LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 939, 8 March 1872, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(PER GREVII/LE's teleoram company, reuter's agsnts). ARRIVAL OF THE GOTHENBURG AT THE BLUFF. Bluff, March 6. The Gothenburg left Hobson's Bay on 29 February, and arrived at the

Bluff at -1 p in. ou Maach 6. She sails for Duuedin to-morrow night. Melbourne, Feb. 29.

Mr Vogel interviewed Mr Duffy and submitted an arrangement for a postal service, to be shared in by New Zealand aud Victoria. The proposals were submitted to the Cabinet, and the terms, generally, were not deemed as favorable to Victoria as Hall's scheme. The press is opposing it. Webb is laid up with rheumatics.

An accident Occurred oh the rail-, way to a man, lately from Kefi' Zealand, he fell from the platform of a car whilst the train,was in motion and. was picked up in an insensible con dition, and found to have met with serious and probable fatal injuries. Hancock, convicted of a criminal assault on his daughter, has been sentenced to death.

The New Blackwaller steamer, Northumberland, arrived from port to port under 55 days. Two cases of sticking-up on the Goulburn have occurred. One prisoner was taken.

Sydney Feb. 28. Mr C. E. Jones is lecturing successfully on the route to America. In his lecturing tour he will possibly pay a visit to New Zealand. In the Ministerial election the struggle is going on with varying success.

Sailed—Maid of Erin, for Buller River.