LATE INTERCOLONIAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 66, 30 April 1870, Page 4

LATE INTERCOLONIAL NEWS

By the Gothenburg, which arrived on Thursday morning, we have news from Melbourne iip to the 21st instant. We extract the following items from the latest files of the Argus :— The dead body of a newly-born male child wa3 found in the Carlton Gardens at about half-past five on the afternoon of the 19th hist. From the marks on the body infanticide is suspected. There have been more floods at Sale, but the waters were receding on the 19th. Baker is matched to walk Topley for LI 00 a-side, the former getting 300 yards in four miles. The new seal of Tasmania has arrived, with the warrant under the Queen's sign-manual. Partisan and Ladylike have been scratched for the Leger. Mr Forster has been elected for the Northern gold fields by a majority of fifty. " A new rush," the Ingle wood Advertiser reports, "has taken place to the cement ranges about four miles east of Wedderburn on the old road leading from Wedderburn to Mount Korong. The prospectors — Messrs Brown and Prance — washed a load of washdirt which yielded 2oz. 16dwt. The sinking from 10ft. to 12ft., there being 4ft. of cement. The rush has been named the Craigie Lea Diggings, being half a mile ease of Mr R. Steel's estate of that name and is about three miles and a-half from any other diggings." Henry Edwards, the young man re cently charged with the murder of the girl Louisa Brown, whose body was found in the Yarra a few week 3 ago, will not be tried at the present Criminal Sessions. The Pleasant Creek News reports a rather important discovery on Tuesday in Baylis's claim, on the Perthshire line. At a depth of about 170 ft, some stone, as rich looking as any that has been found yet on Pleasant Creek, was struck by the men at work. The quality, judging by the specimens brought to the surface, is unusually good, and is guessed at from 12oz to 16oz to the ton. The Volunteer Encampment at You Yangs had to be broken up in consequence of bad weather. With the exception of the Attorney- j General, Mr Michie, all the new Ministers have been re-elected by their several constituencies without opposition, and there is but little doubt that on Monday next Mr Michie will be returned by the constituency of Ballarat West without the trouble of a contest. It is doubtful whether, under the circumstances, the Chief Secretary will personally address his constituents at all. A distressing accident has occurred at the Yarra Tunnelling Quartz Mine, Warrandyte (on the Yarra). The following are the particulars : — On Tuesday afternoon, 19th inst., two of the miners, R. Reid and Christian Eriesch, went below for the four o'clock shift, and proceeded to draw a charge which had missed fire in the shaft at their last shift, ] 6 hours previously. In a few minutes after they had begun work, a tremendous explosion was heard, caused, no doubt, by a spark from the drill igniting the charge. On their fellow-miners hastening to the spot, both men were found driven violently to the sides of the shaft and greatly injured. On the 20th. they were received into the Melbourne Hospital. Dr Laurie, who died at Ballarat on Sunday, is greatly regretted in the Learmouth district, where he has been practising during the last two years. Though quite a young man, he acquired all the honours a medical man could aspire to, as by the Medical Register his degrees are thus recorded :— - M.D. et Cb. M., Glasgow ; M.D. et Ch. M., Melbourne, 1867. Berlin is still prolific of nuggets. "On Thursday," says the Inglewood Advertiser, "171 b weight of gold, in four nuggets, got by different parties, was sold at one store at Tyler's, and another party on Saturday brought into Inglewood six small nuggets, weighing in the aggregate about 430z, and ranging from 2£oz to 14oz, w hich they had obtained in Johhs's paddock, at the back of Solomon's store." Telegraphic communication with Ma-

