LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2097, 25 January 1870, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

The Omeo, Captain Calder, left Melbourne Wharf at 4 p.m. on the 19th, cleared out of Port Phillip Heads at 7.30 p.m., and passed Swan Island next day at 7.30 p.m. She experienced light southerly winds during the first portion of the passage, and variable winds during the middle portion, and latterly strong N. W. gales with heavy squalls of wind and rain. Sighted Preservation Inlet, at 6 a. m. on the 24th, and arrived at Bluff Wharf the same day at 3.45 p.m. She leaves again to-night at 8 p. m. Mr Bagot, the Secretary to the Victoria Racing Club, will visit the various ports of New Zealand by the Gothenburg, to arrive at Hokitika on the 31st instant. He will be prepared to offer advantageous terms to owners of race-horses to be sent to Victoria to be engaged at the meetings of the Club for the season 1870-1. Melbourne, Jan. 19, The flour market is rising. Prices quoted Ll2 10s to Ll3. New wheat, 5s sd. Maize firm, at 4s. Oats, from 3s. Cornsacks, 11s 9d. Candles are steady, at 10Jd. Passenger List.— For Dunedin ; Mrs Goodsir, Miss Willis, Mrs Gray, Mrs Wise, Miss Wise, Mrs Beacher, Mrs Cowie, Miss Fish, Mrs Blair, Mr and Mrs H. Fish, Mr Tarr, Mr Battie, Mr M'Ncil, Mr Brick, Mr Turpie. For Lyttelton: Miss Pavitt and Mr Taylor. Good business in hops. Java crystals 36s to 38a. Several small failures have occurred, and some uneasiness exists among business men. The Government expressed a willingness to give L6OOO as a subsidy to the new California Packet Company. Arrived—W. C. Wentworth, from Hokianga. Mr Aspinall has resigned his seat, '’preparatory to joining the Ministry. An agitation for introducing a central system of grain transactions has commenced. Tho Australasian Fire Assurance Company repudiate Solomon’s claim for iusurrance, in consequence of a wrong description of the hazadous goods on 'premises at tho time of the fire. The Lincolshire has been selected to convey home the time-expired soldiers and invalides. The Victorian Academy of Art, on same basis as the London one, has been established by colonial artists. The lessees of the Ballarat Theatre, Holloway and Co., are insolvent. Ten men deserted from the Barossa on her last trip. Mr Nichols, bookseller, Melbourne, is insolvent. His liabilities are L 6,000. Arrived.—Mary, from Westport. Mr Byron Moore has been appointed Assistant Surveyor-General. The Government propose selling the Pharos steamer. A short grain crop is expected, De Coustel, a French teacher, has been arrested, charged with criminally assaulting a young girl named Smith. A fire took place at Chines, destroying property estimated at L 2,500, which was covered by insurance. The Moa, from Auckland, has arrived. Schoolmaster Boyes of the Nelsonjjtraining ship has been dismissed. Mr Courtney, official assignee, has resigned. The English pedestrians are much mortified at their recent defeat. They are now training at Brighton. All their engagements are broken, except Hewitt’s match .with Harris. Arrived—Ceres and Northern Light from Greymouth. The new Victorian flag has been adopted It has five stars in one of the crosses of tho Union Jack. The Island Murray River dispute between New South Wales and Victoria has been referred to Mr Deas Thomson and Mr John O’Shanassy for settlement. A new watering-place, called Sorrento, opposite Queenscliffe, has been laid out and sold. The principal citizens have purchased allotments. Mr George Davis, manager of the Gold Company at Wood’s Point, has been committed for trial for shooting at Samuel Hill with a spring-gun. The Beechworth Railway Company is dis-

satisfied with the quantity of land granted by Government as compensation for forming the line. The Government propose giving one mile on either side of the line. R. T. Anderson|hvwill represent the Ministry in the Council. Lyster’s opera artistes have arrived—Barratto, Chambers, and Signor Dondi. Weston’s opera season has closed. Professor Hughes has taken premises for the performance of vaudevilles. The insurance companies propose raising the rates on hazardous goods to 7s 6d.‘ Charles James Davis, decorator, passenger per Yorkshire, was arrested for forgery on landing. Young Gardiner, the jockey, was killed while riding Receipt at Violet Town. W. G. Slayter, watchmaker, Emerald Hill, was arrested for forgery immediately after his marriage. The Inter-colonial Cricket Match takes place about the 15th March. The Government chemist, Johnson, analysed the Victorian sugar, but could not detect any poisonous material. The foundation stone of the memorial chapel at Abbotsford was laid on Sunday; Dr Barry preached ; L2OO was collected. Flour, 41b loaf, 7d. The Inter-colonial Conference questions have been discussed at Cabinet meetings ; Dr Knight was present. Difficulties have arisen regarding the conveyance of mails from California to England. Dr Knight is consulting with the Conference at Sydney on the subject. Stdnet. Mr Parkes has been elected President of the Council of Education. Arrived at Newcastle.—Bengal, from Lyttelton. . , Mr Robertson has retired from the Ministry, through financial embarrassments in bis private affairs. Mr Cowper is premier, A floating dock company at Newcastle is proposed. Arrived at Newcastle. Union, Indus, Chrishna. Gregg and Salisbury have been committed for defrauding the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank of L4OO. The General Assurance Company bar# declared a dividend of per cent. ; Pacific, ss, and a bonus of Is additional. Dr Lang has been lecturing on Parliamentary experience. Adelaide. A case of Asiatic cholera occurred at the Burra. The Almanoa Mine has ceased working. Six tenders have been sent in for leasing the Strathalbyn Railway. Retrenchments have been made in registering real property. Mr Bartley, Crown Solicitor, has been superannuated. Hobart Town. Mr Miller Ellis has been arrested, charged with salting the Tasmanian Reef. The John and Jane put into Launceston leaky. The captain of the Omeo reports passing the brig Chanticleer, from Dunedin bound to Melbourne, 200 miles east of Swan Island.