LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 27, 10 February 1863, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(From the Melbourne papers.) Sydney, Saturday. The escort robbers and others are on their way to Sydney, for trial by special commission, on the 2nd of February. Lake's paddock, Burrcndongs, yielded six pounds of fine go Id to forty loads. Sutton's paddock was also turning out very rich. The Newcastle Coal Company miners have published a notice that they are out on strike, through an attempt to reduce their wages and to bring them under the Master and Servants' Act, and cautioning laborers against engaging. A public meeting at Orange has strongly condemned the police for shooting a Donegal man, in the late disturbance; it also censures the coroner's conduct in connection therewith. The Government has accepted the tender of Messrs Duxbury and Kerr for the railway extention to Bathurst. Monday. The bushrangers, including the escort robbers have arrived here. Captain Adams of the brig Fortune, committed suiciue on Saturday night, by taking laudanum. The Anniversary Day is a general holiday. The rp. ; '.i interfered with the sports, but the regatta ■Wi' ■, hi;j !y successful, and drew together an immense number of spectators. Another escort rubber named Walsh, was capi tured at the Lachlan on Tuesday ; he was fully committted for trial and forwarded to Sydney. Tuesday. The anniversary sports at Maitland passed off well, notwithstanding the heavy rains. There have oeen floods at Armidale. The rains are general throughout the interior. j A daughter of Mr Thompson, of Albury, age eleven, has beej killed by a snake bite. The Windsor cricketers beat the Sydney Zingr ri Club by ninety. The Sydney selected crew having defeated two others for the champion gig race yesterday, have become strong favorites for the intercolonial race. Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out at Lambing Flat. Adelaide, Friday. The Hangatira arrived at six p.m. Coorong sails full at six p.m. Prices of flour and wheat are still declining, but large quantities of the latter have been sold at 4s per bushel. Barley and oats are in demand, but rates are too high. Copper £91 per ton at Port. Wool declined iully l£d per lb. Business in general quiet. About 1600 packages of. tea were put up at auction to-day. Halves sold at £3 12s 6d ; chests, from £6 10s to £7 10s; hyson, 2s per pound. Stuart's exploration party's horse9, numbering fifty, with gear, trappings, &0., were sold to-day at high prices. Saturday. An expedition is already organised to start for Stuart's new country in tho north, with 40,000 sheep, 12,000 head of cattle, and a laige number ofhoriei.

"The Rangatira, with English- mAff morrow, at 1 p.m. for the Sound. : JB* The totnl amount contributed in thia coiMk tbo Lancashire Kelicf Fund ia £3816.: - Mn A second dividend of £10 per; ibai^W Moonta mine i3 recommended to be P&I^V directors. J^P The flour and corn market, show* . BOflHr in prices. -i -■•. J^HT 1 Burra shares quoted at £96. —m 18 It is reported that some few old eousnsiuß^ Lon ' n, are endeavoring to get up a meJHg and boiling-down Comp?ny, to carry on o]aF e A sale of 5000 bushels of wheat lias beej» ei at 4s 4d., at the port ; dray loads iu town,B*3 per bushel. Sales of flour to some exteS 6 taken place at ten guineas. The directors of the Mconta Mine haveR at meeting for the 10th proximo, when it is JK" ( a second £10 dividend will be declared, mj™