INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 187, 25 April 1866, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

[latest by electric telegraph.] (From the Melbourne papers.) Sydney, Saturday, April 7. The Governor has returned. A *' Gazette Extraordinary" has been issued, proroguing Parliament. The Royal assent has been given to sixteen bills. Barry Sullivan left Brisbane for England, per Souchays, to day. Samples of New Zealand rock oil received here resemble crude American kerosene. Monday, April 9. The John Masterman has brought 800 tons Mauritius sugars. Captain Cruikshanks, of the schooner Ida, has been found dead on the steps of the English and Scottish Bank. He is supposed to have been mxirdered. His head was severely injured. An inquest was commenced to day, and adjourned. Mr Dean sold by auction the Gauntlett's cargo of wheat and flom* — the wheat at 4s 6d ; flour, i\\ half sacks, £15 7s ; qr sacks, £15 12s : The A. W. Willies cargo is reported to have changed hands privately at 5s 6d for wheat, and £13 10s for flour. The whole will be offered at auction to morrow, and the General Caulfield's cargo on Wpdnesday. A conference of delegates from all the municipalities in the colony was I commenced to day. Parliament stands prorogued till tho Bth of May. Last month's escort returns show a decrease of one third. The Great Victoria has cleared for London with 2092 bales of wool, 5500 packages of copper, 546 bags of grain, and nearly 200 passengers. The Albert Victor spoke the ship Wellesley, from Melbourne to London.

Tuesday, April 10. The Barwon,' from Hokitika, with 23,0000zs of gold, arrived last night. On examining the gold to-day, a bos: containing lOOOozs was found missing. It is supposed to have been stolen. No trace of it has as yet been discovered. Seven bushrangers stuck up the town of Nerrigundah yesterday. They shot a Chinaman dead, and wounded a storekeeper named Eminott. Constable O'Grady was the only policeman there. He was ill, but made a brave resistance, and shot a bushranger named Fletcher, whose mate shot O'Grady through the loins. The robbers then plundered the town, and robbed the Gulf mail and made off. Three men, supposed to be bushrangers, were arrested in the train coming here this evening. The Wollongong mail was robbed last night. The Rev. J. Cuthbert, editor of the " Lachlan Reporter," has been committed for'trial for criminal libel. MrThrelkeld sold to-day tho Willies portion of the cargo of Chilian flour at £14. A small portion of the cargo of wheat was sold at 5s 4d to 5 s 6d, balance at 5s 2d. Mr Dean sold the bulk of tho cargo of Bourbon sugars ex Notre Dame at from £27 12s to £43. Signor Vertelli, the Australian Blondin, has wheeled a barrow over Danger Falls, on a wire cord, one-third of an inch in diameter, 150 feet in length, and 580 feet above the level of the ground. The wind was blowing freshly at the time, and a large number of spectators were present. Tho cargo of breadstuffs ex A. W. Willie, from Tome, was offered at auction to-day, when 36,000 bushels of wheat were sold at from 5s 2d to 5s 6d per bushel, and 150 tons of flour realised £14 per ton, the balance being sold privately at the same rates. Wednesday, April 11. The first and second steward and the stewardess of the Barwon have been remanded on a charge of stealing the missing box of gold dust. The persons arrested in the railway train yesterday as supposed bushrangers have been discharged. A farewell banquet to Mr Holt, a prominent colonist, last night, was very successful. The revenue for tho past quarter shows £129,000 increase on the corresponding period of last year. M'Crae, who killed his f ither near Armidale, has been acquitted on the ground of insanify. The New Zealand Government has requested this Government and the Victorian Government to appoint two commissioners to reorganise the Civil Service, and plan an income-tax. Mr William Forster has been appointed as one. Michael Gallagher has been sentenced to death at Armidale for murder. . Thursday, April 12. Additional news respecting Clarke's gang, states that they had burned down a settler's homestead, near Mornya, and robbed Pollock's store of £800, and several others of smaller amounts. Constable O'Grady has died of wounds re. ceived. The ringleader of the gang has been identified as Tommy Clarke. The Government is now taking steps to outlaw all concerned. The Church of England Conference continues its sittings. Three bishops are present Fat cattle continue scarce, at £9. Sheepskins sold briskly at from 4d to Bd. The escorts have brought down 5574 oz. of gold. Maize is 5s 3d to 5s 6d. Nothing has been heard of the gold I stolen from the Barwon. The agents offer £250 as a reward for its recovery. At auction sales, Californian flour realised £14 to £15 ; sardines, halves 8s ; Neva candles, sound, Is 3^d ; damaged, Is 2£d; bottled fruits, 10s 7d to 12s Id ; oatmeal, 355, ; pearl barley, 4d. The police are out in search of a man who was left in the ranges. He was lost from Maitland. It is pretty certain that he has met with foul play. ADELAIDE. Saturday, April 7. The Government advertises foravessel to call at Adam Bay, which will not bo required to return to the Port of Adelaide. It is believed that troops will be sent down here from China, to fill the vacancies in the Australian colonies. Mr Jonathan Fillgate, well known and respected in sportiug circles, is dead. He was a brother of Mr William Fillgate, of Melbourne, so woll known in connection with Mr Hurtle Fisher's racing stud. Lieut.-Colonel Mayo, who returned ■ from Melbourne per Coorong, speaks well of his treatment by the Victorian officers, and also of the Sunbury encampment. A parcel of 1000 bnshels of wheat was 6old to-day at 6s. 7£d. per bushel. Monday, April 9. The mail steamer is due here on Wednesday. A rich discovery of copper ore is reported to have taken place on Timley Bay. It is rumored that the Governor has received a despatch from General Carey, informing him that a detaohment of troops is coming here from China. There are three vessels loading breadstuffs at Yankalilla, for Melbourne. The prospectus has been issued of a new weekly newspaper, which will be published at Mount Gambier, to called the " Mount Gambier Standard." Tho first number will probably appear on the 26th of April. The " Standard," which is be essentially a farmers' newspaper, will be mainly devoted to the discussion of topics affecting the agricultural interest,

