Brisbane, Thursday. Detective Gabriel, whs was responsible for the arrort of the Mount Morgan thieves, has received aevoral letters threatening him with death. Onenf the principal witnosaes has also received a similar .'otter.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Adelaide, Thiiradnv. The wool sales opeuc I yesterday. Cjn> petition was keeu and llid bidding brisk, Prices were equal to last year's. At the Science Congress, Sir J Hector reßd a paper on fcbs " Progress of Geology in the Southern Hemisphere." A paper was also reid on beh ilf of Mr Scott), of Christchurch, ou "Education."

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(Rocolvod September 29, 12.40 a.m. London, September 28. la ills apescb at Edinburgh Mr Glad atone promised to extend the Parish Councils Bill to Scotland. The Standard refew to the Premier's deliverances as disappointing, and ridicates tits diatribes as only worthy of tho wiodieet demagogue. Ib adds that the House of Lords will refuse to he bonnced into passing the Home llnle measure. The Times declares that Mr Gladstone's indictment against the Lords Is based on a series of audacious assump tions. The Financial News expresses the opinion that the circumstances connected with the issue of tho Victorian loan 1 assume the dimensions of a public 1 ecandal, and adds that a more glaring breach of faith with t tick holders has not been perpetrated for conic considerable time. Lord Cromer (Evelyu Bating) has de dined the Viceroysblp of India.
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