LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS
By Magnet, from Melbourne, we have two days' later intercolonial news: — Sergeant Hull, of the Mounted Police, stationed at Hamilton, was shot dead on Friday, the 20th, by a trooper named Hannagan, who had been dismissed from the force. Mr O'Grady has been returned to the City Council of Melbourne, for the Smith Ward. A experiment in horse-racing— a tenmile race, welter weights-r-was made at Wagga-WaggHj on Friday, 20th November, with the following result : — Australia, 1 ; Comet, 2 ; Reverina, 3. 'Time, 23min. 35sec. The. winner formerly belonged to Morgan, the bushranger. ' The war news f roni' New Zealand has created a grgat sensation in Melbourne. The prospectus of a new bank has been issued in Sydney, to be called the Mercantile Bank of New South Wales, with a capital of £200,000. One-half of the capita} has been subscribed. The Memoriarbusi of the late G. V. Brooke arrived in Melbourne by the Dover Castle, and also the bust of Sir Charles D,arling. The, Rev, 4 t}V Taylor, with his wife and family, left Melbourne for Tasmania on the. 19fh ufo He has disposed of his house and land in East Melbourne for .£2500. A large number of sympathising friends accompanied him to the vessel to bid him farewelK At Adelaide, the corn market is firm, but a scarcity of ferigh't prevents transactions for export. . , ■
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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 452, 5 December 1868, Page 3
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