AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 110, 21 March 1864, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM.

I'roui tlu! "Sydney lli'vulil.") (JOULRURX. -Murch 2. i About six oYlni'k this mnrninjj, a s -vious tin; broke j out in the back pivnuM-s of Mi-.-mv. Davies, Ale.xan- | del", and l.'o.'s The flames -\veec i-xtiirj;uished j by about oYluek. Two back st'iivs were burned down, and property e.-timated ai, between i'2UUI) and j .CHOOO destn.ved. The cause of the lire is at present unknown, (''intimately there was no wind at t.he time of the lire, or the whole block, in which are the U-.-nihl oliiee. Mr. .Kl<4eher's tin v/aivhouse, and Mr. Sibbald's cabinet-making eatablislmn-iit, would probably have been destroyed. The property was not insured. "tt'KST 51.MTr.ANj). March 3. The river has risen eighteen feet abovt, water mark, and is still rising. i.uutli I'arl: is partlv Hooded by the back water. Heavy rain at short intervals, and everv appearance of a v.et night. i'.KN DKM kk;;. March 3. All the mail hairs wi re irot over i,y a lope fastened oil ti» trees. '1 lie river ]m~ been hank Ii for several days, and is now rising tast. le-day, a mail named .lames M'lirath, atleniplini; to swim across the' river, was carried down stream and drowned ten vards from the bank. A person nam d l!e;d tried to rescue him, but was too late; the body has not vet been found. Too much praise cannot be awatilc Ito the postmaMer, who was most indefatigable in £■- 41 intr the mails over to tile south side of the river. " After the mails were passed, about a dozen men erosscd overoii a rope by means of a rinu'. A jr■ cxpeeti-d soon. It lias been raining for a wee!;. luieis are announced to take place !a re on the l-itii March. :dri)i.;iK. March 3. At the Uuarter Sessions to-day. Wiiliom Shuttleworth, for forgery ; M.S. Davis, for eattle-slealinc ; Thomas Hutler, for horse-stealing; and Daniel Mylcchorane, for assaulting a i-inisiabb', —wen.' found not iruilty. Tie' rail! ceased at twelve to-day. The river is risim; iu'^rh. r.r.isr.Ax::. March Typhus i- tcpor;. das |uvv;t!«-it'. in iiiiseaiic. Tieinlectioni> iioai tile I'loie!. Arrived.—.lcuny ('ox. , Sailed.—James l'atel>ou. March 7. Rain continues to fall heavily, ami it is feared will cause j;reat lloocU. 'J'he Collaroy (s.) arrived from noekiiamplon vestorday. She reports the arrival io Kcppcl llav of the barque Panama, from Dunedin. with 150 diners, who intended proceeding to the Calliope and (iladstone goldlields. The Wansfeil bus almost completed her londine. and will probably clear for uiu'in:: tie l v.eek with u lull can;o of produce. Arrived—Clarence {s.), from Sydney. Sailed—Telegraph (s.), for Sydney. XKWCAST I.K. DESTHt'tmoN OF TIIK Stilt' 1'IKKllI! DlNliAlt 11V KI 111:. March 7. The ship l'ho'be Dunbar was discovered to be on lire between seven ami eieht o'clock this evenine. She was lying alonji-ide the new wharf awaiting a cargo of cattle, 'lhe litv brigade soon collected, and rendered all the assistance in their power Io arrest the progress of the llauicj, but the tire bail obtained too great u hold. Captain Allen deemed it advisable to remove (he vessel from among the shipping, and the steam-lug Tamnr towed her out to Scott's l'oint. for the purpose of scuttling her ; but the tlames bur.-t out. before this could be done, and the vessel was soon burning fore and aft ; ami there is little probaI biliiv of saving anylhing. The papers and a lew j art i"!es were saved when the \ e.-s;'l was alollg.-ide the , wharf. I lip. in. I Till' musts hive gone, and the vessel hai burnt to ; the water's e.lge. Xo casualties to life occuivd. M Kl.liOl'J! XK. Mareii 2, 7 p.m. In the A volubly, the Licensed Victuallers' AmendRill parsed I lie second reading. 