LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1106, 13 February 1872, Page 4

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

By the s.s. Coorong which arrived yesterday, we have dates from Melbourne to the 6thHnst. The following are the" iatest telegrams:— QueensCulFF, Jan. 29. Mr Singleton died suddenly thi3 morjiing in an epileptic fit. A portion a boat ' and four . oars branded " Blackbird " were picked up on the beach here this morning. Sandhurst, Jan! 29. A man named Edward Wonnell was killed in the tribute claim of the G. G. Company to-night. Whilst working in the bottom of the shaft a bucket filled with stone fell from tear the top on his head, and death resulted immediately. „'V >: \ ■ Majorca, Jan. 29. : ; * The Goldstone Cpmpany has^had another good crushing, 80 tons stone givi ing 3850z. Bdwt. gold. t ....,., „. -, ■ Brisbane, Feb. 1. i A'Tvomannamed Joy, wife«of a fruiterer . at Ipswich, was>bjarnt to death onSatu^I day through the bursting of a suspended i kerosene lamp, which she was reaching i! down at the time of the C2cident. She j died within a few hours. ' ; C^^e OiwAY, Feb. 2. Arrived. -rMoses Day, American ship. '' 1228' tons,' 33 days froni Mauritius, con' 'signed to Messrs Fanning, Nankivell* ; and Co. j ordered to Melbourne. I ' , Sandhurst, Feb. 4. 1 The miners 1 meeting at the Lyceum [Theatre on Saturday evening was a great success; nearly two thousand persons I were present. Five hundred miners joined the Miners' Association. Mr Henry Hattam presided at the meeting. Messrs Clarke* Blackham, Bailey, Grey, iqnd other gentlemen aldressedthe msetlug. The grea*>st enthusiasm prevailed. | Geelong, Feb. 4. 1 The schooner Ellen, Captain Gowan, for the River Don, in her passage down jthe Bay to-day rescued two sons of Mr (Forbes, of Culloden Castle Hotel, Geelong, and Mr Vale, of 23 Swanston street, Melbourne, from a canoe that had caps:zed, righted, and become waterlogged. They had beeu in the water three hours jand were nearly exhausted when Capta'i Gowan came up to them. | Beeohworth, Feb. 2. At the General Sessions to-day, before Judge Hackett and Mr W. Butler, P.M., a man: named Michael, informed against for indecent assault, wa3 discharged. John Smith, convicted of assault with intent, was sentenced to three years' hard labor, with three floggings of 25 lashes each. Philip M'lntosh and' Andrew Johnston, arraigned for horse-stealing, pleaded guilty to unlawfully using, and were discharged on entering into recognisances to appear when called upon. Jas. Quinn and Wm. Williamson were convicted of assault ; the former was sentenced to three years', and the lalcer to 18 months' imprisonment. In the case of Daniel Rhodes, in- , formed against for indecent assault, the Crown entered a nolle prosequi. The charge of embezzlement against Richard Dancer Enott was withdrawn after the first witness had been examined. Wj'liam Gorfcam Gerry, convicted of felonious assault, received a sentence of one month's imprisonment. George Rose pleaded " Guilty " to a charge of forgery andMttering, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Joseph Smart, informed against for larceny, was remanded to the Circuit Court ; sad aotno Chinese-lottery appeal cases were postponed to next sessions. : Mr Barber, the secretary of the Yackandandah shire, committed suicide yesterday | morning by taking strychnine. The cause dE the rash act i 3 unknown. Daylesford, Feb. 2. Austin, late secretary to the Alfred Hospital, against whom a warrant has been issued for embezzling the funds of the institution, was arrested hereto-day by Detective Forster. He had shaved his whiskers off, and had only 4d in his possession. 1 Adelaide, Feb. 2. Captain Hagley, of the Tararua, died last night. His wife arrived only two hours before. ! It has been officially intimated that the charge for messages from Adelaide to Port Darwin will be LI for 20 words, and the charge from Port Darwin to London L 8 9a. February 3. The court of inqu : -?y has upset the Encounter Bay election, and unseated both Mr Reynolds and Mr Everard. The corn market is very firm. Laige sales of wheat have been made at from ss3dtoss3|d. Februa;/ 5. By a despatch received by the Gove. iiqent from the Sydney Government it appears that duties will be collected on au goods going up the Murray from this colony, as. well as on those only crossing. Captain Ray Bousaut, father of the Attorney-General, died suddenly in a shop this morning. .Mr B. A. Pzreash, an old colonist and manager of the Yudamattana Mining Company, died suddenly yesterday morning of apoplexy. , • •■■■■■■ The Wallaroo and Moonta proprietors, owing to"the advance in the price of copper, raised the.wages on the mines 20 to 25 per cent. The Sea Ripple has arrived from Mauritius. Wheat continues firm, with good inquiry ; a parcel of Narracoorte sold at 6s 2d, at Lacepede Bay. : ■ '■ : ...... : .'.: '.'..'....... Sydney, F^eb, 2. \A , ■'-. The action of His Excellency the Gcvei jor in the present crisis' has formed the subject of unfavorable comment throughout the city, especially as no funds have been made available to carry on public works. &o. : A long meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day, riiid it is reported that the j dissolution w-*' 1 . not take place before Monday. . . The police mafe'strate has fined a cabman, L 5, or sst months' imprisonment, for charging: excessive fares ; and has announcedj his intention to actsinulf *ly in future cases. The New Guinea Expedition was spoken off the coast of Queenslrnd, a" well. A despatch received from the Imperial Government states that notice had been given to the Peninsular and O> 'eßtal Company to te; jaih^te the mail contract 1 two years. . .Mr Cp'linßj a storekeeper at Orange J «l. : 3ii lost ini'ie bu?h Bince Saturday'

