AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 877, 27 March 1866, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Cattle Exportation.—The Northern Argus undei stands that Mr. Henriques is making exten sive preparations at JBroadinoum for the. shipment of cattle from R>ckhainplon to the Melbourne market. A large stockyard is being put up^ with a stage extending to the lieaoli, at the extremity of which will be placid a punt to receive the cattle, and at a depth of water sufficient for steamers'.to ■com* alongside. The 'first shipment is expected io take place early in March. <: Mob. of Enip — List Wednesday, Mr. H. Thompson, of Gumley Gumley, came acioss a large flock of .about' forty emus in one of the paddocks of his station. If ilie appearance of these birds near the river is to be taken as any indication of a scarcity of water in the back counuy, it Won Id seem that, notwithstanding the rain, this country must sill V hut very indifferently supplied.-—fTo^ffl Wagga Express. SETTiiKns in South Australia by petition are attempting to oh'ain such terms as will enable them to open up the great dYsert country between the Murray. Coorong, and Victoria. Acts <>f daring robbery and bushranging continue very frequent in New South Wales. Efforts are heing made for the establishment of a " German Evangelical Church in Sydney," for the Luiheian and other " Reformed Protestant " residents speaking the German language as their mother tongue.

Inohkasis of Lunacy in Nkw South Walks —Iv mitkiup another inntioiton theest mates in the Assembly a> Sydney, Mr. Parkes stated tliaf when he wns Colonial Secretary, lie had to si<ni as many warrants for the incarceration of lunatics as he had heeii days ;n office. The increase of lunacy in the colony he considered to he an alarming fact. A penny Savings Bank is a successful institution in Sydney. Distkkssing accounts have been received'relative to cases of destitution and stiff ring in the interior of New South Wales, caused principally liy the late drought. Many families are le.prese.nied to he on the verge of starvation. A person who was one of the largest retail dealers in the shoe trade sailed for California in die K=idosli on Sunday, leaving dehts tiehind him to the amount of several t liousands of pounds. Successful (Juaktz Crushing —From the new reef at Taiii'mi ooifi, J> ffive's company have raised two tons of quar z. which have heen crush) d at their own engine works. On washing ii|) on a n-ceiit occasion the toiaJ yield was futind to he 32 ozs. of gold, .or 16 < z-t. per ton.- This is the fiSt trial of the reef, anil there is reason to helieve that fu'tirr c usiiingtt will prove more reninnera live. Andelouke Reef, near Gniiiiayai, coniiuiics to attract atte"ntinii, and will, it is In lievei), prove of a highly payable character.— Sydney Herald. A tremendous explosion occurred last Sunday evening, by which the sores of Messrs. Molison and Black, in Bndge-stieet, were totally dis'uyed. The noise of the explosion much lesemhled a discharge of artillery, the position of .the occur rence being indicated hy a dense column of dux. and rubbish, which rose to the height of about.one hundred and fifty feet. The concussion was such that the glass of all windows closed at the time within h radius of three or lour hundred yards were smashed, and other damage done to the surrounding buildings Fortunately no persons were kilit-d ; only two sustained some trifling injuries. The explosion was that, of a qnan iiy of a new compound called " blasting oil ' or nitro glycerine which whs stored in the warehouse. Lmprovicj.) Rkvhnue of Nkw South Wales —The revenue of tlie colony for the mon hs of January and February, in this year—including other ports beside Sydney and the Mir ray River Customs—has amounted to .£150.634. against .£98,787 for the conesponning.period ot 1865, and which is equal to an increase of £51,847, or 52^ per cenr. Accidental Injury Insuhanch Company.— The Accidenial Injury Insurance Co., lately started in '■'elhourni.l, have held their first meeting, and resolved to undetake ordinary life assurance business. There was a very severe dust storm in Melbourne a few days ago. 4200 bats of sugar have just arrived at Adelaide from the Mauritius. The rejection of the tariff bill by the Upper House, and the consequent abandonment, of the duties imposed by the. Ministry of Victoria, in anticipation of the bill becoming law, was the muse of the resignation of the M'Culloch Ministry. It is hinted that Governor Dai ling had sent home his resignation. The old taiiff rates are now le/ied in Victoria. The City Corporation has resolved to borrow ,£IOO,OOO by debentures at 6 per cent., to clear off debt, build a town hall, and finish other public works. James Wallis, found guilty of forgeries in Melbourne to the amount of ,£3200, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Batavian Produce.—Samples of the produce of the island ot Java have l» en received by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce as a present from the Chamber of Commerce of llatavia- The samples comprise no less than thirty descriptions of(sugar, from the darkest ration to fine counters and crys'als; twelve samples of coffee, some of which are of a very fine description, and said to be equal to the best Mocha. Tli« other samples are ri c, coffee, tapioca, nutmegs, cocoa

nibs, cloves, mace cubehs, vanille, pepper (Muck HiwJ while), and tamarinds. \ piece of the. bmk of a free from which gutta pereha is extracted is also forwarded, and a sample tf m>tuntac>ti ed tobacco, which ver}' nmch repemtdes the biidseye tobacco manufacmn d nnd sold in England. The opening np of the Torres Straits route with Eurone via Batavia by the Queensland Government will, no doubt, tend 10 increase (he trade with ilie Australian colonies and that port, the communion tion heuveen the two places being much more rapid and cnsy than it was for'iiieily.— Sydney Morning Herald. Skpaisation in Australia.—The district of RiveriiiH, a large tract of inland country in New Soii'li Wai en, lying between the iV'tin umbidg^e Hud the Upper Munay, lately petitioned the Home Governiit'-nt Xt be consiiui'ed a m \v colony, but the petition has bet n rel'ined. The ship Atlas, from Copenhagen, timber laden, has arrived at Melbourne The body of a white man, supoosed 'o have been miudeied ,j>y the nativts, ha-i been found near Rockliamiiton. Ninkty thhee Angora goats and a large number of birds of all kinds arrived in Melbourne by the Matt ha Bimie. The h ,res died in the Channel