INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 77, 30 November 1865, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

'By Eleotrio Telegraph to Syduey.) MELBOURNE. Tuesday Evoning,Nov. 14 la Stevenson v. Tyler, tried to-day at tlio Supremo Court, the verdict for the plaintiff was, danoages L 3760. The action was trover against tho Chief Collector of Customs, for refusing to deliver imported goods of tho above value, without payment of the duties, and which are payablo only under resolutions of the Assembly — the goods being free goods under the old tariff. Rain has fallen throughout the afternoon. Trade very quiet. Nothing doing in breadstuff's, pending an auctarn, at which 65 out of 300 tons Adelaide flour

sold at L 25 15s to L2C 10s for country brands, and L 26 15s to L2J 10s for town brands. It is supposed that the sale was merely intended to force tho market. Hennessy's brandy, 27s : candles, 9£d to 9^d in bond; malt, 9s 6dj about 4000 bushels of Meander's Californian wheat at lls to lls 3d. Arrived.— Norfolk, from Loudon, 17 days. Cleared Out.— Yorkshire, for London, with 1500 bales wool, 3500 bags copper ore, and 15,000 ounces of gold. Wednesday evening, Nov. 15. Tho Tariff Bill was read a first time in the Legislative Council this aftornoon. Tho second reading is fixed for to-morrow. The Legislative Assembly has adjourned until Tuesday. Anthony Wrench, who escaped from Sydnoy lock-up in January, is in custody for robbing Slater's jewellery shop, at Rockhampton. Ho was arrested at Collingwood. The police have recovered property worth nearly L3OO, supposed to be part of tho proceeds of the robbery. Despatches from tho Leichhardt Search Expedition, dated Nocalija, Paroo River, September 18th, aro to hand. M'lntyre contemplated resting six weeks at the Bulloo, to give the cattlo a spell. The National Stock and Implement Show is now being held at Castleraaine. James Row, butcher, was committed for trial for manslaughter, on Thursday evening. He throw fireworks under a public vehicle, and a boy was thrown out and killed. Chevalier, the artist, goes by tho Tararua on a sketching tour, in Now Zealand. Improved feeling in breadstufls. 16,000 bushels of wheat, balance of Meander'B cargo, sold at 10s 6tl net ; Adelaide flour firm at L2B for town, and L 27 for country brands ; 60 tons of Chilian sold at L 24 10s ; 3000 bushels of malt sold at 9s 4 id. 500 enses Hennessy's brandy sold at 27s Afie Duthie's cargo of rice offered at auction. Little sold under hammer, but subsequently 300 tons changed hands privately, at prices withheld, but supposed to bo about L2l 10s. Wool auction at Goldsborough's : 2051 bales offered, 773 sold ; greasy, 74d to 13d ; fleece, 16d to 22Hd ; scoured, 15£ dto 22d. Several clips sold by private contract. Maize, 4s 9d. Thursday, Nov. 16. Second reading of Tariff Bill now proceedingTen moro verdicts under the tariff given aguinst the Government.