His horse was found by a search party sent in queßt of him. The Gulgong escort has brought dcm.i 6800oz gold. A new lead has been struck at Kudhman's claim, Tambaroora, yielding 60oz to the ton. February 3. ; The writs for the general election will j be issued on Tuesday. The Orangemen, it is said, are making preliminary arrangements, in order' to secure the return of candidates of their party. The Freeman* s Journal, commenting on the Governor's proceedings in the border duties difficulty, styles him "a titled numbskull." : The German war ship Nymphe has arrived. • In coming up the harbor she exchanged salutes. The German Club will serenade the officers on the night of the ■ Sth'inst.'" ■ '■'■-■' >''; '• ' ' ■■'-■' •• ' : ' *■•■•■■ •"• • -The members of the Rowing Club intend giving the champion crew a public receDtion on the' • arrival from Tasmania. Februai/5. /A proclamation has-;been "issued dissolving the' Assembly." " All the members will be opposed when they offer themselves for re-election. The country press ; strongly con demn the dissolution. . The steamer City of Hobatt came into harbor profusely decorated. .There was a large assemblage at the Rowing Club house to welcome the champion crews on their return from Tasmania. The interition has been signified of sending a representative to Melbourne should a champion gig race be proposed there. At a crushing which took place at Paxton and Krohman's claim, Tambaroora, thirty tons of stone yielded 1700oz gold. Mr R^dgate's stores and dwelling at Kempsey were burned to the ground yesterday. Mr Lange, draper, has been fined Lls for defrauding the Customs by endeavoring to evade duty on certa'n articles of silk and ribbons. The balance, sheet of the Pacific Insurance Company for the half-year shows a debit balance of LlOOi No dhidend is declared. ' Considerable quantites of tin ore are arriving from the northern districts. The Parramatta takes 700 tons wheat to England. The Nubia, R.M.S., has on freight 1098oz gold, 58620z Bilver, 13,347 sovereigns. ' " ■ Hobart Town, Jan. 30. The Intercolonial Champion Gig Race, which took place to-day, excited a large amount of interest, not only amongst the residents of the island, but also amongst rowing people generally. There were five crews engaged— two I from Sydney, two from Hobart Town, and one from Geelong. The weather was magnificent, with a moderate breeze. The race was witnessed by an immense concourse of peroons, estimated at about 20,000. The distance of the course was five miles. The Tasmanian boats led for the first mile and a ha*, but the Sydney crews soon came up, and kept in front to the finish, the Sydney Rowing Club coming in 'first, with the Sydney river crew second, beating the Bar'won crew by 2min. lOaec, or half a mile of distance. The race was a superb one. The fo ow' lg was 'the order of coming in :— Sydney Rowing Club, 36rain 20sec ... 1 Sydney River Crew, 37min lOsec ..: 2 Hobart Town Light Crew, 37min 40sec 3 Hobart Town, Heavy Grow, 37nain 45sec ... ... 4 Barwon (Geelong) Crew, 39min40sec 5