INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 695, 2 July 1870, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

The wife of Mr James Hamilton, .sen., of Quarry Hill, and papermaker, William-son-street, Sandhurst,: was found dead in a water-tank alongside their house, : .•:•■ Some very larg^and expenaively-obn-structed dams in Southern Biverton have given. and are giving Way under, the enormous pressure of' the flood waters. Several of these have coat from LSOQ to LtOOO. '• - I' From the t Courier we learn that the subsidence of the Main road, Ballarat, is still going on, aud already is in a state extremely dangerous to trafic. ■Itis reported in the Gonmtr that a son of Councillor Thomas, of the Buninyong. shire, aged about thirteen, was drowned at the Durham Lead, having slipped off a log while endeavoring to cross the creek, which was running bank high at thetitne. The body was recovered. : j"' A fire took place at Wangaratta and destroyed a stable at the rear of Dr. HaUefiL residence, over ]Q0 bushels of oata^a 1^ chaff-cutter, a corn-crusher, and other property. The loss is estimated at about Ll5O, but the building has been recently insured in the sum of LIOO. > We learn from the Deniliquin. papers that 'Dr. James Weston was found dead in his bed at Balranald. There are l 151 entries for the Intercolonial Wine Exhibition, but none are from Victoria. . " , : • ■ A dead body, said to be that of a dairyman in Richmond named I^oon, who has been missed for some days," was found in the Yarra below the.. Falls. " ( There has been little , betting done on the forthcoming Randwick meeting. Tim liVhiffler ia a strong favorite for the Metropolitan,, at 8 to 1 ; Moselle. 10 to. L. The Earl is backed at 15 to- fc . Manuka and the Duke of Montroef »W he only horses mentioned for the MelwurneCup. The former has been backed it 20 to 1. . ...-.-. Later Fiji advices state that King Thatombau had despatched a strong force tgainst the rebels. ; The British consul's onduct in compelling the King to surender a captured: schooner belonging to he rebel chief is warmly censured by the Tiji $4mes.. . .. A fre broke out in the premises of Afr i. Smith, seedsman, Armstrong «tteet,

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BaUarat. ■ ;,The.fire brigades, were soan^on the spot, and. thevflamias quickly anbdued, ' without much damage having been done tothefrcnt shdp.' ■'■'•> 4 '■»-.. : * •"; ■'»«■■••-•" The cerenionyj of presenting to the lad Joseph Blacker the lioyal Humane Soqetyfs;clasp/ awarded; to s-hioi by. that body for repeated acts of personal bravery , ; i« SaVing- ■Huhia'n life, was by '■ ias 'EkcUteiicy.-'the Governor bf" Victoria at ,the, parting pf jthe Executive. Cpuncil. * IBufglairies 1 se'e'ni'' 'to 1 ' be : rife "at TVlaryborougli. On Sunday morning, the 19th ult., about lour o'clock^ thefrftnt door of ( "ftlr 9arknes.s' warehouse. at^Maryborough ! "wwrfonrid open, and,' lipon examination, itwasfduhid that goods to the value of ~'betweeniL2o and L3O Had -been. :{ stolen from a show case. On thenightiofWed- . nesday— for -a second time— an attempt . -was made, ito; \ open i an, iron safes in the iOffrceiof the? Mttrybctrvugh ; AdvertiserIt was announced to so'rae.'sixiy or seventy persons who attended a meeting of ,th^ , Protection and Anti-State Aid • "liiaTn%ratibri League, ! at the BelVidere Hotel, Melbourne^ that in the interests of the working classes, whose views were at present ignored by the press, it was considered necessary to start a daily journal, to be called"^ ffie- Tribune, <o expressly advocate. unqualified protection tp'^ative indu^trie»j- and^othet 'reforms which we^e : imperatively : required. Mr' Longmore, M.L.A., who presided, stated that 'the' pronibters'-, of the new undertaking expec^t^ experience' no difficnlty in startijiig '.tn'e p'^per, as . they Had already ■ receivjß^.'iyery^ liberal prpriuse^9f;siipport. ' "The soldierj Joseph H?irinaHj. \y;Ho.,with one or two others jumped overboard the ship Walmer^ Castle^ off Williamstown, V WKett'«iat' i ve"ssel was starting foi? Eiiglapd with the 2-14 th Regiment, has^tvffned: tip # .ftt.laflt. o^h^.tqanf'was'initHe'lStH Regi- ' mcirit, ' btit .'jjas^Sjßntjpn board with the 14th Regiment' meri,'iri order to be taken home "previous to his djischarge as a bj-id-"man; 'buVWirig'a strongf man and a powerful swimmer, he jumped overboard juStlaftfer, the Ship Had started, along with one or two others (who were subsequently captured,. on> shore), and contrived to escape." On the 17th ult., being proyided -with a. swag, as if coming from the country, he met an officer of the 18th Regiment, whom- he at once began to abuse, and recognising Him, gave lrim in charge. aa^a djesfi^ter. Some time SnceifHvas' announced