VOCTORIA.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 48, 26 February 1864, Page 3

VOCTORIA.

; : ; ; ,;t .^^l^6]^';s^. &,■ :';/" ; ; .■^.-rv;.v.:i v v^lßtfoPebru^, 1864 v )) .'. '.-j,- P&Sal "•JBj^i'!' l 'ftfc,tfe -p>©aaiif , jttne■•■ , ' ture, • ■i.ThflSittistepy sustained a defeat" fofc- weels oh tlio policy o£ ■■■levySjttg ■ wliitf&g© trni \ kt it is r n^tor of sdltoflbjifrte^ $$$•**' iioulq* pi&ss* it!jiMßkeit6d little notioe, andis n&t in subway likely to prejudice'tSheirpoaitioriv^^ " White -Ski!' • Line A |- hfts jiist received an iih£6rtant J ttd^itiSnr JffirßpyaL 'Standardsl^ftiner0Q^ r tons; -having' arrived on the i 9th. She AAsa . a : spleii<lid vessel, intended -to ran £ between here i and Liverpool, her deparihire being already announced for tke iSthV of rieit-'inonth. Heir first o\itw^d-bp^d : Voyage has been signalised %^an nnfor^uiate incident, the death. of hpr; skippeir, who died on the „- 14th, January,; having been ipreviously y. ill before sailing. Captain Allen had beeii'lpng known iri this port as -the riiaster of ■several" 'ships, amongst" which, the" once celebrated Bed 2 Jacket, was the" most- celebrated, arid enjoyed a y wide circle of v&ierids amongst ' the nuirieroris i colonists he had conveyed in safety" to these reiriote shores. 'Before" this reaches you, the particulars pf the race between The Hero and^ THe 'Alhariil)ra~wiirbe familiar to yourVreaderj the 'result has 'only confirmed the previous opinions as to the merits of the two boats, although, the ' repiitaMori of tlie Captain of the latter for'" <^^ng on/ led many to believe tbat riPpES hands tlie Moorish Palace bouldT never '"Lave been distanced; but s*^^n^~^eain-powfer is a " stubborn ' .',fact,''^,.wM^H^as. Burn's said, "winna ding,'^d 'dpwno be disputed." ; Jrid^eßre\?^-vhas just decided in , tbe Geelong bounty Court, that a '"^[jpgrpg seller,", although punishable under ? the Act for vending without a license; may still recover the value of liis goods, sold, iri the same way as any other -tradesman, as not being a licensed victualler, the law does not debar. him! so tbat tliere a,re , advantages even in illegality sometimes — an anomally, however, which tbe newlyintroduced Act will put an end to, if passed,* of wbicb more anon. The Legislative Assembly put a decided negative on the proposition, made yesterday week, by Mr. G. C. Levey, one of the proprietors of Melbourne AABelVs Life, for placing £200 on s the estimates for a Queen's Plate, to be run for at tlie races. Setting aside the interested motives of the mover, [ the decisionAvas imquestionably right. In the early days of the colony it might bave been advisable, iv order to encourage the importation of blood stock,' but now that the colonial studs are so full, ancl that so many turf capitalists are engaged, who bave reduced racing to a mere gambling issue, the general feeling 'is that if " high stakes" are necessary, let those who profit by theriiftiidthe means, especially as public money is wanted for rhore important purposes — the very sum asked would bridge a creek, and, probably, save human/ life, an object of more consequence than air the achievements of all the "Avind drinkers," as the Arabs term them, from Plying Childers and Eclipse, down to Plying Dutchman and his progeny. Itis. somewhat significant in these matters -that the same organ which announeesthe above decision, mentions the .probability of an amalgamation between those Montagues and Capulets of onr .'turf racing world, "The Turf^ and "Jockey" Clubs. The fact is,, /these gentlemen have at length discoyereaV :that the market is glutted ; ancl "that tbeir .two meetings, each per annum, bave become a public nuisance, as, evinced by the marked lack: both of subscriptions and attendance ; in. consequence we shall probably be treated, in future, r to .