VICTORIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 539, 2 January 1858, Page 4

VICTORIA.

1 The Melbourne Griminal-Sessionß\tefminatQd jesterday,; the nptqripus ." Jobnr|y Campbeji/S being one of the later "prisoners tried. ' Thje gfji.; dence of ah approver, one«f his acppmplices. left 1 little doubt'as _to his; gaUt^butof f fcourse r with-r' olit borroboratioh, it was insufficient-ta convict;' him. So the jury liadino alternative. than to' bring in a verdrot of acquittal, i v vJ i; >:.'Hih ."; :The Dr. Laiig and^'Tjjg.^on, the^lattep, one of : th.e.vi|stirasiin;t)i|i cele|>rate^ ". La^g. [Drake" case;" received a most* cbrdialf* Relcom* ' from.! the ..citjzens of Sydney. •vThe'.'iste^taW \ Londpn» With 'the Ee^.f lsr p ■L^ng fknd Aiiisi son* as | pas^ehgersran^veti in- Sydney ftbm'this'piirt qtf j the morning of? Sunday;>tlie~istH;instants;aacl' ; on'Qthe Friaayfifollo'wiiigjaenumieroasfandin- | fluentiai'iieeting:of the,<citizeji^,numbpritig;:Up,-{ \v.ards 'of>2QQo,;preside t d Over i>y A Robert ( Camn^ ! bell, Esq.'/M,^^ aridatteiided by Messrs.1 Jolui \ M.P.j, arid- many other colotti|{l ribtabiiiticfs^'lis ; h^ldin'. tW^fcbutt\;o whtcKHfc riwas urfanii mbusly resolved &) r <c"6'Hgrat'ulator^ '■ afldfess^to M*.f rOeor^eiDAnmore:/Lariglexpresr sfeg? the^hoifough.conyietion sftfithe^onjinuy tj of hw entire intipce^nqe cff/the crime, with whiqh h^ OTaß,charged y an,d the- satiafaction' '^vlth yfiufik his restoration, tp; fvee.dqm., it welcomed by tlfo sister colony.:; The nrric6ting; is ■'described'*(a S havirig1 been mosV'b^tl/iisulstic^Krdn^nouti'ah'd tb'e impression ;pvoduced'--uponrthe: publicvak Veiy-ißttpng,;andj in' fact, fully •realising tthe warmest desires of tlie" verf z large \ body bf r o\ir .fellow-cplpiiists wljp ai-dontlyrßympatlu^e f^rith the(Eev.,Di%, and his son, uiideivthoir/ long and

An Alrara"*c^eßpon<l6nti(>f a contemporaiy tells the following snake -story .~r-On Monday last,» blown anake about fo,urrfe# six inches long, madVhJs appearance at tbe^indlass of a good goldenhole, near,the Hopkins River, and the person engaged in "drawing up the stuff,; not nkjng hisicpmpanion, gave. liatjHe, and^to save himself, down ij umped tHe sniake into the region below, and iifc-appreciating a fall of forty-fiva'fe et, ihe -immediately crept into a crevice of, jone, of the, drives, but not without causing considerable alarm tp his only companion in the deep golden region. A voice was instantly heardlabove and below *' beware of the snakfc," *nd a large jury of diggers "wire immediately «mpannelTed to decide upon iJthe guilt and, punishment of the intruder. r Spme said shoot him, others said give battle 'with pick and snpvel, but, as" his,^eyes sparkled with anger and revenge *f,' molested, \iiie decision was that he roust be shot; but then f who, ypuld go and undertake this-dangerous 'task in stich cldse -qJA^rtQra, At |ast^ when all the. boasted bravery; of soldiers, sailors, and[landsmen failed, a little tailor showed real English pluck,/and, armed with courage and a good pistol, down he went, and succeeded in giving, this .viperous monster two fatal wounds, aud brought up the intruder frj>m. his retreat, amidst th(? shouts and exclaTaations.pf a large crowd of spectators. Snakes,, centipedes', and ants are rather numerous in this locality, r ■ t, ,- . ; ",", - ■ ■. ..•-;:

A top, the Chinaman, convicted of murdering his jnate, is 'not to T)e executed after all; He ia insane, it appears. He is 'to be provided with board andresidence for -life, by the country.