Sydney, April 17. The latest news from Bourko is that \ the railway lino is iv danger of being washed away. Tbo floods at Walgett are subsiding, The Sydnoy Morning Herald this morning refers with pleasure to tho fact that frozen fish froua Now Zealand is being received into the local markets, and states that iv future local fisher meu will have to compete with New Zealand, for which they have only themselves to blame. There was a slight fall of snow around Sydney this mornia/r. Thos. Cosgrove, auctioneer, charged with attempting to destroy a stnblo in CastlereagU street, with dynamite, has been sentenced to 10 years' hard labor. The position of Bourke is very critical as theio is a wall of six feet of water all rouud the town. The em bankment recently thrown up sprang a leak to«d»y but, by smart work, it was stopped before serious damage was dono. The railway line was cut away to save tho line and relievo the town and em banluneuls. Mr E, N. G. Eddy has couscntod lo allow the Tarn worth Nows four weeks to make a full apology to him for tho libel contained in an article throwing discredit on bis mauugemont of the railways,

! MfIiBQURNB, ApJfil H. A deputation waited on Mr Gillies, the Premier, to-day, requesting him to protest against the clause in the West Australian Enabling Bill preventing legislation from imposing* restrictions ,on the emigration of British subjects lo ", the Colonies without reference to the Imperial authorities. In reply, Mr Gillies suid he did not think the clause in question applied to Chinese emigra tion. However he would consult the Governments of other colonies and then refer the matter to Lord Knutsford, Referring to the Primacy difficulty, the Argus, while accepting Bishop Sulei's statement that the election was irregular^ states it does not justify the position assumed before the public, and by no manner of special pleading can he get rid of the fact that he consented to aud look part in the election. The spirit of ecclesiastical law in New Zealand certainly is that the Primate be elected by the church, and whether Bishop Suter is technically right or wroDg there is no possible doubt he violated the spirit of the law and brought the Anglican community into embarrassment.
