AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS,

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2020, 6 January 1864, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS,

I Mklbocrnf, December 18. The flooils in the Yuria. are otill mginfj. The rail- J ways, and roadil to Sandridge and St. KilJa are iinpussable. !, Di < streBsing»ao2ountB are coming in from farmers and ganleneia in the ( flats arouiul Melbourne of the Io».s of their all. Up country accounts aie not go bad as anticipated. Tliei'e are many pressing clumi.mts on clmiity round the suburbs. The St. Kilda bathing establishments aie eutirely destroyed. Aurivbd. — 'San Roman, 1 for Copenliagen. A. M. S. 'Ainieiiian,' with troo|)s, from Rangoon for Auckland, put into Adelaide for coal. A, transport ship with troops for the same destination is reported m quarantine at the Mauritius, with thiee deaths on board fioin cholera.

December 19. Flood fulling rapidly. Tiaffic on Hoi .sou's B*y and St. Kilda line of railway resumed to-day. Off Cape OTWAT. — A strange steamer, under canvas, inward bound. Cricketeisare practising. There aie large numbers of lookeis-on.

December 21. A cordial reception was given to the Sydney cricketers. In consequence of the Hood the cricketers had to land at Williamston-n. The Sandnge road is impassable. The flood has cut a channel eight feet deep «cro->s the main road. Intelligence poms in of crops lost along the valleys of the Yiirra and the neighbouring creeks. Subuiban roads aie not yet open. The railways, by strenuous exertions, have partially re opened foi tiaffic. Flour and wheat maikefc excited. Opei ations for a rise. Eice has been bought up. Patua 13 now held in one hand for £25 Silt held, for coaise, £4 10s. to £i 15b.; fine, £5 IQ*. Kerosene oil bought for speculation. A meeting of the cieditors of Lyons, Hairis, and Co., auctioneers, was held. Liabilities, .£29,000 ; asset 1 ! stated at £21,000. Creditors, chiefly for large amount, unanimously itsolvecl to send the estate through the Insolvent Court

December 22. Meetings are held in the suburbs to provide funds for the lelief of i,he distiess caused by the flood*. Collections called foi m the Catholic and other churclies. The water is subsiding rapidly. Gieat exertion* me employed to rep<in the roads nt once. The ' City of Melbourne' (s.) for Sydney, and 'Rangatira (?.) for Acfelaidp, sailed fioni the Williamstown Railway Pier, ltistead of Sandridge Pier,' this afternoon. ■* Hobaon's Bay Railway open to goods traffic, and will be entuely resumed to inoriow. The discharge ot vesselß in the Buy lecmnmenced activtly. 'lhe Sydm-y eleven practised on Hiuhinond ground this afternoon. There was a laige concourse of JVlelbuume cricketer 1 ? present ARRivtD.— 'Maiy Canning,' from Bordeaux ; 'Barwin,' steamer, fiom (rieennck, unaer canvas The slips here aie bespoke for some time for cleaning the bottom of ships. A cargo of new teas was offered, ex 'Juno,' hut not a Iml was made at the auction. About 200 chests were sold afteiw<irds for shipment at about current lates.

December 23. The Sydney Albert Eleven are piactismg on the Melbourne iriouiid. Theie is a, very Urge attendance. '1 hey aie still complaining of the effects of the voyage, but then pl.iy was in fiist-r.ite style. Great cieilit is {liven to Sir. Lawrence fur Ins tuitiun. The betting is 5 to i on .Sydney, with no Ukeis. Seveie thundei storm, .md lowering glass threatening auoihei flood 220 hot,"<heads and quarters of colonial wine were sold by auction at from 4s*. lOd to ] Qs. per gallon. Mtuntius sujj.ira sold at higher rates. Crystals, £41 ss. per ton. Fine counters. ±'34 1(K to £36 10s. lditions, A 27 2s. (id. to £31. Brown, £32 t0%35. The ' Omen' (->. ), arriveil fiom Otago nith 90 OBSSengais. She left oil the 16th instant, and biings no gold.

