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INTERCOLONIAL.

Everybody is becoming disgustingly rich in Victoria. writes as follows in the ' Australasian':—Richer and richer. The money deposited in the banks of issue now amounts to more than 11| millions sterling, and this irrespective of deposits with other financial institutions and with building societies. It is outside of landed property, house property, squatting property, mining property, shipping property, manufacturing property. It is the outcome of some of these, but they exist independently of it. Nearly three millions in coin and gold bars . lie in the banks. They have lent 12t millions, so that altogether we are getting into big figures. The Australian Jockey Club has resolved to expend £7OOO in the erection of a new grand stand at Rand, wick. The Maryborough ' Advertiser' (Victoria) of a late date says:—An important discovery of gold has been made at Carisbrook, and has just eked out. A party of Chinamen who are working a claim in Porz's (generally termed Potts's) paddock, near Harrison's Hill, last week came on a monster nugget weighing 331b. The matter was kept dark by the wary Celestials until the last day or two, when the fact became known and produced quite a Bensation- From the position of the ground it is believed that the spot on which the treasure was found will prove to be a new lead. The whaler Onward, which has brought to Sydney fifty tuns of oil, reports that Captain Memmon was killed by the Solomon Islanders last month while endeavoring to trade for supplies. The fourth mate was speared at the same time, and died shortly afterwards of his wounds. Mr James, one ef the members for Ballarat East, is desirous of preserving greater decorum among members of Parliament. He seems to think that some of the seenes in the House are tracenble to the too frequent habit of "liquoring up." He, therefore, last night gave notice of a motion having for its object the prevention of the sale of spirituous liquors within the precincts of Parliament houses. " The appointment of Mr Cashel Hoey, and other appointments which have recently been made in Victoria, exhibit," the Hobart Town 'Mercury' declares, "a spirit of favoritism and abuse of patronage which cannot but have the effect of undermining the confidence of all parties interested in the good government of the sister colony." '• Who is Mr J Cashel Hoey is a question which has been very

frequently asked. Let the gentleman step forward and apeak for himself. Turning orer an old file of the ' Nation ' we find from the report of a banquet given in September, 1853, at New Ross, in honor of the independent Irish party, at which Mr Duffy was a distinguished guest, that Mr Cashel Hoey, in responding to the toast of "The Irish People," after some fervid references to a superb charge of the insurgent peasantry in '9B which routed the Kings troops, gave the following interesting autobiographical details:—"l have Borne right to share these memories with you] my friends. I, too, boast of rebel blood, and am proud to bear the names of two ancestors, one of whom died in the Cromwellian wars, and another upon the gallows of Drogheda in '98 —prouder, aye, ten million times prouder than if the blood which they shed had floated down to me a duke's coronet upon its tide." On the 7th of June, 1851, whilst Mr Cashel Hoey was editor of the ' Nation ' an article appeared attacking the Queen with reference to a military spectacle. That article says : " Her " the Queen's —"hand has laid as heavy on Ireland as cruelly and unrelentingly as if the iron muscles of Cromwell had wielded the truncheon of sovereignty. Ireland lies in ruins at her footstool. And should she, then, lift up her voice and hands in the tones and gestures of thankfulness and joy ? Oh ! this coward and canting litany of loyalty and love for England,bow it shocks conscience—how it outrages truth—how it mocks humanity—how it offends God." In Victoria they can now crush quartz at a profit that will only yield 2dwt, and can bo treat their tailings as not to lose a penny-weight per ton of pyritous gold. There is a movement on foot just now among the benefit societies in ; Melbourne to affiliate the business of ; life assurance upon their respective \ orders. The Manchester Unity Order [ of Odd Fellows have perhaps advanced I further in the matter than other societies. They propose to assure the fees of their members in sums of from £2O to £IBO, and to obtain an amendment of the Friendly Societies Act by which they may issue policies up to , £SOO. Another order of Odd Fellows which is established on an American foundation, has before it at the present time a similar proposition, and it seems not improbable that ere long there will be brought into existence several life assurance establishments inconnection with metropolitan benefit associations.

The writer of " Talk on Change " in tie ' Australasian ' remarks: —" By the way, why does not the Tasmanian Government place a protective duty on bachelors ? The native article has iHO chance. Ever and anon some bold Victorian reiver carries of a daughter |of Tasmania without let or hindrance land what is worse without contribution to the local revenue. Within the last few days a young gentleman from Melbourne made a matrimonial proposal at about ten in the moruing, and tie ceremony was performed before four that afternoon. Here was practical business promptitude. There was Bme occasion for hurry, as the lady faa engaged to another of our nation [lio was on the eve of crossiug the (traits to marry her. So the young eople first made matters irrevocable, nd then, it is Baid, sent a telegram to M jilted one—" Married somebody ise. You needn't come. Collect.' (these were not the words of the icssage, they are not very unlike tem. To show that there was no pimosity, the successful wooer asiited with excellent appetite in disusing of the bride cake which waa to sre graced the wedding feast of the an he had supplanted.',

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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 979, 14 June 1872, Page 2

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INTERCOLONIAL. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 979, 14 June 1872, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 979, 14 June 1872, Page 2

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