AUSTRALIAN TELEGRiMS,

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1897, 19 November 1874, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRiMS,

VIA. HOICITIKA. -G ■ (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.) Melbourne, November ]2. The excitement of the race week is now over, and an exodus of strangers Las taken place to the other colonies and to the country districts. The race meeting was financially and in respect to attendance the most successful held at Flcrningtou. £6.000 alone was realised on cup-day. Haricot's victory was good for the ring, and saved many, Melbourne won the Elemington Plate (3 miles), beating both Goldsborough and l)iver. Gaslight won the Oaks.

Parliamentary proceedings have been without interest. The Local Government Bill was the principal subject of discussion.

Governor Bowen has received 6 months leave of absence. He proceeds home as soon as Parliament rises.

The Speaker gave ■ a Parliamentary banquet last, uight as a farewell to the Governor and Mr Francis,

Dr. Tracy, after a lingering illness, has died. His funeral was very long. There were ninety vehicles in procession. Blondin has been very unfortunate as regards weather. Un Monday, during a squall, his tent blew down.

The ship'Hydaspes,' from London to Auckland with immigrants, was spoken on September 3rd,

The Kev J. T. Walker has been elected Moderator of the Presbyterian Church.

The Marquis of Normanby and family leave Brisbane to-day lor Sydney en route for New Zealand.

Victoria won the cricket match against 18 of Adelaide by'15 runs,

Madame Anna Bishop, Mr and Mrs Darrell, Mr Hoskins, and Miss Florence Colville returned by the Californian mail.

The ' Oitv of Melbourne' arrived three days early, and made the passage from Kandavu in six days four hours.

Two failures are reported: Henry Mills, timber merchant, and William Mitchell and Co,, brewers, of Richmond.

Shipping. — Melbourne: — Arrived: lllh, Zephyr, from Hokitib; Mary Banatyne, from Greymqulh ; 12th, Kilda, from Westport. The Alhanibra, s.s,, is off the Promontory, and arrives to-night. Sailed: 11th, Otago, s.s., for Dunedin, Newcastle:-Arrived: 9th, Woodbine, fr m Auckland; 11th, Queensland, from Lyttelton. Sailed: 6th, Pawn, forLyttelton.

There has been very little business during tho week. Wheat is quoted at 5s 10J, 5s lid ; none offering. Oats are wanted, at ss_Gd for feeding. Dried fruits continue in demand. Brandies are a»ain coming into notice, and large sales have been made. Sales of bottled ales are at improved rates.

Sydney, November 12. The correspondence relative to Fiji, which has been published, shows that Lord Carnarvon made a proposition that lour of the Australasian colonies—New South Wales, Victoria, South /i ustralia, and New Zealand-should together contribute £4,000 annually towards the cost of governing Fiji,

the Assembly, by a majority of three, rejected the motion to grant the late Onief Justice a gratuity of £700.

A disturbance occurred at Ipswich between ltoman Catholics and Orangemen, owing to a lecture on " Th'o Monk that shook the World." A free figh ensued, and the polico cleared thejiall.