that I)i^.cpal)seai^- I w.as/on^r.o ingthe ne^h|»9rhood of Cape Patterson. We (Aqgus) are^now. informed, on what, appears .to be gbod authority," that the scene of the fire is between. therßassi'lltvet"" and Cape Patterson, and that the existence of. the *•' item afihait' point was riot' known !! iititil four ,or /five njontbs .ago ? whefl <the desolating busn fire's then prevalent ignited it. It is now supposed to be a continua1S SoiLpf the ,pne discovered tyrMx Q^rew, and more than 2ft thick. Those, who .are still interested' iii 'Me 1 '3oaTn'elds 'Mintain that the ignition of this coal seam is only anpti\«,;pro,ofj v that,, i when. l^he : j Government' Geological department alleged i ti&ey' kik^iv^■eVery'' seanV'b'etVeen the Bass and tlie ( Tarwin they were somewhat mistaken, and that these mistakes may furtherj . go ,. t|ie : lengtl^ >pf i A- to^ly wrong idea df the coal formations in that neighJb«prh,ood. , .,-• i ,>,..;■■*. *--/:;[ ■•/'.i:> :-)\if 3*l ! ''A^laugHable incident," relatesi the Geelong Advertiser, " occurred in Corio Bay, whe.re steps Av&i\ow being taken for , the dissection of the Lightning. One of /'.^fflWl, ll ;Old Bick;^. as mis^'cWlUd, ' 'was 1 down D'elbwi' at'tempt^g-fiO.Kft a.Pfece of pig iron. To render his -feask as easy as, possible, ,lie<closed' the' air-escape on the brqast ,pf, t -his diving dress, and caused it to fill but Tike a well -blown bladder.- Suddenly the hos}c he fixed into a hole in the pigdk)ri'^*i^ened, and, losing its Hold, v^he^came-'Wibe surface like a c^rk, rising until nothing but, his heavy boots were under water, Urid for a second Jiey Rooked. , as ,if he was standing ou the sea. 'Then he fell on the broad of His : l; fcf»ck, Upon 1 th 6' siirfabfe ofjHe t water like .tifbig carcass full: of; gas, -nutil ■< Hjs ocjinpafiions.; relieved, thim from, ".dangejou^ sftuatiori" by .unscrewing the 'face'- of ' : His Helhie'tand letting out tn'e ; air ,- lintilhe again looked as genteel as a diver in full dress can possibly d0."r,r:.(.. : ,v,- ! A case of Chinese inhumanity to one of : . ;f ithfiitjt-o.wni.^oiintrymeri is; ■rekttferdi by the Mai'yboroiyhiAdy&tfifer :—ff, 'A-^hjqania'n waa admitted into tne Maryborongh Hos- ?•.« pitaly iori Friday,; iflia wretched' coriflition* from disease and exposure, , 1; $he t Eiuro-" pean who conveyed him to tHe institution, at the !reqries"tloi sojriW Chinese, found Him .lying in, a miserable miarmia on one of the old leads, suffering frightfully from ex- •, |>6sure., in,, a. very, f low,, state, JBtis " countryirieri' seemed 1 to haye 1 lefji pirn almost uncared for^ being afraid of the approach of death, and they desired the i>^drayn\an, jipgcasej the Hospital should reject the victim, to cart him into the bush at the Alma, th^rp, w^Mm out like a heap of rubbish, and then leave him to His fate. -flPiejri ii|hppan»'['direqtions J :>,.^PTyever, needed no executioner other than death itself, which'*Cut'6ff'tHe poor waif of mortality two or three hours after his admission' into"thecHarity."' ! :; - v ' ; A nightman, named Pickering, livingin Prahran, became smitten with the charms f of ,a, certain Sarah Mianningj.xes^ingin ' the same town, and as' a ' mark" of regard presented her with a cow. Subsequently, regretting his liberality, he went at an eariyj hour. in the, morning to^take back the' animal, but was Unable* to do so without rousing His Sally, who issued forth, and a terrible disturbance immediately took place. The noise was so great that a ,m.:Biimb.enof v.olunteer;officers,;li^ing within ." hearing, were awakened, and fancying that'- the 'Fenians Ha^d" Invaded Frahran, '" ' preparatory'to storming! Great Britain, at once rnshed ! put, Bwqrd in hand ; but finding how masters stood, 5 they acted the cowherds, and drove the .lover's gift, the "lover, and "bis the local watchhonse... On the 17th ult. the man and ' woman 1 'were taken before the magistrates and fined, the cow being let off^ as it was n 'Boundi that » the << -Horrible 'bellowiiiH to wltdoh ; it -haft-'giveri. utterance fwere prompted by an impulse ftpm behind ' 'a^muiia"tered' by th« mari' (A I:£s 1 , i ■ !>v;J Sottiia i curious allegatidn* with reference; to the manageriient of 'miSin^'cohtpanies were made at : the Oity Court, Melbourne, • v on the 16th ult; /in the case 1 of a tfifoinsi manager named Wekey, who was margea with conapjracK. " "T^p opening statement „ of Mr (JTy J . ! '@&i?y,\ cqupsejL-^or critijn^jKas, to the effect" tHat Wekey, 1 , being a:director, Had obtained ,th.e,prqxies of two AtHer directors named Keogh and: Capes, .who it was said were his (jreatures, j and by this means had constituted Him-' self as it were a majority of the board of directors, so that He could do as he wished with the property of the company.

