LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1073, 5 January 1872, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[per greville's telegraph company, : . reuter's agents.] 1 Bluff, Dec. 4; The Tararua arrived this morning. ' She left Melbourne on the 30th ult., and brings 276 tonsof cargo; and 27 saloon arid 23 steerage passengers. •- ■■■"■ Passenger List. — Mesdames Kebble, Attwood, Reeve, Webb, Hart, Findlay ; Misses Kebble, Hart, Carr, Reeve ; Messrs Kebble, Lemon, Durand, Reynell, Barnett, Francis^ Christie, Houstonn, Lsefter, Sharp, Reeve, sen., Reeve, Findlay, Knox, Williams. Melbourne,, Dec. 29. General holiday keeping. Mr Childers has been appointed AgentGeneral permanently. Mr Sullivan has retired from the Southern Province. The election of Hamilton was a walk over. . . The Galaghly case resulted in a verdict of murder against some person unknown. A case of forging LI Union Bank notes has been discovered, and a man named Jenner is in custody for uttering. Mr Trollope is lionising in the Provinces. - ; : . . : |: The Somersetshire arrived from London, 56 days out. . The Tararua's trip in Hobson's Bay on Boxing Day realised L 268 in" aid of the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society. Betting is level on to-day's race, between the boy Bedford and Pentecost, from New Zealand. . Sydney, JDec. 28. The Sobraon has arrived f roro London with a quantity of pure bred stock. An inquest on a drowned Reaman disclosed evidence that the light-House was not lighted on Saturday night. Earl Belmore will be succeeded by Sir Hercules Robinson, late Governor of Ceylon. Wool sales prices firmer. ..The Condon, from Mauritius, reports that five ships are.loadingfor the Colonies^ Adelaide, Dec. 29. Solomon's banquet of the old. colonists was a success. Over five hundred persons were present. ' ' Three deaths are reported from sunstroke. : " Bochin Has beeu committed for trial for the murder of Gnires, at Paradise. ; Mr Westcott is organising the northern gold prospecting expedition, and Has received very favorable concessions from the Government of Western Australia. The figure-head of a ship, evidently burnt, was found, apparently not long in the water, no barnicles, nor worm eaten. Tho figure is a seafaring ■ man, with the motto, " Keep a good look out." The ship, probably about fifteen hundred tons, was found near Rotten-nest Island, the figure evidently burnt^.way f com the ship.