AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 135, 19 April 1864, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

I WEST JIAITLANU: . ,„■ ~-, April 4th, Dr. Bolton ■β-iis drowned tit Hintbn on Friday night. The boat was found on Saturday with his hat, coat, and surgical instrument in it. Every endeavour to I find the body has as yet been unsuccessful. The Circuit Cdurfc.openeil to-day before Mr. Justice Wise. Mr. Faucet-t prosecuted, and Messrs. Simpson and Foster, the barristers, ore also on circuit. P. Kennedy for horse-stealing—two charges—acquitted; Arthur ' Andrews, horse-stealing—two charges— guilty. Sentence deferred. J. Dillon, forgery, guilty. Sentenced to two yours' imprisonment. J. Williams, stotling, acquitted. The river is falling. Weather fine, but Tery hot. April sth. At the Circuit Court, to-day, Arthur Andrews was sentenced to three years. John Pritchard, for lnftnwas found not guilty, and discharged: Patrick M'Miinu3, for unlawfully wounding, wac found guilty, and sentenced to ten years. April 6th. At the Circuit Court, to-day, Margaret White, charged with shooting her husband, and MargaretSmith, for murdering her nurse, were both acquitted. Weather hot. KIAMA. Thursday, 5 p.m. Information has just been received, by the way of Sboalhaven, thut the steamer Mynors, on her passago from Moiuyu to Sydney, struck upon a flat rock about five live miles from the lighthouse, and I alter steaming about three miles the captain conI sidered it udvisible to beach the TOi<eel nenr St. George's Head. The accident occurrred about one a. in. on Wednesday. The passengers aud ere* were all saved. - MELBOURNE. April 5. The health of Mr. Heales, Crown Lands' Commissioner, has failed greatly since his return fiom Sydney, and fears are entertained concerning him.Markets very quiet. The rico per ' Thetis", which arrived to-day, lias been sold, but the price lias not transpired. Cargoes of Hour and wheat aro pouring in from Adelaide. Prices are quite nominal in consequence. The tobacco market is inactive. The American duty of lit) cents per lb, imposed on manufactured sorts, induces holders) to seek much higher rates, which purchasers are indisposed to pay. The 'Yorkshire' cleared for London with 1 '2.000 ounces of gold. Weather intensely hot. There was a narrow escape of a dire catastrophe at the Theatre Royal last night. Some drunken men iu tliu vestibule niihod « cry of "Fire." A great rush took place, but fortunately somo strong nerved men kept the rush within bounds, and the audience wa9 quieted. Tlie members of the Assembly are mustering strong against the Ministry. The tlor.r market is without any demand. Thu price- of the best Adelaide is nominally £22. .There is every prospect of a fall to £20. At a sale of Mauritius sugar to-chiy, scarcely a hid could he procured, aud a few lots only wore disposed of, at rates showing a fall of quite £2 per ton on previous ruling prices. Telegraphic communication with. Adelaide is still interrupted. April 17 The Dog Show to-day was a great attraction. A large number of all kinds of dogs where exhibited. The exhibits were admitted by English visitors to be first class. Adelaide Hour (White's Valley) was offered at auction to-day, but was bought in. Part was afterwards sold at'.C22. Two more cargoes of flour arrived from Adelaide to-d;.\-. ! A considerable quantity of tine tobacco was offered at auction, and all passed; but one lot of Barrett's anchor twist, of excellent quality and condition, sold at 4s. 9d. Havannah cigars we're bought for £5 to £11 12s. 6d. Heal Swiss cigars 425.; ouly a lew wera sold. Business generally very quiet. ADELAIDE. April 6th. 7 p.m. Large numbers of sheep have recently been exported overland to other colonies. Messrs. Townsend and Co. offered the sugars ex Lieskus to-day, but only a small portion was disposed of, although importers are willing to sell at first cost and charger. >"or brown ±35 to £-13 was obtuiui'ii. The Wallaroo miners still stand out. They ho d daily meetings, at which they have singing auu piayers. The Lass of Gawler cleared for Sydney with produce. The Eliza Corry sailed from Port Elliot for Melbourne with produce. The Ilev. Maurice Leneioni, Catholic priest, is dead. Arrived.— Ocean Chief from London, with 357 Government aud assisted immigrants Hiroudelle, from Sydney ; Koyal Exchange, from Newcastle. The Eliza cleared for Melbourne with wheat. The Penola and Coorang sail on Saturday. April sth 7 p.m. The Henry Ellis ami Yatala, vessels engaged in the Northern expedition, proceed round Cape Leuwin and the Beatrice through Torres*' Straits. The three vessels will rendezvous iu Adams' Bay. The Wallaroo miners are determined not to work under their present agents. ♦ POLICE COUHT;— Monday. [Before Thos. Beckhatn, ESq., E, M.J BRUNKMIDS. Henry Brown, Thomas McKay, and Mary Abbott, were each fined 20s. aud costs, or 48 hours' hard labour, for being drunk. CITY HATES. Some eighteen cnses for non-payment of City R»t*>4, duly loriedi wore then diupooid of>