- " Two. knaves under one hood ■" ; wbp will demonstrate, ,to all comers, the fine old Hudibrastie axiom, that " the pleasure is as great, in being cheated as to cheat. " ; The adjourned meeting of squatters relative to tbe Scab Act resulted in the- bringing up. a ireport recommending, the ,appointment of a Chief- and four additional Inspectors, to enforce the Act, and the introduction of a clause inflicting penalty on persons knowingly'ieeping scabby sheep, without riftbrmirig : the Inspector. Mr. Curr, ; tHey Government Inspector, stated 'that' iri corisequenee of the of the Act it was practically inoperative, not brie-iourth of the fines inflicted having ever been enforced; ? iri corroboratiori'of which it was stated, that a settler on -the -Lower Murray,, who had beeri 'fined* d6lßooj, gave cheques in payment, which he afterwards stopped at the ! banliy and the amount still remained unpaid; 'nor had 'Government enforced 'its' liquidation. -So much for honbr*and 'OnicialdJLligenceJ ; '--AA?. v rxA. y ■ ■■■■a- Amongstthe > celebrities r who adorn : our'insolvent, list the < most recent is ; no lessa personage than that exquisite and -perfumed. -carpet knighty Mr; Edgar Eay; who : h^been?compelledto, suecvanb-' J to f * ; theVvidgarV;efi^its r. of impecuriiosity^ and "file arid shovel," "which/he has . dorie" to- koine tune; F bis liabilities^ being -only >19sV8oy1 with asset's" to j the magnificent extent? of £98?lls. - Ofreourse the-&ilu?e oif his " peepsho*w,'' Christmas iri .Old England; vis - set <€own as ? -one iof tW yprimary=causesLof ;, liis / d^fficultyylosses iri 'newspaper-^properties, ilhiriuriated in&Catorsy &c4'riia^ We hay© ;^been 'A -threatened^: with

h ireljeil]^ ,', img^atte^tedv.tpflp^ .feuty nltimatply thpught < better^of yil;.r . Ahe;,*^ .of*ai*;*itfs|^ik between the, GreatnExtendedr Obm-j : pany^andytfe : ., allegfci <; 6ncrpachmerita .^jnade. by ... the. ■ an, : orsei?rnvaa •= rftade^by tn^^ Court *6£ ■". {Mines that ict; s enrvey>of -the workings . ■;. : 'a.fcjbtilcl; tal^ , pto;. to; de^do vwltb mm, . in the ; rieH:jlnitras-i4;he^6Bme<t rfo, ;bo seine disposition of .Gre^tr.lljxtemteci tnen to thp; V''Siufteyo&,ft^ , jßeputy-Wardeiij ifMr* fowling;^telegraphed tp Melbonrne for;p6lKeassii- . tanee, and thirtyifive^emb^^fitlie, . force, ;*\ypll iamed^^^^eya^B'Pmingly : , idespatcbed totlie : s|W^e app^r'ance . , ;of? whom liad 1 the effect of- pxitting-an , „end;to/any :idea of /resistance;; beiypnd* jWithdrawirig-somev^pf the gea^taT^ ;obstrrieting the -shaft, o This waslpcw*^ ever, : ;soon remedied, and Mrv Oowan descended and: having -completed his' examination returned to the surface,, disappointing the malcontents who i -had hoped -that; the accumulation of : water, consequent upon the stoppage ;of the engine, would have prevented - the accomplishment of the survey. The Koh-i-noor shareholders prudently -. kept aloof, which prevented an outbrak, as * the feeling was very strong between vthe rival bodies, and Mr. Mitchell, the manager of the latter company, accidentally coming in sight during the proceedings, was chased, and had to run for refuge. Except this, no demonstration ori the part of the miners took place beyond jocular ones, snch as pointing two iron pipes, artillery-wise, at the police on their . arrival, for coming so far to see them, Immediately upon Mr. Cowan's arrival at the surface, the force was withdrawn and matters terminated peaceably. An action is, however, threatened against Mr. Dowling for damages sustained by the stoppage of the mine, but this will of course depend upon the decision of the case as to the alleged encroachment. It is not to be wondered at that such value is at- ! tached to the matter, as the Koh-i-noor Company declared a dividend of £215 per original share only last week, and it is not long since they paid £7000 to settle a law suit. James Brown one o£ the passengers by the Souchays. on her last passage from your port, died in tho Hospital last week from the injuries sustained in the heavy storm encountered by that vessel, paralysis having set in from which he never rallied. The body of a blind mnn named Charles Wanless, an inmate of the Immigrants Home, was found floating in the Yarra, under very suspicious circumstances. Tlie deceased had left i the Home in company with one Bates, a partially blind man, who also lived there, and was known to have money in his possession, none of which was found on his person when taken out of the water. It was proved