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SYDNEY SUICIDES.
[By Telegraph.] -
Sydney, October 8.
: Gunner John, Johnson, aged- Zo, or the
Permanent Artillery, committed suicide
at the Victoria Barracks to-night by
shooting himself through the head with a
revolver.: He was married on Thursday,
tod his mother "died on Sunday .
A bootmaker named Jno. Geo. Hegney,
aged 34, committed suicide in bed; at
iSurrey Hills this morning by . shooting
hixtiself throtigh the head "with a revolver.
iSevere physical suffering is supposed to
have, been the reason of the act.
On Wednesday evening his Excellency the
Governor and Lady'Kintore,' accompanied' by
his Excellency the Admiral and Lady Charles
Scott, attended the ball given by' Mrs. H. B.
Hughes, at Athelney, Haekney. On Thursday
morning the AdMialleft Adelaide ;by the 9;5
train for the Semaphore, where he embarked
on H.M.S. Orlando, wmch, with five other
vessels of the Auxiliary Squadron,; sailed
Bhortly afterwards for Tasmania. He Was
accompanied to the station by Lord Kihtore,
Captain Henniker, Captain Bagot,: and. Mr.
Garforth, R.N., flag lieutenant. Lady Scott
will remain- the-guest-of-his-Excellency the
Governor and the Countess of Kintote for the
next few days. "It is probable that her lady
ship will leave "Adelaide on Monday next.
: In the Assembly on Thursday afternoon,
when formal business had been disposed of,.
Dr. .Cockburri resurded the debate'oh clause:
lof the Commonwealth Bill. He expressed the
opinion that it was a waste of time to con
sider .theineasure till it was known what action
'was likely to be taken 'by New South'Wales,
which appeared inclined to become the
lion in the path of federation. He
belieyed .that, .the , union ; of - the. colonies
should be brought about by evolution and
that' the' Federal Council, with all' its
faults, ought to have been taken in hand and
improved. Canada, which was born in bribery
ana nursejl in corruption, should act as a warn
ing; to Australia; in: this matter. The Bill
demanded their serious consideration for they
held in their hands' the liberties of the
colony, whichshotdd be transmitted :iUMpotted"
and. uncontaminated to posterity. ; History,
would deal very harshly with them; if. they
Were untrue to their trust., The-Bill provided
for the erection of machinery with. all its
limbs and sinews,'but they, did not know what
soul-would animate it. and .it.might.become a.
veritable Frankenstein;; He believed - that the;
Federal Council with an executive, v a
.judiciary, and provisions for defence
would meet all requirements for many
years to come. It was easy to let
a Federal Government grow, but it
was hard to manufacture _ it. . National
patriotism was the sum of their love for in
dividual colonies^ which must by no means be
"relinquished. Mr. Miller having given his
views, Sir John Bray stated his objections .to
the system of refunding the surplus revenue
under the BilL Either it should be paid back
at so much a. head of the population, or the
Commonwealth should take over the national
debt, a provision which would immensely im
prove Australian credit. He admitted tta,t a
method Of [federal defence might be adopted
without the Bill, but he earnestly desired those
members of the House adverse, to some parts of
the measure to endeavor to find out
as early as possible with what portions of
the suggested constitution they could agree.
Sir John Dbwner'said it was important that a
satisfactory measure should^ be framed, and;
that the public should think it so. He agreed;
with Dr. Cockburn that it would have been,
better to have made an attempt to perfect the.
Federal Council, from which a more natural;
union might have;been evolved. He argued
that a Governor-General elected by the people
Was more "likely- , to be autocratic than one
nominated by the Crown, and_ he-thought, it
well to maintain that reproduction of the three'
estates of the realm, which would exist in a
nominative Governor-G eneral, a Senate, and a
House Of Representatives. If Sir Henry Parkes;
were elected Governor-General/ for instance,,
could her avoid using political influence, an!
would that be satisfactory? Federation, he
considered, was necessary in the interests of'
all Australia, and ho small obstacle should pre
vent them from striving after its consumma
tion. He was sorry thatlittie thought and less
enthusiasm were manifested by. South Austra
lians in the cause of federation,, and he felt it to
be.the duty of those who believed in ib to
educate the people to theirw5y;of thinking.;
Dr. Cockbum brieflyexplained that in Switzer
land the President of the Confederation, who
was elected directly by the people, Was not so"
Autocratic as the President of the United
States, who was chosen by an-electoral" college.*
Further debatewas then adjourned till
Tuesday, when it is understood that Mr. King;
ston, the only Assembly delegate who has not
spoken, will give; his views on the whole ques
tion. .
A poll on the question of the separation of
Gooaward ward from the Unley Corporation
took place on - Thursday in the Goodwood
Institute. The voting papers contained the
following proposition: - " That "Goodwood
ward on the westward of the prolongation of
the western line of Hardy-street remain a part"
of the municipality of Unley." The rate
payers eligible to vote were-all those persons
owning or occupying property in Goodwood
ward on the western side of the centre line of
section 224; the western side of Regent-street
in Millswood; the western . side of Hardy
street, Goodwood ; the western side of the
eastern fence -to Mrs. Squibb's cottage,
Albert-street"; the western side of the centre
line of the undivided part of section
221; and the Western side of allotments 29, 60,
120, and 154, in Goodwood North. By direc
tion - of the committee favoring; separation
handbills were distributed requesting the
ratepayers not to vote on the question, and to
keep away from the poll, which it was alleged
was illegal, and a dodge oh the part of the
anti-separationists. This request apparently had
some eifect, as out of .868 ratepayers on the roll
only 153 persons voted. This paucity of
voting, however, is not remarkable, as.in the
mayoral election last year,, when there was a
keen contest, only 221 bub of 1,146 oh the roll
for the whole of Goodwood ward exercised
their right. The hours of voting were' theii,
however, from 9- till 5, wheras how the poll is
open from 8 till 7. The party opposed to separ
ation also issued circulars, in which they wenr.
in to elaborate financial details based on certified
figures. From these they showed that the
total income of the ward this year was1 £1,809,
while after attending to all'necessary works
there would be a balance of £537 available for
new works. On the other hand it was repre
sented that the income of the. portion pro
posed to be separated would be £1,231,
and only £21 19s. would be left! for
fresh works. The hours of voting were
from , 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., and at the
latter' hour the returning-officer, Mr. J, Y.
Smith (Mayor, of Unley), attended, and. half
an-hour later, in the presence of a mode
rate andience, declared the, poll as fol
lows : - For the proposition, 139; against
15; informal, 1. Consequently the proposition
was carried. The time for the declaration of
the poll as officially advertised was ,8 o'clock,
and at that time some 40 or 50 people as
sembled at the Goodwood Institute to hear the
result. After waiting for half an hour none of
the officials connected with the taking of the
poll put in an appearance, and the meeting
dispersed. . . :
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