AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 551, 8 November 1872, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

o Both at Ballarat and Sandhurst an improvement is visible in mining matters.— The Sydney police have discovered an extensive factory, of spurious coin on the premise; of a blacksmith named Hewitt, at Shoalhaven. Hewitt has been committed for trial.—Meetings of disappointed diggers have been held at Palmerston, and assistance demanded from the Government. The acting resident is communicating with the Government on the subject.—Further rich rich discoveries of copper ore have been made at York’s Peninsula.—The seamen’s strike still continues at Adelaide, and the "irion has prevented sailors being procured from Melbourne.--At Adelafdc, Mr. liedwick, second in command of the Government Western Exploring Expedition, has died. .-Egles, in the Australasian says: “ I have been always vividly impressed with the peril of standing up to be bowled at wrth a cricket ball, hurled by a human ■catapult; and, from the report of a recent meeting, it would seem that cricketers are arriving at a similar conclusion, for at the annual meeting of the Sebastopol Club, a few evenings ago, the members, among its other appointments, elected an ‘honorary' Surgeon.’ ” —The receipts of gold at the Victorian Mint for the nxrek ending the 11th of October, was 9,235 ounces, the total receipts to the same date amounting to 152,145, unces. At the Ballarat Police Court, the Ballarat Star reports: “Mr. M ‘Donnell, barrister, was sued by Mr. B. A. Stoney, restaurant-keeper, for 3/., the value of forty ‘square meals’ supplied to A. G. Scott, of Egenon Bank robherv notoriety, while in gaol. Mr. M‘Donnell' denied responsibility. The Dench allowed 255. for nine days’ meals. Mr. M‘Donnell admitted he had received about 40/. from Scott and as a matter of course, had paid himself his fees out of that sum,”—The Assembly at Adelaide have refused to bring the diggers back from Port Darwin ; but have offered to employ them, at a low rate \\ages, if th(*y w ere in absolute want.— Depots for the sale of Australian meats under the auspices of Mr. Edward Wilson are being started in Yorkshire, with every prospect of success.-The following telegram, dated London, 27th of September, has been received by the Australian Mortgage, Land and F'nance Company ; “ Ausahan wool sales are progressing, at an advance of 2d. to 3d. per pound.’’-The fo" lowing elegram. dated Port Darwin, 4h of October has been published iri the AusS nth of n Mr V Da,y and P^y<started on the 11th of October on-a prospecting tour. They report that, prospects were very good for finding rich quartz reefs.”—The Victorian Government has been requested to W P back de rt'tute diggers from Port Darwin. The Chief Secretary replied that the Government regretted the KintT + th V Ppl ! oanta , but could not bring hack to V ictona all persons who may