INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 104, 1 May 1880, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

Melbourne, .Friday. It is thought probable that the Government . "will at once appoint an Agent-General in London in consequence of Mr Childers hay- , ing resigned the position of Chairman of the Board of Advice. Wheat is firm, and oats easier. Saturday. It is stated that Sir Andrew Clerk will be appointed temporary Agent - General for Victoria in London. - Brisbane, Saturday. It is reported that 600 Chinese are preparing to proceed to the Coin (?) goldfields, •which has for some time been abandoned, owing to the Blacks and the difficulties of transport. Sydney, Saturday. Hennesay's brandy, case 35s to 35a 6d; kerosene (Devoe's) Is 9£d ; New Zealand ■wheat 4s ; New Zealand oatß 28 to 2s 3d ; maize 2s to 2s 9d; sugar (Coy's No. 1) £38. Vane, an ex-bushranger, has been committed for trial on a charge of sheep stealing. - TheHonSir John Robinson, Vice-Presi-dent of the Executive Council and Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council, will temporary take the portfolio of Minister of Education, which is instituted under the new Education Act. New Caledonia, April 17. The effects of the recent hurricane are gradually disappearing. The Government refused to vote compensation to settlers who suffered by the recent revolt. Suicides and murders are numerous. A body was found in the harbor with one leg and one arm cut off. Two men and a woman were arrested. The shaft of the copper mine has been cleared and work resumed. The grasshopper pest is causing great loss.