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MELBOURNE GRAIN AND FLOUR MARKETS.

Friday.—ln the grain divirion of the at theclose of business

yesterday,more demand was ex

perienced for wheat, the enquiry coming from ship

pers who had s'-me cargoesto complete at an early

date. The full m-rket price, namely, 4s 7d f.0.b.,was paid for some 15,000 bag?, and w*» hear to-day of

sales C'verit g, say, another srol5r

01 bags at 4s 7d to 4s

according to delivery. Some holders are jißking4s 9d; but there ha 6 been

as yet no response at thisfigure. Flour nr-ve? iff in. fair parcels; 250 tons,

shipp'd to Newcastle. Sales of stone-made at £9 2s

Gd to £9 10-. and roller to £lO 10s, both in parcels.Town brands unchanged. hi feed grains oat?, as

notedyesterday,

mo:einfavor,

and some 1000 bags

various qualities ?old up to 3? for prime heavy Vic

torian; good Algerian taken atT* lid. Malting b:r

ley continues to claimnotic?; 709 bags Bold at 2s Sd

to 3s Id, aoc'-rding to sample. Feed at Is lid to 2s

Id. Peas firm at 2* 7«L Maize quitted up to 3?.

Bran, 10*d to lid.

T°GE'KILEMfiN

SPECIAL LINE in COLONIAL TWEED SUITS TO

ORDER, 45s and 50s.

Superior Cut. Fit Warranted.

HARRY DAVIES AND CO.

WINTER one thing certain. WINTERONE THING CERTAIN.

IS9I. ONE THING CERTAIN. IS9I.

FOR NEW WINTER DRAPERY,FOR NEW WINTER DRAPERY,FOR NEW WINTER DRAPERY,

HARRY DAVIES .ini CO. are the BEST.

HARRY DAVIES ,ind CO. are the BEST.U.'P.RY DAVIES and CO. are the BEiT

For Quilted and Lined Cloak?,For Crnvenettr Rain Proof Cloaks,For Cloth and Serce Jackets,

For Superior MILLINERY we Stand AloneFor Superior MILLINERY we Stand Alone.

For Superior MILLINERY we Stand Alone

SPECIAL LINES in SEALETTE JACKET

(Impo'ted direct),The Cheapest and Best in the trade, 14s 6d, 17s 6d*

213, 22s Gd, 255, 27b 6d, 30.-, 32s 6d, 355, 37s Gd, 40s.

For New and Beautiful DRESS STUFFS,For New and Beautiful Di’ESS STUFFS,For New at and Beautiful DRESS STUFFS,

Novoltie? in MANTLES and DOLMANS

Noveltks in MANTLES and DOLMANSNovelties in MANTLES and DOLMANS

The Largest* Stock to Select fromThe Largest Stock to selec

ffrom

The Largest Stock to Select from

‘For Beaver and Astrakau Trimmings.For Beaver a« and Astmkan Ti irvmings;For Beaver and Artrakan Trimming

Special Line in Waterproof and Rain Proof Cloaksin Lonsdale and Russian Shapes. 20 per cent, underusuM prices—Bs Ud, 10* Gd, Us 6d. 12s 6d, 14s Gd, 15sGd, 16s Gd, 17s Gd, 18s Gd, 20a, 22s Gd, 255, 27s Gd, 30?.

5000 Pairs BLANKET.*, imported direct from thebeat manufacturers, we guarantee to the public of 25

per cent, under ordinary prices—3s lid, 4s lid, 5* lid,03 Gd, 7s Cd, 8<

to, 0s fid, 10s Gd, l*2s Cd, 13a Gd, 14s Gd,

15s 6d 16s Gd, 17? Gd,- 18s Gd,l9i Gd/and 2ds per pair

The Best All Hound Va’ue in the Colon)*.The Be.-t All Round Value in the Colony. *

The Best All Round Value in the Colony.

THE CASH DRAPERY WAREHOUSE,

HARR” DAVIES AND CO.

CORNER STURT AND DOVETON STREETS,BALLARAT

jyj“n GEO. FKEDK. THOMAS,

THE PHARMACY

5 Albert street (four doors from Sturt street,

- .. Ballarat West),

Offers advice, free to all, on Gout, Rheumatism,Nervous Debility, AfLoti.uia of the Heart, Lungs,Liver, and Kidneys, Skin, Contagious, and all diseases

arising from an impnre condition of the blood.

Mr Thoms.?, although not now registered under theMedical Act of Victoria, on account of long absence

from the colony, has had 30 years* constant practice,and ha* pr.s-ed hi* both at the RoyalCollege of Physician? of London and the Royal; Col

lege of Surg*4!is of England; also, of Liebig**' Uni

versity, Germary.

Hours from 9 a.m. until 3 p.Mi.. and 6 till 8 p.mldaily. •

Registered under Pharmacy Act.

HAN G E OF A G'E NC Y

GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY OFLONDON. i

Established IS2I.Invested Funds Exceed £4,000,900.

,

NOTICE is hereby given that Messrs NEIL GRANTaud CO., of Lynn's Chambers, Lydiard street, Ballarat, have this day been appointed AGENTS for theGuardian Assurance Company at Ballarat; in

place of Mr Adam Roxburgh, and that Messrs NeilGrant and Cos. will in future receive all premiums

payable to the company, and transact all business iu

connection with the agency.BRITISH and AUSTRALIAN AGENCY and IN

VESTMENT COMPA'.Y, Limited (formerly Balfour,Elliott, and Cos., Limited), General Agents for -Victoria

Melbourne, l6t December. 1800.

RATIONALMUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION

Ballarat Office—l 4 Lydiard stieet south. :LOANS GRANTED on PERSONAL SECURITY in

CONNECTION with LIFE POLICIES,the principal and interest being repayable by quarterlyinstalments for a term not exceeding three years:

Forms of proposal to be had on application.t

Theassociation has always availablefunds for mortgages.

JOHN W. RAIL, Local Secretary’.

THEAUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE LOAN AND

GUARANTEE COMPANY, LIMITED.;

Incorporated Under Companies Act 1874. iMELBOURNE BRANCH,

283 Collins street.HE \D OFFICE,

Corner of York and Market streetsSYDNEY.

Chairman, J. P. HOWF, Esq., M.P.

BRANCHES, * - .

London.—llo Cannon street, E.C.

Melbourne.—2s3 Collins street east.

. Brisbane.—Edward and Elizabeth streets.( ' . Newcastle.—37 Hunter street. i

Agenda throughout the World.LONDON BOAr*D OF ADVICE.

LORD H. CLICK BUOWNF.. .

Hon. J. F. YESEY FITZGERALD.'

JOHN HOWARD, Esq. ,

The company is prepared to make ADVANCESupon

all classes of mercantile or other approved securities,for a fixed term, or repayable by instalments.

'INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.. :

12 month.*, 8 per cent.: G month?; 7 percent.; 3

months, G per cent.; at call, 5 per cent.

J- B. RJ3ADFORD,'Manager Melbourne Branch,

"VTAriONAL TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS AND1> ‘AGENCY COMPANY of AUSTRALASIA.;

Capital subscribeand, £150,000; paid up, £30,000;

;. Reserve Fund, £23,400..Directors.—Hon. N. Fitzgerald, chairman; W

-.Cain, Esq., J.P.; Hon. W. I. Winter-Irving, M.L O.

:

il. O’Shanaasy, Esq., J.P.; M. D. M'Eacharn, Esq.,HonWalter Madden, M.L. A. Empo?.*ered by special Act

Of Parliament to act as executor, trustees, and agentsior absentees. Managing Director —Hon. WalterMadden, M.L.A. J 11, Macoboy, Secretary, 54

Gate 117) Collins street, corner of William streetMelbourne.

Local Agents:

f-UOPHY, FOLEY, and DOWLING,Auctioneer?, Ballarat.

LONIX,DINGLE, an-i Cos., Engineers* iron aud

Brass Founders, &c. Humffray street s uth

QiREAT ". SAYING

: SPECIAL PRICE']

•/ WORTH .'EVERY LADY’S N<

AT

HORSLEY BROS..

