AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 55, 4 March 1873, Page 4

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SYDNEY. The schooner Melanie has "arrived from Torres Straits in charge of a prize crew, the captain and original crew being prisoners on the charge of comnaiting a breach of the Labour Act. The arrangement entered into for the border customs is considered satisfactory, and likely to receive the sanction of Parliament, although Sir James Martin's opposition is thought to be certain. , . Public feeling strongly supports the Government in undertaking a direct Californian service. Mr Vogel's support to the Victorian delegates' views is certain to prevent Webb's line from-re-ceiving any aid from this Government. Tha Serena Thayer, from California, has brought 426 tons flour. Messrs Vbgel and Reynolds, the New Zealand delegates, had^ along conference with the Government, the subject of which was kept private, but it is supposed to, have referred to^the Californian mail service. The waterman Scource has been sentenced to death for murdering Mrs Lee., Upon hearing his doom he appeared indifferent tio his fate, and when told that he could not hope for a reprieve, rejoined, " Well, here's a spell, any, way." Twelve hundredweight of rich specimens were taken from Erohman's mine to-day, which has caused increased excitement in mining shares. ' Last month's gold yield was nearly 20,0000z. The Eev Mr Currey, a clergyman of the Church of England, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for celebrating a marriage without being duly registered. ; QUEENSLAND. The wreck of the Polmaine has completely broken up, and the cargo is floating abouk .; A second steamer has been despatched to secure as much as possible. „ ,i ADELAIDE. The Government are advertising for'tenders in three sections for the construction of 51 miles of the South-Eastern Railway. Thanksgiving services for the abundant harvest were held in many- of the churches yestesday The. Rev Mr Jeffery, in. stating .that there was surplus enough to feed 80,000" souls for a year; condemned the selfishness of the Legislature and the working men in resisting; immigration. *■■ „ ; The Telegraph Gold Company have received the following telegram from Mr Lewis at Yam' Creek :— 'A Gold on} eight claims, two exceedinglyrich, wiih. three parallel reefs. Country vertical^ clay slate, i, 'V^estcott says so good show in his'lifer 'Ahj amount quartz got easily. Expedite machinery." ! •:<,';•. , I . The fires in -the southern district have done, much damage to the^ whealcrops and gardensiuvy.c ;.li;{is i supposed^ttiat-fa ; good>dcalor'WheatAaij) : ' been injured by^the late heavy/; rain^^wi v^ : :^igfitpii^re^;2Wtionarßank^hare3 have been ;hand»;at!^ort;Vidtor, at^al^t^:7d;vTlie v iDa«rk«i;