AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 46, 6 January 1864, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

I I MELBOURNE, I December 18th. j The floods i!i iho Ynrra are still rating. The railway and roads lo Kandridgo and t>l. Kilda aie impassable. Distressing accounts are cninim in from farmi'i-s an-l gardeners in the flats around' Melbourne of tin. loss of their nil. TJp-couniiy accounts are not so bad as .'intii'ijKitod. There ;iri> many piessinir cliiiniants on fh:.rity round the suV-urhn. I'ho St. liilda b.itlihiy fslablishinents are eliUrely d(>.rtiuyed. Arrived—'.San lioiuuiv,,' from Copenhagen; ' City of lliilbom-ne,' (s.) from Adelaide. S.B. ' Ai'iucnian,' with troops, from IJangoou. for Auckland, put into Adelaide ter coal. A transport .sliip wit!i troops for (he tanie. destination is reported in quarantine at the Jlaiiritius, with three deaths on board from eliolwu. .Sailed—' AVongii Wong:),' (s.), for Sydney, with 70!,j ounces guid. ' .Star of Teace,' sldp," for Londoii, wi;li ISOS ounces gold. December 10th. Wind eai-terlv, fresh ; weatiier line and warm. Flood faHinr-'rapidly. Tratlie on llobson's Bay and St. Kilda line of railway resumed to-day. Nothing doing in business circles. Arrivals —' Mary Smith" and 'Agnes Jessie," front .Sydney ; ' Viceroy' and ' "Wave, , irom Newcastle. OH" Cape Otway.—A strange steamer under canvas, inward bound. Cricketers are practising. Thero an; large numbers of lookers on. December 21st. The ' Kangatira,' (e.) arrived thisuttemoon at 2.30, after a long passage, from Sydney. A cordial reception "was given to the Sydney ] cric'.'.Ptors.. In consequence of the Hoods the I crielielers hud to land at AVillianisiown. The ftuidridge roail is impaseable. Tho tlood hub cut a channel eight feet dec.Ji acvosH tho main road. Inlelligenci! pours in of creps lost along tho valleyd of the Yarra and the neighbouring creeks. Suburban roads are not yet open. I The railways, by strenuous exertion?, have partially re-opened for traffic. Fiour and wheat market excited. Operations for a rise, liice has been bought up. Patna is now held in one band for £25. Salt held, for coarse, £1 10s. to ,€t Io3.; tine, jCo 10s. Kerosene oil bought for sjieculation. A nieutinsr of the creditor.s of Lyons, Hani", ami i Co., auctioneers, ims held. Liabilities, £29,000; ! ns«ets statcl at .£21,000. tV'ditors, .iielly lor lanro j aniouist, Unanimously resolved to tend ' the eitaie. j through the Insolvent Court. J Arrived.—Doe/ember 20 : ' Metaris,' from 2Cewj castle. 21 : • Uangatiia,' (s.) from Sydney. ' Untador,' .fright riimet," 'Harriet j Xathan," .and ' I'lanter No. I,' all for Kewciiatlu • • Donald Jlackay, , for London. December 22nd. Meetings are held in the suburbs to piuvidu fundu for the relief of the distress caused by the i-Vods: Collodions called foi- in the Catholic and other churches. Thv water is suV.siding rapidly. Great exertions are emp!oycd \c njnir the mads at once. Tho ' City of Melbourne," (».), for .Sydney, and 'fiungalir.-i.' (s.}, for Adelaide, saded froii'i '\Vi!li:imstown I,'ailway I'ier, instead ul' SanUridgc Pier, this afterno.l,l. Hc.bson's Hay Railway open to goods tiaflio, r.iul wil! be entively resumed to-morrnw. Tlio di.-.eh;u'gt> of ves.s.ls in the Day recommenced actively. The Sydney eleven practised on Ilichniond ground I this afternoon. Thero was a largo concourse of Mol- ! iiuurne erieketers present. Arrived—' Mary Canni-ig," from Bordeaux ; ' Barwin,' steamer, from Oreenoel;, under canvas. Sailed—' City of Melbourne,' (s.\ ior Svdnev • 'llangalii-ii, , (s.), for Ad.'laide and King Georges J Sound ; ' A!"xan<tr:i,' for L:iunoes<.in. I Tile slip, here are Le.-]wko iur some (ii::e lor cleani ing the bottoms of ships. ; A cargo .)f ne-.v teas w«s '!:'.■]..■<!, ex ' Juno,'but J not a i)id was made at tlieau.'tio;,, Aloi.t tiOf ehf-sts I were «e.ld afterwards for shipment at about current I rates. Business u very inactive. ! AYou! sales to bo resuir.ed Jo-morrow and Thursday. . . December 23rd. The Sydney Albert Kiuven are ]iractising on tlio J Melbourne ground. There is a very large attenI dance. Tlioy are etill complaining of the iJlbcti'of j the voyagi', but their play was iii iirst-rate styk: I (.Iroat n-c-dit is givc-ii to Mi-. Lawrence for his tuition. The betting is 5 to 1 on Sydney, with no takers. St-vero thunderstorm, aiid lowering glass threatening another lloi'd. 220 hogsheads and quarters of colonial wine were sold by auction at from 4s. 10d. to IDs. per gallon. Mauritius sugars sold at higher rates. Crystals, till os. per ton. Fine counters, C?A 10s. to £30 10s. .Uations, £27 2s. Gd. to £i',l. Brown, £:j2 to £25. The ' Oiiiuo',' (s.), arrived from Otago with 'JO passeugcio. Slie lott on the ICth instant, und biings no gold. Arrived—' lloslyn," froin .Sail Fraui.i;co. Sailed—• Keepsake,' for Newcastle.