MELBOURNE.

North Otago Times, Volume XI, Issue 347, 18 September 1868, Page 3

MELBOURNE.

The Great Britain, b.s., has arrived, after a voyage of 55 daj b, with 500 passengers. The sale of the Yan Yean works is postponed. A newspaper has been started at Albany, King George's Sound, by tho Rev. R. Luishley, formerly of New Zealand. The stallion Lord Lovat has heen bought by Mr J. M'Kellar, of Otago, for L150. Tho entires Pride, of Scotland and Count Bismarck brought L1500, and Robert Burns, L525. Tho Tasmanian Parliament refuse to grant a vote of thanks to Lady Franklin for her present of Franklin Island. Tho Speaker of the Assembly intends to resign. Mr Bendon is talked of as his successor. The 14th Regiment is to be relieved by tho 73rd Highlanders, from China. There is good news from the Whipstick and Bullock Creek gold fields. Reductions are proposed in the Scientific department of the Civil Service. The Fiji Trading and Banking Company is fairly launched. The barque Omagh has been wrecked on a sunken rock, on the east coast of King's Island. The crew escaped. The Medical Society have adopted the proposition to appoint a pathologist and medical jurist to the Melbourne Hospital. A general election is going on in Queensland.