting for the advocacy of the principles of total abstinence will be held this evening in the Tem peranco-hall Ruaeell atreet, when ad- dresses will bo delivered by MessrB W Rice D Springfield and A Geddes The chair will be occupied by Mr YV Kelly and Mis3 Laughton will preside at the piano Songs and recitations will be given bj several lad and gentleman amateurs between the ad

dresses

\\ 0 aro requested to call attention to the fact that the captain of the ship Je3Somene will attend this day, at half past 2 at the Y ictorian railwnya, Spencer street, to settle Jalma, and not Monday next, as advortiaedin lhe Ai g js of yesterday.

ThoRev Edward Wallace blind evangelist, of Geelong, will conduct evangelistic service in Gospel hall to morrow evening, at half past 7 o clock

The following is the report of the Melbourne Hospital forSick Children, for the week eudtng June 10 -Patients in hospital, as , admitted during the week, 13, discharged, 5 re- maining in hospital, IG total number of out patienta for the week, SSS , new cases, 70 . caeualties, 37

On Friday evening last, at the termination of the service held as uBual in Holy Trinity Church, Sandridge, the Rev. W A Brooke, the incumbent, made a presentation, on behalf of the gentlemen members of the congregation, of a handsome gold watch and chain (suitably inscribed) to Miss lane Lowe, na a mark of eateem for her valuable eervicea as leader of the church choir for the past two and a half yeara

On Saturday afternoon, June 3 at Mesara Blyth, Irvine, and Binnoy a Tootscra) Bone Mills, the employe's and collectors presented to Mr John Bl) th, a souvenir taking the form of a very handsomely illuminated address The address is Yery elaborately mounted in a maasive gilt frame, the work of Mesara Hamel and Terguson, and shows the old mills known as the Australasian Company a, and the new onea erected by the preaent firm, also views of the interior workings The presentation waB made by Mr BaBan, the manager, on behalf of tho donors Mr Blyth replied in Biutable terms after which Buccess to the new firm was drank m bumpors of champagne

A numerous company of ladies and gentle men was invited on Trida) afternoon to 1111 chom s organ factory, Bridge road, Richmond, to hear the trial of an organ just finished to the order of Mr James \\ inter, of Dhurringile, Goulburn lhe outside presents a gothic front, with symmetrical decoration tastefully done m gold and colours The inside con sists of what is technically known 03 " Great organ, full compasa-"ß notes It containa "open diapason, metal "stopd diapason, vvood,"clarihol, vvood(all8ft tone) dulciana, metal vox angélica, metal (both Sft tone) ' principal, metal, 4ft ,

ilute, wood, 1ft , ' fifteenth metal, 2ft

"Bourbon pedal, wood, lGft , CCC to C 2> noteB ono crescendo pedal, three compost

tion pedals, and one pedal to act on couplers, viz "manual to pedal ' Under the hands of Mr David Leo, the organist this little organ displa)ed such perfect qualities of tone and touch ub to make it an enviable possession amongst thoso who know the ?value of such instruments

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