jorca was opened on Tuesday, the 12th inst. Mr Jame3, the Inspector of Post and Telegraph Offices, installed Miss Gearing into her new office as post and telegraph mistress. The latest items from Launceston are as follows : — The Dorset Road Trustees contemplate expending LIOOO towards improvement of the road to the gold fields. — The Bruce auction, in aid of the Mechanics' Institute, was qiiite a success. — An old resident, named Wm. King, was found dead in an outhouse on his own premises. — The stone from tho United Victorian and Tasmanian Company's claim, Waterhouse, is improving daily. — Fresh discoveries of gold have been made three miles north of the Den diggings. The performance of the Ida Colt on the 19th inst. has induced many to back him freely for the Ledger at Bto 1. Moselle stands at 2 to 1, and Barbarian at 3to 1. Lamplighter is still receding. Tim Whiffler is a warm favorite for the Cup at 3 to 1, which is taken freely. The Earl's price is Bto 1. In Melbourne the following are the odds against the various horses engaged in the Randwick St. Leger and Sydney Gold Cup. Moselle now is the best favorite for the first-named race, her price being 2to 1. Barbarian remains at 3 to 1, while neither Lamps nor Misty Morn seem to be advancing in public favor. The victory of the Ida Colb in two races at Homebush has brought him prominently before the public, his double victory showing that his condition is good, which is the great difficulty, owing to the extremely bad weather our neighbors have had for some time. His price is Bto 1. Tim Whiffler still remains best favorite for the Cup at 3to 1 , taken freely. There is very little betting done at present in Melbourne, save an odd bet or two arranged by telegraph. 3to 1 was laid off yesterday against Moselle to a considerable amount. A diamond of the first water, #nd nearly a carat in weight, has been found in a claim belonging to Messrs Cugley, Thorp, and Co., in Kidd's Gully, Daylesford. Besides this stone, Mr Brunke says he has bought some 20 diamonds within the last six months found by various diggers within a radius of ten miles from Talbot. He further believes that if the attention of enterprising men were drawn to this fact, a mine might be opened in Victoria that would equal any in the sister colony,, especially as the crystals coming from the Talbot neighborhood are mostly of very fine water. Furthermore, in searching for thi3 noblest of gems, gold would be obtained in far greater quantities than in the diamond companies' claim now existing, as it pays men to look for the gold alone The immigrant ship Percy, which was. detained, on her arrival at Port Phillip Heads, for medical inspection, has had 40 consecutive cases of fever, commencing on the 22nd January, and continuing up to her arrival. Three of the patients died, but the other deaths which occurred during the voyage were from other causes, viz. — atrophy, 5 ; and rheumatism in heart, 1. There were also three births. The names of those who died were : — Elizabeth Trebilcock, an infant ; Peter M'Kersey, 3 years; Mary Greghorn, 1 year ; Henry Perry, an nfant ; John Tredgen, 2 years; John Boucher, 62 years ; Bessy Smith, an infant ; Elizabeth Davis, 1 year; and Thomas Flynn, 2 years. "The body of a man, at present unknown," says the Ballarat Courier, "was found on Monday, 18th inst., by Sergt. Gorman, of the Swamp Police-station, in a water-hole in Hepburn's-paddock, near Paterson's slaughteryard, on the Creswick road." The Inglewood Advertiser is happy to perceive that there is a good prospect of an early resumption of mining operations on the famous March Reef, as the Unity Company's plant and mine, which has been held for some months by the Bank of Victoria, has been purchased by a company formed for the purpose, and consisting of local and Sandhurst gentlemen. The persons present at the inquest on the body of a man drowned in the Deep Creek (says the Maryborough Advertiser) were so much interested with the description of the manner in which the diver, a Maori named Taupau, recovered the body, that they made up a purse for him in the room, and the jury recommended him to the Government for a special remuneration. There was so much mud at the bottom of the hole in which the body was, and that he could only search by feeling with his legs and feet. After descending some steps, he discovered the corpse in themud between two logs. The Ballarat Star furnishes tho following account of the Easter sports held at Creswick : — "The athletic sports on the Creswick Oval on Easter Monday were a great success, the fineness of the weather having tempted thither hundreds of people. The liberal prizes offered had also caused the best men iv the colony to offer themselves, as competitors, and the time in which the different races were done was very good indeed. Harris was unsuccessful in his running, and many felt disappointed at not seeing him take a single race ; and he was much censured for having in the last 100 yards spin in

the Creswick Handicap run inside and deliberately pushed Cronk and Trevan down out of his way. The former vvas thrown down so violently against either ' one of the posts or a chain, that he im- ' mediately fainted, and lay tor some time insensible. A number of medical men were promptly on the spot, and Cronk shortly recovered sufficiently to walk away with assistance. There was a good deal of talk on the subject, and many persons considered that Harris ought at once to be disqualified by the stewards, in order to mark their disapprobation, and prevent a recurrence of such conduct. The receipts at the gates amounted to LlO6 6s. The three-garters of a mile race was won by Cronk, Holmes second, Howe third. The 100 yards fell to M'Leod, Mahony second, Cronk third. Two Hundred Yards.— First heat : Carr first, Howe second. Second heat : M'Leod, first, Mahony second. Steeplechase. — E. Clarke, first, Bradbury second, Don third. One Mile Walking Match.—Woodhouse first, Lyall second. Two Miles Walking Match.— Lyall first, Bligh second, Woodhouse third ; the latter was disqualified."