AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1400, 13 May 1868, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

(From the Sydney Ilt-'raUl.~) Melbovhxi, April 21. Tho Assembly met and urned to Thursday. Itfr. MeCulloeh is in communication with the Governor.

The Loyal Xibera! Association had a crowded meeting at St. George'j Hall. The eight hour precession and demonstration wa» well attended ; BOme persons attempted to hoot Mr. Aspinuli to day, but wcie suppressed by orderly, citizens. Tho new schooner Zephyr, from Newcastle, is much admired. She has been purchased for the Hoi-.itika traue. April 22. Mr. MeCulloeh will not resume office—Mr. hliden is to form a Ministry with p.;v,\r of dissolution. The Argus points out "tliat a parallel case occurred in Canada, where Sir Charles Metcalf was placed ia circumstance.- with those of His Esc-llency the Governor of V ietoria. It is expected Mr. MeCulloeh will agree to a separate bill for the Darling grant. i'everal new systems of meat prese.ving are now engaging attjntiou. A prisoner at Ararat, named McDonald, committed suicide by collecting srr.all pieces of cliarcoal in h'S cell and setting them on fire. • April 23. J/Tujor "uker has ourrhased Eabblon for 120 guineas. Several colonists are leaving for Fiji. . The agent! for the Isabella doubt the reported wreck of that vessel after leaving Mauritius. Parliament met to-day and a'ijournod to Tueslay. Hie Governor is B'ill without advisers. It is thought Mr. M'Oulloch would ct.mpromifO, but he se?rts to be afraid of the Assembly. After the adjournment of the House, a private meeting of the supporters of the M'Culloch Ministry was held, but the aspect of affn'rs is uncharged. 'Xho Evening Star reports that an attempt was made to disinter the body of O'Farrell. April 24. Judge Molesworth ha- decided that certain Bums of the Taranaki Relief Ftm« are to be voted to applications, and the balance to charities*. A publican at was reading the account of O' kartell's execution when he wis assaulted by a miscreant, who declared himself a Fenian. He escaped capture. Two companies of the 14th Regiment haye been ordered to Western Australia to relievo the detachment of the 50th now stationed there, which prooaeds to Sydney. The French war steamer Avignon has 500 troops on board for New Caledonia. Mr. Staughton, a squatter, writes to tho AtffUt stating that Dalke's iilter, on his station oa the Darling, is a success, making brackish water sweet.2 The "Agricultural statistics show that there were 220,734 acres under a wheat crop, which yielded 3,489,893 busheh, or 164 bushels per acre—the decrease on last year is over one million bushels: there is also a proportionate decrease in oats. The Ernestins, for Calcutta, takes 114 horees. All the aromatic tobacco ha 3 been purchased, and is held for higher priceß ; flour is firmer.

April 25. Mr. Commissioner Noel has granted a certificate to Mr. BeTerage, a Bquatter, overruling the objection as to his not keeping books, because squatters are not traders within the meaning of the Act; the authority of Lord itldon was relied on, who exempted farmers. A favourable report of the working of the Xiand Act haß been published. The Avergnon will be open for inspection to-mor-row ; after coaling-, she wi 1 call at Sydney. The Hero (s.) spoke tho Christina Thompson, from Brisbane, off the IU-oma-ary, requesting to bo reported. Eameden'i paper machinery has started ; he expects to make 8 tons weekly. Flour unaltered. Data 3s 91 to 4s. April 27. A French ship has brought Mauritius dates to the 16th March. The hurricane of the 11 tb. and 12th. was very disastrous. Business was suspended. Tho sugar crop is reduced 20 per cent, through the canes being blown down. The factories sustained great damage, and much sugar in the dock stores damaged. Many public buildings woro blown down, and many lives were lost. The railway station was destroyed, but tho residence of Sir Henry Barkly escaped except one room, through, which a chimney was blown. Sir Henry providentially escaped, having left tfce room a minute before to consult the barometer. Sugars brisk, in consequence of tho newj from Mauritius. Flour easier. The Victoria Sugar Company refune to quote prices to-day. H.M..S. Avejrom was crowdod yesterday. The Governor has announced the discontinuance of Sunday trains to Ballarat and 3andburst. K.M.S. Avoca took 22,000 sovereigns, and 29,000 07,. of gold. ° inn 9R

