AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 708, 12 August 1869, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

LATEST TELEGRAMS. Melbourne, July 21. Metcalfe, the chief officer of the Explorer (which came into collision with tho’ Bretagne), has had his certificate suspended for twelve months. The captain of the Reliance is exonerated. The Victorian Insurance Company held its tenth annual meeting to-uay. It has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of two shillings pep share. (General Chute and Major Baker arc passengers by the City of Adelaide. The Government are in a majority of one on a motion to postpone inquiry into the case of Mills and dtutt. Mr Coppin has undertaken to build No. 1 Old Colonists’ Almshouse. Tho Governor has gone to Ballarat to open the Fine Arts Exhibition. Sugars are harder. There is au arrival of 930 head of cattle, principally from Gipps Land. The demand is brisk. Best beef lias been sold at fully 30s per 1001 bs. 17,000 sheep also have been brought in and prices are rather better. All tho good ewes and wethers sold at satisfactory rates. A later telegram gives the following quotations : —Best beef, 32s 6d per iOOlbs. 52ib wethers, 13s. Adelaide, July 21. The Supremo Court has decided that the local Courts have no criminal jurisdiction. This decision upsets the practice of several years. It is intended, however, to appeal to tho local Court of Appeals. Another great sensation has been caused by the discovery of silver cental iug alloy of copper and bismuth. Bathurst, July 20. There has been another attempt made by prisoners to break out of tho Bathurst gaol, It was very nearly success'ul. Bear son, whoso sentence of death was latch commuted, is alleged to have been (he in stigator.