LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 180, 7 March 1867, Page 3

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

We are in receipt per Alhainbra of Melbourne papers to the 27th Hit., fronY \vhich we make the, following extracts : — I The bushrangers who were believed to have been concerned in the late murder of four detective puhcemen 111 New South Wciles have been hotly- chased, thexcwaid of L 5,000 offered for their apprehension adding stimulus co' the efforts of their pmsueis It is supposed that they ha\e been chased across the bordeis into Gipps Land, Yictona One of them known as the "Long Tailor" has been found dead in the bush, having been killed by riding against a tree while pursued by the tioopers. The Gipps Land police are on the alert, and some troopers have ridden oif to scoiir the country near the bordois The Batlnust police have arrested one of the supposed murderers of the secret police, and have strong xoasoii for behe\ing 111 his guilt Information luis just been leceived at Adelaide confirmatoi y of. the richness of the neuly^dißcoveied gold-held in the Bamei Ranges" " -, f It,is anticipated that the Burra Burra Min y es vill be closed 111 Maich, thiovtiiig 600 men oilt of empl6yment The vote of L 20,000 sanctioned by the Legislative Assembly as a gift to Lady J)arl ing, <formcd the subject of a despatch rccened from the Seciotary of St.ite for the Co!( n el, and laid before Parliament on the ll)th instant, It^ appeared from this document tlmt'itis contrary to the mlefor colonial Governors 'to accept any grjituitios, and that, in 'accordance there-, with, Lady Darling could not be permitted to accept it, unless Sir Charles Darling withdrew from his connection' Avith the Colonial Office 1 . .Mr McCulloch said that as^ it appeared/ that at : the time it was AMitten Sir Charles Dai ling was still m communication with the Imperial Government, the ' Government of Victoria were not 111 a position to know whether he intended to coiftmue his connection with the Home Government, or set er it. Should they learn-, however, that it was Sir Chailes Darling's intention to retire, the vote of last session would be again brought dow 11 to thc^Hoiisc, \•> 4 -c * < i f MiyC&wpei' lias rcsigno'd lus seat for Sydney, and retires from political life Hejoms Messrs Towns' firm. I A con espon dent of the Live) me Herald supplies information as to the< previously, reported discovory of gold on' the eastern slope of the Barrier Ranges, Upper Darl ling, about twenty miles west of Wo6lw mgle, A nun -who visited the place as. s ud to have brought back five ounces of' gold, found at a depth of eight feet, and washed out 111 a tin dish Should, flutter information conhim the \alue of ftheulkcoveiv, an immense extent wjll lutye been added to the knjfn v '^Imt^ry of Australia. ° Caflyn, after having seen them play, repeats his challenge to play the Aboriginal Elevon at single wuket, with three scouts grien, foi from L 2"5 to LSQa-side.. Willsj is; open to back Mullagh for L2o^ or himself for LSO, to play Caft'yii at single wicket