AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 541, 30 August 1872, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

The new Prince of Wales 'E'hestre was to have been opened on the 24tla. ult. There are fifty for the Melbourne Cup. There was a heavy fall oF snow in Melboure on the night of the 9tha_ instant. At Adelaide, snow fell on the 9ch inst. The Bank of New Sou_th Wales, at Wodonga, was burgalaHoualy entered about 7 p.m. on the 3rd instant, Haring the temporary absence of the clerk dn cbarg“, Mr. Frank W. Brown. The woulci be robbei jfired three shots at Brown on his return, one of which grazed his temple. A severe struggle took place, in the course of which Brown threw a heavy plated cancOestick at the robber, and then closed with him. The fellow finally escaped withotti being able to secure any plunder, A twelve carat diamond Pass been found in the Bathurst district. The Ballarat Courier has been favored with an extract from a letter which has just: been received from Mr. Simpson, at Perth., relative to the pearl fisheries of West A. "zastralias Mr. Simpson writes very favourably of these fisheries. He says a vessel t’cs.d just returned from New Zealand, every man on board of which cleared from 500/, to 1 000/. according to the share held in the -srenture, by the sale of the pearl shells obtained during the present trip of the vessel, wiaich only lasted altogether seven months. 'JJhe natives are employed as divers, and ttiey work for a mere subsistence ; but to avoid desertion some of the vessels bring rxa-tives from the Coromandel coast and Ja.wa, and these men are paid two rupees a T~nonth and fed free. These men never laa<3, on account of the hostility of the natives to them. Mr. Simpson says a ton and a h-adf of shells will pay the whole expense of tbe-e trip, and that it is not at all uncommon for a diver to bring up to the boat 30ib. of shells after one dip. The value of the sbelXs is from 7/. to 9/. 17s. 6d. per cwt. Some-time pearls are alighted upon, and in that case the profits of the season are very mater fally increased. According to the Australian Israelite, the enrolling of the first Victor-3.au Jew in the Colony of Victoria as a barr-dster, took place af> w weeks ago in the Court, when Mr. Louis Goldsmiths.., on the motion of Mr. Dobson, was admitted a member of the V ctorian bar. He received his primary education at the common ( Jewish) school. No. 110, off Bourke street, Melbourne. The Creswick Advertiser states that “at the Australian Company’s claim an engagement has been made, through one of the directors, with a Chinese agent in Ballarat, for the supply of one hurui red men at 275. per week, to be forthcoming;: within ten days from Friday last. There wasalso an under, standing made that one hu mdred more men would be put on shortly.” Amongst the wills to wirich probate was granted on the Ist inst., in the Melbourne County Court was that of William P. Walker who was brutally murderer! on the Paramatta River a few months ago by the two men Nicholls and Lester, were executed for the murder. The testator left all the property he was possessed, of to Jonathan Evans, licensed reader of the Ararat district, after payment by NT r-. Evans of the testator’s just debts and funeral expenses, and'carrying out the wish.<=s previously expi eased privately by him. to Mr. Evans. The property left by the deceased was sworn by Mr. Evans to be worth*. 118/., consisting for the greater part of dash and the remainder of jewellery and cJothes. A man named William Maunder, was killed at the North Cross Reef, Pleasant Creek, on the 12th inst., t»y a fall of earth while timbering a drive. “ It is said,” remarks tlx_e Ballarat Star, “ that the cost to the state; of the late Ballarat Gaol breaking has been not loss than 2,000/. Of this amount it has been estimated that COO/, worth of telegraphing was done in connexion with tin s affair.” A young man, named Charles Walter Howard, lately arrived from New- Zealand was found dead in the T treasury Gardens, Melbourne. “It is rarely that a woman forgets the manu of her husband,” ot>serves the Geelong Advertiser, “but a case of the kind occurred yesterday (Monday) at tie Police Court. Mr. M’Cormick, the counsel for the defence m a case of simple larceny-, was examining a witness for the prosecution, named Mrs. Burns, when the followmac amusing colloquy ensued:—Mr. M’Cormick. —‘Were you ever married to anyone besides- your present busband? Witness.—‘Yes, sure, indeed, I was.’ Mr. M'Cormick.—‘What was bis name?' The witness became very meditative , and did not reply, Mr M'Cormick—‘Now then tell us who w-as your form cr husband.’ Witness hesitating and assuming an air of deep abstraction—‘Pou my -word, it’s so long since, I don’t remember. ’ Mr. M'Cormick. ‘Don’t remember your tiusband’s name eb Come npw. Witness continued m,anabstruse study. Mr. M'Coraiick—‘You’re not more than 24 years of I suppose you cannot have forgot already.’ Witness.— ‘Well, you see, I never s-tuok to him. I think it was Turner; yes, Thomas Turner.” Mr. iW‘Cormick.--‘And. -when did you wed poor Paddy Burns’’ Wituouss, —‘Doutyemeraber. It was at Dundee by the priest, Father ; I forget the name entirely.’ Mr. M'Cormick.—‘When did. you first get married?’ Witness.—Six yeans ago.’ Mr. M'Cormick.—,That was to Tuner; and when did youmarry Paddy’Witness. ‘Two years afterwards. ’ Mr. M'Cormick.—‘ls Turner married since!’ Witness.—‘Don't know whether or not, I’ve never seen tsjm.’ Mr. M'Cormick.—‘And you never amade any inquiry about him before you maimed Paddy Burns Witness.—‘No; indeed I did not.’ ” “Have you been vaccinated yet?” asks a writer in the Canterbury- Press, andheadds: —“lt’s a very good ifio-wo indeed, if you do as little Gusset did day. He got three days’ leave beca-cz.se he was so ill, walked about and enjoyed himself. He is back at work now, and. told his employer he felt right, as well might, seeing, that ke acre* got racdsated. at ail”