The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-28
Az S TRIAL A STA.
Parliamentary Progress Population Public Ed
ucation- Railroads and Hanufacturss-So
cial Advance War Agitation
In New Zealand.


cial Advance War Agitation
in New Zealand.
BY way OF Europe we have our dies Of Australia.
aian papers dated in Melbourne May a. The Jour.
mails lply the following interesting news ltems;-
The Melbourne Argus OF May IL. speaking Of the
legislative progress In the Parliament OF Victoria,
says:--
Parliament rcassembled on Tuesday, the 10th
inst, Mr.. Mich e. the Attorney General, having u1sn
West, 81 tina. ali the Ministers met he legislature
without any Of them having been subjected TO the
expense and trouble OF contested election. the
On or Secretary's statement the meeting OF the
Assembly Was remarkable for Its brevity. He tod
honorable memoe 8 that the go ernment pro-
posed making the session very snort one. Besides
the estimate only very few pressing measures
would be ia rodlced. and before The end OF the year
II wa. int nded " commence another session and
;aAe six mon hs' supplies as TO BRING about a
change IN the financial year, when u y propo ed
shall in tut re commence ON the LIST oil JuJ Ii5S.
OF as at pres n on the LIST Uf January.
The question OF Immigration sun remains In an
Undecided and unsatisfactory condition. me
none. Annually ext ended for immigration was
formerly SPECIAL appropriation under the Land
ACT OF 1867 The new act OF 1853 makes no ssch ro,
vole OF Parliament Up to the present time no
money has been voted for the purpose, although en-
Been enie.ea INTO Free immigration viii now re-
main altogether in allegiance until Parliament has
BIZ will shorty be Introduced to Parliament for
the establishment OF college OF justice. Inc instl-
tuition Is 10 be sefsupportng, anu u De uoyeined
by the judges and q certain number OF oalrslers
and attorneys Gradua es Will be entitled 70 lake
degrees barrsters as well as attorneys, II they
please and practce as BOTH
The co.,racI or tine first hfty.six miles Of the
Northeastern Railway was definitely closed In Mel
bourne, at the engineer n-chels estlinate-a tribe
under fsvo, co., The tenderers are Messrs. OGrady,
leggatt and Noonan, and the work will be lmme-
dlalely commenced
ooff ho 1ot kltcho
general news items to the following efect:-
The remains OF Mr.. George White, one OF our old
est colOnists and almost me oldest government ser
want IN Victoria, We're buried In the new cemetery
on the I'd tns.. long train or carriages, nlled by
the friends and colleagues OF the dece sed accom-.
panied the fu..eral corlege. Mr.. White occupied the
position oil governor or the Melbourne jail from the
oldest times TO last year.
The annual commencement and comforting OF de-
q es o. te Melbourne University took place ON the
Ap as qossso OF s ~
the Pr0essOii a Board, stated that there were now
ia students attending lectures.
Tue COMMISSION OF Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church OF Victoria held sttings on the 81 and
Attn inst. The Rev. l. hetlerington, the moderator,
presided. A report brought up by the statistical
COMMITTEE showed that during the last year the
church had made very satisfactory. progress, al-
Enough the subscriptions naa somewhat decreas q.
4he nrsr sale OF weeds manufactuie led on the Bar
won river was held at Geeong. There We're 81 lots.
r 81 1VS y s o. n ns
q. I'D. per yard.
1t was decided at q meeting of corn dealers mil
lers and Others presided over by the President OF
The Chamber OF Commerce OF Melbourne, that the
system OF selling gram and -four by the LOO pounds
shall be adopted on and after January l, 1871.
she statement OF accounts OF the Post once
Savings BANK In Victoria for the year 1859 shows
that The deposits received during 1869 amounted 10
235, 4l2 l4s., while balance had been brought
from 1888 OF f166,O6l IS. 4d
A summary the census OF the population OF
Tasmania was published The total of the popula-
ton Is set down at 9s,32S, which is an increase on
the census OF 1851 or 1881.
been called by the Society for the Promotion Of
Public Morality TO the necessity OF dealing IN some
VA with the low places OF amusement existing at
present In Me bourne.
serious fire occurred at Ararat on the 2eth Of
oni owsi persons snamres Htsp M
hussey, hairdresser Mr. Eager, chemist Mr.
IN mas, bootmaker; and Mr. scott, Manchester
lhe foods reappeared IN New South Wales. Not
only were sucn districts as the Hunter and Hawkes.
bury, wnich mad been severely flooded beo Q, again
visl ed with heavy rains, and consequent inunda-
experienced the damaging effects OF an extraordi-
nary fall. Telegraph communication between
Sydney and Victoria was Interrupted Tor day or
The Melbourne Argus OF the 21st OF May reports as
iollows:-
The Russian Imperial corvette Bazarin IS now
on the 9Th inst, having left the Cape OF Good 30,
thirtys days before. Her stay at Adelaide was
very short, PROBABLY owing IN some measure to the
free manner In which tue local press described her
appearance, winch seems 70 have been Father
war-like. She put TO sea again. In order, 1t
Is TO be presumed, to get brushed up little.
A sch Jol OF design was opened at WilliamstOwn.
The success which has attended the schools estab-
lisned IN the suburbs OF Melbourne gratifying
There are now schools IN operation at Car. ION,
Brunswick Fuzroy, Richmond, Emerald Hill aud
Sanoriuge.
A recent export from Australia to England was a
consignment OF eeches. Some parts OF Austra LA
abound with leeches, those which frequent The MUIR
ray river being preferred by the medical faculty to
any other known specimen.
War Agitation in New Zealand-POIitics and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Melbourne Argus OF May p reports the fol-
lowing from New Zealand
But little progress has been made toward the
complete restoration OF peace h New Zealand since
our last summary. Tie greater portion OF the
month has been occupied In preparations for
other campaign against TIE Kooii, who II the re-
ports are true, can scarcely recover the crushing
de.eat he sustained short time back at the hauus
OF the native allies. 1t Will be remembered that
alter the capture OF the Maraetai pah, the uri-
vera country, where he had entrenched himself for
the winter, lie koOt, with the remnant oil his FOL
lowers, escaped, and are now concealed In some OF
the widest country In the North Island. The value
to be attached to the recent victories achle ed by
ROpata and Kemp and other friendly leaders oil less
virtually over, while Others prognos,icate more
trouble Tor the future.
with the exception OF the war news the intelll-
gence for the moNth Is OF little interest. Political
parties are preparing for the STRIFE which 1t l. ex-
p.cteL the coming session of Parliament will ini-
tate. MIR. Stafford, the ex-Premier and Mr.. "ox,
the present one, have both addressed large public
meetings on the leading questions o. the day. Tne
question OF prOvl.cla ism versus centrasm, Is at
tracing much aitent on.
Some disappointment mas been felt regarding the
fan in price OF New Zealand fax In the London mar
ket; but many people are still seduOusy cutvatlng
IT, 1t satisfactory TO mention that the exreoes n
Taranaki favorable to the cultivation OF the
mense fields OF flax which exist IN that province.
The news nom the New Zealand gold fields is on
the whole, favorable. On the Ill mes god le the
yields from the Long Drive are falling but those OF
"a al mee ale hl sc9o %ea SI SILVER
Del alluval gold has been found, aud gives good
promise OF payable results The Otago gold fields
steadily progressing, but Hoktika stili suffers
from duiness In Nelson the prospects are excel
lent, some OF the reefs producing splendid stone.
The cUlonists do not appear to have s0.vcd the
ANTIQUITIES attending the adoption OF system OF
mail communication satisfactory 10 all narteS Agi.