. Melboohne, Saturday. The following ia the list ot the new Ministry :-Premier, Chief Secretary, and Minister of Railways, Mr Patterson; Treasurer, Mr Carter; Attorney-General, S lr Bryan OXojrhlen ; Commissioner of Pabdo Works, Minister of Aerlcultore. Webb; Minister of Water Supply, Mr M'lntyre ; M nister of Edncation, Mr Campbell ,' Defence, Mr Reed. The return of insolvencies, composi tions, and liquidations last year shows asteK 9 S BatlDß £7 ' 817>000 ' a °*

The following horses are scratched t— For the Australian Cup : Konda. Calott lus, Melos, and Ethelbert. For the New* market Handicap: Donizetti and New. castle.
(Received January 23, 12.30 ft.m.)

Sunday, At the Victorian Amateur Turf Club's anniversary meeting yesterday the Anni versary Handicap resulted as follows:— Sternchaser, 1 ; Dramatist, 2; Marco, &. eighteen horses started. Won by two» lengths. Time, 2min 23seo.
QUEENSLAND.
Bbbbane, Shards?, At a stormy meeting of thp. Queensland Meat Export Company the chairman stated that bnb for au advance by the Government of £12,000 the company would have been toroed to go into liqui dation. A special meeting Is to be held to decide whether the company will raiae fresh capital. The associated banks have reduced the depoait rate d! interest by one-half per cent,

(Received January 23, 12.80 a.m,)

Sunday, The Queensland Meat Export Company has decided to issue 60,000 preferential shares.
TASMANIA,

(Received January 23, 12.30 a.m.V

HOBAET, Stuufor.- The New Ztaland Shipping Company's Aorangi, from London via the Cape, arrived here at midnight yesterday, and sails for Port Chalmers at S o'clock to morrow morning. She has 19 pasaengem for Australian ports and 78 for New Zealand.
