INTERCOLONIAL.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 337, 12 July 1875, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL.

. We take the following additional items of Australian news up to July 3rd, from the Daily Times: — NEW SOUTH WALES. rpjjg official reports of several goldfields at the Pah vtier are favorable. The miners are generally v *-a«»ng g° od wages. The population is orde provisions ample, but dear, and the gener. hea,th g° od - T^ e . re ia &***■ activity amongst reefs, and machinery daily expected. A good ° f th e s } mc ™S are clearing handso ™ly, but many of the lately arrived Chinese » re scarcely making a living. The blacks are exceedingly troublesome, and have killed seve™ 1 cattle, and also attacked the mailman. Public finance continues in* New South Wales in a most satisfactory position, lne large surplus of revenue on hand Ms induced the local bankers to addresb the Government on the advisability of doing all its business with one bank. Miningmatters in Sydney progress steadily. All the feverish excitement having died out, it is succeeded by a more substantial development than what prevailed during the mining mania. The railway extension in New South Wales is going on satisfactorily, though it is somewhat retarded by the very inferior characted of some of the material imported from England. Sir Arthur Gordon, with a portion of the officials of Fiji, has proceeded to headquarters, after being formally initiated as Governor of the new colony. His Excellency intends making a short cruise through Polynesia in Her Majesty's ship Baracouta. He will probably visit New Guinea. Monetary affairs are quickly recovering from the effects of the recent disturbance. Capital is plentiful, and the policy of the Banks liberal. A miner fell down a seventy feet shaft at Reed's Gully, Parkes, and remained there twenty-four hours. After being taken out he lived twenty minutes. The Sydney Morning Herald states that the successful tenderers for the San Francisco mail service had ascertained that £90,000 had been fixed as the maximum subsidy, and tendered just under it. Several parties intended tendering, but expected from £IOO,OOO to £120,000 subsidy. VICTORIA. At a fire in Elizabeth street, AUard's produce store and Lincoln's clothing factory were destroyed. The buildings were insured for £I9OO. Unseemly preceedings have taken place in the Assembly, caused by the of Mr M'Kean towards other members. He was frequently called to order by the Speaker. The Supreme Court declined to interfere on an application to compel the Medical Board to register a Chinese doctor. I Measles have broken out all over the town of Wallabadah; only five children are n attendance at the public school.

Mail news Btates that Admiral Rowley Langbert is to have the command of the Flying Squadron, vice Admiral Randolph. The whole of the eari.y \> • '■ t>f one sitting of the Assembly was occupml in the discussion of-a matter submitted by Mr Higginbotham in referenc; to a debate in the House of Lords on the prerogative of pardon. He characterised Lord Carnarvon's instructions as at variance with the laws of these colonies, and said that the remark of Lord Lisgar to the effect that persons entrusted with authority, and friends and relations of prisoners, moved closely together, was an insult to the whole of these colonies. The Premier, in reply, stated that the Governor had invariably followed the advice tendered by his ministers, and in this respect the Home practice was adhered to. It was likely Parliament would be asked to repeal the Act giving the power of pardoning criminals after two years on condition that they left the colony, simply as a matter of experience, and in justice to other colonies. The flooded state of the country will prevent the railway department from opening the first portion of the Beech worth line on the Ist July. George Orowther, a convict, working at the Dock Pier, Williamstown, was killed by the breaking of the crane. It is intended to try O'Ferrall on another charge of fraud. An inquest has been held on the body of an infant found in Latrobe street. A. verdict of wilful murder was returned against some persons unknown. Large sales of rice are reported. 1500 tons have been cleared off, and an advance is expected. 900 bales of cornsacks were sold at full rates. Wheat is scarce, at Bs 2d ; flour, £lO 15s ; maize, 4s 7d to 4s 7£d. Of the St Mark's cargo of sugar 20,000 mats were sold privately. TASMANIA. The barque Corrido, from Newcastle to Adelaide, was wrecked on June 10th with a cargo of 350 tons coals and a quantity of iron bark timber. She sprang a leak on the morning of the 20th off Flinders Island during a strong westerly gale, and ran for Swan Island, with all hands at the pumps, until 1 a.m. on the following Tuesday, when she was ran ashore on the west side of Swan Island. She became a total wreck.