AUSTRALIA.

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AUSTRALIA.

[BETJTKB'S TELEGBAJffS.I SYDNEY, January 4. Mutinous Seamen. The crew belonging to the steamer Genii have been insubordinate, and allege now that they were insufficiently fed.

The captain appealed to the authorities,, but they have declined to interfere, on the ground that there is no Liborian Oonenl here. The crew, composed mostly of Malaya and Chinese, have come ashore in a body, and rofuse to re-embark. MELBOURNE!, January 4. Cricket. The cricket match, Australian team v the Combined Eleven of New South Wales and Yictoria, was resumed to-day. The Combined Eleven were all disposed of in their second innings for 80 runs, and the Australians thus won by 178. TararuaThe departure of the Tararaa for New Zealand has been postponed until Saturday next. Sugar ProspectsMauritius advices to December 24th report the sugar market there as very strong, and sugars generally £2 to £2 10s per ton higher. Tonnage was scarce. MELBOURNE, January 5. It is announced that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers with the homeward mails will henceforth leave Melbourne for Galle on Wednesdays. ADELAIDE, January 5. The South Australian Parliament was opened yesterday by His Excellency the Governor, whose Bpeech on the occasion referred exclusively to the Border duties conventions, which recently had been concluded with Victoria and New South Wales.