' ances of goodwill. The Bishop was careful to say that ho did not desire the education question to be brought up at the n»xt general election in order to compromise the politioal issue of Reform, which, however, it is oar tain to do whether he likes it or not, now that the agitation has been started. The Protestants at last are begin ning to 6tir in various quarters, and talk of organising an opposition to the Catholios. It is not unlikely that aome means of placating the Protestant seota will be adopted by arranging for religions instruc tion to be {given la State school hours, but not by the State teachers, and then the Catholic grievance will Boon be overridden and stamped out. At present the Catholic vote is put up for auction, and threatens to be a disturbing agent at all future elections, unless some very stringent measures are initiated by those opposed to them. A meeting of Orangemen was held in Melbourne the other night to prepare, to agitate ou the Protestant side. A nephew of Sir Samuel Wilson, who I appears to have been of unsound mind, com mitted suicide last week under peculiar cir cumstances. First of all he was stopped when proceedingtotheßiverMurray todrown himself. Whilst being taken to the Eohuc* station, he jumped down in front of jui approaching train. ADr Telford leaped down and endeavoured to save the unfor tunate man, who wrestled with his would-be saviour, and flung himself under tke wheels of the engine. A verdict of temporary insanity was returned, with a rider recog nising the courage displayed by Dr Tel ford, who was a perfect stranger to the deceased. Some excitement has been occasioned by an article in yesterday's Age censuring the Ministry for dividing the salary of the Post master-General between them, and advising them to go to the country as soon as pos sible. As many persons understand this as an indication of the altering attitude of the Age, the town has been on the quivive to-day, and the issue of the new departure is anxi ously looked for. If the Age insists upon it, the Ministry must either dissolve or f aoe the chance of beaten in the House. 