INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 229, 25 April 1868, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Latest by Electric Telegraph. (From the Sydney Papers.) MELBOURNE. Mrßagot orßassott, lately employed on a station at"Wagga"Wagga (N.S.W.) committed suicide; he was thirty-five years of age. A man has been murdered in a lane off Lonsdale-street, in a drunken quarrel. Three sailors and a woman are in custody for the offence. Collins's tannery at Geelong was destroyed by fire. Mr Eiddell has relinquished the task of forming a Ministry, and Mr Fellows has again been sent for. It is rumored that despatches have been received prohibiting the Darling Grant. Parliament mot to-day, and adjourned to the 15th instant. A memorandum was received by the Chief

Secretary from the Governor, stating that Mr Eiddell had relinquished the task of forming a Ministry, and Mr aladen had been sent for.

Henry Boyle has been committed for trial on the charge of manslaughter in causing the death of a man in Lonsdale street. The other prisoners were discharged. Mr Sladen is endeavoring to'form a Ministry. Parliament met on Wednesday, and adjourned till Tuesday following The Governor intimated through the pre sent Ministry that Mr Sladen had relinquished the task of forming a Ministry ; and Mr a'Beckett had been sent for Mr Sladen, after frequent consultations with his friends, arrived at the conclusion that he could not form a Ministry which would be likely to command the support of the Lower House and has in consequence returned his commission to his Excel lency the Governor. Various rumors are current as to what step will next betaken by his Excellency, but nothing definite appears yet to have been determined on. ThejTgeneral impression is that the reinstatement of the M Culloch Ministry is inevitable Mr a'Beckett. will lay before the Council the Queen's answer to their address relative to the Dariing Grant. Ireeman who was defeated in the Champion Sculls R ace; was entertamed at dinner at Menzies' Hotel last night. Professor Irving occupied the chair, and the Hon. A. Michie the vice-chair.

QUEENSLAND. Marybobottgh. Labarte's coach was stopped about three miles from Gympie, when ascendmg a hill, by three armed men who came out of the bush on foot.' There were thirteen passengers in the coach, all unarmed. The robbers took *£UU in notes, thirty sovereigns, and fifteen ounces of gold. The faces of the bushrangers were concealed by handkerchiefs, and they seemed new at the business, as the searcher was very nervous and trembled a good deal, and a quantity of cash escaped his notice. On leaving the coach they went down to the river, where it is supposed they had horses. The fortnightly escort arrived with d9ob ounces gold.