:;->i

T

THE.CHEAP CASH D

EXTRAORDINARY PURCHASE

. Calicoes, Forfars.-Flannel?, Dan

, Blankets, Quilts, Glass Cloths,

Dress Tweeds, Serge?, Cashmere

Laces, Umbrellas; Mantles,M

&C.

IMMENSE BARGAINS

AT

HORSLEY BROS. A3

ICO pairs White Blankets, full

13* 6d pairSO oairs White Blankets, single

10? Cd pair50 pieces all-wool Flannel, GJd,

yard; a wonderful line for the moi

40 pieces wide Forfar, 3sd, ,4|i

bargain

100 pieces full size Fine Merin

pair; worth 27s 6d pair30 pieces Check Glass Cloth, 2Jd

25 per cent, under regular value

50 pieces wide width Art Muslin

worth CJ J yard59 dozen large

size Turkish Tov

Is 6d each •

100 dozen white and brown Hot

61, 2?, 2s Cd to 6s dozen

SO pieces plain and twilled St

2Jd, 33d, 4jd, GJd yard100 pieces (new pattern) Tennis

fastcolors, 7?d; worth IOJd yard30 pieces heavy brown and wl

6Jd, yard100 pieces Cretonnes, good patt

6*d25 piece? best French Reverei

yard; \ror:h Is 3d yard50 colored and white Quilts, Is 1

12s Gd each

10H pieces fine finish white an

lid. 2* Cd, 2s lid, 3s Cd to 5s lid<

30 pieces white single bed Sheet

9|d, Is 3d yard-

59 pieces plain and twill double

1?, Is 3d yard;worth Is 3d, Is Gd,

50 pieces plain homespun Dress

yards; worth 5s lid dozen yards20 pieces double width* Costui

worth Is Cd yard50 pieces all wool French ;Dre

dcze*k; worth 14s 6d dozen yards.

HORSLEY BROS.

THE CHEAP CASH D:

For Silk Plushes, all colors, 16

13-; nch, 2s lid yard; 24-inch, 4s 11

25 piecesall-wool French Serge

Is yard300 Wool Clouds, in white,

cardinal, ic. K ls, ls.Gd, 2s, 2s Gd,!usual

piice

100 Children’s Ulster?, with c

worth 7s Cd each

250 Ladies’ Macintosh Coat?, 4s

to 30s each

GREATEST VARIETY IN

is

SEAL AND CLOTH MANTLES

RAINPROOF CLO

AT

HORSLEY BROS. I

CASH DRAPERY WAP

100 dozen Indies’ and Children*!

Cashmere Hose, Is, Is 3d, Is Gi

wonderful value200 Ladies' and Children's

Cotton Hose, 3d, 4d, Cd pair50 dC2?n three-quarter length E

pair; worth Is pair100 dozen all-wool Cashmere Gli

worth Is and Is 9d pair50 dozen Ladies’ Four-button 1ir

100 dozen Ladies' Tan Undres3e

pair; worth 3s lid pairICO pieces Silk Ribbon, two in

blue, navy, cardinal, black, and bworth 4ld yard

500 yards Imitation Eeaver TIs lid to 3s Cd yard

100 piece* three-inch Silk Ribbt

brown, navy blue, black, &c., I

yard109 piece? fcur-inch Silk Ribbi

brown, blue, navy, black, 4dyard-

AT

HORSLEY BROS, i

CASH DRAPERY WAI

Ea* gains in White and Cream Ls

Handbags, Umbrellas, Corsets, LaWool Underclotlii' g.

HORSLEY BROS.

'

F'-Jl

STYLISH MILLI>

. AT

MODERATE PKII

GREATEST VARIETY IN

J.(Late Longstaf?

DISPENSING AND MANUFACT

32 BRIDGE STRI

BALLARAT

Tbe DISPENSING of PhvstcianSPECIALTY.

The most'PERFECT MACHTNI

leading English pharmacies has h

now in u?e.

DENTIFRICE.-For

pearly whitenes?, arresting dec:toothache. It makes the breath s

is guaranteed not to contain aryltrial will prove its efficacy.

LONGSTAFF'S HAIR R

Restores grey or faded hair to a

prevents the hair from falling out,stimulates the scalp to put forth a

ful hair It cleanses the hair Iron

vent? its iccumulation by causingthe skin of the head. 2s Cd ner*bo

1 irer LITTLE BOYS’ and GIRLS' TUNICS, and

II v PELISSES. Extraordinary value—Ss'lld,lid, Ss lid, 7s lid, 10s 6d. i

SNOW and ROOM.

..Large window— TRIMMED HATS and

BONNETS, daintiest and prettiest in the city.

Special prices.SNOW and ROOM.

2059 YARDS FRENCH FOULE DRESS SERGES,beat colors; worth Is 3d yard, 8s lid dozen.

SNOW and ROOM.

2000. PairsI

BLANKETSI

2000 Pairs2000 Pairs BLANKETS 2000 Pairs

2000 Pairs| BLANKETS I

2000 Pairs

For single beds, from 3s lid per pair; lor double bedsfrom 7s lid pair. Value unprecedented.

. SNOW and ROOM..

-250 Pairs GUIPURE LACE CURTAINS; bought at

30 p»r cent, discount; 7s lid, 9s 6d, 10s 6d, 12s 6d

15s, 20s, up to 7 guineas.SNOW and ROOM.

ART MUSLINS, newest and choicest art patterns,

plain and fancy colors, 5000 yards, 33d, 4|d, 63d,

63d.SNOW and ROOM. .

! ' FOR.THE JUVENILES.FOR THE JUVENILES.

Specially-imported parcel BOYS' KNICKER JERSEY

SUITS, new and. stylish. Also, Boys’P." and 0.,

Orient, and Taui Velvet Cap3, Glengarries,&c.

SNOW and ROOM.

New Shipments LADIES' Hibernian Hand-made

UNDERCLOTHING,'OeautifuI goods.

;SNOW and R00M...

L ADIES and Children's winter HOSIERY importedfrom Messrs T. and R. Morley. 700 pairs Ladies’

CashmereHose,. Is.lid,, all colors; good ordinary

value for 2s lid.

SNOW and RpOM. •

500 New MACKINTOSHES and' RAIN OLOAKS;from 7s lid.' Sealettcs and Tweed Jackets and

Ulsters, fashionable and cheap. •

SNOW and ROOM.

Embroideries

Embroideries

Embroideries

Embroideries

SNOW and ROOM.

Embroideries

Embroideries

Embroideries

Embroideries

SPECIALJOB

PURCHASE,20,000 YARDS.

AstonishinglyCheap.

FLANNELETTES.—Best assortment and best value,in the city, 2s lid, 3s lid, 4s lid, 6s lid dozen.

.

SNOW and ROOM.

175 Eider QUILTS, double-bed size, 0s lid each.

SNOW and ROOM. "

We make the finest display and give the best value for

money in Ballarat.

SNOW AND ROOM.

*STURT STREET, BALLARAT,

DR GUTHEIL, Physician, Surgeon, and Specialistin Diseases of Eye, Kar, Nose, and Throat (late

-V ctorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne), maybe consulted at 12 St. Andrew’s Terrace, Dawson

street north.

DRROBERT SCOTT has COMMENCED PRAC

TICE. 18 Camp street.

BALLARAT POST OFFICE NOTICES.Mails for despatch per R.M.S. Orotara will cine

at the Ballarat Tost Oflie* as under:—Parcels, 1f.30

0.m., Monday, 20th April, 1891; mnney orders.

12 noon, Saturday, 18th April, 1801; registeredletter*, 10 &.!»., Tuesday, 21st April, 1SD1; ordinary

l-tters, packets and newspapers, tf.JJu p.m., Tuesday,21st April, 1S91; money orders on foreign countries,3 p m., Friday, 17th April, 1891.

