LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1093, 29 January 1872, Page 3

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

The Melbourne papers of the 38tl announce . the death of the Prince o: Wales. The news was teleg«raphed fron Adelaide, end the mistake was caused bj the manner in which the mail steamei cau-ied her lights. The Star understands that atuecast of mali'.aant cholera came undor the notice of Dr Bron-J, of Bunnmyong, ai the Durham lead. Particular as yet are not to hand; Fresh discoveries of quailz reefs have been made in the Qrenfell distiict. The banks have established a private escort from Forbes. The Nebraska takes a far compliment of passengers and cargo on her outward voyage to CaPoinia. The New Gtrnea Expedition ha? sailed. Five fatal cases of sunstroke occurred at Muriurundi and one in the suburbs, J. A flock of sheep m the vicinity of Sydney is reported to be suffering from tiie foot and mouth disease. Great excitement exists respecting the Peak: Downs copper shares, which have advanced in value. The barque James Meniman has been wrecked in Toi.'es Straits. She was insured, . . A teleg.wn from Hobavi Town' says that the new gig of the Sydney River crew was smashed by the waves of a steamer. The New Zealand loan of L6G ; 000 was placed at Sydney at 102 (?). * Private advices received confirm the news of tainble floods having occui/ed in the Far North. Westcott's gold prospecting party have chartered the brigantine /'exandria to take them to Port Darw?*i. • Too steam-tug Young Australia, en route for the Northein teiritoi/, arrived at Freemantle on the 6th Janua:/. All well. A fire broke out at Mr J. Dunn's mi", at Mount Barker, but it was promptly checked. Teat, one of the men who were injured at the burning of the Pr'nce of Wales Theatre, Sydney, after temporarily recovering his reason, died in the hospital. Mr Davidson, a clerk in the Commercial Bank, was drowned ?i the Brisbane River., ...... ; : • Mr "Yogel and Mr Webb will leave Sydney for Melbourne next week, in connection with the Califoiman maU service. , ' Sir James Martin promised a deputation of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce that he Would bring the subject of subsidising Webb's line before his colleagues. 'New South Wales debentures are quoted at 2ss id premium, The Sydney Commercial Bank has de? plated a dividend of 1§ per cent., with 5s per share bonus, and a sura of LIO,OCJ has been earned to the reserve fund, and LSOCD placed to next, year's account. A quartz reef of unequalled richness is reported to have been discovered at the Upper Bingera, in the Northern Distriot. A cargo of South Sea Island produce was bqW by auction at Sydney. Beche-le-tner brought Ll2l per ton : pearl shell, LlO5 ; cocoanut o\\ 2s 9d to 2s lOd. The following Bcratchings have taken place : — Launceston Cup — Detective, Romula, Ace, Disraeli, Vocalist, Ida, Kate Dalrymple, Little John, Pyrrhus. Handicap — Old Stranger, Straggler.Hurdle Kace — Echo, Priest. Steeplechase — Reindeer, Tit-bit. The Under-Secretary for the New South Wales Treasury has resigned his office, and it is said that Mr Geoffrey Eagar h likely to be his successor. The New South Wales Government has given the Border Customs co^espondence for publication, including a telegram, dated 16th inst., stating that this Government has now no alternative but to collect duties. The wet season has set in. The Gilbert and other rivers are rising, and the down mail to Normantown will probably be detained weeks. The postal arrangements between Georgetown and Tqwnsv/lle and the North wW probably be suspended for some time, Two fishermen went into the bay at CaydwelL on Friday last, and the remains of both men, quite naked, were found on Qpuld's Island by a pilot. Their names were Henry Smith and Charles Clements. They were found frightfully mutilated by the blacks. The boat and net had been taken away, the sail cut up, and the mast was lying near their bodies. The remains, which were much decomposed, were interred on the spot. The news from the "Far Noith" is very discouraging as regards the completion of the overland telegraph. Great floods have prevailed at Ntrmantown and the surrounding districts, and they seem fa haye extended all along the coast. One of the Queensland construction parties has had to abandon its camp, and has reached N.ormantown without clothes to the men's backs. If the same weather has prevailed at Port Darwin the consequences would be serious, A telegram from Georgetown states £hat f Collins and March's machine atarted pn Monday on 100 tons from the prospeotors' claim on the Overland Telegraph Reef ; that they cleared up after 18 tons, and the result obtained was 1370z amalgam, from which they wiU secure, it is estimated, 450z gold. The gold is of a richer and better quality ..ihananticipated. NintT'ieaths had larrivedwitfi their machinery, and the remainder were within fourteen miles, delayed by reason _f the heavy rains,