& April 28. Parliament met, and adjourned to Tuesday—the political situation is unchanged. It is expeoted that Mr. Strnchan -will be sent for. Seven thousand bags of Mauritius sugar aold at an advance of 30s to 40a; Victorian sugar is quoted at £2 higher ; 500 tons of flour sold at £22 10s ; there have been sales of rice at £2r5 10s. Off the Cttwav.—Adelaide Baker, from London. April 29. It is rumoured that Mr. Sladen and Mr. Fellows have been sent for. The marriage of the Governor's eldest daughter to Mr. C. E. Bright, of the firm of Bright Brothers, will shortly take place. The half-yearly meeting of the Langlanda foundry Company w«a saufaetory—£B7oo had been paid in wages, and the gross profits amount to £3900. Mr. Wilson Gray has declined a Judgeship. Bugarsare easier, owing to the arrival of 2000 bags. Kation Bold at £26 10s ; whitish crystals at £36 101. Flour is offering at £21 10a on terms. Kerosene is quoted at Is BJd to In 9d. Arrived. Eva Joshua, l'rom the Mauritius ; Albert Victor, from Calcutta; White Hose and Boyal Oak, from London- ~ , The Swedish barque Hindoo, from Adelaide to Sydney, is off the Otway. gQ The body of Mr. 9chafer, who left his house on Thursday last, and had not since been heard of, wat found yesterday in the Yarra. He resided at South Yarra, and leaves a wife and six children. A Medico- Kthical Society has been initiated tho stated object is to elevate the profession m the estimation of the public. No change in the crisis is expected till tho Governor has studied his despatches received via Association has been established, and a prospectus is preparing. h !o i,.j A farina starch factory has been established in Davlesford, and a printing-ink factory in Melbourne. ' 'ihe Sarah, from the Mauritius, brought confirmatory Dews of the hurricane off that island. Messrs. JDalmahoy Campbell & Co. report that 1200 head of fat cattle h.ve been brought forward. Prime beef is worth 20s. per lOOlbs.; 66-lb. wetheri, Bs. 6d. Flour is unchanged; sugars are steady. Mabtbobough, April 21. Five armed men stuck up an hotel at Curne, five miles from the diggings, last night; Mr. White, Manager of the Bank of i*ew South Wales at Rockhimpton, was there, when three men came into the room where he was and ordered him to bail up; Mr. White drew a Tranter revolver, which missed fire, he then fired a second revolver, with which he wounded one man, and was then fired upon by one of the bushrangers with a doublebarrelled gun. Mr. White returned the fire, and then succeeded in making hisescape into the bush, without losing anything. The robbers only got about £15, and some provisions. The escort arrived to-day with 4,500 ounces of g °The camping place of the bushrangers has been discovered, and a shirt with blood stains on it, a .addle, and some of the provisions were found. Adelaide, April 20. The Tana Bell, from Mauritius, enoountered sever® weather on the !3tb March, three days after leaving there, which; from its course, the captain thinks must have passed 'over the inland 5 he afterwards saw part of a wreck, which he supposed to be the Isabella, bound for Melbourne, that sailed a day before the Jane Bell. "pape- Sit without quarantine. April 21. The Government have given order* that tho Quarantine regulations are to be strictly enforo«d with vessels arriving from the Mauritius

At the settling on the races last night Mr. Lamb, the owner of Cedric, entered a protest against the Chip stakes going to Cupbearer, on the ground that Cedric was crossed by Kegalia, which belongs to the same owner as Cupbearer; the decision on the protest has been postponed. At auction to-day 1000 bags damaged sugar brought very good prices. Corn market unaltered. " April 23. The question of municipal finance has been brought I before the public by the Register—there is at present | a deficit of .£15,800. \ The cora market is very quiet, no transactions are j reported. April 24u Ilie cargo of sugar ox Jane Bell was offered at auction this morning; holders were rm, - bidding dull-IMI KjJ w.j TOSSTrtKK.'w »?■'. "is" - „ toU £-53 15->. The publication of the stathe Victorian harvest has stiffened the corn market here, but there are no alterations in prices as vet" sales of bran have taken place at Is od. Arrived s»night of Snowdon from London. .April 25. The Supreme Court has decided that the Commissioner of Insolvency has jurisdiction in the case of Tjevi and , j v. The Victorian harvest statistics have taken our dealers by surprise; the market is very firm, th 'iigli the absence of transactions prevents any reliable quodesign for the Torrens dam has been finally fixed on, aod it will bo executed by private enterprise. Aptil 2S The total value of exports for the quarter ending 31st March is £852,619 ; cereals being £155,810 ; wool, £487, 981 ; minerals, £173,879. The weather is unseasonably warm. Buear is very firm, owin* to the news from Melbourne per Avignon. Holders refuse to name a price No business done in the corn markot. It is reported that shipments from America make buyers less anxious to operate. April 29 One of the tins of Ritchie's preserved mutton was ODened for trial at the Advertiser office this morning, and found to be sweet and fresh. The process of preservation is considered to bo very successful. A large number of squatters and others interested in the matter were present. The Moonta Mining Company have declared a dividend of £5 per shaie. It is proposed to have a very grand display ot fireworks on the Queen's Birthday. The corn market is unaltered. .April uO. Hichard Gage Cooper, formerly of Melbourne, and lately employed as a blender of colonial wine here, committer suicide by taking strychnine. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict oi fdo de se returned. it is proposed to assist the funds for the formation of the N'ew Torrens Dam by a great fancy bazaar, to be held in September ne.v. Nothing doing in wheat or flour. Arrived. —Ornate, from London.