The Exhibition bnilding }vas crowded last evening to hear a debate go Free trade and Protection between Mr Henry George and Mr W. A. Trenwith, M.L.A., for Richmond. Ojying to his being a stranger iv this country, Mr Gecrge was compelled to dwell on general principles, and could not gife local colouring to his arguments, while Trenwith persisted in dealing with local instances. At the conclusion of the debate the opinion of the andience appeared to be evenly divided. Brisbane, April 8.
A hermit named Dusbsca, formerly a professor of classica at the New York University, has been found murdered near Sandgate. There i 3 no clue to the perpetrator, but the nativea are sus pected. (Received April 9, 1.20 a.m.) Sydney, April 8. Kemp and M'Lean have Ei'gned articles for a matcb, O'Connor asserts he is being humbugged, and bas de clared bis intention of leaving by next San Francisco mail steamer, claiming 1 the undisputed championship. The difficulty appears to be that O'Counor wisbe3 to row Stansbury ior the cham pionship while tbe latter is willing to row for £500 aside, but cunnofc row for what be does not holJ.
A sale of yearlings to-day realised 7000 guineas. The highest price was obtained for a cold by Newmaster- Estella, 610 guiueus. The principal buyers wore the agent for the Mahara jah, of Behaf in India and Messrs Wallace anj ,o'Sbanassey, of Victoria, Ho bart, April 8.
A daughter of the Governor, Sir R. Hamilton, was married to day to Mr Weigell, solicitor of Melbourne.
West Coast Times. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.
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