at the inquest that the men had been drinking together during the day, and that I Bates had returned alone. Upon searching him £14 was found in his pockets, which he admitted belonged to the deceased, saying he had given it to him to take care of. Prom the evidence nothing sufficiently strong was elicited to bring the charge home, but there is little doubt that foul play has taken place, in the meantime Bates is kept in custody on a charge of vaggrancj', and a reward of £50 is to be offered for the discovery of the supposed murderer. An inquest was held on Monday at the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum on the body of Catherine Thomas, aged 20 years, who had been an inmate for twelvemonths, suffering from melancholia. Being coin pariti veiy helpless, she had to be fed, and while receiving her food in the usual way was siezed with what appeared to be a fit, — to which she was subject. Upon the medical man being called he perceived it to be suffocation, some meat having stuckin the windpipe, the probang being useless, laryngotomy was performed but without success, life beingextinct. A verdict in accordance with the facts was returned. 'The Melbourne Corporation resolved at its meeting on Monday to forthwith complete the Town Hall at a cost of £25,000 and to award premiums of £100 and £50 to the first and second best designs, sent in, competition for which is bivited. Plans for improving the approaches to Princes' Bridge on the south side, and carrying of the flood waters ofthe river were approved, as prepared by the City Surveyor, and ordered to be sent to. the Commissioner of Public Works.,- , The latter is, proposed to be effected , by the erection of , a . viaduct SO2 f eet long , with , eighteen arches of forty feet span .the expense of > which will be £24,056, an enormous sum, as' ,the work is only to , ■ extend fro, m ,the Immigrants Home to the foot of the bridge, but it is doubtful if Government will -sanction the work, j as: no doubt the officials will want a finger in so. costly, a ; pie. ,. The !National Gymnasium at. the Exhibition Building is about to be opened : £200 having .been voted towards its maintenance this -.Session, in; ■to the ( £4oo set apart! for:, at .last yea,r. It is; intended principally: for the use" .ofthe, volunteers;- but private classes' ; will be taken ati; e'ertain hours , each ; day ; the arrangements are junderj the superintendence v of < Professor <y Gv r Pechow, a i well-known' who' ■■ fjwillymost "appropriately: ' teqefas lioio Ato ' -develope the ; muscles .arid >; the ! strength— whether- • what V; is 'called -i ■■ ' vMriscular Christianity " form;} part bf the- system to :be- adopted, doesoibt ap'-A ypearv > Ai v.V->y>-'; yx- "■ - - :> r-x ; V y-'y :■; VHoratio Nelson,- or -at least- thei?! - rascal who assumed that illustrioußJ

i- -tf^s] fisj Hjjßjrtra^elling: A&briwetAim& v. /&^ct r a^c^wdy rguiltyvj onVMonday, A, f tHejprpc^ing a forged jplate to be .(; .engraved pf &c jnotjes of k ime Banlc of * \A^ew-iSouth two;;;thbusand , of /wtioh, fop ; ; ,fiyenpqUnd& eachy together > ; 'withythe) plat^iiVKore^f iti ma^; jbe i j?e- >.. fmetrihered,; soisse^vrttpcin n his '-person. i.vHii*3i 1$ prior, ffitiv. rßt^ingjtho;darigerl 'Otis^'^iwft'.-Qf the orime,- sentonoed i tythe, prisoner,;; wha;; mado'^ao de^ Lvfe^6ivtd. ; eighi ; ye^ r ibe/roa^s, i pSi SeWell J: eoitneel;-i'or i; th 6. prpsecationjvrequestad-his Plmior ; to <direefe an mMt to y issno for re« W'dirigtKQ.- defectives j for thoir conjdtio^rin ■ thsyoase, but His -Konor saidt he-had : no -power to do bo, _ ibnt would eoinimtnicate to the " prpper ;. authorities • hltj high ap- . proY.al,- not only, of their conduct, out also- that of the witness- Troedel. , Tliis js qnite- iri . aeeordarice with Sir -William; Stawell's usual common " sense, as the latter is much the more j deserving, for j had he not when first applied to given information to the . police, the . detectives would have ; , known nothing of ■• the matter, while had he : engi'aved the plate as a mere matter of : business, and handed it to the prisoner, the goldfields, where the notes were intended to be used would have