LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 672, 10 May 1870, Page 2

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

The schooner Notion, coal laden, has foundered in Broken Bay. Two nuggets, weighing together 130oz, have been found at Carrawal. The steamer Perseverance has been wrecked at Tweed River. The shock of an earthquake has been felt at Macleay Heads. A splendid nugget, weighing 41oz 7dwt, has been discovered at Gladstone Creek, in the Crooked River district. A new rush has set in at a likely-looking locality near Gympie, and some excellent prospects have already been obtained from the few holes already sunk. . A figure-head and other wreckage has been washed ashore at Bulli. It is supposed that some unknown vessel has foundered. At Yass the flood has destroyed the iron bridge, Barber's mills, the Commercial Bank, Robb's Hotel, and a dozen dwellings. The brig Spray has been wrecked near Balli. The ketch Dauntless has been wrecked at Port Hacking, and one man drowned. Mr Simpson has died of the wounds he, received from the bushranger at Gilberton. He was a native of Bet Bet, Victoria. The Inglewood Advertiser reports, the finding of numerous large nuggets during the past week at Berlin, five of wliich weighed lOOOoz. A party of Chinamen were the finders. Another salmon trout, weighing nearly half a pound (the Hobart Town Mercury states), has been taken in the Clyde, near the township, by Mr George Smale. Tench are getting common, and many large ones are frequently caught. A warrant has been issued for tbe arrest of a person named H. E. Tennant, on a charge of forging and uttering two bills of exchange for considerable amounts, purporting to be signed by Mr Robert Gartshore, saddler and harness maker, Elizabeth street, Melbourne. . . . > A case of robbery with violence occurred on Friday evening, 29th ult., at about six o'clock, when a man named James Barkley, residing in Collingwood, was stopped in Little Bourke street, near the Horse and Jockey Hotel, by two men, who knocked him down and took from himLl3. , : By the last mail steamer the Hon. W. Highett sent home to England no fewer than 994 Mudgee diamonds, weighing 242 f carats. On the very day before their departure the same gentleman received 354 diamonds, also from Mudgee, and these will probably be despatched to England by the next mail. A fortunate gold discovery is reported by the Warango Chronicle. On Friday morning two men named Klinguaf and Palm, were baling out a hole at Shellback in order to work it, and in doing so they threw the water on a heap of tailings which had lain there for a number of years. The action of the water moved part of the heap and exposed a specimen, which weighed lloz, and yielded over Boz of gold, for which they obtained L 3 0145. The latest news from the Tasmanian reefs is as follows :— The United Victorian and Tasmanian Company, Pioneer Reef, have received the following report of their first crushing from Mr Jas. Boughtman,. their r mining manager :—" 158 tons crushed ; result, 1570z 15dwt. No blanket washing treated. Reef 19ft through." The Union Company, Fingal, after spending LI O,OOO with poor results, have re-; solved, nevertheless, to persevere. A party started this evening to prospect Flinders and adjacent island?. Heriicb, the German, who had been arrested on a charge of murdering a country- . man named (Klein, in the cedar scrub, in the early part of February last, has been brought before the police court and remanded on a charge of wilful murder. Next day, at the police court Herlich appeared on remand. The police proved the arrest of the prisoner, and the finding of the body of Klein with marks of gunshot wounds. The medical evidence proved that the heart of the deceased was completely shattered by a ball which had passed through it, and which had been, fired at a short distance, and circumstances connecting the prisoner with the murder, in addition to his own admissions, having been deposed to, he was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. The following is from a settler in the Lower Burdekin, Queensland : — "This river is teeming with alligators. I was ; swimming a river the other, day in company with a blackfellow, and in doing so we very nearly swam into the mouth of ah alligator fully 20 feet long. Fortunately, however, we saw the beast in time to get on to a leaning branch of a tree that stood in the middle of the stream before it could reach us. We then pelted sticks at him until we drove hiva away. This done, yoii may be sure that we did not lose much time in swimming to the nearest bank. Lots , of cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, and four men that I know of have been destroyed by these monsters in the Lower Burekdin and its tributaries since I first came to the district, now nine years ago." The trial of Thomas Webb Draper for embezzlement was continued on the 29th ult. in the Criminal Court, and resulted in the acquittal of the prisoner on all the charges brought against him. But little additional evidence was tendered by the Crown, neither the manager of the Commercial Bunk nor any of the directors being examined. Their absence was severely commented upon by Mr Ireland, Q. 0., in his address, and evidently produced an -effect upon the jury. A number of law points were raised in the prisoner's favour, the result being that the judge directed the jury to confine their attention to the first count of the indictment, charging the prisoner with

