AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 97, 11 April 1876, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[Per Ringakooma.] Melbou-me. April 6. Davi I ITesVtt, well known as Scotch Jock, and one of the principal importers of Clydesda'e horses, di-d.very suddenly. He was well known in New Zea'and. Heavy ruin has fallea in all parts of the colony A private London telegram mentions a fall of 2d per lb on greasy wool. Thi ciib'e hoi ween Madras and Peuing is still inte rupte i, and nothing is yet known as to the whereabouts of the fiulc. Meanwhile telegrams are bcinu recc-iired via Si! e-i-t. Whs. at is in good request at 5s 61 to 5s 7ji. Sugars, te^s, anl brandies have alao improved. Oats are dull. The salmon ova have not been a success, a hr^e percentage having die-t. Mr Samuel Wilson hts t l^graphed homo for another sm-U shipment from the hatching establishment in Stormo-it FL-ld, not to be shipped until the eyes of the youug fry tire visible. They will come u*'a : Sue?:. Every mc-«ns are b iog taken to raise funds towards Eendi ig a rifle team to Pailadelph a and Wimbledo;). Parli -iment after a session of eleven monthp, will be prorogued to-morrow. Only one Bill of any co"sequcncj has been parsed, n-tmely, the Loan 'Bib for <£J,800,000 for rnilways, schools, buildings, and water wtrks. . The new Government Housj will bo ready for occupation iv June. Parliament muafc meet again in June. Scenes in the Assembly are looked fer now regularly