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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1726, 14 February 1874, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DISCOVERY OF ONE OF THE LEIOHARUT EXPEDITION. [ANGLO- AUSTRALIA NT PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.] Sydney, Feb. 7. The match between the English eleven and the Victoria and the Sydney combined fifteen was not concluded. First innings— English, 170. M'lntyre scored 55 ; G. F. Grace, 26 ; Greenwood, 28 ; Jupp, 24. Combined team, 98 — B. B. Cooper, chief scorer, 18. English, second inuinga — W. G. Grace, not out, 56 ; Greenwood, 20 ; Jupp, 12. Three wickets down for 91. The English eleven won the match igainst Bat hurst easy. Mr Stephenson, editor of the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, has been horsewhipped oy Mr Williams, solicitor, for a scurrilous article. The Assembly has not yet passed the second reading of the Electoral Bill though debated five nights.

The English cricketers have not created a favorable impression, particularly the gentlemen portion. The floods are subsiding. There has been immense damage to crops and loss of live stock. The Californian mail steamer Tartar arrived after a surprisingly fast passage from Hong Kong. Governor Weld left for Melbourne on Thursday evening. Queensland news from the northwards shows immense losses by the late hurricane. Andrew Hume, despatched by the Sydney Government in 1872 to search for tracks of Leichardt and to recover relics of the expedition, arrived at Brisbane per Boomeraug, and reports having found Clapan, Leichardt's second in command, with the blacks, at the head waters of Stewart's ' Creek. Clapan is getting very decrepid, and is anxious to return to civilised life, but was prevented by the blacks. Ho remained with Clapan some time. Clapan wrote an account of the fate of the Leichardt Expedition. Leichardt's party, after a struggle with the leader, left him, when pushing on to the north-west coast. Clapan at tbe time was searching for water. When he returned he found Leichardt insensible, the camp broken up, and the horses and most of the equipment carried off by the men. Leichardt died five days after the meeting. Clapan can point out where Leichardt's remains are. The blacks say Leichardt's men made for the settled districts of South Australia, but they were killed on the way by the natives. Hume is in possession of Leichardt's quadrant, a watch, and about 75 pages of Leichardt's records. The Victorian Church Assembly propose to increase the Bishop's salary to L2OOO. Toc'd, Union Bank defaulter, and his paramour have been convicted of embezzlement. The former was sentenced to four years. Government surrendered the Sydney tobacco crossed before the Border treaty *va3 annulled. The law officers consider deiention illegal. A verdict of LlO damages has been given against Archdeacon Slattery, of Geeloug, for assanlt.

The Government intends to reduce railway fares 20 per cent. A coach accident has occurred. Ellen Johnston was killed and others injured. Adelaide, Feb. 6. The Wesleyan Conference carried a resolution that it was desirable to hold a Conference composed of equal numbers of ministers and laymen. At a Ministerial banquet, the AttorneyGeneral stated that law reform and education would be the two chief subjects ->> be dealt with next session. -Wheat, 6s ; market quiet. but firm ; buyers offer 6s ; sellers unwilling to accept. Flour easy at Ll3 15s to Ll4 ss.