The morning call., 1890-06-08
New South Wales,

The banking returns OF the colony for the 1rst
quarter Of 1890 show decrease OF e953,0O4 In
advances in comparison with the previous quar-
ter.
Canon Saumarez Smith, Bishop-elect of Sydney
and Primate of Australia, will be consecrated In
Westminster Abbey on June oath.
The gross receipts of the Government railway
lines for the first quatrer In 1890 were 9615.5
Rev. S. L. Ashwoith died at Bourke on May
1st of exposure during the recent floods.
Official returns OF cattle and sheep IN the col
ony show l ,741 ,592 and 90. o.l06,76S respectively
W. Hack OF Cool.h District found deposit of
diamonds. he sent fifty 10 sydney. The largest
weighed Two carals.
One selector at Walyott lost $4,000 sheep by
the recent Hoods.
Mr.. Dibbs Premier, moved the adoption of the
Federal Convention resolutions In the Leglsla-
ture May 7lh. Sir Henry Parkes said that tile
moment that the four millions OF people mere
formed one great power, that moment would
herald In many of the most stupendous adVah-
tages that could come t0 great free nalion.
Whatever sepaI ale cO0u:es could 90, I'D gong
into the money market OF The woiid, coul9 DC
done more TO The advantage OF the whole by
united Australia. The moment we became a
united people we should have corresponding
public influence in the affairs oil the world.
Twenty-six applicants have applied 10 the
Agent General at London for the posi- OF Challis
professor of history in the Sydney University.
On Monday May 18th. the Sydney Morning
Herald appeared n new dress and enlarged
shape. Ii was printed on Il new Web pei1ecting
press built by X. Hoe 4 Co. OF New YORK Clly.
The press Will take double web sheet 81 inches
wide and will turn out $4,000 eight page papers
an hour.
A collision took place on the Sydney and Brls-
bane mail trains on May 18Th, at Farley Station
jockey named McFaden and his race-horse
were killed. and eight passengers were injured
A private company has been formed to ar raln
Lake Illawara, large body OF water near VOL
enyong. IL Is separated from this ocean by
narrow strip of land wbi ch the company proposes
TO cut through and establish depots for coal and
Iron deposits i'll The nelghDor lood. Inc capital
OF the company Is 81. 500. 600.
Victorin.
James MIrams financial agent, has been de-
clared insolvent, with liabilities OF e370,o0
The Federal Stock Exchange has decided to
go out OF business.
G. G. Min, the American tragedian, has gone
into insolvency.
Mrs f. Call, a prominent woman of Melbourne,
was suffocated IN bed May Ii. She was read
ing when the curtains look fire. and she was dead
before assistance came.
Richard Christie. tinsmith, near Melbourne,
went on a spree aud set lire TO his cabin. he
was roast, d to death.
Raphael Cohen. a D prominent merchant OF Mel
bourne, died on May 7th. He was n years OF
age and went TO Aus tralia In 1888.
A dispatch fIOm Melbourne 10 the sydney
Herald of May 9th says: To-day the railway
authorities surprised travellers on the various
lines by locking The carriage doors and making
an examination OF the passengers tickets at Ger
tain stations en- route 10 the city. Upward OF
100 persons were discovered travelling, some
with expire d daily or monthly tickets, some with
transferred tickets, some Iii frsl.class Carriages
on second lass tickets ana others no tickets at
ALL
Several directors OF The Premier Building So
ciety Of Melbourne have been arrested on
charges Of cUnspring TO deiraud The STOCK
holders.