Tuesday, April 10. H.M.S. Curacoa arrived here last evening, and H.M.S. Falcon this morning. The corporation has decided to open tho new Town Hall with a grand banquet and ball. Business continues very quiet. There is a speculative movement in candles. The last salo of wheat was made at 6s 7£d, anb at tho port the millers have reduced thoir price to 6s. There is no change in flour. I Wednesday, April 11. The principal matter of interest here is tho arvival of H.M.S.S. Curaooa and Falcon. A grand'ball is to be given to the officers. Commodore Sir William and Lady Wiseman are to be guests of Sir D. Daly. The Government has decided to consult the naval officers now here with respect to the proposed coast defences. Cavanagh, the head keeper of tho Lunatic Asylum, has been dismissed. Tho initials " E. 0." havo been de* fined on tlie powder flask found by the skeleton recently discovered at Kangaroo Island. Great satisfaction is felt in sporting circles at the purchases made at Mr Fisher's sale of blood stock on Adelaide account There is no alteration in the corn market. j Thursday, April 12. Dr Woodforde, coroner, aud a very old colonist, died yesterday. The cricket match between the officers of the war steamers and tho South Australian cricket club takes placo on Saturday, to be followed by a dinner, presided over by the Mayor of Adelaide. The weather is sultry, and very unhealthy. There is every sign of a change. Several cases of typhus fever have occurred. There is no change in the corn market. Tasinanian oats are worth 6s Id. Brisbane, Monday, April 6. Mr Sole, of Cooper's Plains, shot his servant a few days ago, mortally wounding him. Mr Sole was apprehended on a charge of shooting with intent, and was detained in custody pending tho result of the wound. He took strychnine on Saturday, and has since died. A man named William Emmis, who was apprehended on a charge of passing valueless cheques, has committed suicide by taking prussic acid. Tuesday, April 10. A man named Joseph Doel, who had shot one Lander, with whom he had quarrelled, poisoned himself in the lockup where he was confined on being arrested: AmannamedEmnies was alsoarretfed for uttering forged cheques. He also poisoned himself. Inquests were held on the bodies to-day, and verdicts of " felo-de-se" returned. Parliament was opened to day by his Excellency tho Governor in person. The Vice-regal speech touched upon the immigration question, tho amended land leUr, the real property and partlicrshins relief law, the law relating to Crown 'wnds, and the occupation of the Northern frontier. It recommended a , recourse to strict economy in the public expenditure, and a reduction in the Civil Service. Tuesday. Parliament opened to-day. The Governor's speech was very general. It congratulatqd tho country on the continuance of immigration, and the 1 progress of the railways. The Torres Straits route is to be brought before Parliament again. The speech also promised t new measures, resuscitating the alienation of Crown lands, and for the protection of squatters on the northern frontier.}