]

At the meeting of the Ballarat Ironworkers* Associa

tion to-night, Mr C. Mudd will speak on “ Waste land

and surpluslabor/*

A clearance sale of work will be held Friday in

next week in St. Peter's schoolroom. In the eveningthere will be a special musical programme.

Th- attention of our readers in directed to an

advertisemert under the heading ’of “Missingfriends/’

Mr YY\ L. Paine, the well-known local elocutionist,advertises that his gentlemen’s classes will commence

on Thursday, 23rd inst. Special attention is to bj

given to the coming competition at South street.

The programme at the People’s Meeting will be provided by Mesdames Trewin and Rogers. Hisses Jason,Binder, and others. The address will be delivered

by the Bev. Dr Porter.

A number of ladies and gentlemen named in adver

tisement elsewhere have appointed the Ballarat

Trustees Executorß and Agency Company, Limited,their attorney under

power during their nbsence in

Europe, and all business matters in connection with

their affair a will bo attended to* at the office Of the

company, Camp street.

Certainly the best medicine known is Sander andSons

1Eucalypti Extract. T-st us eminently power*

ful•

fleets in coughs, cold.*, inflow.zi; th*± relic! is in*st.intAUfOUs. In serious c.v*js, and accidents of all

kinds, be they wounds, burn®, scalding, bruises,Kpr;uii9, it is the safest remedy -no swelling—no inflmiuiation. Like surprising effects produced incroup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the

Jungs, swellings, diarrhcea, dysentery, diseases ofthe kidueys and urinary* organs. In use at hospitalsand medical clinics all over the globe; patronised byHis Majesty the King of Italj r crowned with medaand diploma at International

Exhibition, Amsterdamtrust iu this approved article and reject all others.

WEATHER FORECASTS.

FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

Melbourne Observatory. ICth April, 4 p.m.Finer weather ;

cear coast more or less cloudy in

parts, -mutv showers. S. and E. winds, tendingto E.

SHIPPING .

PORT PHILLIP HEADS.

ARRIVED—Thursday - Beeswing, steamer, from

Newcastle. Friday—Port Victor, steamer, from

London.SAILED. —Thursday—Pateena, steamer, for Laun-

cesion; Wilcinuia, fcteamer, for Sydney. Friday—Nil.

COMMERCIAL.

BALLARAT RAILWAY CONSIGNEES.

Goods are awaiting the following at .the BalUnit

West station;—ol ney, Shntp•

Bros.; Phillips and

.Chamberlai t, Jertnyn, P*«7”r

.*>• Urquhart, Cargeeg,

Jones and Tremhuth; Huddaifc, Parker,and Cos.;

Bloomfield, Moore, Tobit', Fi'ZpaVick, S:ewart,

'Fir.negan, Olegborn Bros, rorsvth and M'Kenzie,Dixon Bros.,

U. Williams, G. B Mathews, Reforraa

tory School. J. Bnlh*, J J; Bult, InspectorMalcolm. W. and R- Grabun, Qtiatle and William

6,

Casey. Bros., It. Pearse, • C-ghUn, Inspector Smith,

H. Draper, Bradbury,' J. M'Cormack, Keville, Lee

and Drew, Mias O’ Uonnor, Rasmussen,

Smith, Cadets State school 095, Frowley, Grenville

College, State echaols Nos 33 and G95, InspectorM*FarUm\.

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

llcS3rs M'Gregor Bros, held their sale byauction ye=terd*v, when the following prices were

realisedPutter, prime, 13 6d to ls7d; medium,lOd to le; inferior and potted hutfcer almost unsale

able at any price. Egg* s ,Is 9d per dez; cheese, 3d

to 6d p'.»r lb. Bacon—Sidf-s, Sd per lb. Honey, 3d

to 4<3. Potted burter—Prim-, 7d to81; medium, 5d

to Gd; inferior, 3d. Poultry—Fowls, 2s to 3s 4d per

pair; ducks 3s to 3-5 9d; turkeys, SJ.iperlb. Fruit-

Grapes, 3s per case; apples, Cd to 3s per case;

tomatoes, 3s Gd per case; quinces, 2s 3d to 2a 6d per

c.*se. '

STATION PRODUCE REPORT.

Mr E; J. Strickland reports;—Since last report

there is no change to record in the skin trade. Local

and other buyers were in full force, and keencompe

tition prevailed throughout for all good well-saved

skins; weevil eaten, broken, and seedy sorts were

neglected. Country dry bare prits there is no

demand for, in fact many lots are not worth freightand

expenses.Skins—Town killed, in good order,

dried under cover. Crossbreds brought 33 31 to 4s

4d; halfbred, be.'t, 4s to 4s 6d; medium, 2s 6d to 3s

Gd; merinos. 2s 3d to 3s IOJcJ; lambs, Is 3d to 3s Id;

country 4ty skins, good, wdl-saved, 2s 6d to 3s 6d;

inferior. Is 3d to 2s 3d; dry skins (by weight),clothing sorts, several lines were offered, andrealised 4£i to old per lb; pelts I}* l to

3d per lb; short dry pelts, Id to 9d each. Hides—

The market is hardly so firm, particularly for inferior

aud light weights. The lots disposed of consisted of

light to medium, prices ranging from 2jd to 2|d; a

few at 3d per lb; inferior and damaged. Id to 2d per

lb; calfskins, 4d per lb. Tallow—The .market has

again dropped about 25s per ten. Ordinary countrj*mixed brought £lB to £lB 15s per ton; oddments, £l5

to £l7 per ron. Furred skins.—Rabbits Gd -to lUd

perdozcu; kittens, Is per dozen.*

Marriages.Dowie—Bowler.— On Sth April, by the I lev. J B.

Johnson, at the Parsonage, Urquh&rt street, Balia*

rat,John Dowie, son of Mr YV. Dowie, farmer,

Mount Blowhard, to Catherine Jane Dowler,daughter of Mr A. Dowler, of Weatherboard Hill.

SClte gjiilliii'iit jStar.

SATURDAY, 18th APRIL, 1891.

ON Thursday Mr MUNRO at Geelongand Sir HENRY PARKESat Sydney dis

coursed to their constituents, and

through these to the colonies at largeon the work of the Federal convention.The act is in all

respects highly com

mendable, and it may be suggestedthat other delegates should do likewise.

Perhaps we only anticipate the purposeof our representatives the Hon. H.Cuthbert and Colonel Smith, who at

tended the Convention, to do that in

the Golden Citywhich the Premier has

done in Geelong. If federation is to be

pressed forward, the next stepis to familiarise the public withthe work done, and that which it

is proposed to do. If the proceedingson Thursday evening are to be takenas an omen, .then the prospects: are

decidedly favorable. Avery largeaudience cheered Mr Monro at the

principal points of his speech, andwere evidently

with him -in all of it.

He pointed out that Australia, havingregard to her area, population, and

revenue, is ripe and ready for

federation, and.' the crowd cheeredits hearty assent.

"And it is

almost a case of now or never,

added the’ Premier, because we are

rapidly growing in strength, in wealth,and in

power, and we must eitherfraternise or run the risk of quarrel

ling and fighting hereafter. Againhis audience cheered him to the echo.And going on to say that the Consti

tution Bill as passed by. the Conven

tion, if not in all respects perfect, was

nevertheless a fair compromise, and

one which it was to Victoria’s interestto accept,

he stated his emphaticbelief that whether federation came

now or hereafter, it would haveto be framed on substantially if

not literally the lines of the bill.

