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West Coast Times, Issue 111, 25 January 1866, Page 3

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MKrißouiiKK, Thursday, Jan. 11.

Mr 8. G. King, another Metropolitan free trade candidate, was literally howled down in North Melbourne lae't night, and was not allowed to speak.

Tho exposure of Mr Michio and Mr Vcrdon's alleged acceptance of compensation for pensions has excited interest and discussion.

Tho French ship Grande Condo arrived fiom Calcutta.

Tho Government made another confession of judgment for £40,000 ; total so received, L880,0()0.

Accounts from very many districts announcing excellent wheat harvest. Weather very fine. Vines looking well everywhere

In tho Ballurat district labor is scarce. The use- of stripping machines for corn answers well.

Mr. Justice Molesworth is gazetted C!hief Judge of (Joints of Mines for Victoria.

Business extremely quiet. No .speculative transactions of any description have taken place. Corn hacks continue firm ; small sales at 10s (5d to-day. Malt is in hotter request ; sales at 10s Odin quantity; from 10s 10.UI to 11s. for smaller parcels. Good demand for sugar, both from grocers and brewers, at yesterday's quotations ; 000 bags ration sold in bond at £2G, Maizo is selling' frcoly at 5s Cri. Breadstuffs unaltered, only trade sales.

Apr.riA.TMi, January 11.

Tho corn market is still receding. Wh'oat sold yesterday afternoon nt 8s '4d per bushel. Thoro arc no buyers to-day at over, Bs. Last sales of flour, .320 15a to £21 country ; £22 to £22 5,s town.

Fat sheep, 17s to 18s; lambs, 10s to 12s.

The balance of tho 0017(0 of sugrr'cx Ayr sold to-day at nn advance of 10s per ton, for browns. Tho discovery of n payable gold quart/: roof has boon confirmed.

The Government land salo to-day realised £11,300.

A newly invented nuldcr lincl been tried with mcci'i'3 at llavro j it is composed of four pieces, connected by hinges, in plnco of ono solid piece. ]Jy jiicona of lluvo joints the viuUlor, when set in motion by Iho tiller prosonla ii curved surface to tho water in place of a Hat s'.ivlaee. Tlio object is to {jive both a great cv flexibility and a stronger notion to (ho rudder.

Tlio following returns fhow Iho number of ppoplo, #iiid the number of horses, that liavo passed by tlio JJcalcy, to and t'lom the West Cmtorbiiry OoMtields, during the week oikUikj; January <i : — To tlio goldliolds — passengers, ij/5 ; horses, !!<). From (lie goldliclda- passengers, SO ; horses, 20 ; ponuniioiit residents at tlio Ue.-iley, ,')JJ. The /Irpuit remarks th.it complete success Ikis n'tt ended Iho interesting experiment of Mocking l.lio YsiiT.i with tlio uobl.l Murray ,c.kl. On Friday lasfcseveia! lisli, varying in weight from llireoto live pounds, wero taken from Iho Yarra a few miles beyond Eltbiun.