WARDEN'S COURT.

Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 553, 3 August 1869, Page 4

WARDEN'S COURT.

Wednesday, Jui,y 21, James Looby and party summoned Clark and pa.rty to show gauge why an objection should be mad.c to the plaintiffs' taking up an extended claim on the Duke of Edinburgh Terrace. The consideration of the case, was postponed for fourteen days, for the plaintiffs to obtain the at? tendance of the men who formerly held an extended claim on the same ground, as well as the. mining surveyor's attendance. Richard Roderick v, Clark and party. — A similar case to the above. In this case the defendants proved that the plaintiffs' tail-race would go right through their ground. Judgment wajs given to the defendants, subject to the regulations regarding tail-races, Maher and another v. John Valston — The plaintiff claimed mateship with defe.ii-: dant. Judgment was given for the defendant. J. Freeth and party v, Michael Slattery and party, — Objection to registration of tail-race. In this case the registration of tail-race was granted, subject to proof of objection by Black and party having been given in time. Michael Slattory and party v. Joseph Freeth and party,— The same caso as the last, Registration refused, INTERCOLONIAL NEWS, • A woollen factory is about to commence operations at Annidale. Diptheria is fatally prevalent in Ballarat and Geelang just now, At the Barossa mines a half bucket of washing stuff yield ed lOoa, of gold. It has been decided to dispatch an overJaud mail from, Sydney to Melbourne daily. Two nuggets have been found at Carrawal, weighing together 4380z. of pure gold, Climes has followed the example of Spring Creek in the formation of a mining league? Mr John Lee, the. well-known owner of racehorses, has been thrown 1 from his horse and seriously injured at Bylong. • A son of Dr. Hayley, of Goulburn, has been accidentally shot. The wound is considered dangerous, An unforfunate woman, named Mary Ogden Scurrah, has been found dead in her bed, at Table-hill, near Daylesford. Mr George Breillat, miller, New South Wales, has been thrown from bis horse, and had his skull fractured. He is in a critical state. The New South Wales Government are removing the convicts from Cockatoo Island to Barlinghurst Gaol, and they intend Jetting the is.la.nd. Extensive retrenchments in the penal, lunatic, and poor establishments are contemplated. A ytry serious accident happened in Bal. larat East on the 15th nit. , to Mr Morton, contractor, who was badly injured by a large piece of blnestone falling upon his abdomen. Warrnambool papers report that a fatal accident occurred on Sunday, the 18th nit., at Koroit, Mr Brodie, chemist, having been killed by falling from his horse. The sudden death of Mrs Sarah Glover Foamier, at Sandhurst, from sanguineous apoplexy, is reported by tho. Bendigo papers. A desperate attempt has been made by the prisoners in the Sydney gaol, incited by Pearson, the bushranger, to effect an escape. Owing, however, to the vigilance and courage of the sentries, it was frustrated. A somewhat mysterious fire ocourred at Spring-hill Hotel, the property, we believe, of Mr Charles. Ball, was burned to the ground. Mr Martin and Madame Fanny Simons.en, of musical celebrity, who left Melbourne about two years ago, have returned by the clipper ship Marpesia, from Liverpool, From a local paper we learn that Mr Sleep, of Ballarat, has just completed the manufacture of an elegant silver-mounted double inks! and, fa? presentation to Mr Talbot, the actor. The barque Leonidas, which arrived a few days ago at Newcastle from New Caledonia, has been seiged by the Customs officers, on the ground that no report had been lodged at the Cu.s,tom.<=house of a quantity of tobacco, brandy, and tea being on board, An. inquest on the body of Mr Qlarke, killed by a fall from the Inglewood coach, in Sandhurst, on the 16th ult., resulted in a verdict of accidental death-^no blame to anybody, or anything to show that deceased was actually intoxicated at the time of the occur; ence. . Melbourne folk have been complaining pf the intensely cold weather during the past few nights, yet the temperature