Again his audience expressed the most

demonstrative approval. Mr Munroset out by telling his hearers that! be

appeared there simply as a

delegate to

the Convention, to acquaint his con

stituents with the,nature of the workdone, and his share in it. His explicit

severance of federal from local topicsdisappointed some who expected a

combination of Convention and Ministerial -manifesto,

-

“but it--

carries

its own significance, andis,

we

believe, quite right. And. per

haps we may infer from it that our

Premiercontemplates a’ direct appeal

to the people of Victoria on the Constitution Bill. Federal matters should,he said, be dealt with

altogether apartfrom party politics, and no one knowsbetter than Mr Munro .that it wouldbe absurd to include the federal issuein a general election, and dream that

party politics could be prevented fromhaving a powerful influence on the re

sult. The point is of great importance,and in some respects it might havebeen better for the Convention to havesuggested and

strongly recommended a

plebiscite. Both Mr Munro and SirHenry Parkes describe the Constitution provided in the Convention Bill

as being one of the most democratic in

the world. This is generally admitted,and no great trouble need be taken to

undeceive obstinate or dissatisfied politicians who think otherwise. The

peoples of the various States are not

likely to be led farastray on this point

by Sir John Robertson, or even bySir George Grey. The former re

gards Victoria with the same amount

of amicability as a mad bull is

supposed to entertain for a red rag,

and Sir George Greyis, in some

matters, a visionary doctrinaire. The“

lions in the path,” of which so muchhas been said and feared, were not

represented in Mr Munro’s deliverance;not even in effigy. Of the fiscal partof the bill the Premier spoke with un

qualifiedU/approval from avVictorian. protectionist’s ~point'.' of vievri Therewas* no - doubt, he thought/ thatal j tariff closely .

- similar;. ‘-to'

theVictorian one would be

adopted ,as

against * outsiders, and if' our

colony‘

lost in someways by

opening her markets to the sister

States, she would gain far more largelyin others,

: by. the! extension of! themarket for- her- products- and -manu

factures. This;is plain common sense,

and the electors of Geelong showed

by hearty applause thatthey accepted

it as such. As to the Senate, MrMunro was well content with the

compromise- come to with respect to

money bills. _He sees no danger in

giving the Senate thepower of making

suggestions, for, as lie said, that powerpractically exists already, and while

•it satisfied the States’. right party

did notinfringe the'privileges of true

democracy. It was allowed to appear,however,

;that,

r

for a time, there was a

large majority for Mr Baker’s amend

ment,, in favor of co-ordinate powers,and; only the firm stand made byVictoria and New South Wales pre

vented a'-fiasco, which would have keptthese two States out of the union.And lastly, he emphatically declared, in

allusion :to charges that-the Victorian

delegates had given away something of

the. people’s rights and privileges; that

they had on the contrary“ extended

their liberties' and conserved then,”andthis too was

1 loudly cheered.

Prince Bismarck illustrates the maxim

that, in a political and public;sense, a

.man may .live'.too long. He; thefounder of. German unity, the; once

director-in-chief of the mighty Apoliticaland military engine which that Empirehas become, the man of Blood and

Iron, the trusted friend of Emperors,and himself created a! Prince out of the

desire of an Emperor to do! himhonor. He

!it is who has

; been

seeking admission to the Parliament in —which his voice was

for .so.

long all powerful,;

andhas been beaten at the polls by—hot a

Prince greater than himself—but; by a

Socialist, a member of the party whichBismarck regarded with bitter aversionand contempti The reverse is cruel

and to so proud and resolute a man

must beoverwhelming. It cannot vet

be said whether the circumstance!indicates the decline of Bismarck’s popularity, or a sudden and enormous de

velopment of Socialistic sentiment.

Nor, as far as the crushing nature of Bismarck’s defeat was concerned, does it

much matter. ~ True a second election

may reverse the figures but it couldnever remove the sting;

A meeting of the BallaratProspecting

Board was held yesterday. Preseut, thefull board, and the Hon. Hy. Gore, M.P.,iu the chair. A large amount of correspondence was rend, and suitably dralt ;with.The board, prior to considering the applications, arranged to visit the several divisionsas follows: —Ballarat and Sebastopol, on

Monday, the 20rh inst., starting at 10 a.m.;

and Ballarat East and LittleBendigo on

Thursday, the 23rd inst.; Blackwood on

Wednesday, the_22nd iust.; Cretwick and

Clunes on Monday and Tuesday, the 4th andoth May; Buninyong, Smythes Creek, and

Steiglitz, dates are not yet fixed.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the Town

Council, Cr M’Kee drew attention to the

action of the City Council in taking stepswith the view of getting B illnrat proclaimedthe federal city oil the adoption of federa

tion by the Australian colonies. Cr M’Kee

hoped that the Ballarat East Council would

assist their city brethren in this importantmatter. But, perhaps, b-fore doing anythiug very definite, it would be well if thetw o Bdlarats were to

“

place their house in

proper order;” in. other words, steps shouldbe taken to federate the two municipalitiesof Ballarat. When the claim of the premier goldfields of the colony would be

put forward for the coveted. honor, the

place would he visited hy delegates from all

parts of Australia, and what would they any

regarding our ideas of federation when theywould find a centre with a population of40,000 split into two municipalities, the one

only a few yards from the. other. These

delegates, when they arrived, would first bereceived at the Ballarat East

railway station

by the mayor' of the T- urn, andafter;

less

tliau two minuses’ ride they would bo re

ceived by the mayor of the City. Wherewas the spirit of federation ? Iu view of

these faets, then, Cr M’Kee considered that

a scheme of local federation should be im

mediately formed, so that the leading, and

representative citiz-ms _of Ballarat couldwith good grace meet the intercolonialf-derationists on the question of makingBallarat as a whole the federal capitalunder the new order of things thatwas expected 'iu the near future.Cr Lsrter considered that the question ofthe amalgamation of the City and Town'wusnot before the chair. He would support CrM’Kee in 00-operating with the City Council

as to making Ballarat the federal capital.Cr Dunn agreed with Cr L «rter, and said

the amalgamation of Ballarat West and East

would not be received bv the bulk of the

people of Ballarat Etst. Finally it was re

solved to leave iu abeyance tile proposals ofCr M’Kee ou the-matter of amalgamation,and the council were appointed a committeeto work with the City Council in'the effort

to get Ballarat proclaimed the federal

capital. , • j

Cornelius Bnurke vras yesterday informed

by the governor of the gaol (Mr Gardiiier)that the Executive Council had decided to

allow the.law to takes its course in his case,aud that he would be hung on Monday,morning at 10 o’clock. Bourke simply: re

plied“ All right;” When asked if he under

stood what he had'

been told he s:iid'

“

Oh,yes,” and did not further refer to the matter.Johnston and Wilson remain

. unchanged in

their conditinn and state of mind. Juhuston

does not write much about the-

case furtherthan to express the wish that' the executionwas over. He sleeps and eats well, thoughhe is not now allowed so liberal a diet as

before the trial. Wilson is qd'te cowed bythe near approach of death. Hib appetite isnot good, and he sl-eps badly. Both men

attend to the ministrations of their spiritualadvisers. -

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The April meeting of the Ballarat Miners’Turf Club was held yesterday afternoon at

their racecourse at Redan. A report appearsin another column.

Mr Mulligan, an officer of the P -atal

Department, .’yesterday had an interview

with the Town Council concerning the introduction into the municipality of new“

walks” for letter carriers amt-telegraphmessengers. The visit was paid on. the

suggestion of Mr Dnmq M.L.A., who

pointed out to the department the requirements of the ratepayers consequent upon theextension of the town. Nothing definitehas yet been done by Mr Mulligan, ns some

days must yet elapse before he concludeshis inspection. At present he favors new

“ walks” along the southern and northernboundaries of the town, with two' deliveries

daily. He also favors the widening of the

central circuit for telegraphic husiuess, witha letter delivery three times daily.

Word was received by the police ig the

City last night, that a girl had been shot bytwo Indian hawkeis, at Mr W. T. Rowe’sGlenfine Station, near Skipton yesterday,and that the police in the neighborhood were

after the offenders. No further particularswere sent, but a mounted man was at once

despatched to assist in the search for the

offenders. Tho message received did not

state whether the injuries inflicted had re

sulted fatally or not.

