AUSTRALIAN.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 48, 26 June 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Mcfi.n >VIWK. June 2(\ Parliament moots on the 19> h July, when a stormy eoasion may bo aniieU pafced. Some otUor. sfc/irtliug revelations linvn boon mado as to the doinga of members of I'arlinmonl;, made boforo tho Lands Commission* now sitting and will probably load to similar rogulaiioiw horo as in Sydney, prohibitiopr mom bora of Parliament acting na laud agonta, Afc tho inauguration of tho now buiUinpffl of Trinity Oollcgo, tho Mishop o!"Molbourno mado an excellent speech, answering supposed objections to w mlthy mou, that rocont oyonte crontod a "doubt whothoi Victoria was. o country where men of prmlonco, angncity and fortuno could permanently ewt their lot. Ho said ho had the greatest Uopo for the futuro of tho Colony. They had there num. of tho British race, and men who woro gradu" ally becoming possessed of proporty' and though they might temporarily bocomo tbo victima of advouturora, it wiui im.poaaiblo they ftUould remain, tho dupes of such inou permanently. YoungPearce >, one of tho two survivors of the Jjocb. Ard, is boing lionised, and tnonoy w being collected for him, ovorywhero. Mia.s Carmiobael still remains at tho Btation. Captain Mandovillo, commanding. Hie naval forces of Victoria, roceutly nude nn> extravagant proposition to Berry, that tho Corbonw should bo j glided for action a^-l run tho gnnntUt of tho batteries at tho Uoadn, al-» lowing, himself to. bo peppwd by tho guvs, in order to toat tKo v.'liys of the battories,. awl to aococtajn, whether- v.\ was possible that; an ironnclad could run through tho heads uninsured. Berry aceopted tho pro|>OHiil. and th« necessary orders woro given,, but there was such, an ou ( tc»yin the. Press tM the idea was abaudonod. A town of gentlemen cricketers will loave London by tho (Xit<)ber mail for, tho Colonies, they will, pliiy tbw fi,r«t match, in Molbowno. W. Ik Clark, tho goologist is. dead,, agfid Q\. lie Ivul a largo funeral. Snow storm* h.ivo. occiwrodi in various purls of tho colony.. Weather cooler than ib has boon tor many years. Parliament stands further prorogued to. August l'3th. The VVolvoriuD has gone into dock^ aud found to bo slightly leaky.