SYDNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1830, 29 December 1875, Page 2

SYDNEY.

(From our own Correspondent.) December 22. Bully Hayes Turned up Again,*

The Government yesterday obtained a victory over the " Stone Wall" Opposition, and carried their budget by a good Majority, but that has not lessened the outcries for a dissolution. Mr Berry, the ex-Premier, and his supporters still adhere to their determination to oppose all business till they are afforded a chance of getting back to office by an appeal to the country. Mr McColloch propose to suspend the standing orders so aa to prevent them using the forms of the House for this purpose. The non-arrival of the Colima at Sydney has given rise to much alarm here, but it ia hoped that she has broken dfown and sought refuge in some of the islands in the Pacific. Captain Hayes has cropped up again in some fresh villainies. He took some Spanish convicts from Guam to the Pellen Islands in his vessel the Arabia, and finding himself pursued cleared out and left her. It is said that some of the convicts have arrived in Sydney. "Scarlet fever is raging here as it is at Sydney, and poor people are being furnished with medicinal advice and assistance by the municipal authorities. The Sydney teem of cricketers are here to play a Melbourne eleven on Boxing Day, and both are practising very arduously to prepare themselves for the contest. Spofforth, Sydney's best bowler, hurt bis leg to-day, but may yet be able to take the field. Bannerman, the crack bat, plays with Isew South Wales.

Commodore Hoskins has formally hoisted his flag on board the Pearl at Sandiidge. and takes command oi the Australian squadron.

Nell, tfce California Diamond, who has finished a very successful season goes to Ballarat for Christmas, and is engaged for one of the Sydney theatres. Miss Melville, the American prima donna, is still drawing crowded audiences at the Opera House.— Joseph H. Emmett, the great American actor, is engaged to appear here, and arrives in March to play under the management of Mr Lyster. The weather has been insufferably dull,

wet, arid boisterous, and the state of the colony, owing to this, as well as the disturbed state of politics, is radically bad. Flour sells in trade quantities, at £1015s to £12 ; wheat is nominally, worth 5s to 5s 3d. Dried fruits are easier, and stocks

largely increased by recently arrived shipments. Holders of sardines look for advanced prices in consequence of advices to hand by Suez mail reporting a rise in the French markets. New Zealand bank stocks changed hands at £17 6s 4d to £17 3s,"and were offered at £17_£.