Australian Telegrams.

Marlborough Express, Volume VI, Issue 294, 27 May 1871, Page 7

Australian Telegrams.

Melbourne, May 15. lii the Parliament, the Opposition is baiting the Government in the Mining Department and Land Administration, but obtained no advantage. The cheap railway construction party are making a demonstration. Parker, of Sydney, has had an interview* with M'Oulloch relative to the mail route via California.

A mysterious robbery of bOO pounds o 1 opium has taken place from bonded stores The Governor is suffering from sciatica The breadstuffs market is rising. Flour £l6 to £l7 ; sugar firmer.

Sailed—Prosperity, for Hokitika. Sydney, May 15,

The Legislative Council has signified its intention to alter the tariff so as to allow* a drawback in favor of Colonial manu* factures.

Claridge is acquitted. Griffiths is sentenced to death for the murder at Nambuckra. Sugar firmer. At the races, the Handicap Lottery Stakes were won by Baron, 1 ; Olifden, 2. Maiden Plate—Romula, 1 ; Pyrrhust, 2 j Count, 3. Produce Stakes—Hamlet, 1; Prophet, 2. For the Cup—Mermaid, 1 ; Little Dick, 2 ; Romula, 3. Time, 3 mins. 40 secs. The Waverley Stakes—Pyrrhust, 1 ; Challenger, 2; Comedian, 3. All aged. Winder and Clifden were beaten. Time, 1 min. 49 secs.

The Free Handicap—Spy, 1; Stumpy, 2 ; A Hack, 3.

The Prince Alfred Stakes—Farmer’s Daughter, 1 ; Dane, 2 ; Vista, 3. City, Mermaid, Titus, Pearl, Cumberland, Count, and Challenger,- all stuck well together. There were 21 entries.

Arrived—Fairy, from Hokitika. The Northern Light sailed on the Bth for Hokitika; Amateur and Hero, for Auckland; King, for Oamaru ; and the Acacia, for Dunedin. Adelaide, May 15. The revenue returns for the quarter show a considerable increase. Wheat, very firm at 6s.