AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6505, 2 January 1882, Page 4

AUSTRALIA.

[fimm’s Tkleseams.] MELBOURNE, Dec. 31. A telegram has been received froskOapetown, stating that there vii small-pox 'on board the Orient steamship Garonne, when she left that port for Adelaide. She is now shortly due at the latter place, and the necessary precautionary measures are being taken there. The revenue returns -for the quarter and year ended to-day, have been published. The revenue for the past quarter was £1,375,000, an increase of £124,000 compared with last year. The

compared with 1880. Under the various heads of revenue the following increases on., -the -year are shown: —Customs, £201,000; excise, £182,000; railways, £160.000; territorial, £52,000, lie expenditure for last quarter amounted to £1,519,000.

The cricket match between the English team and combined team of Australia was commenced here to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance very large. A capital wicket was pitched, and the ground was in good order. The Englishmen went in first, and their innings closed for 294. The following are the foil scores Bates, bowled ... 58 I UUyet, bowled ... ... ... 87 | Selby, run out 55 Sootton, run out 21 ■ Midwinter, bowled 36 / Skaw, caught 5 Emmett, bowled 5 Shrewsbury, caught ... ... II Filling, caught 5 Barlow, oaught 0 Peate, not out ... 4 Extras ... 7Total 294