the embezzlement of a cheque for L 1990, and to disregard the other two counts. , Some of the jury were desirous of bringing p in a verdict of not proven, which in Scotch law is permissible, but not in English courts, and on being directed that they must find a verdict one way or the other, they speedily pronounced the prisoner "Not Guilty." There are two . jjhe* charges yet pending against him, but it is problematic, whether they will be proceeded with. . * An unfortunate accident occurred yesterday evening, Ist inst, betweenMulgrave and Oakleigh, by which a gentleman well known in Melbourne as an inflnental contractor, Mr Enoch Chambers, engineer, Little Collins street, lost his life. It seems that Mr Chambers was driving a buggy # fr°na his farm near Fern-tree Gufiy, and with some friends in the conveyance was going along the road to his residence in Prahran, when, it being dark and having no lights, they went off the road into a cutting, the vehicle was capsized, and the occupants thrown out. From the information supplied to us (Age) which is necessarily meagre. It seems Mr Chambers was on the ground and the wheels of the buggy passed over Hoi and crashed his chest. He was picked up immediately, but he never spoke, and died in a few minutes. "We regret having to announce that the most disastrous fire hitherto experienced in Arrarat occurred onthembrning of the 26th ult. About three o'clock the fire-bell rang out an alarm, and the pile of buildings between Chadwick'B drapery establishment and Seath's tinsmith's shop was found to be within the grasp of the devouring element. :When we first arrived at the scene the centre of the flames appeared to be the shop of Mr Eager, chemist, with the premises of Mr Isaac Abrahams, tobacconist, on one side, and the Shamrock Hotel on the other, the general opinion, however, being that the. fire originated ia the last-named premises. The fire brigade was speedily on the spot, and by their untiring endeavours prevented the spread of the flames to Chadwick's drapery store, notwithstanding the. top of the balcony and sighs at the side being burnt more or less. On the east side, the boot store of Mr George Thomas, was soon in a blaze ; and beyond saving the lives of the family, nothing could be

done. Next to fall a prey was Scott's Manchester Hotel, which was completely consumed. Tho next premises (Mr Seath's tinsmith), being only a framework covered with iron, gave the brigade, who worked with immense diligence and success, an opportunity of staying the progress of the tire, and, beyond the injury caused by the removal of the goods and furniture, no harm ensued. Here the progress of the fire^vas stayed, and at 4 o'clock was completely under control. Of the loss experienced we are at present unable to write, beyond stating that no property was saved from either of the following premises : — Mr Dowsett, Shamrock Hotel; Mr Hussey, hairdresser; Mr Eager, chemist ; Mr Thomas, bootmaker ; and Mr Scott Manchester Hotel. Mr John Crouch, bootmaker, and Mr Kenyon, draper, occupying premises adjoining Mr Seath's must also be severe sufferers, the whole of the stock from both premises being thrown into the street. We cannot accord too much praise to the fire brigade. They were most indefatigable in their exertions to save property. We understand that Messrs Thomas, Abrahams, and Scott are partially insured, but to what extent we could not definitely ascertain." At the Rand wick Race Meeting the Sydney Gold Cup was won by Mr Lee's Barbelle, the Earl and Bylong running a dead heat for second place. Considering the state of the course, which is represented as being very heavy, the time — 3m 43s — must be considered as uncommonly good. The winuer won a mile race in very fast time last Saturday, on which occasion there was also a dead heat for the second place between Milesian and Sir William. It was expected that this performance would have made her a strong favorite for the Cup, but the general impression seemed to be that the distance was too great for her. Seventeen horses started. Tim Whiffler, who had been declining in the betting for some days past, only secured sixth place. So far as can be learned, Barbelle has not been backed to win for any great amount, and she should be a good winner for the Ring, as she had not been taken in many doubles. Deceptive came up first for the Flying Handicap, but was disqualified, the race being given to Kate Dalryraple. As was expected, Barbarian was scratched for the Cup, being reserved for the Maiden Plate, which he won with the greatest ease, going off with the lead and never being headed. The A. J. C. Produce Stakes was won by Lady Clifton, a neck in front of Pyrrhus, the Victorian representative, The Roe, being third. The Waverley Stakes was won by Detective, Deception being second. Victorian horses were successful in two events, first, in the Prince of Wales Stakes, which was won by Sir Walter, and next in the City Handicap, when Milesian beat the St. Leger and Cup winner, Barbelle, and Ph«ebe, in a canter. The Allaged Stakes was won by Tim Whiffler, by half a length, Florence and Barbarian running a dead heat for the second place — this being the third time at this meeting that such a thing has happened. Sir William won the Free Handicap, and Darkie walked over for the Corinthian Cup^ Croydonbeat Moselle and Barbarian for the Rous Handicap. Mr Bradbury had a turn of luck with A 1 in the Randwick Handicap. The Queen's Plate was won by Tim Whiffler, Bylong being second, and Italian third. The Nursery Handicap was won by Illumination, and. the meeting wound up with the Forced Handicap, which was won by Trump Card.