LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1086, 8 April 1863, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MELBOURNE. March 28. Cricket March, Gentlemen v. Placers, resumed on Monday. Players made 111 runs in first innings ; Gentlemen, 45. Players, second innings, four wickets down, 75 runs. Match postponed till to-day. Blue Jacket sailed with cargo and sheep. Dr. Macadam has been elected a Vice-President of Royal Society. Stringer's Creek diggings turning out favorably ; miners, however, suffering great privations. Major-Geuei J Pratt's resignation has been accepted. Mail steamer Northam sailed on 26th. Port Phillip Farmer's Show took place on Friday; exhibits numerous and first-class—attendance good. The conviction of Taylor and Curtis, for fraud under the Land Act, has been quashed. Tariff Conference commenced its sittings. Turf Club races commenced on Friday—weather propitious. Aruma won Nursery Handicap ; Barwon, Produce Stakes; Musidora, Mayor's Cup: Modesty, Hurdle Race. Alhambra and Aldinga arrived 24th. Ladybird sails on Monday; Alhambra on Tuesday. Parliament is further prorogued to 12th May. Sydney committee accept Melbourne challenge for rowing match. M'Namara and Buchanan nominated for Northern gold fields—latter obtained show of hands. Bushranger Manus executed on Thursday. Fearful scene—rope slipped over his mouth. He ; struggled for fifteen minutes, when he was again ; drawn up and let down. i Escorts, 7,466 ounces. Reported payable diggings discovered near Glad--1 stone. Arrived: Active, from Otago. , ' Sailed: Claude Hamilton, for Otago; one hundred . passengers. Trooper Lyons goes by her to ascertain : if a man arrested at Otago is the prisoner rescued : from Pottinger. ; ADELAIDE. Government have engaged Hargreaves to search , ; for gold. He reports favorably of two or three , , places. ! : John Clark, president of the Political Association, ; : has been found guilty of attempting to defraud his , creditors. i ! Wheat, 4s sd. l Flour firm at £11 to £11 5s. —Dailg Times, 3rd , April.