Avery large meeting of the ratepayers of

Little Bendigoto consider matters of local

interest was held at Day’s hotel last night;Mr W. J. Williams presiding. Mr J. W,

Kirton, M.L.A., and Crs George and Flem

ing were present by invitation, and ad

dressed the meeting. Mr Kirton, who' had

made enquiries on the subject, gave an

explanation of the reasons why several of

the occupants of Crown lands had been dr.

barred from registering their areas. Resolu

tions were

passed requesting the Bungavee-

Bhijte;Council \to construct, s'-ro»d which

would be of the greatest convenience to tho

localj residents, and:

the meeting .closedwith votes of thanks'to the’.chairman';and

visitors, . i

The.Ballaratßowling Club formally closed,

the season 1890-91 yesterday, when a match

(three riuks) was played by sides chosen bythe president (Mayor Gale) and. the vice

president (Mr J. P.; Murray):The captains:were Messrs-Davies (Buninyong), Stephenson, Houston, Hedrick (Buninyong), Wright(Central), and Lowe.' The greeil was in ex

cellent order, and-an exciting game took

place. Bach side scured 55 points, and a

draw was therefere declared. Opportunitywas taken of the occasion to say farewell to

Mr W. Cahill, J.P., one of the lendingmembers of the club, who i9 about to visit

Europe. The health of Mr Cahill was pro

posed and honored, a number of gentlemenreferring in very complimentary terms

to his worth as a citizen, and to

his value as a

supporter of bowlingin this district. All present wished

Mr!

,Cahill bon voyage. Mr Cahill,iu responding, thanked the gentlemen

for

their kindly remarks, and said he hoped to

be back in Ballarat before the opening of

the next season. He was about to visit his

native country after an absence of TO years.

Among the visitors on the' ground was the

Hon. D. M. Davies, M.L.A., Mr B.

O'Callaghan, and several residents of Bal

larat We3t' and suburbs. ;

The greater number of the delegates from

the colonies outside Victoria who are to

attend the forthcoming Labor Congress will

arrive in Ballarat.

on Monday next. On

their arrival here they will be entertained at

lunch' at the Trades’ Hall. The banquet iu

connection with the Congress will, take

place on Saturday night next, at the CityHall.

j

The cases against the Salvation 'Armyofficers, summoned for breaches of the .city

bylaw prohibiting marching in procession

through the streets, were again called on

yesterday morning at the City Police Court.

The defendants were Herbert Barker,

Charles Thomas, George Ross, John Hooper,H. J. Sharp, George Blackford, and Charles

Bower.. H. J. Sharpwas also charged with

having assaulted Senior-Constable Shortil in

the execution of his: duty. Mr E. P.

Wynne, instructed by Mr Morrow, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the CityCouncil, and Mr H. S. Barrett appeared for

the defence. Mr Barrett mentioned thatsince the cases, had last been before thecourt it! had been arranged that delegatesfrom the army should meet the council to

endeavor to arrange the matter amicably,and that the. cases should be further;postponed for a fortnight to allow of thisjbeingdone. The Salvation Army...would in

.

the

meantime refrain from marching through the

streets. In the event of no-arrangement beingcome to, the eases would be gone on with,and costs would be costs in the cause. . His

clients had no desire to act .contrary to the

law, except that they would uphold their

rights for principle sake; Mr Wynne an

nounced that the council would agree to

this arrangement, ; and thought that thematter would have been settled long since if

-the council had been approached in this waypreviously. Mr 'Foster, P.M., said the

bench were pleased to think that there was

a prospect of settlement, and would ad

journ the cases for a fortnight.

The attendances at the Jurenile Industrial

Exhibition yesterday 'were above the

average. Iu the evening the programmecarried out was as follows:—Organ solo, MrG. Herbert; song, “Queen of the Earth,”Mr V. Woolcock; song, Mrs Carter; song,Mr Waller; Mr Cecil Forrester in humorous

sketches; song, Mr Waller; song, Mrs Carter;

song,"

My lady comes,” Mr V. Woolcock.

.This evening the programme will include a

foil contest between Captain Jennings andLieutenant Dahl.

The annual picnic of the Ballarat! CityFire Brigade

was held yesterday, at DowlingForest. A large number of brigadiers, with

their wives, and, families, attended the ex

cursion, and spent a very enjoyable day.Among the visitors were representativesfrom the S ddiers’ Hill, Daylesford, Sandhurst Temperance, and other brigades.Bnlch’s Model Band aUo went with the

brigade, and enlivened the proceedings witha number of selections of music during the

day. The picnickers enjoyed the hospitalityof Mr Titos. Wilson, the veteran trainer, who

showed them over his famous training stables.

The catering arrangements were in the hands

of Mr Burge of Sturt street. Various

games were indulged in, and the pedestrianevents arranged resulted as follows:

Hydrant Race.—First prize silver medal, G.

Lovitt; second, trophy, J. Miller. Twelve

competitors. Members’ Race—First prize,

trophy, value £l, W. Daw; second, new

hat, E. Parry. Ladies Race—Miss Mackay,1; Miss Saundry, 2. Potatoe Race.—E.

Parry, 1; J. Miller, 2. On their return to

the brigade station a couple of pleasanthours were spent hy the picnickers in

tripping the light fantstic toe to the music

of the Model Band.

The Typographical Society of Ballarat

intend, we are informed, to be representedin the procession on Eight Hours’ Day. It

is intended to have a lorry, on which will bea press and a frame with a pair of cases on

it. These will be worked by members of

the society as the procession moves.

Yesterday, Mr E. C. Connor handed over

his charge of the boys at the reformatory to

his successor, Mr Geo. B. Wilson,been transferred from the Penal Department. Mr Wilson is an elderly man, !and

has had considerable experience as a teacher

in the management of unruly children. The

members of the committeeof inspection were

present, and Mr Jas. Oddie, J.P., F.G.S., as

chairman, formally introduced Mr Wilson to

the boys, after Mr Connor had in a fewwell-chosen words bid them farewell. MrOddie also addressed them, and urged them

to obey their new superintendent as they had

done the old. Subsequently Mr Oddie re

ferred to the good work done by Mr Connor,and to the respect in which he was held bythe boys. His discipline had always beenthorough, without being severe. Messrs

Brind and M‘Naught also bore testimony to

the many excellent qualities of the depart

ing superintendent. Mr Connor briefly re

plied, thanked the speakers for their

eucomiuins, and expressed the best wishes

for the future of the boys and the comfort

and success of Mr Wilson. The latter

gentleman was welcomed,- and expressed a

hope that his regime might prove us success

ful as Mr Connor’s had evidently done.

It seems that the Town Council are-deter

mined to pay no attention to the claims of

ratepayers who allege that their propertieswere damaged by the late floods in Ballarat

East. The letters sent in as claims ifor

compensation have been merely “received.”

At'the City Police Court yesterday morn

ing, Charles Edwards and Mary James were

charged with having broken into the resi

dence of Thomas Kean, Ballarat north, andstolen a quantity of clothing valued at nbnut£S The male prisoner admitted the offence,but the woman pleaded not guilty. Theevidence of Constable Gardiner, however,showed that the two prisoners were in com

pany at the time they were arrested. Thewoman had then in her possession a bundle

which contained portion of the stolen property. The bench committed the accusedto take their trial at the next criminal sit

tings of the Supreme Court, to be held iu

Ballarat on the 4th June next.

The prizes won by the Ballarat Fire

Brigade at the late demonstration at Maryborough are on exhibition at the establishment of Mr Will Keano, tobacconist, Victoria street, and consist of five silver cups,

•

a framed diploma for best discipline, and

26 gold medals.

Tho city bench was occupied yesterday

Tnorning by Mr Foster, P.M., and Messrs

Gibbings and Austin, J's.P. William Jones,

charged with drunkenness and resisting Constable Stephenson, was let off on the first

count and fined £l, with 2s 6d costs on the

second. Catherine Kemp, charged with

vagrnucy, was discharged. Robert Reed was

fined 10s for allowing his bus to remainacross the roadway and obstruct Sturtstreet. In the adjourned cose Daniel

Urquhart against Ann Ruthburg for

assault and using obscene language, a

settlement had beeu cometo, and they wore

struck out. A number of debt, truancy and

other cases were also disposed of.

