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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 5, Issue 270, 28 November 1861, Page 3

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Some circumstances quite trifling in themselves which happened yesterday on the landing .of Bishop ,Selwyn should .he noticed. ; Jtt : '''\viH , ‘gef spread about that the J?ishbp was n ceiveil with grottos; it will;- perhaps, hot he So generally reported that the groans came from a portion of a knot *of about twenty persons, and was .by., rip; rii.eaus-. general among those whom chauce drew to the landing' place. And stili hs> can the petulant altercations by the post office be held to express the geney ~ral sentiment or opinion of.the community. T)r.- Selwyn will not refer to the small , street obstruction which thirty-people- on the footpath in Brougham street caused at ■an occasion of triumph or for an exposition of- his views, He do not criticise his remarks or bis judgment in allowing such a contriversy at such a time and place. It would not have been consistent with .the impulsiveness which is allied to his hist qualities if the Bishop had passed by in silence. ..We do.iiot ask opposite virtues at the same..,time from any-maii. “ vVho can be vise, amazed, -(emperaie, and valiant the*same moment ?” ask that rudeness ami impertinence ofta very small number of persons.without influence slunn l not- compromise our character for go d temper as a community, or be taken a» io* presenting ouv complaint against the Bishop. This , complaint is ndt against his-political opinions in the present crisis, we do not seek to limit the. freedom in him, which wo claim for ourselves r : Tt is his hasty ami indiscriminate charges.against?a community which embraces as many varieties of semi•ment and, of character as there-are m u iu it that., we.deppeca:e. We> do.not ask him to. he“. less .thq .friend; of the Ma tW, hut to warm and intensify • his. for one lace-hy lettinglhat fiiendslvp gen*-rally, embrace, the other. No thinking wishes to diimnish either him h.«'bia : 'ottioe in the public estimaijau. -."du complaining of Bisliop • Selwyn we do hot mi! at him or at dignitaries'. .Oh contrary, wj l -deplore that;’ hi3rfi'iiF energies iffc so in ich wasted, and his,'influence so diTniiiislmd among up-:/-’hisltjitffe ty dvoiiid.”*,ghid|y. nic-1 and. siu-nfice - <*f opinion <jr . principle;; e. jnsiiiv ..n.y .is our .and rtfat t-he i-.r M -V -feliowltip .-and- ieippsy is. icu*ty toi tnis f rnauly .fiefulot k-vV:* v, - l'ferilir’-!

