AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3781, 9 February 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melboubne, Tuesday. Mauritius advices to 28th January report that engagements for sugar for Adelaide amount to 455 tons, and for Hobson's Bay to 2500; but the tonnage is not y,t, cleared. The market has a hardening tendency in consequence of decreasing siooks ofsu^ar. The eli'uii v lor a member for East Melbourne, in the room of the late Mv A. ]£. Smith, took place to day, and resulted in the return of Mr Walsh, a Constitutionalist, by a large majority. Sailed.: The Albioijor the Bluff. The fallowing furtlLy awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced :—Eirst prizes—Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, 'for flax fibre ; Colonial Museum, for phormium tenax ; E H. Banks, Christchurch, P. Cunningham and Co., A. Moore and Co., and Koyse, Stead, and Co., for wheat; McConnell Bros.,' Qhr,jstch.urch, for bacon and hams. Second prizes—L. H. Banks, P. Cunningham and Co., A. Moore and Co., Of. Pannel, Boyse, Stead, and Co., of Christchurch ; West District Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Kivertoa; Job Tiile,

Masterton ; Metherell Bros., Havelock ; and P. Batch and Co., Arrow, Otago for wheat; James Goodwin, Pigeon Bay Canterbury for cheese; James Eagle Christchurch, for hams and McDonald aud Miller, Green Island, Dunedin, for bacon.-

Meiboubne, This day. The following Exhibition awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced : —First prizes—William Lane, and Co. (Dunedin), and Morgan O'Mera (Queenstown), for cordials. Third prizes—Hugh Cameron (Hokitika), Charles Channery (Eangiora), Alexander Eobertson (Nelson), and James Seed (Southbrook), for flax; John Coelake (Ellesmere), P. Cunningham and Co. (Christchurch), C. T. Dudley Irewell (Canterbury), M. Bauer (Frankton, Ofcago), and L. D. T. HoJloway (Richmond, Nelson), for wheat; W. A. Mem (Christchurch), for preserved meats; and Walkins, McNully and Co. (Dunedin), for hams and bacon. Fourth prizes—X. H. Banks (Christchurch), S. Clayden (Wakefield, Nelson), P. Cunningham and Co. (Chrishchureh), C. T. Dudley Irewell (Canterbury), Geo. Kemp and Co. (Christchurch). W. Kelty (Tapanui, Southland), A Moore and Co. (Christchurch), Eoyse and Co. (Christchurch), and Jobville (Masterton), for wheat. Additional first award for grain —Mr Gill, Tokomariro.

Sydnet, This day. The Estimates were tabled in the Assembly last night, showing a total expenditure set down at £4,280,000, being an increase of £165,000. The increase is almost entirely in expenditure for education.

Pebth, Tuesday

News has been received that a cyclone of a most severe character has visited the town of Roebourne, in the north west. The colony is the site of the pearl fisheries. Twelve boats used by pearlers have been totally destroyed.