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Show FOREIGN. Australian Null era. San Francisco, 14. News per City of New York, from the Sydney Herald, New South Wales: George W. Faithful, carpenter of the observatory, has been committed on a charge of sending an infernal machine to Mr. Russell, government astronomer. The Workingmen's Defence asao ciation is agitating the questions of uu Bieuiurai jauu taw anti taxation re form and immigration at the government govern-ment expense; also an eight hour law, etc. At a public meeting for the purpose, 2,000 were subscribed to the Indian famine relief fund. The drought throughout the country coun-try is broken, and advices from nearly every quarter report favorable agricultural agri-cultural and pastoral prospects. Victoria. Twenty-eight hundred pounds have been subscribed to the Indian reiiet fund at a recent meeting. meet-ing. Tbe governor baa assented to the land tax bill. Councilor Pigdon baa been elected mayor of Melbourne. South Australia. A motion censuring cen-suring the government for provoking a col .ision between tbe houses of par I liament has passed the bouse by tbe speaker's casting vole. Two thousand pounds have been raised for the Indian famine fund. Queensland. Heavy rains through out the interior. i Tasmania. Parliament baa he n opened. In a refreshment room. Premier Mr. Brombey called Mr. Gibbin a, coward and challenged bim. Tbe cause of tii e trouble is not stated. New Zealaud. Government has been defeated by a majority ol three. Tbe new ministry baa been sworn in, with Sir G. Grey as premier. Ke-trenchmcnt Ke-trenchmcnt is a feature of the ministerial minis-terial policy. |