MELBOURNE.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 402, 25 April 1871, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

April 11. —Thomas Morffeni, a contractor, wa;'i robbed by two armed men of £450, near Raglan. — Mauritius dates to the 28th of February have been received. There are no further vessels loading for the colonies ; freights were higher, but prices were ex-pected-to go lower in proportion.—The Record, from Foo Chow Foo, is the last tea ship of the season ; she left on the 26th,of February. Shipments were over 2000 lbs. less than last season.

April 12.—Signor Porupei arrived by the Avoca, and announces that the new opera troupe will arrive from India by the next mail. — Lieutenant-Colonel Sankey has arrived from India, and is to examine and advise respecting our" water schemes.—Charles Kiggs, clerk to Messrs. Brisooo and Company,ironmongers, committed suicide.—The Thomas Brown a cargo of sugar was sold to-day, at a decline of 20s. per ton all round. April 13.-John A. Mori-is, importer, has ~™lS hedule 5 liabilities, £8000 ; assets, ~ 2&TT The o«*erus has been hauled alongthe Wilhamstown Pier, and will be dismantled and refitted immediately.— Colonel Sauky has entered on hia duties in connection with the waterworks.—The purchasers of the steamer Uarwon expect to make a handsome profit, and entertain hopes of getting the vessel off. April 14.—Captain Heny, aged 77, one of the first pilots of Port Phillir,, died suddenly

yesterday.-A publican,' usually tnown Sullivan, was summoned for holding a licen ß « under the name of Mapplestone. The ci«a was dismissed, the Bench holding that a ml may assume any name he likes for business purposes -The immigrants per Bengal wer« readily hired. G-eneral servants at £18 t £22 per annum.-Afc the Circuit Court° Merhn, charged with throwing vitriol on a woman, was convicted, and sentenced to eiehr years' imprisonment.—National Bank sh-La are quoted at £5 Bs. 6d.

April 15.—Prisoner named Huxley escaped from gaol, be scaled the wall by means of a rope made of blanket; shreds.

April 17. —The prisoner Hixon who escaped from gaol on Saturday last, has not yet been recaptured —L. L. Smith's stud was sold • Melancholy Jaques brought 52 guineas, L a dy Manners Sutton 400 guineas, and the remainder 30 to 40 guineas each.—Henry Bed" burn, charged with stealing coin from the Public Library, was convicted and sentenced to four years' imprisonment, the Jud»e remarking thai it was a most dastardb/act -1 Mary Moran was poisoned at the'Bendieo Hospital through taking a dose ofcarbolio acid, given in mistake.—A party of Chinamen found a nugget weighing 800 ounces at the Berlin diggings.—Cerberus is being dismantled. °

April 18.—Nixon, who escaped from gaol has been captured by a detective; the warders have been suspended, pending an investigation —A man named John Ellis died from wounds self-inflicted; he left a letter, in which he stated that the rash act was caused by his being deserted bj a lady vocalist.—The inquiry into the loss of the steamer Barwon is proceeding. The witnesses all agree that there was a dense fog afc the time she struck; but the Navigation Board have decided that the captain and mate are to blame—the former for nob correctly ascertaining his position off Cape Northumberland, and the latter for not calling the captain when the fog came on.—The case of Humphrey v. Kelly, for maintenance, was dismissed. The defendant lately paid £1000 damages in an action brought by plaintiff for breach of promise.—Flour sold at auction at £13 10s. ; Java rice, £17 12s. 6d.; yellow crystal sugar, £34 16s.