AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 163, 21 May 1864, Page 3

AUSTRALIA.

Although we Lave files of 11;<* Sydney journals ; to the 14tli in&L, there is little of general interest contained in thera. The Australian telegrams will be seen elsewhere. We perceive by a report presented at the annual > meeting of the friends and supporters of ragged schools in Sj-dney, that these benevolent institutions receive considerable public encouragement in that city. There are three of these schools,all of which have been established within the last three years. During this period 1028children have been pupils of these schools and. they are attended at the present time 401-.-liy the Adelaide telegrams of the stli May,published in the Kmp 'irt oi the IHh, we tiucf that on the sth Ii.UUU bushels wheat- were sold iitAdelaide, at 7s. od., it is bciic\ cd iur the ,]New Zealand (.TGVcniniehi ; as was also a large quantity reported as soid the pre\ ions day. The surplus of breadstulis remaining at that date for exportation was tons. A promissory note of T\ I'. Harrison's of Queensland, for Jb2s. 1 hi., due iu live years from June, iSbii, was sold b\* Towusend & Co., for liy way of Sydney.we have Melbourne ne«*a to tlie 4tU inst.: — " Tlie sudden return of comparatively warm weatlier un Sunday uad no etleet rn Uie siimoii ova, the stock oi ice jn.l laihlig; but, uad meir been any lack, or luiii tlie vigilance ol the ci.i - .cuiiiii» Ouen less, the tiiK jifca lijiuJ.i. have been As tlie pans ale iu a small wooded sUdlion outhouse, the sun's rays beat tiowii with natch power. The average of death lemaiiis the stine as before, viz., about six or seven uva per diem. Tlie Kean season at the llaymarket Theatre has come to a ilose. Un Saturday niglit ilr. and Mis. fvean tooK their faruwed of the lUcibourne stage, and, m ail probability, we shall see tlieni on these boards no moie. Aucr giving two Shaksperian and classical reaUiiigs in tne iiechaiiics" Institute, at the wish of those oi our citizens whose scruples with regard to tiieatics, have prevented their seeing these distinguished aitistes on the stage, and alter paying a briei visit to Sandhurst and to (ieelong, ilr. and jJirs. lvcan and tiieir party, accompanied by Mr. Ceppin, wilt leave our snoi\ s lor America, to play a cltk oi iarewed engagement there. X'hey iirst visit i' l'aJiLi.-.uo —piui-ai'iv performing ut Honolulu by tue »aj —and uiierwaios proceed liy l'aiuiuia to the Western Stales. i'Yoiu thence they' return to England, to pa.-.s the leniaindcd of life in tlie enjoyment oi tne fortune which they have earned in the course of a long and an aiduous, but iu every respect suceessiui professional life.