MELBOURNE.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 637, 26 January 1872, Page 3

MELBOURNE.

January 13,

The revenue returns show an increase of £275,287 on the year; and £59,553 on the quarter as compared with the previous year, principal due to Customs. Cargo continues to be recovered from the wreck of the Sussex. A son of Dr. Bae, aged nine years, was drowned by falling into a vat of boiling beer. Business very quiet. Captain Collard, of the Sussex, is to be summoned for a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act in losing the vessel. The case will come en BQit Iriday. Everything is very quiet. January 15 John King, explorer, who formed one of the Burke and Wills expedition, died this morning of consumption,

Inspector GHlmore has brought down some interesting remains, found in Eyre's Creek. They are-supposed to be the remains of Leiehardt. He a'so bought relics, consisting of portions of European garments, canvas tents, and dogs5 articles, nn™t in. iYit? possession of i>±r Yon Mueller. Pour skeletons were found buried under the sand. No distance-marks or traces were found.

Another estate has been in jeopardy. A wholesale grocer called a meeting of his creditors, but now matters are amicably arranged. Masterton's assets brought ss. in the pound. One of the firemen of the ship Nymphe has died. The funeral will be attended by the ship's company. The weather is very hot. There was a severe thunderstorm yesterday. The lightning struck a horse at Greelong, and also a boy, who, however, bas recovered. No business is being done, pending the arrival of tbe mail.

January 16. The Onward.has left, with part of her original cargo from Hongkong. Negotiations are still pending between the government of this colony and the government of New South Wales, in reference to the Border Customs' duties, and it is likely that a better understanding will be arrived at.

There has been a meeting of the creditors of Mr. C. S. Boss, timber merchant. Liabilities, £8000. An agreement was made to carry on business and pay 12s. 6d. in the £ out of the profits. Mr. M'Donald, wholesale grocer, has had his affairs before his creditors, who have agreed to accept 15s in the £. The accounts show a surplus of £3700.

3,000 cases of Devoe's kerosene were sold at Is. 9d. in bond. At auction, Natal sugars were sold at the following rates : —Low rations, from £21 to £26 ss; middling to white counters, up to £38 10s. Cornsacfc*. realised 12s. 3d. 18,000 red deJ/were sold at 4^d. per foot. | ;• January 17. Ministerial banquet has been fixed to take place at Stawell in February ; at Castlemaine in March; and at Maryborough in April. There is no business doing. Gunnies have been sold at 7s 9d, and cornsacks at 12s 6d. . The vignerons have been informed that they^will be unable to obtain con-

cessions from the British Government relative to the introduction into the home market of Australian wines.

There have been a few sales of maize at from 3s lid to 4rj.

_ There has been a slight inquiry for oilmen's stores.

Markets generally are quiet. Messrs Dalmahoy, Campbell, Hepburn, and Co report :—Pat cattle, ISOO entered, prices a shade lower. Prime, I7s 6d per cwt. Sheep, 24,000 yarded. Sixty-pound wethers, 11s.