Xaturaliy the alien part of the population do not tegard the Restriction Act with calm- V'-ss. An Assyrian merchant writing to the Riass advances what must lo an unlocked for blow to the religious element in the ."dinistty. He says that, if Christ came to Sydney neither He nor His disciples could hj admiued, because they were Assyrians. Tin: writer indignantly scouts the idea that ce;o:ed races v.cro Caucasians, though they claimed the habits and customs of those cßßjicd people. The latter argument avails •.oiling, because the Act specifies all us Asiatics, (dee member of the deputation mournfully told the Premier that the Sultan forbade his countrymen leaving home, which earned Mr Reid to remark that he quite agreed with the Sultan, who was a sensible man. The mißant members of the Assembly invaded the Colonial Secretary's oiiiee in strong force, r.ud preferred a request for the re-"sißolishmentof the ivi«ter which were abandoned under the Oovern meoßs retrenchment policy. Mr Brunkcr prom ; s3il to favorably submit fee request to ens colleagues, rhou.gh it meant an expendi ture of t'tlii.iKlß The country had spent £j.tM.iO,o<JLl on d ifemca purposes, and he con sidered it a short-sighted policy to allow the whoß of the work t-i become iuedectiveby a refusal to pay sutiieieut to enable the forces to become -tßßient. MELBOURNE, Ocrotn- tIR The State Rank Bill has been fairly launched. Premier Turner, in moving the second reading, explained its main features. Redoes amalgamation of the banks, there were guarantees bv the Ooverrunenl of the Sa'Rugs Bank deposits raid providing ad vances on the Credit Fonder system to the agriculturist and pastore.lßt at -hi per cent., the principal and interest being re payable in seventy-tipcc half-yeatiy pay ments, to be made under the control of eommßsicners and inspeelois-generad. Ad vances are to be of the minimum amount of ;t'."i) and a maximum of i'2.'Hiij. The State Ru.k will hive the exclusive right cf the pm.e isT.e, which will be limited to e.'::.".'' n ii), '.vuh power to the (iovernor-in- Ceunci! increase it. With regard to the state cf the nuances, he said that the (Rce-vmnit h.d command of tIRSOROOn of add re-erve, while Ld,-RiP,i")iN) obtained at :; per cerp. wools return L'R'.nuO. 