SYDNEY.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 60, 5 June 1863, Page 2

SYDNEY.

May 2 Gilbert has been committing several] beries near Burrowa. Ju 'ge Mlford has held io-day that person proceeding by prohibition cam afterwards bring an action against ma t rates on the same matter. The ship Medway, which arrived Monday, with 10,000 bags of sugar, caii fire at threi o'clock this morning. sistance was promptly rendered I H.M.S. Harrier and by the fire brigai but they had to scuttle her at five o'cli The ship Lillah, at Auckland, from: Francisco, with oats and 390 tons ft for Dun^din, teports tlie Shawmut sai for Sydney, with breadstuff's. The Acclimatisation Society held tl annual meeting io day. Captain Moodie is appointed lieuten of the Naval Brigade. The escorts biin^ down 10,423 ouncf The Madras took 10,000 ounces of and 70,000 sovereigns. Markets bribks. Good demand fi Queensland and Vow Zealand. Adeh flour is rising, holders asking Ll5 to L wheat, very firm, at 6s 6d. Teas are I for advance ; good congous are at I sugars firm, at a slight advance on week's rate* ; coffee dull; Manilla, 9| plantation, 12|d ; randies lower ; rice| altered, but less firm. Wool siles c«yj the reduction of fully Itl ; hides dull, 3d lower. Tobacco slightly firmer ; ' nilla cigars, 55s ; considerable transacts May 2! It is believed lhat the burning of Medway was by incendarism. The I vernment and insurance offices offer c jointly a reward of L2OO for the convic of the incendiary. The vessel was ut sured ; SOOO b »s of sugar were on b( when she was scuttled. Her cargo insured for L 19,500 in a Sydney ofi Steps are bein^ taken to raise the vessi Jaiaes M'Hadden, a miner at Spi Creek has been killed by an infali earth. It was decided, at a preliminary mcci last night, to call a public meeting fo. expression of sympathy with Presic Lincoln's emancipation polic}. There are great prepai ations for celei tion of the holiday in honour of the Pn of VVales's marriage. Lyster's new Opera-house opens to-ni; with prospects of a highly successful son. Bonded stock to last night : — Su 8698 tons ; coffee, 182 tons ; lea, 300 I but large, stocks on hand duty pc tobacco, 763,59? Ib.; brandy, 215,000° geneva, 204,000 gal. ; rum, 194 ; 000 ga May 2 Three men, supposed to be Gill Lowrie, and O'MaUey, were capturei Nelligen on Saturday, while wailing the steamer for Sydney. Spicer, convicted a year ago for pail pation in the Bua-angong riots, will be leased by the clemency ol Govern meni morrow. Mr. Dines, owner of Kyogle, withdi from the statement of his intention waive objections to Traveller's recei' the stakes of the great match at Randfl and asserts his intention of taking 1 proceedings. The Harrier sails on Wednesday! 150 of the 12th Regt., for Taranaki. The court-martial on Saunders has minated. The Government Gazette Extraordh oifers LIOO reward for the discovery of party who set fire to the Medway. * J May 2 The Government has received int "ence lhat one of the persons capture Nelligen is probably Gardiner. A poi of the plunder of the Cooma mail found on them. A special police & has been despatched to bring them hei Strict holiday is kept. Review of t tary and volunteers ; after which a quet provided by Government. A 1 number attend d the levee. The ship Medway has been raised; cessfully. The investigation into the o of fire commenced yesterday, and was journed till Thursday. The insuri companies offer HOO reward for the covery of the incendiary, besides offered by Government. 1 The Harriet *s crew has worked a W r getting ammunition and stores onJi for Taranaki. [ May 2 Parliament opens on Tuesday, i June. The Danish barque Jugen Loreni from California lo Sydney, with wheat oats, has been lost on Christmas Isl