LATEST VICTORIAN NEWS.
By the s.s. Auckland Melbourne news ia to hand up to the 27th ult. In the Rokewood murder case, WTielan was found guilty, and sentenced to death. Parliament is summoned for the 12th March, when the two Houses join issue on the Darling Grant. The Ministerialists number sixty. Burglaries are now very common in Melbourne. An entrance having been effected into Mr Justice Barry's residence, the Judge pursued the thieves. The trials afc the Supreme Court have commenced, but those connected with the Protestant Hall outrage have been postponed. The civil servants have not been paid, owing to a hitch in the banking arrange* ments. Great dissatisfaction arises from the stoppage of the public works. The Ministry possess the public confidence.
The brig Esperanza, of and for Melbourne, coal laden, was caught in the gale on Sunday near Bird Island. She dragged her anchors and was wrecked. The sea washed . the captain's wife and child overboard. The. captain, the passengers, and five of the crew were also drowned. One of the seamen, named Moss, reached the shore safely.
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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 337, 12 March 1868, Page 3
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