LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 802, 15 April 1871, Page 3

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

The following extracts are from Melbourne files to the Ist instant: — A Fiji letter states that Whylaw, the absconding mauager of the Commercial Bank at Morpeth, died on one of the islands. _ _ - A waggon-driver, named Daniel Loader, lost hia life at Eldorado by being violently thrown from the waggon he was driving. A laborer, on the North-Eastern Eailway, named William Grieve, was accidentally killed by a fall of earth at Dry Creeek. near Kilmore. The"Gipps Land Mercury" mentions that ''on Wednesday a drayman, named Gearns, travelling from Sale to Port Albert, had the misfortune to m oet his death by drowning at the Black Swamp, about eight miles from Sale. The accident was discovered from the horse being seen floundering in the swamp. A search was made for the body by the police, who brought it to Sale." The agitation which arose on the scarcity ef water at the fire in Georgestreet, Syndey, a few days ago, has led to several suggestions, and a proposal to erect cisterns for fire purposes at suitable points throughout the city meets with a good deal of favor.

A single-wicket match has been arranged—Victoria v. Sydney. The three brothers Gregory will be the N.S.W. champions, while Cosstick, Conway, and Wills will play on behalf of Victoria.

It appears that the fatal accident which happened to Mr James Louis Burke in Melbourne, was partly, if not entirely, owing to the buggy which the deceased gentleman was driving coming into collision with a cab. The Star Queen reports being chased by a 6-gun French cruiser off Port Stephens. There is great dissatisfaction amongst merchants at the PostmasterGeneral, N.S.W., not despatching the Califorman mail this month, as usual.

Mr Moon, late Mayor of Waterloo, accidentally shot himself. Mr C. E. Haly has resigned his seat for the Burnett, Queensland, to allow, it is reported, the Attorney-General to get a seat in the House. At half-past seven this evening, Beaumont's oil and colour stores, George street, Sydney, caught fire, and continued burning furiously. Pears are entertained for Lassetter's premises and the adjoining building. There has been a great muster of Volunteers at Sydney, and the sham fight was a great success. The weather was splendid, and there were about 20,000 spectators along the shores of the harbor and on board steamers. A GOO-pound torpedo was exploded as part of the programme. Mr Simpson, quartz-machine owner, has been killed by a fall from his horse near Aberdeen.

A fire took pla' e on the premises of David Hamilton, wine and spirit merchant, Rutherglen. The building was completely destroyed. The damage is estimated at about £4BOO. There is a policy of insurance on the premises, but for a comparatively small amount. By strenuous exertions, the adjacent buildings were saved. Mr Coglin has purchased from Mr Hodgkins the filly Zellah, by Stockowner, dam Omen, for the sum of £4OO.

Baring matters are very dull at present in Melbourne, and there is but little doing iu the way of betting on the approaching Bandwick Meeting. The general entry for these races closed yesterday, and though the particulars are not known, there is every prospect of Victoria being well represented, as the entry is said to be the largest ever sent between the colonies. At the Supreme Court, Launceston, the prisoner Fogarty was acquitted of the Deloraine murder.

The " Ovens Spectator" thus notices the increase in the yields at Stanley : —" The long-threatened eruption of gold from Stanley has at length set in strong and heavy, commencing with no less than £4OOO worth of gold from the Oriental Branch Bank alone. This is the result of one month's washing, and is chiefly from the sluicing claims."

The Harbinger Company, Wood's Point, washed 370 tons, which yielded 3720zs lOdwt. Dividend, 4s per share. A case which presents one or two novel features is to be tried at the East Collingwood Police Court shortly. Some years ago, a man named Quinn went from Melbourne to New Zealand, leaving his wife in Collingwood. The years passed on, but Quinn did not return, and hiß wife married again, the second husband beiny a Mr Elsenmonger. They lived together in a house which belonged to Qunn. In course of time Mrs Elsenmonger died, and Elsenttonger married again. Mrs MacMahon, the mother of the late Mrs Quinn, held the title-deeds for the property, which had been occupied by Elsenmonger since his marriage with her daughter. A few days ago she employed several friends, male and temale, to take forcible possession of the house. They broke into it when JMsenmonger happened to be out of the way, and turned the furniture out oi doors. Elsenmonger, when he heard of their work, gavo Mrs MacMahon and her friends into the custody of the police, for breaking into his dwelling. Thev were brought up before the East Collingwood Court Sr&d'ay. Caß6 ™ P ° Stponed The Hobart Town whaler Aladdin,

with 3G tons of oil, had called at Howe's Island.

The New South Wales Government offer a reward of £125 for the discovery of the perpetrator of the Oosling Creek murder.-

• Cam How, the Chinese interpreter at Cooma, murdered another interpreter named Johnson.

A long, dissipated-looking elderly man, went over Prince's Bridge to the swamp, where he knelt down to pray, and then set off at a run towards the Tarra. Constable Keenan, who had watched his eccentric actions, stopped the man, Avho stated, in reply to a question, that he was about to drown himself, as he had heard that drowning was a glorious death. He was locked up, and the hench remanded him for seven days for medical attendance. His name is John K. M'Leane.

An old man named John Quinlan was brutally murdered at Gaffney's Creek by John Hynd, a German. The body was subsequently mutilated, with the intention of burning it. The murderer has been arrested. Captain Copeland, of the schooner Lookout, has been killed at the Kichmond River, whilst his vessel was loading for Melbourne. Pearl, Sir Hercules, Little King, and Cassandra have been scratched for the Homebush Cup. Cyclops has heen scratched for the Sydney Cup. A letter from Howe's Island reports that a large ship's deckhouse had been found there. It had canvas over the windows, and the days of the week were marked on the beams. It bore the appearance of having been inhabited since being washed ashore.