Australian Telegrams.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3151, 25 March 1879, Page 3

Australian Telegrams.

(Peß S.S. BOTOBTTA.)

(Pee Pbbss Agency.)

MBLBOtTEKB, March 18,

Governor Wormanby last Thursday attended the agricultural show at Lancefield, where he made a good practical speech to the farmers, and remarked upon the advantages of teaching the science of agriculture. In the course of his speech he said: In the colony which I have just left the general crop of wheat is something perfectly, astonishing, but then most of the land has only been cultivated for a short time. As much as fifty, sixty, seventy, and eighty bushels to the acre are not uncommon there. lam happy to Bay that in some parts of the colony they have intrrluced a better system of farming thwfci usual in a young country. I trust you will follow the same example, and that you will recoup the land that which you take from it. If you do that! you need not fear, but to cultivate land will'require a certain amount of capital. The Governor shortly visits Sandhurst, and yesterday was present attheKyneton races. On Saturday he was at the regatta, so that his Excellency has been fully occupied since his arrival. Want of rain has been much felt, but within the last day or two there has been a partial downfall in some parts of the colony, and heavy thunderstorms last week have cleared the air, and it is now quite cool. _ ..... It is stated that the negotiations tor a mail service have been suspended m hope of inducing all the colonies to enter into a scheme under a combined arrangement. The Exhibition buildings are being rapidly proceeded with, and a favorable notice from Europe has been received. France will send exhibits by a war ship. Belgium and Holland will also send. Walter Lynch said to be one of the Kelly sympathisers, who was some time ago arrested for sending a threatening letter to Mr Monk, near Mansfield, in the name of Ned Kelly, was tried at the Criminal Court yesterday, and found guilty. Sentenced deferred. A young man, named MeCommon, one of the-permanent ■cricketers ■belonging to the Melbourne Cricket Club, was arrested last week for stealing money and a diamorid rjng from, the pockets of members in the pavilion. At the Police Court the charge was not preised against him, but

he was sentenced to seven clays' solitary confinement. The remainder of the English cricketers meet their colleagues at Auckland, and all proceed home, via California, except the professionals, who went per s.s. Garonne. Miss Augusta Dargon, now playing at the Thf atre Eoyal with great success, is considered the best actress that ever visited Victoria. Business continues very dull, but there is some little animation in wheat for export to England.