At the ordinary monthly meeting of the

council of the Fine Art Public Gallery, heldon

Thursday evening last, there were

present the president, Mr Jas. Oddie, J.P.,F. R.G.S. (in chair), Crs Rev. T. R. Cairns,F. J. Marfell, D. M’Nsnght, J.P., H. A.

Nevett, J. Oldham, J. B. Pearson, T.

Price, and T. A. Uthwatt. Apologies forunavoidable absence were received from vice

president, Right Rev. Dr Thornton, and tho

Rev. Willoughby Flower. A letter from the

Department of Lands and Survey, conveyingthe decision of the hon. the Minister of

Lands to excise and reserve, with a v-iew to

the issue of a Crown grant therefor when

suitably improved, at atrip of the police re

serve; applied for for building extension pnr-!

ppses.-qiaß ordered to be acknowledged with

thanks.'. Accounts recommended by thn

executive were passed for payment, amount

ing to. £52 4s 9d, and it was unanimouslythat, pending

the completion of

building~extenBions, tentative arrangementsfor the establishment of a properly equippedschool of art on the lines favored by the

Education Department be made immediately.

To that end it was also resolved that the

Government Art Inspector, Mr G. G. Simpson, be invited to meet the; executive when

mnking his anticipated visit to the city at

an early date, and it was further resolved

to increase the existing accommodation, byan enlargement of the building at the fear

as soon ns practicable. Rapidly growingie

quirements render this step imperative, and

the hope was freely expresssd that, in view

of what has been already accomplished by

individual liberality and its recognition lythe Government, some of the wealthy mn

of the district who have as yet withhed

their support will, by their cheerful ad

ready aid, assist the council in ov'ercomiq

what, it is feared, will otherwise verj

seriously retard!

the practical usefulness cjthis most promising institution.

The various classes ,at the School of

Mjnes .are rapidly filling for the presentterm. The numbers for the past term have

been made up, and show as follows: —

Mineralogy and geology, 29; chemistry and

metallurgy, 66; mining managers and

engine-drivers’ classes, 46; pharmacy,botany, and natural philosophy, 28; draw

ing and painting, 99; surveying and mathe

matics, 42; telegraphy, 32; total, 342.;

This

is exclusive of 655 ..State school pupils and

teachers . who receive instruction in ele

mentary, science at their owu schools and at

the School of Mines.,

..'Yesterday the Town Council resolved to

support the Maldonshire Councilman effort

to secure a reduction of the railway freighton fruit. . .

?

Mr Mnrphy; M.L.A., on Thursday last

introduced Messrs M‘Donald and Son, sculptors and monumental masons, of Ballarat,os a deputation to Mr Speight to ask. permission to open a quarry in the vicinity of

the railway station’at Bungaree, Junction,and also to urge for the erection of a crane

on the platform at the station for loading.trucks with stone and heavy goods, j Mr

Speight promised to give the requests his

favorable consideration, nnd to send an

officer to report on the requirements.

The enquiry into the death of Francis

Mnlgrew, who died:

from the effects of in

juries sustained on Saturday night .through

being run over by a tram car in Sturt street,was continued yesterday. The evidence

showed that the occurrence was purely ac

cidental, and a verdict to that effect was re

corded. -

An application was made to Mr Foster,P. M., yesterday morning by Mr H. W.

Morrow to allow the license of the Commer

cial hotel, Smytliesdale, to be carried on byMrs Bishop until the next annual sittings of

the Licensing Court. The licensee, Mr

Bishop, left the district in, Decemberlast,

and has not since been heard of. Mr Foster

granted the application.The committee of the Juvenile Industrial

Exhibition have concluded arrangements for

the appearance, during the whole ofinextweek, of Mr Weston’s “Punch and JudyShow/’, which formed a leading attractionfor young folks on the

,

occasion of the

previous exhibition in Ballarat. The

will be produced by a cojnpany of seven,

and the performance, will include singing,

dancing, feats of legerdemain, &c.

The Town Council yesterday resolved to

support the construction of a line of railwayfrom Warrenheip to Newlyn. Cr Murphysaid that he had been advocating the line

from Newlyn to Bungaree Junction.

The trustees of the Barkly • street Wesleyan Methodist Church have been faVored

in having obtnined ministers from three

different denominations to preach their anni

versary sermons to-morrow, namely—Rev.Dr Porter (Baptist), Rev. Win, Hunt

(Primitive Methodist), nnd Rev. J. East'Harrison (Congregationnlist), who severally,in reply to their invitations, responded wil

lingly and heartily.

A meeting of the friends of Dr Tremearne,who is about to visit England, is convenedto be held at the American hotel, Creswick,

on Tuesday next, at S o’clock, for the.pur

pose of making arrangements to wish him

bon voyage. 'Gentlemen who cannot atteud

will be good enough to send their names.

It is announced elsewhere that the ser

vices at Christ Church Pro-Cathedral will to

morrow, be held in Christ Church Hall, next

to the church, in consequence of the repairsnow going

on within the Pro Cathedral.

Mr E. G. Wollaston has placed his bio

graphical sketch, “ Oliver Cromwell,” in thehands of the printers for publication ]in

pamphlet form.

A magisterial enquirywas held on Thurs

day, beinre the Hun. 1). M. Davies, J.P., atM’Haffie’s hotel, Napoleons, on the body of

Ann Circne, aged 47, who had died sud

denly. Dr Longden, who made the postmortem, said that the cause of death was

peritonitis, accompanied with perforation of

the stomach. A record was made in accordance with the medical evidence.

An entertainment of an attractive and

instructive character (our correspondent

writes) will be conducted in the WesleyanChurch, Smythesdale, on Tuesday eveningnext, consisting of a large number of pictuieexhibits, including “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,”views in Ireland, France, and other placesof note, by Mr W. Harvey, of Ballarat.The combined choirs of the Wesleyan and

Primitive Methodist Churches will render a

number of choice pieces of- music during, the

evening. The entertainment is announced

in the advertising columns.

At the Buninyong Police Court yesterday,before Messrs D. M. Davies and J. A.

Wilson, J’s.P., Milner and Young suedStrike for £4 7« 6d, goods. Order foramount and 53 costs. One debt case was

postponed for a week; and another was

settled nut of court.

At the Scarsdale Police Court on Thurs

day (our correspondent writes) Thomas

Gest, Henry; Gest, John Jarvis, nnd Fredk.Hewlett were

charged by Constable Walsh

with insulting behavior on Wednesday, theBth inst. Mr Edward Hockley appeared forthe defendants. The charge against ThomasGest was withdrawn, and the three other

defendants were fined 5s and. 3s 6d-costs

each, 0r.24 hours’ imprisonment. The fineswere paid. Messrs Kenneth Morrison,David Flowett, and John Christie were the

presiding justices.

Weddings have been the order of the dayiD this district (writes our Smythesdale cor

.reapondent) during the last few weeks, andseveral

-

more, according to report, are to

come off within a few months. This is de

cidedly a go-id sign, both as regards the

healthy, tone of the community generally-and the financial prosperity of the district.

At the Skiptnn Court of Petty Sessions on

Wednesday before Mr Foster, P.M., nnd a

bench of honorary magistrates, Alexander

Wilson, of Mount Emu, Chepstowe (says the

Camptrdown Chronide\ was charged by therabbit inspector for the district (Mr R. H.

Parry) with notdestroying the rabbits on

his Banongil estate, near Skipton. The

complainant deposed that after inspectingthe land he sent notice on the sth February,IS9O. He re-inspected the land on 13th

May, and found men at work; but on the16 h February, 1891, he found that thework had been neglected for Borne time and

consequently rabbits had increased in num

bers. On the 4th March he visited the landill company with Mr Allan, nnd found

nothing had been done, whilst the rabbitswere still more numerous. Mr Frank Allanof Worrnambool, gave corroborative testi

mony. The defence was that tbs necessarywork had been undertaken; but that therabbits were coming on to his land from his

neighbor s property, and he was persecuted.Defendant wns fined £2 and lOi costs.

