LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 185, 13 May 1872, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Per Greville Si Co.’S (Reuters Agents) EXPRESS. ARRIVAL OF OMEO AT BLUFF. Bluff, May 11th, 10 a.m. The s.s. Onieo left Melbourne on the sth of May, after waiting 24 hours for the mail, which arrived before she left. She will sail for Dunedin to-night. Passengers for Dunedin :—Mrs Roberts, six children, and two servants ; Mrs Blaker, two Sistei’s of Charity, Mr Ball, Mrs Maekay, Mr Lyons. Mr Kirkpatrick, Mr Jeanverin, and twelve in tlie steerage. Melbourne, May 4th. The debate on the reply to the Governor’s address has been adjourned until the 7th instant. The Opposition proposed an amendment tantamount to a vote of want of confidence, because there was an omission in the address of any reference to the question of public education. The Ministry will probably be defeated, and will ask tor a dissolution, if the amendment should be carried. A boat supposed to be the long boat of the brig Magnet has been been picked up by the Mary Cummings. Adelaide. Feeney’s sentence has been confirmed by the Executive for shoo'ing Marks. Congratulatory addressesto Her Majesty on the recovery of the Prince of Wales have been forwarded by the Legislature. The Alhambra has arrived from New Zealand. Tookeys are wanted at £7. Flour is firm at £l6 ; wheat, 6s 9d to 7s ; oats, 2s 9d to 3s. Sugars very firm, especially whites, since advices per Kassa that there was no sltip loading at Mauritius for the colonies, iron is dealer. Sydney. A statement has been made in the Assembly that the ship in which Earl Belmore vvas going borne vvas detained a day in harbour, and that the Governor having demanded a day’s pay, the same was paid by the Treasurer. Police-Sergeant Sutherland was shot dead by two bushrangers at Tonrac. The French transport Jura, with 700 Communist convicts, hf 3 arrived at New Caledonia. A bill has been introduced into the Assembly for the purpose of abolishing the Newcastle tonnage dues. The Assein ly has addressed congratulations to the Quemi on the recovery of the Prince of Wales. N EWCASTI.E. Arrived : Heversham and Maggie, from Napier; Gazelle, from Lyttelton, with the architect who bolted to Dunedin. Sailed : Hoien, for Lyttelton. Adelaide. An expedition lias been fitted out to prospect the Northern Territory for a goldti Id. Wheat, 6s 2d ; quiet. Flour, £l3 10s to £l4 10s.