Intercolonial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 37, 25 March 1875, Page 6

Intercolonial.

We have Australian intelligence to the 12 th inst—

The brig Anne Ogle, from Sydney, was wrecked near Smokey Cape. Portions of the hull and boats were washed ashore. The vessel was insured for £4,500. The schooner Sarah Nichol was lost near same place. Both crews are supposed to have perished. A Greek named Gatsos has been committed for trial for murdering a Chinaman at Gulgong.

Six candidates are contesting the seat of the late Speaker- of the New South Wales Parliament."

The steamer Helen M'Gregor, of 300 tons, was wrecked while bound from Sydney to Grafton, by running on a reef. The passengers and crew were taken off, but one boat capsized, and eight of the occupants were drowned. The Premier promises £5000 towards representation at Philadelphia exhibition. Queensland will act in concert.

Mr M'Kay, of Sydney, is fitting out a scientific exploring expidition to New Guinea.

The Government promised to consider the application of Mr M'Lean, a South Australian squatter, for a grazing lease of two millions acres of land in tbe Mallee country, inaccessible at present. There was a great demonstration at the turning of the first sod of the Gippsland railway. At a meeting held in Melbourne it was decided to favor a graduated land tax for revenue purposes upon all holdings over 1000 acres. A public meeting in tho Town Hall, Melbourne, decided on a Gothenburgh Relief Fund. Twenty-six families have been left destitute. M'Meckan and Blackwood headed the list with £100. The Bishop of Sandhurst left by the Californian mail for New York. The Postmaster- General of New South Wales has made an agreement with the Postmaster-General of Victoria, subject to a ratification by the two Governments, respecting the mail services. He proposes to make the Suez and San Francisco services alternate as. soon as possible. Victoria will give every facility in her power for the rapid transmission of the Suez mail from Melbourne to Sydney, overland or coastwise, as New South Wales chooses; and corresponding facilities are, to be afforded to Melbourne by Sydney. The Postmasters further agree to establish the telegraphic money-order system between the colonies.

Mrs Black, the wife of a bailiff at Wentworth, obtained a verdict of £450 against the Government for injuries sustained by her at the Spenoer-street railway station. At a large representative meeting held in Adelaide in aid of the Gothenburg Relief Fund LSOO was promised. Mr G* F. Wrons gives L2OO. It is proposed that each colony should appoint a competent representative to Iproceed to the Philadelphia Exhibition to report -upon labor-saving machines and other inventions.

At a meeting ,, of representatives of Marine Insurance Offices, Brisbane, it was resolved; to raise intercolonial coasting risksi ;? from .TownsviUV .and Howeri, dated. 10th inst.,\ just received/ jhold out no hdpe& of -the recovery of ; the occupants , Of ' the missing boats of jthe Gothenburg. The /starboard; boat when! last seen/was/- ih/ayerj ; bad state, : jwith her stern torn out, and her occu-, : pants withputv sails, ; f qari^prpyisions, or waters »; It isi concluded that . they could not possibly- have: survived.^ The^ Gothenburg is : lyings in • threes fathoms ftf water/ with" a strbhg iist r to b^'^'fl^k^ brqkeifi hnd.it was; pk"peste^ Iwea^erjbecame ,ba4 B '&Mw^rfi^oyereot ; the :gofd onboard^ di It has beenda^d by. 'the -Collector off- Gustorire^as-Re-l ceiyer <of Wrticks;-^ The ( belqw ! getting "the the" bodies'\4:m::^^fmtm hatchway 6f pf .the .capyj, y but Me4? (; to^apr^QMh, thenivfora *?jan& o£ m suim^i§s£ /air £tti#ng r V He caught two eharks. 'idln^e^tomaeh of u oneo were l»w • hirmana skullf «nd r dome! bones f ifi 9'{h_ %tomaehnsf the v >^tber'l wWre/round'%ffe^ bei%op a^cprps^ig^tu^g^eax^e.^ac^v Tjho?hody> tot*: decomposed to identaiyjit.* or The inoneyu wasOhdindedrJtoftheiCailedforof Customs atTdwtisviUe^ ,f "* tfbwbihT ?M !>>o tains. h|s s^afcmthft Cajbjnej;,) f jMr the ; present Leader .of i the/ Opposition^' mllj probably suweed-him^ &M' '*er>«Rx*f ; 1 .mnuv.o