A case of suicide has occurred atCherry

tree Creek, near Avoca, a man namedWalter Peacock, 72 years of age, a very oldand respected resident of the district

having hanged himself. He had been suffer

ing considerably from internal cancer, andwas recently discharged from the hospital asincurable.

Advices have been rec-ived by the man

ager of the London Chartered Bank, inCollins street, stating (says the Argus) thata number of forged nates on the CommercialB ulk of Sydney and the Bank of New SouthWales are in circulation. The forged notes

on the Commercial Bank are very skilfulimitations of genuine £1 notes, and are in

every point except one almost exactreproductions, The numbers of the genuine

notes are all of six figures, aud, where

necessary, cyphers are placed in frontto

mßke_ up the full six. A truenote, for instant, is numbered in this way,“

D057632,” but the forgery is marked“D 57632.” This difference enables the

forgery to bo detected at a glance. The

lied -notes on the Batik of New. Southj

fie* i'are for i'Sl<wd £5 each. They-are

,

a.ed inblack ink by “G.Saunderson,” andj

cnteraigned by “C. Dunn.” The paper is

.

inner than that of the genuine notes,

\ich inall cases bear the signatureain blue

.

iL and not in black ink. On the forged!

irs;-also,the date is illegible.

Persona toI

him notes purportingto be issued by these

|

bka are_ tendered would do well to insistI

Ufi the/.tenderers signingtheir names and

j

af esses ion .thebacks.

’ j

he largest apple tree in Victoria (saysj

t VStandard) is to be seen in Mr R. Skil-j

ba’s orchard, on tbe banks of the Yangery;

Cek, some seven miles from Warrnambool.

Ti.tree has. been inspected by-sei'eralvisi

t.Yfrom Melbourne, including Mr Martin,.

ti Secretary for Agricultvre,and Mr XVil-

;

si, the Government dairy expert. -.Situited|

itliin a few yards of the creek, and;

onlyI

spa rated from the stream by a weeping wil

liv, the appletree forms a perfect picture,

ad the:

visitors could not refrain from ex-

,

(reasiugtheir admiration. There is still an

tbunoance; of fruit upon it—though Mr,

Skilbeck states that, a great many had been

picked—whilethe branches -were almost

touching the ground, forming a completecircle fully 100 feet in circumference.

The approximate.

census returns, give

Hobart a population of 34,000, and Laun

ceston. 17,000, the latter,not including the

suburbs, Inveresk and Invermay.

.

The Ararat Chronicle records the fact that

last Saturday five; vans, laden with house

hold furtitnre, passed through from Ballarat

to Murtoa, It adds not only do'the carriers

tlo it for less money than the Railway Coin

inissioners, but there is less risk in the

. Further—“ Tlie time taken, too,

when the distance is over 150 miles, is about

the same.”......

A few days ago a statement was published

;hat railway construction:

contracts which*

jad been completed had been met to.an

imount of over £1,571,756 out of ordinary

ources, excepting some £400,000 0r

'.500,000, that the Commissioners had in

i.md in June last. In explanation it may

K stated' that the contracts were let in

Anticipation: of the loan being raised, and

the works having been completed,- the

money has, in a measure, been “financed”—

taken from sources that could be recouped

after the floating of the three millions.

. From Brixham, comes a story of the sea,

affording.another illustration of the singleminded devotion and courage proverbially

characteristic of the “ Men of Devon.” Two

trawlers “ collided” off Start-Point and

foundered, and the crew of one were swept

away while in the act of lowering the boat.

When: all, were

•struggling in the water,

Harris, the skipper, was heard to exclaim,“

Whatever will my. poor wife and children

Ido if I'am drowned ?” whereupon John

|

Mugford, the third hand, who had secured

the life-buoy, took it off_his own body and

pushed it towards Harris, saying, “Here

. skipper, use this. I have no one but myself,

and if I am lost nobody will suffer.”.

The

skipper, putting his arm round the buoy,called to Mugford .to do the same, adding,

“It will keep us. both,'up; anyhow, let us

both share the same fate.”. Happily, both

men were presently resened by a passingtrawler.”

. , ;

Floods in South Australia are thus re

ported by wiie from* Alelaide: —“Serious

Linds have occurred in the neighborhood of

Tumby Bay, north of Poi’t Lincoln. No less

th«ii 3'inches of rain fell in the same num

ber of hours, 6 inches falling in 12 hours.

A large district is flooded, and the loss in

cattle and sheep is verysevere. So far no

human life has been lost, but rescue

partiesare at work saving those who are imprisonedin flooded houses. Tumby Bay is usually a

dry pl»ce, bnt a northern monsoon has

visited a number of generally arid districts

this summer.”

It is understood (says the Telegraph) that

the Government will most probably appointMr 11‘Lean Chief Secretary at a Cabinet

meeting to be held next Monday. This will

nrcessitate a re-arrangement of the port

folios, in which Mr Graham will be assignedto the Department of Agriculture.

COLLINGWOOD ELECTION.

MR HANCOCK RETURNED.

MELBOURNE, Friday Evening.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

[BY WIRE.]

There is a large crowd of interested voters

around the polling booths at Collingwoodto-day, but the election is, on the whole,

proceeding very quietly. All the candidatesand their friends ere working very hard.Messrs Trenwith and Murphy and other

representatives of the Trades’ Hall beingespecially busy on behalf of Mr Hancock.As the poll will not close until 7 o'clock, it.

is not expected that the resul will be known

until late, although there are only three

polling booths.

The reault of the polling was as follows:

Hancock... ......

1682

Wilkins... . ...

... 1154Field ....

... ... 1122Maxwell...

... ... 457Mr Hancock is elected by'a majority of

52S votes.

SEBASTOPOL NOTES.

Thursday.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

During the recent sitting of the local

police court the bench has been graced bythe presence of two of the newly appointedjustices of the peace, Cr Williams and Mr T.Porter. The former is the only local gentleman who was appointed among the recent

batch, and as

during his mayoralty, Cr Williams evid-nced by-his shrewdness and im

partiality, .hisability for the position, his

appointment has been greeted with considerable satisfaction. To-day ’3 ofHciation was

the debut of Mr Porter in his magisterial

capacity when he, in company with MrL'-ckie, presided. They inflicted a numberof fines in truancy’ cases. An assault case

called on was postponed until next sitting.A bolt which occasioned some consterna

tion occurred to-day, when a horse attachedto the new delivery waggon of Mr Wallis,the well-known dairyman, of Round Water

holes, started off at a furious rate, and at

one time bade fair to demolish the vehicle,and to add to the excitement, a young man

named Ed. Jones (an employe of Mr Wil

liams) who was on horseback, set off in

pursuit. The pursuer exercised considerable

discretion, and for a time contented himselfwith clearing the road for the runaway, andthen watching his opportunity, he gallopedahead, and dismounting, attempted to stopthe affrighted animal, but just as he clutched

the rains ho stumbled and fell, and narrowlye

: caped being run

over, ami the reins were

dragged from his hands. Nothing daunted,however, he remounted, and again headedthe runaway’, which passed over some ex

ceedingly rough road, and succeeded in

stopping it just as it was -about to jumpdown a deep cutting. Both horse and

vehicle were, however, returned uninjuredto Mr Wallis, jun., who was coming in

pursuit, and who had ende-ivoted, when thehorse started off, to climb in the hack of the

waggon, but the door coming off, he re

ceived a severe fall.

With regard to the dangerous piece ofroad in Albert street, Cr Clark will, by his

advocftcy in the council for prompt repairs,decidedly earn the gratitude of those who

require to drive over the place indicated.

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTEROF EDUCATION.

