INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 164, 31 January 1867, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

■ We ■■■..take. ''the following from our late files of Australian papers :— . ••■ ' TH^ MUUDBR OF THE FoUlt DETECTIVES IN' Neav South Wa^es. — Tlie Govern- .: niont liave; received tlie following tclejyrcvm from Braidwood, respecting the murders of the police :— Dr Pattison, who made i the -post mortem examination, has returned. :1 lie special constables stayed at Mr Edward Smith's Jintlen station on Tuesday night, and left on Wednesday morning last, on foot. About four o'clock on the same evening a -volley was heard, and about anhour afterwards a few shots. Next day; tlie stockmen came on the bodies of ; Phbga-i and Macdonald ; and the Ballalaba- police, while tracking the bushrangers, found the otlier two bodies. It was open country where tlie murders were committed. From the position of the bodies^: the party are supposed to have bean walking together when a volley was iired from behind two large, trees close to them. Phegan and M'Doniild fell together. A riite bullet entered M'Donald's thigh,' cutting the femoral artery, and he bled to death immediately. Tlie bodies of Carroll "and Kennagli Avore found together half a niile distant from the others. It is conjeptured that, they escaped the first volley, and ran for cover, were followed," called on to surrender, told to prepare for death, and then deliberately shot. ; t A rifle bullet passed through CarroU's liejirt,' His clothing was "singed. A rifle bullet passed throiigh Keimagh's neck atidleft liing. Carroll 'was found lying pn his back, with his handkerchief across his breast, and a Ll-notc pinned to it. One i had Ll4 and the other Ll9. in his pocket untouched. 'Three revolvers were found near Phegan. 'They would seem not to have had one moment's warning before tlie volley, was tired. Au inquiry is going oil. Npne saw the murder committed. A woman, at a hut halt a mile distant, saw three- men galloping away from tlie direction where the bodies lay after the shots. The doctor states that the bodies were in' ail advanced state of decomposition, and their removal to Braidwood was utterly impossible. They were interred at Jinden. • A, conspiracy amongst the prisoners at • Dariinghurst Gaol, to blow up a portion of the Avail 'aiid buildings and escape, has been discovered. , Clarke's gang has attacked the gold escort, near Braidwood.' After exchanging numerous shots the bushrangers retreated" V , ; "... ... /*•■■' 'Tlie Queensland (rnardian of the; 7th inst. reports that the demand for labor in thafcolduy lias now so nearly equalled the- • supply that " the. Government hav.e come to i the ii resolution of discontinuing the various relief cauvps that have /for some month? past been at work in the.neighborhood- ■ of" Brisbane and Ipswicli. These . gangs were broken up on Saturday last, but it: w intended' to finish such of the works as they have been engaged on as are absolutely required to.be completed— : for instance, the cutting of the hill at the reir of . the military barracks — but none ptiierv ! 'The men on. these will be paid Ll per.week. There is no doubt that, ; smail asf the- wages paid at those relief camps has beeiigtheir existence has prey.enteda good deal of uiisery. It is, however, to be hoped that it will not again be necessary; f or 1 the (Joverjjment to have recourse ttfsflch a means 'of relieving the distress of £the; working classes'." -f Bettraiid's petition, for counsel to be" heard before the Privy Council, has been •granted. '•-," ■. ' Ho .■freslr'; reports have been received from the Emu diggings! A great many ■ diggers are returning. An accident wliich has deprived the niusical world in tliese colonies of one of members, took place on board the Alexandra,, on the evening of the . 10th instaut, during the voyage of that . vessel fi'oin Sydney to Melbourne. Signor Cutolo and his *yife were reclining on one of the, skylights pn,%e:ciuarter-dcok^ about

half-past six o'clock in the evening, when the order was giveu by theofficer in charge of the. watch to stow the sails on the after ..-part of the. Vessol. In lowering, the mainsail tlie "peak" became entangled, and the' hooks- of the throat slipping, the gaff foil on the head of Signor Cutolo, causing a large scalp- wound, so severe that the poor sufferer at once exclaimed that he wasdying. One of the passengers dressed tlie wound, and gave the sufferer all the assistance in his power, but after" lingering about twenty-four hours,. Signor Cutolo died. Dr. Youl held an. inquest, on the body on Saturday,' when, after a lengthy investigation, a verdict of v Accidental Death" Avas retxirned. ■ ' It must be a matter for congratulation in commercial circles' that" tlie Border' Duties, so long a buybear to merchants-, have at length been settlecUouil^following basis : free trade in coloni^l%)roxluce as between Now.' South- Wales'. and Victoiia ; Victoria to collect 'the Murray ■duties^ paying New South Walos LGO,OO(>' per annum for her share ; New South \Vales to ; collect the- duties on goods coming up the Murray from South Australia, and haral them over to Victoria, the latter colony being at liberty to charg^lhe difference'of duty where the Soutlimustriilianj. tariff is lower than that of Victoria. The ironclad to be' built for the use of the Colony of Victoria, will be a most formidable vessel. . She will be a turret-ship, fitted with twin screws, and having- two-; keels. Her sides will be plated with eightinch iron, her deck with three-inch, and her turrets with ten-inch. She >wi£l be armed .with -four, six-hundred pound guns, • and she will have sufneiont speed-to enable' her; to act as /I. ram.