.VICTORIA; S.S. Pirate.-*— Tlie Argus of Oct. 22, , announces the wreck of the Pirate, trad* ing between Melbourne, and Otago, on a sandbank near Piccaninny point, on the east coast of Tasmania, during a fog. The passengers and baggage arrived at Melbourne on the 21st. Captain Robertson, the chief engineer, second officer, - and purser, remained by the wreck. Agric ultu re.—-The Herald of 18th October reports,~~The market for breadstuffs this week is not at all improved. Flour is quoted at 10/ 10s and 13/ for colonial and Tasmanian, and at 12/ to j : 3/ 10s for. Adelaide brands. Wheat, colonial, 4s 3d to ds 6d, and Adelaide, 5s Gd. Brap, Is 5d per bushel. ' The market altogether without animation. The weather is still unsettled, alternating between heavy showers of rain and gleams of sunshine. The crops on low cold sails are not benefited by this, and do not look well. But others on drier spots, and not exposed to too much moisture, are luxuriantly green, and promise well. We are still without any threats of the ravages of the aphis, but, as was stated in our last, there are not a few cases of the appearance of a destructive blight, not to be traced to-the ravages of the aphis. Several of the Agricultural Societies have held their annual lpeethigs for the year ending July during, the last arid the previous week. At the Port. Philip, Farmer’s Society’s Exhibition, the greatest improvement was perceptible in the show of sheep, especially in the long-wo.olled breeds, which'are now meeting with more attention from our sheep-farmers. In this section some very fine sheep .were, exhibited:. Scape Ne? gretti sheep recently imported from Germany, t\va-.to,o.thed, took a first prize. Some of the same were also exhibited in the four-tooth section, and were highly commended. Air. S. Staughtoji exhibited some fine merino sheep, • which, although much admired, did not please the judges, on the ground, we are informed, of the inferior quality of the wool. In the Down, or black-faced breed, there was a very large show, and the ewes were admired for their superiority, as a common breed suited to. rich pasture. In the-long-woolled Leicester sheep there was much to admire. The first prize Y\ r as very deservedly awarded to Mr, Gaimskle’s Leicester ram, only eleven months old, whose size for the age was a subject of special remark. To the same gentleman was awarded the twenty-guinea plate for the best ram and pair of ewes. In the Ootswold breed Air. S. Staughton was the most successful competitor-, that gentleman taking two first prizes, and All*. G. S. Brodie also took a first prize for the same. In cross breeds some very fine sheep were shown by Air. Bell, a cross between the Cotswold and Alerino. 7’iie juries obtained at Alelbourne for sheep are somewhat higher than at Wellington. as will be seen from the following a cou t of a recent, public sale of pure Ke* geiti lianjsaud Ewes. The attendance was minmrous and the bidding most, spirited.—the following being the j rices realised -Hams.—42/, B. Patterson ; 55/, J. Moffitt; 50/-, J. Al'Veau ; 85/, Walter Clarke; GO/, Meyer; 41/, •ft. Patterson ; 110/, J. It . Rost run ; 7 61, Moyer; 100/, Robertson; 56/ Macoboy ; • 73/. J. Moffatt; 75/, Peppin; 992, W. Clark; GO /, Macoboy; 94/, W. Clare; 96/, do, 98/, Chirnside ; 101/, Sumner; 1612, Hewitt; 195/, MTVan ; 1002. Hewitt.; 105/, liostron; 112/, do; 110/, Olotigh <s* Co; 1312, dot 117/, do; ]4SZ. AFBean; 1552. do; I'd, Clough and Co. Ewes—s 4/, Hewitt; 7;)/, lies* fron: S“Z. do; 90/, Ilewitt, 74Z. R *s» . tron; 8 62, Sumner; 102/, Hammond; 902,..MT*ean; 70/, Roslron ; 8-52, Macoboy. Tbe-average juice of the Aims was 98/; and of the Ewes, 78/. The matter of most pressing interest to the farmers just now, however, is the juice of agricultural produce, and the prospects of the season in this respect. There is a glut of wheat in the Californian market, and the dealers there are unable to find a sale for it as extensively as before in Vancouver- Island, and to the northward. They are therefore pushing into these markets. - But freight, insurance, and other costs, must always bo a sufficient protection against any great rush from that quarter, so long as our markets are kept moderately down. Still, the arrivals in Melbourne, reported in our last, have been followed with still heavier arrivals in Sydney, and these must more or less affect us. In South Australia they are speculating on sending wheat to England. The whole expence of freight and sale is calculated at 3s per bushel, and it is supposed that at the present Australian prices, with those expected in England, the possibility of such an outlet may prevent prices falling below 4s per bushel. Boiling Down. —The Pastoral Times <>f 11th October says,—We hear that it is intended by several squatters -to start an establishment for boiling down sheep and cattle at Deniliquin. It is expected that 2-0,000 cattle and 50,000 sheep can thus be turned yearly to a profitable account. This would ease the Victorian markets of a. large amount of surplus fat stock, the great bulk of which gets deteriorated on the way to Alelbourne and other large towns. There can be no doubt of the supply being .far in excess of the demand ; ' ifc is likely so to continue, and we therefore wish the projected, establishment at Deniliquin every success. Some squatters resident on the Billabong are the movers in this important matter. The Braidtvood Dispa'ch states that sheafing has commenced at several of the ptations in, that district. This season’s clip is likely to be highly prolific. Burke and his Party.— A Brisbane correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, under data-of'the 2nd October, writes thai,r~ Tbe finding of a stfayed

camel on the Culgoa fiver has added fresh interest to the speculations respecting the probable whereabouts of Burke and his party. That the animal in question be* longed to his expedition there can be no doubt, .but whether it is one of those that escaped from Cooper’s Creek, or one that accidentally, strayed from the camp of the travellers while actually on their journey is not so certain; although the statement that the animal appeared, at no veryrecent time, to have been in harness, powerfully favours the latter conjecture. It is supposed that Burke may have been trying to make the settled districts of Queensland, and that he may he now not far distant, and in want of immediate relief ; it is therefore recommended that a small party of well mounted police he sent out, properly equipped, and with a supply of provisions, &c., to follow up the camel’s back tracks. Cricket-.—Tim Alelbourne Cricketers are making arrangements for the match with the All England Eleven, who were to sail in the Great Britain, expected on the 2Lst Dec. One of t-h,e speakers at tho meeting held for the ’purpose of appoint-, mg a committee, said,, that the match would be on,e of great inipoytiuicc, It Would be looked forward .-to by all England—by all the Americans arid Canadians ; and he trusted that they would all appreciate, tlie great treat —-fen* it was certainly a cricketing- treat—and do the proper thing. The Victorians are also to have a match with th,e New South Wales Eleven.