INTERE-COLONIAL NEWS.

Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1717, 25 August 1868, Page 3

INTERE-COLONIAL NEWS.

bj [From the Sydney papers.] — August 8. The case of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land v. the Bank of Vic;oria, for dishonouring a bill and re;aining an undue time, has been de- * ;ided;- the verdict was for the de- j •endant on the first count, and for the slaintiff on the eecond count, damages i 6300. ._ r A carrier named McCulloch has )btained a verdict of £200 damages igainst Mr G-oldsborough for a breach w >f contract, in sending lees wool from ;he Lachlan than was agreed upon. Harris beat Braithwate easily by q several yards. w "William Nixon, of the new glass C( works, died yesterday evening from -p inflammation, after three days' illness. a] Circumstantial affidavits are pubwished in the "Argus," alleging that -g Mr Jones received a sum of money -^ from Alexander, to defray the expenses 3f opposing the election of Mr M'Cul- 8J ioch on a former occasion. o ' Monday, August 10. p; It is reported that no mention was a] made of an arrangement of the Inter- P uoloriial Postage Question when Mr Dl Martin was in Melbourne. w Rock salt has been discovered in the ** Western district. Mr Jones circumstantially and posi- a bively denies having received £60 from t( Mr Alexander. P. There have been no sales of flour; ;000 bushels of New Zealand oats sold 8( at 3s 8d; maize 3s 7id to 3s 8d ; 55 Jj tons rod iron sold at £9 ss ; woolpacks v 3s 9d. „ . Tuesday, August 11. w The Hon. Mr Sherwin died vesterday; his brother, Dr. Sberwin, of £ Parlinghurst, was present. The funeral takes place to-morrow. J The Australian Woollen Mill Com- & pany has been reorganised, and new c shares are offered in the market. In reply to a the Com- a missioner of Works said that the Van _ Tean Waterworks ' were ' worth one J million sterling, and the Corporation l of Melbourne might purchase them c for that sum. . 0 The Parliamentary business is not oi a very important character. For flour, buyers are offering £17, but there are no sellers at that price j J maize 3s 9d to 4s.