AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, 26 August 1864, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

BATHURST. August 15. ]ST las just reached liere that yeste;day's mail from Bathurst, was stuck up on Mount A ictoria by three men, who, from their behaviour, were novices at their worlc. The mail hags are said to have bwn cut open and the contents abstracted. Several of tie passengers in the coach -were rohbed. TAMBAEOOBA. August 15. The escort to-day takes the quantities of gold:— oz«. dirts, grs. Tambaroora 010 - -I Mudgee 804 18 5 Hargraves 296 1 3 Mr. Coppin's party crushed eleven tons of quartz on Saturday, from which they obtained 100 ounces gold. FOIiBES. August IS. Up to Thursday evening we had thirty-six liours continuous rain. The countiy is again iloodea ana the river continued to rise until this morning, out rt is now tailing, liepoit speaks of a few sheep lost m one locality, and several horses earned away down, the river, hut no authentic account has yet been received. _. a Mining matters are very quiet. At the Else an Shine claim, at Fountain Head Beef, work is proceeding as usual. Britannia Lead is piosperous. the Prospecting claim seventy ounces ot gold turned out last .week. At the Billibong, pnees for crushing arc reduced, and are likely to - lower. Hopes are now entertained of poorer iec » being worked. . c , • - The bushranger who fired at the police in Estnckland's paddock was tracked by Sir !•. lottmger an his party to the camp on the Lambing iiat .«i, where Ben Hall's valise, containing £"300, was io mu. It is now known that Hall and his old r ' wore close at hand when the rencontre took piac< Strickland's paddock. Weather still lowering. BRISBANE. August laFive hundred pounds have been v °' J? Legislative Assembly, in aid of the funds ol tne ■> , climatisation Society, and £200 to the Queensland Philosophical Society. Arrived —City of Brisbane (s.), from Sydney. Sailed—Telegraph (s.), for Sydney. The Fusileer from London, with Government im migrants, has arrived at Cape Morelon, utter il I 1 sage of 116 days'. MELBOURNE. . August The Chief Secretary's reply to the deputation™! the transportation question is considered unsau- < I'hc Yarra Floods Commission have works to the amount of £600,000, including h.irwu improvements. Markets dull. . ~ r Arrived—Barwon (s.), from Sydney. A > from Calcutta. Balclutha (s.), from Adelaide, il > from Otago. Sailed —Bright Planet, for Newcastle. ADELAIDE. t ,, August laAccounts from the Iliver Darling state that ill * herd of cattle en route to lleninde, five or six dying daily from pleuro-j noumouia. "In the Hour market buyers offer £17 10s. and up wards. "\Vheat sales were made at 7f., F° rt ' ti j Oats, os. (id. Barley, English, ss. -Id. Bran, sSheep wore sold at ISs. to IDs. per head. • ' . 12s. Store sheep aitj iu jjood deinand, au » litter shearing,