Later Australian News.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 891, 23 March 1877, Page 6

Later Australian News.

«, (Per Hero, at Auckland.) Sydney, March 13. J. D. Jackson, writing to the ' Herald,' contradicts Mr G. Onslow's statement that a patient named Cresswell, in the Paramatta Asylum is Arthur Orton. He says the patient has not tatoo marks on. his arms, and his ears are not pierced, as Ortou has had, according to Ousl jw's showing. Much alarm has been caused by a case of small-pox at Walgett. The sufferer is covered with variola from head to toot. Melbourne. The Englishmen will probably play in Sydney at the end of the month, concluding with a match in Adelaide, and will depart by the April mail. Over £3500 has been paid in stakes at the late race meeting, but it was not a financial success. Floods in Ballarat have been very disastrous to property. The water washed down with great force, and carried away three houses. Charles Connolly, whose wife died from violence a fortnight ago, has been committed for trial for causing her death. Wheat sales, 6s 4d to 6s 5d ; flour, £14 7s 6d to £14 10s; keroseue selling in quantity at 2s ; Shoobridge's hops, 2s Id to 2s 2d. {Per EasLy ) Sydjsijy, March 15. The cable steamer Kangaroo is now engaged in laying the shore end of the cable to connect Penang with Rangoon, giving duplicate communication between India and Penang. The main cable will be laid on the arrival of the steamer Hibernia It is expected to be completed by the 28th inst. The Flagship Wolverine arrived at Hobart Town on the 14th. The Victorian Minister of Railways aaye that individually he is in favor of running Sunday trains, but that the majority of 'he representatives of the people in Parliament are against it. Seven Hundred and sixty Chinese were landed at Cooktown on the 14. h from HongKong. Five huudred more were to leave on the Ist inst., and 800 shortly after, also for Gooktown. Farther very extensive Chinese emigration to Queensland is expected.