LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Issue 115, 6 October 1866, Page 3

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Smith, late steward of the Barwon, who was convicted of being concerned in the gold robbery from that steamer, has been sentenced to sixteen months' imprisonment, dating from the. 9th May, the day on which he was first remanded. This, light sentence Avas passed upon him in consequence of the high testimonials as to character which Avere given by friends of his Avho knew him on Emerald Hill. The Chief Justice, iv passing sentence, said that the conduct of the persons in charge of the gold Avas scaiidjlpus, in allowing those on board to be exposed to such temptation. | v On the subject of an interesting relic now on slioav in the Bendigo Exhibition, the " Advertiser" "observes :— " Some doubts have been expressed whether the rapier exhibited in- the exhibition is, as it is ticketed, the veritable Aveapon that once belonged to General Murat, brother-in-laAv of Napoleon Bonaparte and King of Naples, but there seems no reason to doubt the truthfulness of the statement. It came into the possession of Sir Thomas Beade, the British officer appointed to take charge of Bonaparte at St. Helena during tlie governorship of Sir Hudson Lowe. After the death of Napoleon, Sir Thomas Reade Avas appointed Consul-' General at Tunis, and on his death the rapier and other effects Avere sent home to his relation, the family of Mr George Keade, of the Oriental Bank, Eaglehawk, who brought it with him to Victoria, and Avho iioav exhibits it as a curiosity." It would appear from the following, in yesterday's " Border Post," that the era of bushranging is not extinct in New South Wales : — " On Friday morning, the up-mail from Sydney to Albury was stuck up near Jiiglong by an armed bushranger, AvJiose name is supposed to be Bourkc. There were fiA r e passengers, one of whom was a lady. The robber asked for the Albury bag, and took it away Avith him ; but avc haA'G not heard that he mol^^d the passengers in any Avay. A few days before the Sydney mail Avaa stuck-up someAvhere iv.the same locality, but the thief on that occasion Avould not trouble himself about the mail bags, as he said f 6av people trusted their money to the post now-a-days. Bourke is the man who was formerly a cook in the service of Mr Broughton, of HumeAvood, and Avho stole a pair of pistols before leaving his enij>loy. His exploits for a few days before sticking up the mail are many. On the previous Tuesday ho bailed up Mr Lyons, a storekeeper, at Doura, and took from him a horse, saddle, and bridle. He next visited Humewood, the scene of his former cooking avocations, and avowed his intention of shooting Mr Broughton, as he owed him a grudge. But Mr Broughton Avas not at home, and the bushranger rode away. He next stuck up a lad named Perry, and took his horse, saddle, and bridle ; abandoning the animal he had taken from Mr Lyons. The bushranger then visited a hut on the Mumimbidgee, beloAV Taemas, and compelled tliree men there to furnish him refreshments. Bourke next visited Bodkin's Inn, bet ween'Bogolong and Reedy Creek. Here he took a valuable horse from Mr Ross, Avho Avas a visitor at the hotel, and rode it to Avhero he robbed the Sydney mail next morning. It is reported Bourke lms been joined by a young man named Quinn, avlio is Avell acquainted with the country about the Murrumbidgee ; and the people .in that quarter had, therefore., better look out for squalls." .