The Minister of Education on Thursday

received a deputation of teachers who have

acquired Universityhonors. The

deputa[?]

laid before him a written document [?]

xng the following requests:—LTl»*t

&

\

teachers possessing second cl*S3 honors j

placed in the first sub-claas of the W--

class. 2. That possessors of firstc*k

honors be ranked in the first sub-claa? Oi-t

-fourth class, providing they are in thatdj-*

S. That teachers holding degrees be plscej

the first sub-class of the third classif

a[rSij

in that class. 4. That the system el

Fj*

moting teachers of schools according tot

regrading of their schools, through

attendance, be abolished. Messrs S. fi u

and Lowry spoke in support ofthepropo^ 1 '

pointing out that it was understood

were made subject to the

being good in each instance. Sir

Sargood, in reply, said liewa*

to encourage teacheis in distinguw

themselves by attaining honors and

but there were difficulties in the way of

what was asked. It did not necessarilyf'

that the greatest bookworm would be the

teacher, although he was inclinedto

-

lieve as a rule that the mm of the he 3

*j

a Vments did teach the best. By the

a

‘

,oUJ.

of political patronagS, promotionwas n ?L

*

sarily more or less mechanical, but thej

gestinns made should perhaps b-? allowea

solve the problem as to the proper inean

qualifying that defect. Of course, in !

that, he did not Lind himself to t,n fn “

( :.

He thought, however, as. an amenctiD--

might be made in the law that, with ctf

safeguards, this proposal might comm*™

self to Parliament. He would, before*j

anything, ask the advice of the prWfc P

officers of the department.

ALLENDALE ENGINEDRIVERSASSOCIATION.

A special meeting of the abovetook place

on Wednesday evening; MrJno. T[?]

occupying the chair, and there beinga

first

class attendance of members. Themeeting

was convened for the purposeof

members no opportunityof consl

'

whether assistance should bo g*'e

i, n j,

shearers now on strike in Queen.

Afterthe president had givenan ou

the business to be transacted, a tno1 c ;

submitted, “That tie branch make s

i‘

2s per week,” and after a

p " fe j' o

md

discussion, in which the term*

*rf

contract” came in for a fair share,an

meat was moved, “That a ballotw

of all members whether support ,„jj

the shearers or not.” 'I be amemm

carried by one vote. The meetingail ~|fc;

till the 6th May, when the ballot«»

declared.

THE REGENT MINING ACCIDENT

AT SEBASTOPOL.

The inquest on the body ofthe miner John

R[?]dell, who was killed lastweek

in the

shaft of the South Star Company, s[?]

topol, will be resumed to-morrow(Sunday),

jit the OniTv.crcm! hotel,

yevtrul will ba exaui |ne

MELBOURNE.

Friday.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

The passengers by the incoming [?]steamer Britannia had a very anplea[?]

experience yesterday andto-day, being [?]

on board the vessel and not allowed to [?]

on nccount of the presence onboa 1

mild case of chicken pox. Xh»were thoroughly inspected at

Adilaidtafter considerable delay formal

notfi!'to that effect was given by the Adli*-- 1

authorities, aud the president of th ep !

of H"alth thereupon gave instructions1the release from quarantine of the u

['I

nate passengers, and they were event-

allowed to leave the ship.

•

In the Supreme Court minino c.3e

the Jackson’s Reef Gold Mlo.njr fv

*

of Western Australia, seeks to

£lO,OOO from Messrs J. S.Butters

W. Spain,'as trustees, of that anioo-!f ithe company, Mr Justice

Hodge; tr iimade an order-on the defendants to

particularsof ,their

dealiinrj, wit!)

belonging to the company, withinlOd-

In au insolvency schedule filed to-i? Ibehalf of the estate of the late C. Fwell, a law publisher, the cause of •'!

veucy is given as losses on the nnhiw'of a book" called "Men of .Mark” ?liabilities are set down as £33 300 ,

, ,

assets as £25,500. ’ ’ l

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1

A post mortem, examination ofthealli

at the Aquarium is said to havedis'chlV 1 -

scandalous state of affairs. Thepoor br ‘ ;

leg was broken,,aud it is said that

have been suffering very great pain be f o. a

4died. On the other hand, it is

very difiJ '

to understand how it was to have h-=tended to at all.

"’

Fatta Chand, the Hindooh;uvk»r j.

has been convicted of the murder of

eonntrymaii, Juggon Mull, was

day of ,the decision of the Executive Cue---!

not to interfere with his execution, |j a

""

ceived tire news quietly, butstatements!'

being made that he is in such poor h 4tii*t it is quite possible he will dp

~

prison before the day fixed for hi; e:-

v

tion.

Quite a number of shop and stall bain the Smith Melbourne market were 5to-day, sums ranging up to £2, for ||„j..l

unstamped weights. Theinspector sworef

:

one case that the defendant, abiker, eg,,

him £lO to leave his weights alone 'andbaker denied that any sueii offer war

by him whilst another defendiut accus»ilg,;

inspector of being drunk. '{

A somewhat singular case ofiLmajeif..,!

slander was partiallyinvestigated toshviH

the County' Court, when Chas. Fred-ri--!

Duncan, a gardener, sued his foreman’shtM

lady and landlord for damages for ssndMhim insulting post-cards. Duncan had bpengaged to the landlady’s daughter, and ill

was apparently on the cessation vi tli'

engagement that all the trouble arose. IV

indignant mother of the girl iu herletter’

accused Duncan oftheft, whilst the oirl ji (

!i

self sent her recreant lover anewspaper ;l .i

tract, in which a man. named Bnta jfjwas shot by a

girl whom he had deceive*] 1

was very trenchantly dealt with. Ij;ji

Honor said he would not announce liis and,.

cision until the second case, in which Dnr.cusues the

girl’sfather in tile same

way, hi

be-11 di-posed of.

The British Lion hotelcases, in whichth*

detectives and the uniformpolice are it

direct cross purposes as to whether ornet»j

caseif Sunday trading took place recently,

j

was again before the courtu-day. J c e!

witnesses gave exceedingly conflicting evi

dence, and iu all probability perjury pro

ceedings will arise out of the case.

A case of alleged criminalassault, pre

ferred by Mary Edith Dewaragainst Crne;

WH3OII, of Brighton, was heard to-dayfc;

the local magistrates, with closed dMir,

The prosecutrix, who stated that W'diu

had attempted to assault her in a nilw

train, gave such contradictory evidence thd

she utterly failed to establish acue, ad

the charge was dismissed.

Mary Bailey, arespectable-looking iromm,

was to-day at Biighton sentenced to three

months’ imprisonment for stealinga bank

draft for £325 nod £7 in gold inmaca-h

-box, belonging to a teacher of languages

named Jamieson, with whom Baileyre

sided. Mis Jamieson went nut, ami on her

return found her friend had stolen her ca-h

-box. The woman denied that she had been

actuated by anything worse than curiosity,

and when accused of the theft producedthe

box, which still contained the bank drait.

The secretary of the Pnstoralists’ Unit!

is in receipt of telegrams from Queensland

confirming the statements previouslymak

respecting the burning of the Milo nonlshei

by unionists. The meo, after burning the

shed and hut, took the men in ch-vg- on t:-

the union camp. Tiie offices of the Pe

toralists’ Union in the 01-ierfleet were found

this morning to have been pelted withrottu

eggs, and considerable anuoyanc'was expe

rienced until the nuisance could be cltarel

away.Bernard M'Donagh, a tall, powerful

mar,

who, although 10 years ofnge, persistently

loafs on liis father,was to-day Warner I;

the police magistrates that they weregivic;

him a last chance to look for work and ii

cease from molesting his father. Mr Paotci

described him as a“

lazy scoundrel.”

An interpleader ca-'o,in which the owner

ship of a s’ripper and some other is"

implements, seized from a farmer ivuMj

Quinn, of Echuca, on behalf of Mr J.

J-

Broom and Lewis A. Seward, was in liis

pute, was before the Supreme Court to-day.

Their Honors held that the justicesHi

decided erroneously against Mrs Quinn,wti

claimed the goods seiz'd from her ssuu

belonging to her. An order to reviews'

l

rehear the enso was accordingly" :i

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absolute to-day.