AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 18, 20 May 1867, Page 115

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

MEißotriiNE, April 20, 6 p.m Mr Duffield, one of the South Australian delegates to the Postal Conference, agrees with the views of the Victorian Government that no arrangement was determined on as tothe depot for the postal routes, and it was generally understood that Victoria was to be the terminus of tlie-Suez line. Sentence of death-has been recorded against Lyons for a criminal assault on his daughter. Geelong is resuming the character of a port for the shipment of cattle. April 22.

Cruickshank was convicted of embezzlement, and sentenced to twelve months’ impi’isonment. The papers torday contain leaders condemnatory of the course pursued by the manager of the Oriental Bank here in condoning Dickson’s offence. £2OO worth of property has been recovered by the police, which had been stolen during recent burglaries. The gale was very severe at Oran bourne. A boy named Phillips died at Castlemaine Hospital; and the jury on the inquest returned a verdict of “ Died of bed-sores.” The medical attendant was deemed negligent, and the jury recommended more care and cleanliness.

No business doing on account of the holiday. April 23. The review yesterday at Sunbury was a great succers ; 3146 men took part in ic, including 318 of the 14th Regiment. The troops were under the command of General Carey, who attacked a position defended by Colonel Anderson and a party of Volunteers. The men behaved well Amine was exploded .at the right moment, and without accident. There were 11,000 visitors present.

Business opened to-day with a ; good prospect. 3UOO . bags of crystals , were placed at £4O ; there have been ..sales of teas at Is 2d to 2s. 3d, and heavy transactions are pending in the market; Heqhessy’s.caae brandy, duty free,- was sold,at £26s ; 150 :bales wooljpaoks realised 39s r to 40s; 1000 cases of .Iterosene oil have been sqld at under 2s 9d; there is a brisk-de-nsand for candles—l3d has been refused lor best brands.

April 24 The-encampment of the Volunteers, which was a great success, is now over.

The Rev. Andrew Love, one of the oldest resident Presbyterian ministers in the colony,. died at the manse, Geelong, yesterday, aged ,69.. He had long been suffering from a disease for which an operation was performed on Monday. Pearce, the landlord of the Lancashire Hotel, and Margaret Hassett, his paramour, were to-day committed for trial on the charge of hocussing - the girl Ann Leggalt, and inducing a Chinaman to debauch her. The markets are active. Oats are low; there has been & large trade demand for Patna rice ; candles are firm at 13d ; kerosene is quoted.at 2s 9d, and Cozzen’s has been sold at 2s 7d, second brands, to land. April 25.

A Chinaman naTed Hoik Loan has been sentenced to death at the Sandhurst Circuit Court, for the murder of Penbury. The jury recommended inquiry as to his sanity. At a meeting of the Executive Council it was decided to hang John Kelly, who was sentenced to death for an unnatural offence on a male child twelve years old. At a meeting of the Colonial Bank, the directors were re-elected, and a dividend of 8 per cent, will be paid to-morrow. Adelaide, April 24..

There are various rumours on ’Chang® to-day as to the resignation of the Ministry, and it is also stated that the Hon. J. T. Bagot has been sent? for by his Excellency. The protection movement does not appear to progress much. It is reported that Dr Backhouse will shortly leave here to assume charge of the Sandhurst Mission of the Roman Catholic Church. I In the corn magfet;.there are few transactions—wheat .jjgjqHolecl at 4s 2d to 4s 3d; flour, • ■ •‘ April 25.. It is rumoured that Judge Gwynne has resigned ; also, that the Governor has sent for Mr Boucault, and aiked him to retain office until the settlement of the Bootby difficulty. The Governor is suffering from sever® indisposition. The weather is unseasonably warm. More business doing in the import market. The corn market is dull. Wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; small sales of flour at from £lO to £ll.