[Bz Tblegeaph.J TPer s.s. Tararun, at Ruesell.] MELBOURNE, October 13. The night opening of the Exhibition con tinues to be muoh debated. Tho Now SoaSh Wales Commissioners have sent back their invitations to the proposed conversazione acd several foreign Commissioners notify that tbsy will close their courts with substantial shutters if tho building is lighted on Ihuis* day night. The rumor that 120 post officials are to te > dismissed is officially contradicted. An exhibit of gold, value £150,000, will In placed in the west nave of the exhibition by the Bank of Australasia. Tho original letter book used by Governor King in 1802 hasbtea i placed in the New South Wales Court. Tho dinner by the Victorian Commissioner!, given to the foreign Commissioners at tho es« hibition in the Town Hall yesterday, mi largely attended. The Governor wbb prwMrt. Sir Henry Parkes proposed the Parliament of Victoria, and spoke generolly on Parliaments. He then said that having this exhibition plaited on the hills of Viotoria was on evidence of the freedom of intercourse by all countries io the world, and those who opposed tbe onfe* taking Bimply because they were in a minority were the worßt enemies of tho country, Tho amount netted by the Austrian Jß&& at Fiemington on Saturday, 9fch, exolusiw ot ■ railway deduction, was £1020. Their giw another performance in the same place ssit Saturday. At the annual meeting of the Congress* tional Union, tho Rev. T. James wes eh&s& foreman, and delivered the opening address. The Lighthouse Commission have decided that some of the buoys in the channel shall be lighted with gas. Nineteen players have been selected frera whioh a team will be chosen to piny &® Australian Eleven. They will conmieetf praotice at once. All the race horses recently arrived frffl» other colonies have been landed safely, sna are now located at Elemington. Tory fe? entries have been roceived for tbo Amatew Turf Club races, which will take place attw end of the month. The Spring Handicap hs filled well. At the meeting of the education dens?** mont of the Social Science Congress op Tuesday, tho Bishop of Melbourne, in fc» address referring to religious instruction, ssk that no system was complete without religioßr and the only effective text book of go® instruction was the Bible. 