been inundated with forgeries.The directors of the Bank ought surely to reward this conscientious foreigner, if their gratitude is at all equal to the panic they exhibited before it was ascertained that none were actually in circulation ; they well knew that their genuiue issue woiild be riiaterially damaged by the indisposition of people to run the risk of taking spurious paper — now the danger .is past, thanks to Mr. Troedel's integrity, they will doubtless act upon the maxim, that " virtue is its own reward." The re-appearance of the Keans is fixed for March the 7th, the long interval being intended to act as a provocative to tlie appetites of our theatre goers ; by way of a feeler, a i paragraph appears iv a Melbourne paper, whose reporter is duly attached to the " Coppin clique," to*i;he effect that " it is rumored that no increase of prices will take place " on this interesting occasion. This is most likely to be true, tlie former exorbitant figure having rendered portions of the house much too select to suit the managerial exchequer, although, according to the same veracious authority, it was " crammed to suffocation " every night, " even standing room not i being procurable in any part of it." I These sort of stereot} r ped lies are amusing from their palpable absurdity, for if the public voluntarily cram a theatre, where is the necessity to solicit their attendance, and surely j the prospect of semi-suffocation is ; I anything but alluring. The Sisters of tho Good Shepherd I Magdalen Asylum, annoum-e that they : have realized no less than £1-100 by j their late Bazaar, which, if true, speaks well for the zeal of their co-religionists, i for despite the professions as to its unsectarian character, very few of our protestant citizens would contribute to an Institution of so dubious a character, of which that true successor of Douglas Jerrold's "'" Hermit of Bellyful," Pather Bleasdale, is the main pillar. The principal occupation there at present seems to be ringing j an overgrown sheej) bell, which is j done at all hours, night and day, to the annoyance of tlie Abbotsford population near, who cannot divine tlie j necessity for this extreme tintinnabulation, and for their lives can't get the slightest inkling of what is meant by this incessant tinkling* ; certain it is. that if it be the call to assemble for worship, then the sheep in this fold, both white and black, maid or Magdalen, follow the Apostolic injunction, to "pray without ceasiug," to the very letter. A party of Germans on the "White Hill, near Marybox*ough, on Tuesday, unearthed a pure nugget weighing one hundred and ninety-two ounces. By the Ballarat papers just come to hand, it seems that according to the survey made, as mentioned, the Great Extended Company had encroached upon the Koh-i-noor, disregarding the. injunction of the Court of Mines ; on the other hand, three writs have been issued against the Deputy- Warden, Mr. Dowling, two by Messrs. Kelt and Goldsborough for false imprisonment, and one by the Company, for trespass ; statements, which it is not easy at present to reconcile, but which promise a fine crop of litigation for all parties concerned. According to the Mount Alexander Mail, Mr; Hodgens, of Chewton, who was their informant as to the alleged gold fraud by the Oriental Bank, is threatened with criminal proceedings ; but whether by that, or the Union Bank, it does not know. That gentle- ■ man, however, has affirmed his statemerits upon oath, and challenges the Oriental to xsrdduce their bullion book, and certain cheques in proof of their alleged ..innocence, which he declares they :are unable to do. It ds certainly very- improbable that any single individual would venture to impugn the honesty, of a wealthy corporation,, i without just -grounds, and equally so .that it should resort to measures -which must entail the disclosure of its .- system of 'business, which, however j. legal it may- have been, it is well . known was of ■■ no very respectable . character — neither party would emerge from the inquiry with clean ,' hands-; and" if prudence governs their , : councils, '-both sides will study privacy, .;. ratier > than a public investigation; a whether ■ civil or criminal. : > '"'*■ Mr. Mollison, the member for Dun- /{ 'das ; intends - visiting • Europe :i by l ■ the' ; March ihaili- by : Avhose departure v theyhiltra V 'squatting party * iri "the iY'Asßembiy--win- , lose\their leader ; this

