LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 776, 14 February 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTER-COLONIAL NEWS

(per oeetille's telegbam company, beuteb's agents.) Beechwobth, Feb. 3.

The General Sessions commenced to-day before big Honor Judge Smvth.

Mr Smyth arrived here yesterday by coach. He complained very much of the journey and the heat on the way up. He was then perfectly rational. During the nigbt he waa much disturbed, and was advised in the morning by his friends and the doctors to adjourn the Court. His Honor, however, persisted in sitting. The Crown prosecutor, Mr Armstrong, asked for an adjournment of the Court in the interests of justice. The judge, however, wished to arraign the prisoners. Sbadforth pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery. His Honor, in passing sentence, gave as his reason for being severe with him that he (the prisoner) had made his wife a party to the transaction. Mr Armstrong corrected the judge, stating that the prisoner had no wife. Sentence, three years' hard labor. Mr Armstrong again asked for an adjournment, but Mr Smyth said he would try one more case, which was one of larceny, for which the prisoner was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. The Court was then, at half-past twelve, adjourned till Monday next.

During the afternoon the judge became very violent, and his medical man advised his removal to the Lunatic Asylvm, which was complied with. The immediate cause of his illness is supposed to be sunstroke. Sydney, Feb. 3.

There is no outright betting doing on the Sydney Gold Cup, and the prices offered show no alteration. They are as follow:—5 to 1 against the Duke : 6 to 1 Tim Whiffler, 8 to 1 Little Dick, 12 to 1 Juanita, 15 to 1 Sir John, 15 to 1 Illumination, 20 to 1 Titus, 20 to 1 Al, 25 to 1 Grey Momus, 25 to 1 Quack, 30 to 1 Rosebud.

Florence is backed to win the Leger, and 100 to 80 has been taken on her. Rumor says that the mare has gone wrong, but her price now is even money. For the Leger and Cup, the following double event wagers have been laid:—soo to 15, Challenger and Tim Whiffler; 400 to 12, Challenger and The Duke; 200 to 9, Challenger and Little Dick.

A fire is reported at Tirana, near Wagga Wagga. Markey's Hotel and Price's stores were totally destroyed, and a cook named Gordon was burnt to death. Mr Price was insured in the London and Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company for £IOOO. The estimates as tabled last night show a reduction in the expenditure on revenue account exceeding £IOI,OOO, and on the loans account of £1,340,000. The salaries of all civil servants are reduced by from 2 to 1\ per cent. The cargo of wheat per Lass of Gawler, from Adelaide, is being transhipped into the Ellen Stuart for London. Messrs E. P. Stubbs and Co., offered to-day, at auction, the cargo of sugars ex Pantaloon, and sold 4500 msts at improved rates. Whites brought £42, and yellows from £35 to £3B per ton. A man named Usher, a juryman, was sentenced by the judged to three days' imprisonment for being drunk in the jury box. The weather to-day has been again showery. The Government has issued a proclamation, prohibiting the importation of sheep from Victoria, except ty sea, for six months from the Bth of February inst. The postage on letters to Queen*" land has been reduced by sea to 34 and overland to 2d. The new arrangement to come into force on tin 15th inst.

Newcastle, 3rd February. On "Wednesday there was a larg< meeting of the railway employees to nr test against the proposal of m Grovernment to reduce their wages. The Newcastle Tug Company hj" declared a dividend of 10 percent per annum.

! Adelaide, JJr«I February, uirty of sixty unemployed men [ upon the Government to-day j for work. The Government sed to find them work next Government has received an ition for a reward for the disof a coal mine, near II og Bay, ,roo Island. Lordship Bishop Shiel received ses from the clergy and laity veral associations in his diocese , The laity execrated the spoof tbe Pope. In replying to dresses the Bishop expressed nd indignation at the sacrilege efiance of treaties and rights, rich had been exhibited. wheat a few sales have been to-day at 4s 8M per bushel. arket is very quiet. Some was at 4s Bd., and declined.