would seem to have been mild in comparison with that experienced jn some of the country districts. Another paViic has. occurred amongst the shareholders in the Almafkla silver mine, in consequence of some bars, supposed to be pure, proving on assay to contain only 42 per cent, of silver, the remainder consisting mostly of bismouth. Crushing has been stopped for want of water. The perils which beset the Victorian Land Bill are innumerable, At almost every line a musket battery is brought to boar on it. A fortnight has been spent over a single clause, and, to all appearance, another fortnight after it has beem recom mitted will have to bo devoted to it, At last something is about to bo done to remedy the disgracefully dilapidated appearance of the County Court, and to remove one of the eyesores of that part of Swanston atreet. Tho old and broken wootlen fence which has so long enclosed the building is to be removed, and a substantial galvanised iron fence substituted, while the wooden steps by which the court is at present approached aro to give place to a flight of bluestonc. A telegram in the Brisbane Courier states that Sub-inspector Lloyd has found Lalligan's revolver and a parcel containing 48oz. of gold concealed in a tree in the scrub near where Palmer was arrested.-^ The Maryborough Glironicle states that an accident happened to the Carandinis at a place twenty-two milesfromMaryborough. The coach was going at the rate of about ten miles an hour on a smooth road, when it came in contact with a tree, Miss Rosina Carandini, who was riding outside for the benefit of tho fresh air, was thrown among the horses, but marvellously escaped with only a few bruises, Miss Fanny Oarandini was thrown forward against one of the bars that support the roof of the coach, and had her cheek badly cut, A curious, and suggestive little passage at arms occurred last evening, the 22nd nit,, between Mr Grant and Mr Duffy, during the debate in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on the charges against Mr Miller, M.L.A. While Mr Duffy was illustrating a point in his speech by referring to an Irish gentleman recently arrived i in the colony, with whom he had had a conversation, Mr Grant started up from liis rej>ose on the Treasury bench, and inquired, in a very coarse and unbecoming manner, whether the gentleman in question was a Fenian. "I cannot tell, sir," retorted Mr Duffy, "but I venture to affirm that he is not a whitewashed Yankee republican of the school of General Jackson, who abandoned his republican opinions to creep into office. He is a man of character, and sober and reputable conduct, in which respect he is a remarkable contrast to some persons who have scrambled into important places in this colony." Mr Grant did not pursue the conversation further. A scandal which has been the source of much private gossip for some time in this city, is thus referred to by the Melbourne correspondent of the Star : — "A rumor referring to a person occupying a military position has been current for some days, and so many are the reports afloat that it may be well to give what I believe to be the real facts of the case. Some time ago a gentlemen in England married a daughter of the person referred to, receiving a sum in cash from the father. He recently arrived in Victoria, and taxes his father-in-law with having committed bigamy, the mother of his wife being alive at the time the father married, which he did some time ago. He has had an interview with his father-in-law, who refused to have anything to say to him. He then, it i 3 alleged, followed the father-in-law's Avife into a shop and made her acquainted with the facts, and hiis proceeded to a neighbouring colony to acquaint this lady's father with the facts. He brings, lam assured, no proof of a marriage between his father-in-law and the mother of his own wife, and it is alleged that, though the girls father did his duty towards her, she is only a natural daughter." A very daring attempt at escape from the Victorian convict hulk was made on Saturday, 16th ult. As detective Black was passing by St. Patrick's Cathedral he was attracted by the appearance of two lads, who, bareheaded and barefooted, were apparently making the best of their way to Collingwood. He accordingly accosted- them, when one immediately bolted at the top of his speed, and this arousing the suspicion of the detective, he immediately seized the other boy. Upon examining him, Black found that he had got hold of an old friend who ought to be still undergoing a sentence, and further questioning elicited the fact that the pair of worthies had been imprisoned in the hulk Sir Harry Smith, that on Saturday evening they managed to elude the sentries, and having undressed themselves they slid down the cable and swam ashore to a boat jetty at Sandiidge, a distance of over a mile. Upon reaching the beach, being nearly f ozen, tiny managed to enlist the sympathies of some persons near, who supplied them with a few rags of clothing, and they were trudging away to Collingwood to their friends when they fell into the "hands of the Philistines," in the shape of detective Black. The re-arrested prisoner was, of course, immediately lodged in the watchhouse, when it was found that his name was Thomas Peddie, aged sixteen, undergoing a sentence of two years for larceny. His companion, Williams by name, has not yet been arrested, but will hardly be able to keep out of the hands of the police Ion.!?. Peddie declares that he is none the worse for his cold swim, and only regrets. that he did not elude his captor as his companion did. __.