Ha^ii^/ithu-f ,^ade lun^self.' jthe ch,ief , power, He brought a 'claim ' agairist the ' company for services" Tendered as ; a managfir,;passed the. claim. fQr payment, in default" bf -payment' took out a writ against the company, obtained a judgment for the amount, sent one of the directors, whose proxies he held, to sell the property in satisf^etooif i bf^tfces<|a|ro^&id sent thg, other director^ to 1 * p*urcnale it, so th'at'he! completely defrauded the shareholders out of their property. Mr Dirgan appeared for theiFdefeHce, and one. i wiiness.,n j ame < d 34>»]S^ S'%^"%lwh(iifHad 4 bfeen declared disqualified by Wekey, was partlyexamined for the prosecution when .the* case was postponed till 'IJuesda^ next. It. was state? th^t ; the! tw<| directors JC|pe3; and Ke^gh, had -been arrested at Wdod's Point that day, on a charge of conspiring with Wekey. , P#Ap&of the FrftHs^okT^iteai' ■^mpaft/^-rMaryborough Vak^ompletlly flooded out on Friday night, 17th rilf-; The cau&e of the occurrence was the caving in of an old shaft, covered up and concealed from view. It "belonged to some pjcl ,. workings, and to prevent children from' ;tumtilirig down it, boards and rubbish' had' 1 been.'^placed on ; it, aiid^earth •thrown , on; the ; top, which was covered, „with,grass. "■■ jHeayy ; r^ins.pn.< Friday afternoon and evening jHaying caused the creek^ to overflow^its Hanks, the rushirigforce of • 'water broke? the shaft away, land the * 'side's collapsing, a tremendous aperture was left. Into this breach the water poured like a sea, rapidly finding its way into the drive leading from the ,shaft to England Hill. The men. were at work about 200 ft distant from : the' opening, and some nearer, and thei-larm 'Haying been given, they were all landed in safety. In the course of an Hour iKe claim was ftill up'to 1 ' the water leVel, .about £Oft from the mouth of the sliaftl* T ■:> i ' Nearly the whole of yesterday's sitting of the Victorian Legislative (17th ult.) was occupied with the consideration of the bill fqr,.tH;e abolition of state aid to religion, for which purpose" a call of the House had been ordered. There were 1 '• twelve members absent, and the second reading of the measure was carried with but three -dissentients. j n committee, the only really important amendment, jWas proposed by Mr Rolfe, who moved that, instead of the grant being maintained in its integrity until the end of 187?>, it^ should be" reduced at the rate of LIO,OOO a year, and terminate at the end of $874! * Ttiis twas negatived by a majority of 45 to 16, and the Government proposition agreedio. Nearly the whole of the evening was frittered away by the persistent opposition of Messrs Vale and jjongmore, -who , contiguously urged the most frivolous objections. Eventually, 1 1 / thfeibill was passed through committee, and, with amendments, reported to- the: House. The report will be considered to-day. A new kind of meaj-pjceserving has just been introduced' on a substantial scale "to the Melbourne jnarket. Some time since the Lake Bbga Game'and Fish Preserving Company was formed, and commenced operations at Swan Hill. THey-f ailed, but the project is being successfully carried on by a Mr;Andersoi», who is now supplying His agents in Melbourne, Messrs Broadbent apd with2lb-tins of teal, widgedn^ pigeon,' goose, turkey, wild duck, and a variety of jnative game ; also, Murray cod arid fcrealm.- The tins are thoroughly well pnt up, and the game, when opened. i 8 in every, respect equal .to the same quality of game sent from England by the pr.qviswn merchants. The colonial tins have this great advantage, they are filled with the pijime parts of the birds — in England awa goes to tbe thr— and are about half the price. While on this subject, it* fmay be stated that the tinning of rabbits, now so plentiful and fat, is being carried > oufc. on a large scale by the Melbourne Meat Preserving Company. It is ajso,we learn, being considered whether that company "will riot offer a challenge to compare their goods with the best turned 1 ) out- of $he Admiralty manufactory at Deptford or elsewhere, for LSO orL4OO. a .;. ; ( o« I A somewhat uncommon sharper's dodge was practised on two new chums on the 16th ult. jftie hew arrivals' were walking about when they fell, in.' with a sharper, who findingtlmtthe^Wej^iriwant^fj^edj^ at once volunteered to show tfiem a suit-" able lodging-place for the night. On the $ro.f |t|ie'repi€| ftretepde'dl tlj £#, ftbinigbj he *khevv whereto get a-bVd^yet^nuft-Hte Vas likely to have to sleep out that night on account <of a'te'mp'draryj'wa'rit of funds, whereupon the pigeons offered to give the hawk' a stfare in ?' thej riest 'He' • Was taking them to. In the morning the sharper observing that 'one b£ 'the \ novices i .fia6t" -'a 1 • valuable gold ring produced a brass ditto, and'o'ffered to 1 Ket that'hii* wbs 1 the -p*uf er gold. The bet was made and it was re solved togo down tflie^streetto'a jewfeller's shop^ in order to have the question settled^'the^wo fiiigs i)eirig>"hahded over-.to the designing " sportsman."; ;.■ The 'latter having both rings' in -liisTK&d, sprang: across the side channel, which was filled witHV'a -f&t-fl6wiflg-fstrfea"m;!of clayeyi coloured water ; and immediately ejacu-latea^throwirigAip"His'hatrias-with a look of great distress, " Oh, Lord ! I've droppedifhe rings iii the'.sgutter""s sThe gutter was poked at and searched without result, 'and' .-the' pigeons at <. lais* coming to the conclusion that they had been plucked, gaye 1 .-their obliging" friend "into custody. At the watchhouse the prisoner declared thatj< -so Help His" Bdb;- r the I : tw6lrings were sleeping peacefully in the bed of the Elizabeth' i street gutter? jTJbttt Sergtant Pewtress ordered him to be searched. The 1 constable c6 < uldrfirid*sd;fing.'k>ri>his i . person, but the wily sergeant had observed that the Tprison'er cafriedlfiifif headlvery_ rigidly unright, and appeared very fearfnl bf > his- hat fallings dffi 1 1 6 >!my, friend, C/ieapcm bets, if you please," said the {.Sergeant,* 'at tHe- Hainfe»j'lime;'Q;iiii3tly. raising the prisoner's disreputable " roof," when; lo J*dowrtfellithe!gwd7ring -wita/ia' chink, and the thief stood confessed, with all ibis blushing dfehoncnirs;itliick; ■jipon* Him. What appears to be a suicide, -com^ mitted under somewhat peculiar circumistanoos, , disicSo^ered' , on Wednesday, •15tJi<ultyY fapi Melbourne.! ; iPn/the. after^ noon of that day, at about 2 o'clock, a ijDßrspn^nanje.d jEdward^ Frost; found^ on the' southern Dank of the " Yarra, at the' back of Mr C, E.^Bright's reaidenca, near . the end of WiHia"ms-road, a ffock-'coat', an overcoat, a small red scarf, . a bljck silk, necktie, and a white " belltopper" Hat. ■*searcnea,'ana in one of tnem was iouna a pocket-book containing L 338 in notes, one a LIOO-note, five postage stamps, a pair of spectacles, and some receipts. It was

found that, tjhe garments belonged to. a 'French ddvocate, about sixty years of of ■ agey ) nan^ed Charles D'Alonstel, \ following tbe occupation of a teacher, and living in Collins street east, near the sho^ of Mr Wragge, chemist. Tim is the per* son who, it may be remembered, was charged some months ago at the City Policy Court^"wjtH Haying -criminally as^ saulted tlie little girvdaughtlr of a baker in Little Collins street, but was disr charged in consequence of the accusation not hayjng been, substantiated. The affair, H&weyM ive^y f^hufclv: ,i*u?©n mind; and--fie"r6s't;- \V isHaid; fhe -confidence of many persons by whom he had been employed ; though it is stated that h& iriendsj^fter rnlikirigfan rn/estigation into the matter, Came ktd the that he was inrcsent of the charge which had been broug". j against him. As far as fis knownj; H© ; >vas seen lajt;-to,; leam*thiß house on-M6nday mornirigj b;u%i"tlis'.%?so stated. that. He, was subsequently seen in an ' hotel' 1 in Elizabeth street. M. D'Aloustel had a plot of ground in front or His House, "where he cultivated the viae, and it is said that lie was a good winemaker/ arid that a^vigneron in the 1 vicinity iof , Melbourne owed; ihim' a. fl<?nsiderable, sum.. The police were dragging i all day for 'tH.e.'.body;,.. but up, to t last night it had not been recovered^ .. . '..,