LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 59, 12 March 1867, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

We (Grey River Argus) are in receipt per Alhambra of Melbourne papers to the 27th ult., from which we take the following extracts: — The bushrangers who were believed to liave been concerned in the late murder of four detective policemen iv New South Wales have been hotly chased, the reward of £5,000 offeied for their apprehension adding stimulus to the efforts of their pursuers. It is supposed that they liave been chased across the borders iuto Gipps Land, Victoria. One of them known as the "Long Tailor" has been found dead in the bush, having been killed by riding a»ainst a tree while pursued by the Hoopers. The Gipps Land police are on the alert, and some troopers ha\e ridden off to scour the country uear the borders. It is anticipated that the Burra Burra Mines vill be closed in March, thtowing 600 men out of employment. The vote of £20,000 sanctioned by the Legislative Assembly as a gift to Lady Darling, formed the subject of a despatch received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and laid before Parliament on the 19th ultimo. It appeared from this document that it is contrary to the rule for colonial Governors to accept any gratuities, and that, in accordance therewith, Lady Darling could not be permitted to accept it, unless' Sir Charles Darling withdrew ftom his connection with the Colonial Office. Mr. McCulloch said that as it appeared that at the time it was written Sir Charles Darling was still in comrnuni- ation with the Imperial Government, the Government of Victoria were not in a position to know whether he intended to continue his connection with the Home Government, or sever it. Should they learn, however, that it was Sir Charles Darling's intention to retire, the vote of last session would be agaiu brought down to the House. Mr. Cowper has resigned his seat for Sydney, and retires from political life, lle joins Messrs Towns' firm. A correspondent of the Riverine Herald supplies information as to the previously reported discovery of gold on the eastern slope of the Barrier Ranges, Upper Darling, about twenty miies west of Woolwingle. A man who visited the place is said to have brought back five ouuces of gold, fouud at a depth of eight feet, and washed out in a tin dish. Should further information confirm the value of the discovery, an immense extent will have been added to the know n auriferous territory of Australia.