INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 85, 19 December 1865, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

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(From tho Sydney Morning Herald.) MELBOURNE. Tuesday, Deo. 5. Tho Attornoy-Genoial addressed tho doctors of Brighton last ovening; tho Treasurer holds a meeting at Williamstown to-night. A contract lias been taken to raiso tho City of Launccston, for £3000. Joseph Bloomficld, foraiorly Chief Constablo of Melbourne, has boon sentenced to threo years' hard labor, for stoaling fowls. There havo boon heavy transactions in broadstufl's, but at a doclino. Twonty thousand bushels whoat, ox Silas Fisher, sold on private terms, supposed to bo 8s (tol or 8s od. Flour by tno same ship, 300 tons, changed hands at about £22. At auction 140 tons Adelaide flour sold at £23 15s to £24. 10s for town brands, and £18 to £19 16s for country brands ; 2259 bags Chilian ox various ships, sold, all faults, at £4, 12s (hi to £10. 2000 bags .Mauritius sugars, ox Isabella, sold at auction, at L3l los for low brown ; L4l to L4l 15s for yellow browing" crystals ; L4O 10s to L 4-2 3s 2d for yolfow countors ; L4A 15s to L 45 for white crystals. 2000 bags, ox tho same ship, sold privatoly, in lots, at L4l for

yellow, L 45 10s for fino white crystals. Five hundred packages ton, ex Princess Alexandra, 2s for half chests, congous ; and 2s and 3s for boxes orange pekoe, duty paid. . Wcathor. — Dust storm in the morning, heavy rain in tho afternoon. Wednesday, Deo. G. William Roberts, charged with stoaling iowollory, of tho value of LIOOO, from Mr Slater's shop, at ltockhampton, in July, was brought before tho City Court this morning, and remanded to Queensland. Four hundred pounds worth of the stolen Sroporty has boon recovered and idontiocf by Mr Slater. Anothor £dO,OOO judgment' was obtained by the London Chartorod Bank against tho Government to-day. Fair busirfoss done: Adolaido wheat, 4000 bushels placod at 9s 3d; Chilian, 2000' bushels, 8s 9cl to 9s. , Owing ,to" a roport that tho Sydnoy market hdd been clearod of maizo, considerable purchases .woro made. Sales reported at Up to 4s 7d for 4500 bags. Keroscfte; 3s 3Jjd to 3s dd ; Taylor and Walker's stdiit; £5 10s* in bond. Sitgar, yellow cryatals, £42 10s to £<L 3 10s. At auction, Castillan's brandy sold at 6s 3|d to 6s 9cl ; Martoll's at 6s 4jd to 6s. , ADELAIDE; Tuesday, Doc; 6. The Chief Secretary obtained leave to bring in a tiill for tho Amendment of tho Constitution Act; It is proposed to increase the number of members, of tho Assembly .to 66; Council to 28. The number of electoral districts — Assembly to 28 ; Council to 7. At ovftry general election four members of Council to retire for reelection. Tho number of tho Ministry is to be increased to seven, namoiy : — Chief Secretary, Treasurer, At-tornoy-Genoral — oither in or out of tlio House ; Minister of Justice, Commissioner of Lands and Mines, Commissioner I for Public Works, Commissioner for Immigration, Commissioner for Railways and Roads. Tho Ministry to go to tho 1 country for re-election on taking ofßco. Tho salaries of tho Governor and Judges to bo incroasod, and tho salaries of tho Ministry to bo decreased. Tlio Chief Secrotary to L7OO, and tho others to L 60 0; Attorney-General, if out of House, LIOOO. Tho Chief Secretary gave notico of tho introduction of a bill to altor and amend tho laws for tho sale of waste lands. No transactions in tho corn market. Small parcels of wheat wero offering. Now wheat quoted at 8s to 8s 3d por uushel. Nothing doing in flour, the price ranging from £21 to £22«por ton. General business is quiet. Currants, 6Jd por lb. Byass' stout, in demand, at 10a. Candlos show an upward tondoncy. Cornsaclcs, very dull. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Tho main features of tho Government Bill for amendment of tho Constitution aro generally approved. There is likely, however, to bo muoh discussion on it in both Houses. Nothing doing in whoat or flour. Now wheat quoted at Bs. COOMA, N.S.W. Tuesday, Deo. 6. Tho mail from Cooma to Sydnoy was stuck up yostorday, about noon, betweon Bredbo River and Michelago. All tho mail baps woro stolon, and a passenger named Way was robbed of £7. The polico aro iv pursuit. Weather, dry.