Adelaide, December 18. The 'Armenian' troop ateamei, fmui Rangoon, with 350 t ink and file of the 68th Regiment, foi New Zeal.mil, ha-, put jn heie lor repairs und fuel. Quotations of flom imd wheat aie nominal New wheat, foi miuieilute delivery, 4s. 4d. ; barley, 3s. to 3s 3.1 ; flour, £1,! to £12 15s. The Governor jml suite have gone on a visit to the Suuth-eastein district. The Stow Memoi i.il Bazaar realised upwards of £700. Two sheep stitions, sold I>y auction, realised 20s. to 22s per head ; cattle, 27s 6d. per head. Hennessy's biamJy sold at 295. 6d. pei case ; geneva, red case, 11s Baroinetei still going down rapidly. Another storm expected.

December 1 9. The ' Auneniau ' (<< ), troop ship, will lemaiu about teu Jays A ship i« reporter] aslioie at Cape Jaffa. No transacting to repoit in pioduce tnaiket. C.irgo of timber, ex ' Wild Wave,' sold at good pi ices c

December 21, Judges Boothby and Gwynne declaied an opinion against the supposition that the Impeiial Act validates any measuies which have not been passed for the purpose of amending the Constitution. The lepmtecl shipwieck at Cape Jaffa is doubtful. Chvm<* to intense heat bush fires prevail. Dining the late thunderstorms Mrs. Mueller was , killed by lightning. Flour, £11 ss. te £12; wheat, 4s. 3d, to 4s 4d. for present dehveiy. The tioopa per 'Armenian ' are camped on Torrena Island. Aurived. — ' Nile,' from Melbourne.

December 23. The Governor lias returned from Ins torn m tbe south eastern district. He was well leceived by all clashes. The cricket match between eleven officers ami soldieis of the 60th Regiment and eleven South Australians takes place to morinw. The fifth dividend of £5 per share in the Moonta mine is deciaied Prices of wheat declining, and little offering. Flout, best. £12 per ton. A stock sale of cattle averaged £6 per head

Brisbane, December 1 9. The Clarence sailed to day with the homeward mail. A young mm named Bavid Davis, was found drowned nt-ai Ipswidi. Business veiy quiet. Maize firm ats«. 6d. ; bntter icaice, an advance looked for; flour unaltered. The 'Wolverine' anived fiom Adelaide with a full caigo of bieadstuffs.

December 22, The Government intend erecting new Houses of Paihament. An offer .is premiums for designs has been made— £2oo for the best, and £100 for the second. Maize exhibits an upwaid tendency. The ' Nonuan MoiiUon,' Captain Owens, anived from London to-day, bringing 220 Government immigrants

Mauritius, via Melbourne. By the anival of the 'Stag,' we have news from M.imitms to November 5. The ' Lidy Jocelyn.' steamer, with the head quarters of the 43ul Light Infantry on board, put into Port Louis foi hall ist. She had gone into quaiantine, the cholera bavins: broken out amongst the soldieis aboard. She«,vde«l Noiemher 3id, for New Zealand The steamer '.Sir .Fobn Duigoyne,' txmnd for Melbourne, was at Poit Louis. She is for sale on arrival in the colony. • The 'Thine,' steamer, for Sydney, al>o put- in. Theieis a bottom! y bond of 2.000 dollar* upon her, payable in Sydney ten d <ys after anival. The 'Atrevula,' and 'E.lith Smith ' weie loading for Melbourne. Sugars were up.

Vi{t Melbourne. By the 'Edith Smith/ we have new* from the M»ulitius to November 11. The Commeicial Gazelle says that, much activity lias prevailed during the month. An advance of fully a shilling hud been obtained upon -ome <sui{aiB, principally for France. Shipments to all paits show a deciease. Cape of Good Hope, via Melbourne. We have newsfiom Cape Tuwu to October 14. Messrs. G. Crowder and Co. had suspended payment. ' J _ A new company had been formed for steam mail corniuunicatiun behvean England and tin Cape. ST. HELENA, via Melbourne. We have news fioin St. Helen* vift the Cape to Septembei 23. ' A Blave Bhip, with 583 slaves *board, h*d arrived in the chaige of the prizt crew of H. M.S. 'Espoir.' The slaver was ctptiiredoff Casambo by the 'Espoir.'

District or Manoarei.— The Highway Trustees invite teuders foi forming and metalling about thn tyone chains of load, and also for laying by the roadbide metal for lepairs.

Jury List. — A special meeting of the Justices of the Peace for the city and district of Auckland is to be held at the Resident Magistrate's Court af Auckland, ou Mouday, ttaelst February next, at 12 noon, for the purpose of forming a jury list for the ensuing year. !