AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 852, 26 January 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[brutbk’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The ’Frisco Mail. Sydney, Yesterday, Sailed,,this afternoon—R.M. s. Zealandia, for San Francisco, via Auckland. ; An Emigration Agent. Signor Cesare, a delegate who has been visiting the colonies to arrange matters in view of the possible immigration of Maltese to Australia, is a passenger by the Zealandia. The Weather. Very'unsettled weather is now being experienced here. Jan. 26, 1.39 p.m.] The English Cricketers. Sydney, To-day. The third cricket -match between English: and Australian teams commences here to-day. Great interest is taken in the contest. The Freight Market. Adelaide, Yesterday. A large number of vessels in port are unable to obtain freight. Wheat is not obtainable, and more vessels are offering than can find cargoes. 17s 6d to London has been refused, and lower rates are offered and accepted.

“ A New Steamer. N Melbourne, Yesterday. Arrived—'The Union Company’s new steamship Tarawera, from Glasgow (December Bth). The following are the saloon passengers :—For Dunedin —Mr Lambie, wife, child, and nurse; Messrs McLean, Steel, McAdam, Patterson, Mrs Hutchison and child. For Lyttelton—Miss Fyfe, Messrs Green, High, Yattem, wife and child. For Wellington—Mesdames Fry and four children, Bird and child. For Auckland —-Mrs Deaville, Miss Christie. [Received Jan. 26, 1.30 p.m.] The Marchioness of Normanby. - Melbourne, To-day. The Marchioness of Normanby has partly recovered from her recent indisposition. The Calcutta Exhibition Exhibits from the various Australian colonies for the approaching International Exhibition in Calcutta are invited^ Thef Hawthorne Railway Accident. The stationmaster (Thomas) and the guard: (Hunt) have been committed for trial for manslaughter in connection with the Hawthorne railway accident. The uase comes on on the 15th proximo. Shipping. Arrived, this morning—Ringarooma, from the Bluff.