LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 80, 11 August 1863, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

* ;■ (From tho Argus, July 24.) SYDNEY. Friday. After two nights' debate, the motion and amendment on the state of the police were negatived by a large majorit}'. Some Government instructions gazetted rontain a notice that vessels bound hence lor Maiamoras are not compelled to take a mail. The Assembly is occupied by the adjourned dehate on the slate-aid question. Ihe inquest on Mrs. Gee is concluded. Thr> verdict is wilful murder. The persons in custody on suspicion are discharged. Escorts, 10,023 ozs. Weekly wool sales firm. Tallow maintains pi-ice. Hides, threepence lower During the debate on the police question last night, it transpired that Pottinier bad demanded 'satisfaction of a member of the Assembly for remarks made on his inefficiency. The correspondence will probably be published. Saturday. In the Assembly, M'Leay's motion tor state-aid in the thinly settled districts has been negatived. Majority nine. James Shaw is remanded to Melbourne, on warrant, for horse-stealing. Pleuvo-pneumonia is repored in the Uockhumpton district. The Montmorency, from Liverpo >1, with immigrants, has arrived at Brisbane. Business has been very dull during the week. K,ice lower. Breadstuff* firmer. Sales of Adelaide flour at Lls. Tobacco advanced 3d. Monday. The Estimates for 1861 are published. The amount required chargeable on revenue is L 1.563,990. Propose borrowing 1,1,044,970; of this L 928,000 is for railway extension. Supplementary Estimates, L 353,554; increasedexpenditure.Lll 1,852. The Samson has arrived at Brisbane, fcihe found no traces of the missing steamer Pluto. Left again to examine the coast closely, returning here. The Bishop of Sydney writes stating his intention of arranging new bishoprics at Gr ration and Armidale before returning here. Captain Pydre and the crew of the wrecked schooner Almeda have arrived here. The Governor opened the new wing of the ltandwick Asylum to-day. Tuesday. The steamer Samson has returned from the search of the Pluto. She found no traces, though she examined the coast thoroughly. The Treasurer makes his financial statement on the sth August. Two men were captured yesterday, at Bat huist, supposed to be the persons who robbed the Joint-Stock Bunk messenger. They were remanded for a week. Brisbane Parliament was opened to-day, by commission. Wednesday. Further news of slavers in i'acilic has arrived here. A (me armed barque of 4 (JO tons with captain and officers of Spanish cut, of various names, and hoisting various colors, was at Sunday Island, lo sail thence for Ca'llao on the first of July. Landed 300 islanders there to recruit, taken from the Duke of York, Clarence, and other islands. Some were so weak tint they were drowned in ihe surf while landing. Eighty died soon' after. Twemy-iwo Europeans and half-castes were .»eitied at Sunday island, growing supplies for whaler's, but cate'.iirg disease from the people landed, eight died ; the leiwainder abandoned the island, and went to Upolu in the schooner Emily, the slaver having first seized all their stock. This barque met a trading canoe off Upolu, and took native and all property out of her, and sent her European owner adrift, without food|or water, out of sight ofland ; but he I reached Upolu in two days. The barque is one of a flei-t of seven. The islandvisited are nearly depopulated, only very old men and a few women ami young children being; left ; the remainder were driven by force io bouts, and all resisting w^re killed. The liaique got under weigh whenever a strange sail appeared. Some of the islanders would jjosaibly by taking to the mountains. The judges have "ranted a prohibition, quashing the affiliation order agsinst the Key 11. Bolton, with costs holding unanimously that the charge was wholly unsustainci by evidence. In the Assembly, last, night, a motion for a select committee to inquire into the management otthe Lands department was negaifved by a large majority. To-day there is a warm attiick, disputing the correctness of the return furnished by the Premier on the increase of crime. The Bombay took 101,000 sovereigns and B,BUooz gold.