VICTORIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume II, Issue 70, 16 September 1865, Page 2

VICTORIA.

The Hamilton Spectator states that m some parts of the Western District the fluke still continues prevalent, leading m some eases to very extensive mortality. The greatest loss, undoubtedly, has been at Robertson's station, m the Victoria Valley, that gentleman now estimating his loss at 20,000 sheep.

It would appear that the up-country districts are as badly oft" for beef and mutton as the metropolitan centres. The Constitution observes — The great scarcity of dheep and cattle m the Ovens and Murray districts was strikingly exemplified at J. H. Gray and Co.'s sale at Beech-wcH-th lately. Slukoy's cattle, which were of an ordinary character, averaged something over £7 per head, and one fat beast realised £14 ss. Twelve hundred sheep belonging to Mr. Alcorn fetched from 255. to 30s. These sheep were only of middling quality, and the ■> owner would have been satisfied with 20s. all round. They were purchased semewhere near Wagga Wagga at 12s. to 145., and the lucky owner has cleared about £COO by his venture.

The Independent remarks :— As a proof of what Bendigo can do m the rearing of pigs, a splendid one was yesterday disposed of by auction by Messrs. Macpherson and Co., at the cattle yards, the price realised being £9 2s. The pig was reared by Mr. Gouge, of the Emu creek.

David Young, recently executed for murder, was a man of thirty-four years of age, of middle height and stout habit. He was a native of Gloucestershire, born at Blakeney, and brought up at Calforcl. When very young he was convicted, m England, of burglary, and he arrived m Tasmania m 1851, per the steamship Equestrian, under a sentence of ten years' transportation for the offence. While working with the notorious Point Arthur gangs, he received a further sentence of nine months for insubordination; but finally, he obtained his ticket-of-leave m 1857. The uoxt year, he appears to have crossed over to Victoria, and he has since been tramping about the country, save a short time during which he returned to Tasmania. He was imprisoned at the Kilmore Gaol for three months, for larceny; and was also imprisoned at Echuca, m which district he remained a long time. He is kuown to have hung about the Oastlemaiue hotels some time, bottle- washing, &c, before he went to the Daylesford district.