'J'lie cnlimales are now under consideration. Twenty thousand poun Is j was voted for the Sydney road after great opposition. | Mr. .Donald Kennedy's funeral wa» attended by all , the old colonists in Melbourne. l'lour and wheat are dearer. In Hour, best Adc- ■ luide brands are quoted at .LIS. Country brands al 1 Sll~. South Australian wheat has advanced to 7s. I Rusiness in the import market very quiet. j The Alexandra (s.) sailed for Sydney this morning. ; Weather—Heavy rains and stormy, as prophesied ' by Saxby. March 3, 7'30 p.m. The escorts brought down 21,299 ounces. The Assembly is in commitlee on the Land Rill. The Chief Secretary announced that the pensions to Mr. 1 reliMid and Mr. Dully bad been paid under protest, but he did no!: intend to appeal against the judgment, of the Supreme Court. l'lour lias advanced to £18 for outside brands. "Wheat is sold lit 7». 4.1. Arrived—Compcr, from Liverpool; Day Spring, from Halifax via Capo of ( iood Hope. March 7. Flour is in brisk demand. Sales of Adelaide liavo taken place at- from C-0 Id C2l per ton, lor .. For South Australian wheal, 7s. i)d. per bushel is ollcring, anil none obtainable at that ligurc. Arrived—Vistula, from Xewcastle. Sailed—For.Sydney : Ida, Alliance, Rllc.-mcre. and ami Wonga Wonga (s.R with 9300 ounces gold. For Xewcastle: A. 11. Badger, Squaw, Express, Bright Pluuel, Pel, and W. M. Ackers. ADELAIDE. March 2. A branch of the English, Rcodish, and AnMralian Chartered Rank is to be established here nc.\t month, Mr. J. B. Spence, ollleial assignee, is appointed manager. Messrs. Thomas lilder, Coorgo Voting, and J. Morphett, directors. At the sale of Northern lands to-dav, 5,70(1 acres were disposed of to thirty-six applicants. J Tart's (lour was sold to-day ut X'iG. atij nothin" could be bought under this figure. Large sides of wheat were made at Os. Jd. r i hero is a considerable demand for export. Arrived—Lady Lumi f, loom Lauucesiou ; Jane from Xewcastle; Barron, Pailiinardercm, Van Roieudeel, from Melbourne. Cleared.—Camilla, for Sydiiev, with flour and wheat. . , .. March 3. . Mr- *'• T. Finnoss is appoint oil Resident Commissioner in the northern territory, with a salarv of £1000 per annum. The nppoiir, lneni i., considered a good one. The iii-.-i w-.-o! v. , : !t --.ii! ;he mirth v. : ihiu-i 1.-eeiiil. Tel. seel i, of i: - • e-.: i * el: le/rit,-i'V V. I.i, to-i la \ . (/niiiploii i> [u-ius ajrc-Mt- wir'i ."In;:! (tii.r i-tv-la'a 1 ! I .*.

Cleaved.—Cornelia, for Cieelong, with wheat; Frowning Beauty. and Kmily Allison, fur Svdnev, with wheat and il,niv. At ' Yankalilla—Atliol for Melbourne. with wheat. At \Villunj;a—Sir Isaac Newton, and Diana, lor Melbourne, kith llour ami bvai 1 • .Arrived, —Caroline, from Melbourne. At Yanka* lillti—Centaur, lrom Melbourne. March 7 An nt tempi is beini; made io got the All-Kngiund hleven here the Suitlh Australians. There M'eiv ten inoiv ujiplifiitions for northern hind to-day. :l lot al of OS,-ISO acres applied j lor. 1 C. berry, tin- railway accountant. has been appointed ' an ntlicial assignee. : I lie (loverniuent lias advertised for a competent ! ntirrevoi' for tin- northern territory. Caullield takes the pluco of Contmissioner ill caso of emergency. ; X lour, £IS per ton ; wheat, lis. 9d. per bushol. 'J'l'.e arrived mi Sunday, and sails oil Wednesday. The Iladleys arrived from Mauritius. The Haldol- has eleareil ior -Melbourne, with a cargo of malt, wheal, and bran. At AVillmiga, the Ciioico arrived irom Melbourne, and the Sea Xymph from Sydney. Tbe Clutha also sailed for Melbourne with a of cereals.