fives probability td the rumor that tlie jand Bill is to be so manipulated by ministers as to render it palatable to '' the XTpper House. / Mr, f J'ohnaori, the member for Gipps' Land, withdrawn- his resignation at the "request -cf-hisi constituents* w r hd, sooner than be bothere4 with an elootion.- ; a<3 .-aeaii'.-^hev dissolution, will content themselves with as miich of His afctehtiori "ns /he /o^-l'^y^.-.'.tb^hM? in^ersstsii #Mle .attoritlirig to ,'liis. ,/own. TKe : Kou, Barnes 3?ord ■? Straohanr of belong*;; lS: '•'iitep.': abont v to visiij liome, the dons'erip fathers of. ihe LegMativs Ooiincilj . m which he is a memb&r, having giveivhiiri permission foi* twelvo months' leave of . fibsence } on "the mo* tion of Mr. -Mitchell. Andrew Amers, the foreman 'of works at the cjiiaryies, Williamstown, was put upon Hi&i' trial, on Tuesday for having, by, his negligence iri" blasting, caused the death of James Greeri, who was killed by a stone thrown by the explosion, strikinn; him on the temple and causing instantaneous death. After a long deliberation, 'the jury acquitted the prisoner. The evidence was extremely contradictory, being, of the two, rather in favor of the accused ; aud as Ames's brother had, it was stated, made provision for Green's family, the result, of the trial is not to be regretted. The body of a young lad of only sixteen years of age, named William Edwin Wethered, was found floating in Hobson's Bay, near the railway pier. He left the ship Prince of the Ocean, of which he was one of the midshipmen, on Saturday, to go on shore with some shipmates, and returned on board at midnight intoxicated, when he was put into his cabin. Nothing further was seen of him until found a.s above. It is conjectured that he had got up and gone to the ship's side to vomit, and being the Avorse for drink, had fallen overboard unobserved by any one, as the vessel, lying at the pier, kept no watch on deck. A sad termination to so short a career, and mournful intelligence for his friends at home. j The Geeloiu/ Advertiser's Melbourne i correspondent asserts thafc an enterprising firm here contemplate import- i ing the celebrated pugilists — Sayers, | King, Heenan, and Mace, for exhibition in the Australian Colonies ; but this is evidently a mere canard, the coinage of this lively gentleman's imagination, as the patrons of the ring in Australia are a decided minority, and generally impecunious -withal, nor would such a speculation be counte- ! nance d by any but the dregs of our ] population. i It is with great satisfaction that Aye j learned by the Gothenburg, which j arrived on Tuesday, that the damage j done by the fire at Dunedin had been | so overstated, being £22,000 instead j of £150,000. It was bad enough a.s it was, and nothing could have been moro I malapropos than the arrival of tho J English Eleven at the moment of such j a calamity ; no wonder their A'isit j proved a failure in a pecuniary point ! of view — cricket and conflagrations j I could scarcely harmonize. j I The appeal ease Dill v Murphy, that ! j is, the Aryits Publisher v the Speaker j came before the Privy Council on tho j j Bth December, but avus struck out I from non-attendance on the part of the I appealants counsel ; ~~ it avus sub- j j sequently reinstated on payment of j j tiie costs of the day, aud the hearing i I postponed until the present month. ! I The Maryborough Mining Board \ appear to be a bellicose set of gentlemen, judging from the report of a late meeting, at Avhich a Mr. Ellison stigmatized the conduct of a Mr. Lamb as " sneaking," to which term he objected, and in set parliamentary phrase, moved that the words be taken down. Mr. Ellison justified the expression, in which he Avas backed by the whole Board ; Mr. Davies reading the definitions of the word, and stating its applicability to the ease, Avhich on contradiction he