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AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, February 8. Prizes. Tho following further awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced. First prizes Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association for flax fibre; Colonial Museum for Phormium fenax ; E. H. Banks, P. Cunningham and Co., A. Moore and Co., and Royse, Stead and Co., Christchurch, for wheat; McConnell Bros., Christchurch, for bacon and hams. Second prizes—E. H. Banks, P. Cunningham and Co., A. Moore and Co., G. Parnell, Royse, Stead and Co., Christchurch; Western district Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Riverton ; Job Yile, Masterton; Methorall Bros., Havelock ; and P. Butel and Co.', Arrow, Otago, for wheat; James Goodwin, Pigeon Bay, Canterbury, for cheese; James Eagle, Christchurch, for hams and bacon; McDonald and Miller, Green Island, Dunedin, for bacon. SugarMauritius advices to the 28th of January report that the engagements of sugar for Adelaide amount to 485 tons, and for Hobson’s Bay 2500 tons, but tho tonnage has not yet cleared. The market has a hardening tendency in consequence of the decreasing stock of sugar. ElectionThe election for a member for East Melbourne in room of the late Mr A. K. Smith, took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr Walsh, a Constitutionalist, by a large majority. Sailed—Albion, for the Bluff. MELBOURNE, February 9. PrizesThe following Exhibition awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced as first prizes : —William Lane and Co., Dunedin, and Morgan O’Meara, Queenstown, for cordials. Third prizes—Hugh Cameron, Hokitika, Charles Chinnery, Rangiora, Alexander Robertson, Nelson, and James Seed, Sonthbrook, for flax; John Coe, Lake Ellesmere, P. Cunningham and Co., Christchurch, C. T. Dudley, Irwell, Canterbury, M. Dwyer, Franklyn, Otago, and L. D. T. Holloway, Richmond, Nelson, for wheat; W. H. Mein, Christchurch, for preserved meats, and Watkins, McNully and Co., Dunedin, for hams and bacon. Fourth prizes—E. H. Banks, Christchurch, S. Claydon, Wakefield, Nelson, P. Cunningham and Go., Christchurch, C. T. Dudley, Irwell, Canterbury, Geo. King and Oo„ Christchurch, W. Kelty, Tapanui, Southland, A. Moore and Co., Christchurch, Royse, Stead and Co., Christchurch, and Job Vile, Masterton, for wheat. Additional first award for grain—Peter McGill, Tokomairiro. SYDNEY, February 9 Fire Inquest The jury has found that the fire at Becket’s promises, in Carrack street, last month, was caused by some pei'son or persons unknown. The Estimates The Estimates were tabled in the Assembly last night. The total expenditure is sot down at £4,280,000, being an increase of £165,000. Tho increase is almost entirely in tho expenditure for •ducation.

PERTH, February 8. Cyclone. News has beon received that a cyclone of a most severe character has visited the town of Roeburn, in the north-west of this colony, the site of the pearl fishery. Twelve boats used by the pearlers have been totally lost.