AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. VICTORIA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2682, 20 February 1866, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

VICTORIA.

Sydney, January 24. The bushranger Thunderbolt's gang have been still plundering in the northern districts. There are rumours current that all the reserves proclaimed under Mr. Robertsons Land Act are illegal, not haviDg been laid before Parliament within a month of being gazetted, as provided for by the 4th clause of the Land Act. The City Bank has declared a dividend of 8 per cent, per annum. _„,. Mr. Manton has been returned for the Williams by a large majority. A Brisbane telegram says that Mr. McAllister takes the office of Colonial Secretary from the Ist proximo. Writs for the Ministerial elections were issued to-day, and are all returnable on or before the 24th February. Breadstuffs are weak, except Adelaide flour, which is very scarce. Maize is firm. There have been sales at ss. 7d. to ss. Bd., and for small lots, ss. 9d. Arrived.— The 'Mary and Rose,' from Wellington. Sailed.— The 'Lady Bowen/ for Brisbane; and the « James Patterson,' for Rockhampton. Adelaide, January 24. The water supply in the reservoir is running short, and the Governmemt are likely to propose building an additional reservoir, at a cost of £100,000. „ , The • Ellen Lewis,' from the Northern Territory with Mr. Finniss, the ex-Government Resident, in looked for daily. The weather continues frightfully hot. Thermometer, 105 degrees in the shade. The discussion on the Waste Land Bill was continued to-day, and the Register considers that the loss of thefbill involves the fall of the Ministry. This opinion is not shared by others. There havebeen heavy rains in the north. The South Australian Rifle Association matches commence on the 2nd April. Business has been very dull to-day, and there are no export orders for wheat; the only transactions have been small sales to millers at Bs., aad Ba. 2d. to os. 3d. No alteration in flour.

Additional items extracted from Messrs. Greville and Bird's (Reuters agents) telegrams :— Stdnby, January 24. Mr. Manton has defeated Mr. Burdekin for the Williams electorate. The weather it again fine. Bum is firm, at Id. advance on prices ruling before the mail arrived.

Bbisbane, January 24. Arkivbd.— ' Golden City,' from London (Captain Brown), eighty-seven days out. Adelaide, January 24. Messrs. Beeby and Dunstah's premises and flourmills were to-day sold to Messrs. D. and J. Fowler, wholesale grocers, King-street, Adelaide, for £12,000. The Minister for Public Works, the Hon. T. English, says he feels confident that an Australian Mail Company between Galle and Australia will become a profitable undertaking. It is expected that the coaling place of the new company would be established on the islands Pele or Cocoas. This would enable steamers of 1,000 tons to carry our mails. Nuggetty gold has been found at the Bremer goldfields.

Sidney, January 29. The National Cricket Club have been defeated by thoßathurst team. Messrs. Byrnes and Eager have been re-elected without opposition. The Queensland Government has appointed a commission to regulate Queensland exhibits at the Melbourne and Paris Exhibition. The New 3outh Wales Government intend appointing a Custom-house valuator to examine entries under ad valorem duties. Flour unchanged. Mai^e very scarce, ss. Sd. The following are the declared weights for the Sydney Cup Handicup: — Tarragon, lOst. 101b.; Volunteer, lOst. lib.; ftioter, 9st. 21b.,- Canobic, 9st. 81b.; Sir Patrick, Bst. 51b.; Yatendon, Bst. 41b.; Omeara, Bst. lib.; Deerfoot, Bst. 71b,; The Nun, Bst. lib.; Forester, Bst.; Union Jack, Bst.; Lunatic, • Bst.; Potentate. I7st. 91b.; Miss Magus, Tst. 71b.; Falcon, 7st. 21b.; Sultana, 6st. 121b.; Paris, 6st. 121b.; Clove, 6ft. 101b.; The Pitsford, 6st. 91b.; Angler, 6st. 91b.; Lady Heron, 6st. 81b.; Rose of Australia, 6st. 71b.; Safeguard, 6st. 71b.; Sappho, 6st. 51b.; India, 6st. 21b.; Cossack. 6st. 21b. ; Corcebus, sst. 101b.

Adelaide, January 29. The Bishop of Adelaide, with family, leaves for England by next month's mail steamer. He expects to be absent about eighteen months. A.n address was presented to him by the Synod to-day. The 'Ellen Lines,' from Northern Territory, is anxiously looked for, being some time overdue. Wheat is firmer; sales to millerß reported at Bs. Id. to Bs. 2d. * Great inquiry for oats and barley for horse feed, but there it none in the market. Cape barley is worth ss. 6d.

In the new Victorian Parliament the disposition of party is as follows :— Ministerial, 58; Opposition, 20. The election* in and around Melbourne have

been in favour of Ministerial candidates. A little excitement was displayed at some of the polling booths, but no breach of the peace occurred. Referring to the elections the Age says :— "The result of the final batch of elections is most encouraging, and though a defeat has been experienced in quarters least expected, it h»8 been amply compensated by the return of candidates in the country districts. The result of the Melbourne elections, if of any significance, will serve to illustrate the results of that system of centralisation which has hitherto operated so prejudicially to the interest of country constituents, and which is more or less powerful in proportion to the number of its representatives in Parliament. The issue of the East Melbourne election has surprised all parties; and it will, no doubt, for a few days to come, form a topic of consideration, and the influence* that have brought about such * result will be determined from the particular point of view that the inquiry is ir^ stituted. Tne defeat of Messrs. Michie and Cre* «r, at St. Kilda, and Mr. Kyte at East Melbourne, has been equalised, numerically speaking, by t\e" Return of Ministerial candidates at Sandhurst and Castlemaine." A violent boiler explosion took place on the morning of January 27th, at the Band of Hope Company's mine. One man, a carpenter, named Robert Dodd, was not expected to recover.