MELBOURNE .

Otago Daily Times, Issue 247, 4 October 1862, Page 5

MELBOURN E .

In addition to the summary of news in the letter of our own correspondent, we cull the following "from Victorian papers, received by the Gothenburg :— Reception of M'Kint^y—Mr M'Kinlay, the leader ot the South Australian Exploring Party was formally received by the Exploration Committe. o the Royal Society, yesterday. Unfortunate!-.' Jim Excellency the Governor and the Chairman of the Committee (the Chief Justice), were unavoidably absent. Some twenty or thirty gentlemen assembled however, and Mr M.*Kiulay was assured by them t the gratification Ms arrival had given. Mr Lanusborough, amongst others, offered his warm congratulations upon the safe accomplishment of the "glorious journey." Mr M'Kinlay is a man of deeds rather than of words, and his replies were not of a-pro-tracted nature. He has consented to attend the meeting of the Royal Society on Monday evening, and to otter some remarks regarding his "travels. Mr M'Kinlay has been accompanied to Melbourne by four members of his party, Messrs Davies, Poole Wdd, and Kirby, all of whom, together with th"ir leader, are apparently in the enjoyment of excellent health. Mr Muldleton, the second iv command as it has been announced, has remsiiuel at Sydney and Mr Hodgkinson has stopped at Rockhamp'oii, at which place and at Brisbane he proposes to deliver lectures upon the expedition. Age, 27th September. The Provident Institute.—Among the schedules received yesterday by the Chief Commissioner ot Insolvency was that of John Greenlaw Foxton the chairman of the Provident Institute, and Joim'Portei, the manager of that instifute. The causes of insolvency are stated to be depreciation-in the value of property on which .the institute had advanced money, and the inability of mortgagors to pay either principal or interest. The assets are set down as Lv28,b20, and the liabilities as L260J69 14* leaving a deficiency of L 31,344 14s.— Argus, Sep. 27! Murder on the High Seap.—A charge of murder on the hi<?h seas was preferred at the City Police Court yesterday, against Banks Pepper and Thomas Hall, the first and second mates of the American ship Herbert, now lying in Hobson's B;iv The prisoners were arrested on Thursday evenin" by Detective Alexander, under a wan-ant issued by °his Excellency Sir Henry Barlcly, in accordance with tbc provisions of the extradition treaty with the United States. The charge against the prisoners is that of causing the death of a lad named Spence, by ill treatment. The vessel arrived at this port from Hontr Kong, and Spence died between the latter port and Manilla. The case was not gone into. A remand was applied for until Monday, and was granted, Mr Gatty Jones, v/ho appeared for the prisoners, offering no opposition, though he contended that the warrant was informal. Bail was taW to the amount of L4OO for each of the prisoners. 7.c Sturt declined to receive Captain Crocker, the commander of the vessel as one of the sureties.— Age, Sept. 27. ' Tiie Whipstick.—The lost lead at the Whipstick lias been found. Reports have been received this evening of great success. The Huatley diggers have all gone to the rush, and there are now about five hundred miners on the ground. The sinking is about 2o feet. The rush promises to turn out well Half-an-oimce of gold was taken off the bottom of the prospectors claim.- Herald, September 25.