NEW SOUTH WALES.

Southland Times, Issue 1230, 29 March 1870, Page 3

NEW SOUTH WALES.

■■•■■: Stdnet, Malrch 12. Carr's conviction for double voting at the last elections has been confirmed. -The floods ■■ in the Northern district have been very, destructive. There is very heavy weather still from the southward. In the Legislative Assembly the Divorce Bill has engaged the attentipn of | members for two sittings, and is now l almost passed through committee. Several ] features of the Victorian Act have been ! adopted: The Hunter River is slowly subsiding. Great sympathy has been expressed here for Mr H. Fisher's loss by the death of Char Oh. ' March 14. ""/-.-Mr Fawcett, police magistrate at Casino, has been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, in being concerned in the death of Colin Campbell, found dead outside of Palmer's house,; where they had been drinking. •Immense quantities Of lucerne and maize have been destroyed by the floods. The schooner. Mariposa is reported as • lost off Broken Bay. The crew was I saved.' She was insured in the Austral- j .: asainlnsusance Office for £1200. The cabinet-makers at Maitland have struck work with a view of forcing their employers to give them the advantage of the eight hours' movement. i Three men, names not given, perished from thrist in the Bogan district during the recent; drought. ! Captain Carmichael, late of the' Hannah Broomfieldji has been drowned at '. Pueblo. .... -- ;■ : ;. ; ; March 15. , 'In the Supreme Court to-day, judg- ] ment was given against Judge Cheek, who claimed compensation from the Government for injuries inflicted on some of his horses whilst travelling by the railway. ■*.•" '""" ■ ■ '■'■■ :■■ ■ ■- •-The Paramatta train, yesterday," ran< "over a number of sheepr which were on the Kne, and killed about sixty of them.' j i -./••-: A .*-•<--.'•: ■:. :■ ;.- -,- ■ -March, 16.' Mr Kelly^ mate of the schooner Yarra,

fell overboard at sea on her last passage round, and was drowned. The man Wakefield has been committed for trial for the murder of his mate, a man known by the name of ** Harry," both of whom" were employed on a station in the Castlereigh district. March 17. The Legislative Assembly have refused to vote the salary of the collector of customs whilst he was illegally discharged by the late Ministry. The rain continues. It has been general, except in Riverina. * The Hunter is rising again. The Hawkesbury is also rising, and boats have been sent by railway for the use of the people who are likely to be flooded out by its waters. In the Assembly to-day a count-out took place, there being no quorum present. The St. Patrick's Picnic at ClOutarf passed off: pleasantly, notwithstanding , the unfavorable weather, j The Treason Felony Act expires on j Saturday. The , GovernmOnt do hot f inj tend to re-enact it. . The import markets are depressed. Wool sales are firmer, amd good parcels are slightly dearer. F ; "J. ; ;/ March 18. : * The rain still continues, and the rivers have gradually risen, until there are now fearful floods, and hundreds of families have been compelled to abandon their homes, to seek shelter on the more, elevated situations.; -The Government has authorised the mayor of Maitland to issue relief. The River -Hawkesbury is 20 feet above its ordinary level, and is still rising six inches an hour.' The River Hunter, at Maitland, has risen 30 feet, and is still rising. A great pprtion.of the town and most of the villages along the banks are partially submerged. Towards night the weather /showed signs! of changing, and it is hoped the worst it over. Mr Robertson's schedule shows liabilities £226,000, and-assets £218,000. The Full Court have sustained Denis M'Kinlay 's conviction for , fraudulent * in** solvency,.and decided one point respecting the conspiracy case in favor ofthe. Crpw,n.; The annual report^ of the -Mutual Provident Institution exhibits the largest year's increase of business since its foundation. ■■■■■... SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide, March 14. * Councillor Tidemann appeared at the police court tod ay on a charge of using offensive language to. the mayor at a late meeting of the council. The case' was dismissed, on the ground that Mr Tidemann had not been asked to' withdraw the words complained of. The working men. employed at the lunatic asylum, and who were sent there by the Government, as, they, complained of inability to obtain other work, have refused to continue working at the wages offered -by the Government; March 16. Andrew Vere, the St. Arnaud murderer, has been captured by the police at Normanville, near Yankalilla. ...He ..will be brought iip here on remand toVictoria.*" : . ,-; r i; . Mr W. L. Richardson, Customs :officer at Wentworth, has seized ;the , Prince Alfred steamer, for discharging a large quantity of spirits and beer hot entered in the manifest. -.-■■■. The schooner Gulnare arrived yesterday morning from Port Darwin, -in the Northern Territory, via Sydney. The news she brings is of little interest beyond that which has already been published. Several charges -have been > formally laid against Dc Peelj the Government representative. Business remains very quiet. Quotations for wheat are quite nominal at 5s 3d per bushel. , Flour; £11 10s to £12 10s, according to brand and size of parcel. ' ' ; ■-. March 17. The Opposition have issued a manifesto signed by 13 of the leading members, denying the charge of factious opposition and place hunting, and accusing' the Government of falsehood ih the prorogation speech. Sales of wheat for export are reported at 5s 2£d. „;.:.■'• •*-.. > ■ ...... :r . March 18. The elections are' attracting very general attention, and a; large /number of local men are now offering themselves as candidates in the various districts. Letters have been received by the Brindisi route, showing a sawing of three clear days as compared with the mail via Marseilles. Andrew Vere, charged with the murder of Mr Cheale, at St. Arnaudi has been remanded till Tuesday, to await the arrival of the warrant from Melbourne. He has fully confessed to the murder. The Bushman's Home is now. iairly established. The corn market is quiet.