VICTORIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1441, 25 July 1865, Page 3

VICTORIA.

-n v the Lord Ashley we have our Sto to July !«• We P ve the follow " Show.-The 7«,t qhow of mermoes, which is I m take place in "these colonies, is to be JU in Tasmania. The programme 5 a been recently published. The 1 *is to be held at Longford, on the w?of November, in the yards of the r r ! hem Agricultural Society. The re for the beat ram of any age is to ff otr»nd for the be* ewe 25 There are to be six sections; Sftiril for the best three rams, fourootliand upwards, with prizes of 25 . 10 soys., and an honorary certifier Section four is for the best ewes, of the same ages, with of the same amount and number. E fifth section is for two-tooth rams, ith similar prizes to those offered for sheep; and the sixth ior twoSJth ewes. These prizes are not to I? awarded unless there are four exhibitors from the other colonies, in, we Lome, the section in question-for Sis i* uot distinctly stated—m which " e the subscription money is toberenrncd to subscribers, after the prelimiZrx expenses have been provided for. lint (his, the first of the regulations, j« rather ambiguous in the wording, ,nrf it should be stated more clearly whether the want of four exhibitors from the other colonies will be lata! to the exhibition as a whole, or only to the section in which there may not the requisite number of entries. Tie entry-Hst will close on the 2nd «f October: and entries may be either directed to Mr. Nicholls, the hon. secretary to the committee, at Longford or entrusted to the care of Mr' Ainsley, who ia appointed hon. secretary for Victoria. As Longford is a few miles from Launceston, competent persons will be appointed to take charge of the sheep on arrival, and all expenses of keep and conveyance will be defrayed out of the fund at the disposal of the committee. The usual certificates as to the time of shearing, the mode of shearing, &c., will be required, as well as particulars of the breeder's name, pedigree, and district from which such" animal arrives. Victorian breeders of merinoes are, we trust, prepared to forward sheep enough to prevent any doubt as to the prizes being awarded, even if there should be few or no entries sent forward from the other colonies. Hood's Manual, July 1. Besig>"atio>* of a Volunteer Staff Officer. —Lieutenant-Colonel Pitt, who left Melbourne suddenly for Tasmania last week, has placed in the Lands of the Government his resignation of his appointment on the Victorian Volunteer Staff. " Urgent private affairs," are the reasons assigned for the resignation, and these, it is understood, will lead Colonel Pitt to proceed to England without delay. The Gazette, of yesterday, notifies that this officer's resignation has been accepted by the G-overnor in Council. It is probable that the absence of Lieut.-Colonel Pitt from Melbourne will not be so protracted as was at first anticipated. We understand that a police-warrant has been taken out, which will necessitate the colonel's return to Melbourne, to answer a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. It appears that a few weeks ago the colonel borrowed the sum of £700 upon the security of a bill of sale which he gave over the furniture of his house in Commercial road, South Yarra. Since his late departure the money lender, on proceeding to realise on his security, found that the furniture was claimed by another person, who stated that it had been made over to him previously to the date of the loan advanced on the security of the hill of sale. Upon these allegations the steps alluded to have been taken, but it is quite possible that the circumstances are susceptible of a satisfactory explanation.—Argus, July 12, Mystebiotjs Mubdeb at Sunbuby. —An inquest was held at Sunbury yesterday, by Mr. Candler, upon the oody of a man who was found, apparently murdered, lying near the garden fence of a man named Hoinville. Deceased was named Henry Junod. Several witnesses having been examined, the inquiry was adjourned fcntil Tuesday. Three men, vignerons, at work near Sunbury, are in custody on suspicion of committing the murder. The adjourned inquiry into the cause of the death of Henry Junod, the Swiss vigneronjWhowasfoimddeadatSunbury on the morning of the 3rd inst., commenced on Thursday last, was resumed yesterday, before the district coroner. Two of the men previously in custody, on suspicion of naving murdered the deceased— Samuel Furi and Edward Cranguillet— were discharged, at the request of the police, and additional evidence was then taken as against William Ancker, one of the men originally m custody, and Patrick Bailey, who Was arreßted at Keilor oil Saturday. Ihe coroner was occupied twelve hours in taking evidence, which was n °t of a particularly conclusive kind, a &d at ten pm. the inquest was a gain adjourned until Friday morning n ®st, at half-past eight o'clock. The adjourned inquest on the body of *lenry Junod, the Swiss vigneron, who was found dead at Sunbury early on the jaorning of Monday, the 3rd inst., with his skull fractured, terminated yesterdao, in the return of a verdict of wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown. Several fresh witnesses examined yesterday, and during he inquiry I'uri and Ganguillet, 0 we re discharged on the 11th ! nst ;> We re held in custody, they avi ng been re-arrested. The evince adduced has entirely failed Bu Pport the charge against * ner ot the four prisoners, and the urder is still as complete a mystery ® when the inquiry was first comtW°D 'i * 8 P rove d very clearly tvp ' e y was suffering from delirium »ien« when he made the vague state8 e d to his arrest; and ease against Ancker only amounted litf| ne B light suspicion. There was t ° r 00 ev 'dence against the other at liiw' and T w iH now be set • a thbevty_/ H j u^ls .