AUSTRALIA

« (RBUTER'S TELEGRAMS PER PRKBS ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, Aug. 31. Dr Bailer has 10 supposed cases of small-pox und«r observation. A fresh case was reported to the Health Board yesterday. la the Legislative Assembly last night Mr Copland moved that an address be presented to the Governor declaring that the quarantining of healthy persons and houses supposed to be infected was cr«el and tyrannical, and an infringement ef the liberty of the subject. Mr Watson, the Colonial Treasurer, vindicated the Hc(i«iv of: the Government in their efforts to stamp out the disease, which, he believed, in a time not far distant, would entirely iisappear. MELBOURNE, Aog. 31. A most destructive fire broke out in a drapery store at Wodonga last night, and before it could be extinguished considerable damage was done. The loss is estimated at £6000. Sailed this afternoon — Union Bteamship Te Ana*, for Bluff. All persons who were injared at the Jolimont railway accident yesterday morn ing are progressing favorably. It has transpired thut the list of casualties — which includes the nmnes of Messrs Edward Wright and Edward*— is incorreat. The report should read Mr Edwards, of the firm of Wright and Edwards, engineers, of this city. ADELAIDE, Arc. 31. The Oiients'eamship Liguria. which left Plymouth on July 23rd, arrived here this morning. Messrs O'Gubert and Twopenny, who organised the International Exhibition now open in this city, have announced their intention of promoting a similar exhibition at Perth, Western Australia, to be opened in the month of December, and at some town in New Zealand in th« following month. ALBANY, Aug. 31. The P. and 0. Company's steamship Oithay arrived in King George's Sound this afternoon with the Suez njail, datod London, .Inly 29th.