reiterated, Avhcn Mr. Lamb quite oblivious of the meekness Avhich ought to characterized him, hit Mr. Davies on the " os frontis," Avho evidently thinking discretion the better part of valor sat down ; Mr. Ellison seeing his friend thus treated, favored Mr. Lamb with a retort in kind over the table, inviting him to come outside and receive a repitition, whereupon Mr. Lamb made a grab at a gun Avith a bayonet attached which hung in the Board Room, the property of the Clerk, Avho Avith the help of the Chairman prevented its introduction into the quarrel, the valiant Ellison meanwhile standing undismayed, brickbat in hand ready to receive the charge, when Mr. Davies who had gone for the sergeant of police, returned with that functionary^' whose .presence had the effect of calming the belligerents, Avhose ultimate proceedings seem to have been peaceful, the reporter not having thought them worthy of record. Ou Sunday were consigned to the tomb the mortal remains of Mr. J. A. Gilfillan, late of H.M. Customs. This gentleman's name is of melancholy celebrity in the anrials of New Zealand, his wife find three of his children having bjfeen murdered at "Wanganui some years : back, by a party of marauding Maories, Avithout the slightest provocation. The deceased was an amateur artist of great power, his paintings of native pahs and other illustrations of Maori life beiiig most graphic, and are no\v become invaluable. As a, portrait painter he had very few equals either in Australia or Europe, his unexpected death has left a great blank in a large circle of friends to whom his r varied talents, genial'- dispo'sitiori^' arid' - unfailing . hospitality had long endeared him. - - 'A'" :i ;; Tfie.; r Land/;Bili' paased/its second; reading on : Tuesda,y;lri any oppoSitibh; and*: : Avas ; pro-, ceeded Avith in* Committee last evening,

there are, however, evident 'symptomk of disaffection in the ministerial camp, Messrs. Ramsay and Woods being abHettt,and Mr: L/L/Smith; VAriieeting; of fourteen members was held at. which; a letter bf remonstrance; was addressed to Mr, Heales, and from all appearance thQ/pjsflKg^ the! ;ljowerH!ouseisbynp'means a certainty, A -woman named /Mary Baxter was found' dead with' her- head in a pail of water,' ' ift .& ho^e 'lane Baat j supposed' to JmVe fallen down. in '&'*&'" '''''' liSIA [I ill a t AA : IAi.AAA : y v AfteraprotractedinquirywhiGhlasted for many \day-s, a man namedl'tttriek Burke hoik] been • found ; guilty , by the cor oner's j ury of the wilful murder of his wife,; .Mary Burke^ atEppirig, so far back as;Septemberjlßsß. Erpiri information received, tliepolice instituted a search, and, buried beneath the earth j where the prisoner's tent- formerly stood, found the refeains of a female, which was identified as those of his wife. He had accounted for her disappearance to his relatives and neighbors by- saying she was gone to Sydney. His brother and -nephew who had been arrested as accessories were acquitted and discharged. The circumstances attending this case are most remarkable, and fully bears out Shakespeare's axiom, that " murder, tho' it hath no tongue, yet Avill it speak with most miraculous organ." The baronetcy of Mr. Hughes, of Ballarat, is, it seems, premature, his uncle having succeeded to the title ; he is, hoAvever, A r ery infirm and childless, so that Mr. Hughes will ultimately obtain the honor. The mistake arose from the over zeal of a servant Avho wished to ascertain Mr. Hughes' Avhereabouts, and advertised in so ambiguous a manner as to mislead all parties in the colony. Parliament last night voted a bonus of £50 worth of land to every volunteer avlio shall haA ; e served five years ; aud the Melbourne journals affect to think that this Avill effectually checkmate the offers of your government. According to the observatory officials a slight shock of an earthquake Avas felt here at two o'clock on Eriday morning, and a host of letters describing all sorts of tinpot sensations haA r e appeared in consequence. Tlio death of the Rev. Mr. Hure, of Geelong, from dysentry, is announced tliis morning — an equal loss to the church and colony not easily to be replaced.