INTERCOLONIAL.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1005, 17 September 1872, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL.

(AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAMS.) Sydney. The rush to the diggings at Charters Towers. Dear Townsville, continues, and later news confirms the richness of the field. Forty tons of tin ore were cleared for London yesterday, and 160 tons tin ore were received here last month for home shipment. The markets are quiet. The Rev. Dr. Lang retires from the ministry next month, after performing clerical duties for 50 years. The first new wool clip has arrived from Liverpool Plains. An old man named Lawrence has been found drowned in a waterhole at Concord. The excitement about the Hill End goldmines is reviving. Bryers and Hclterman's shares are 3s dearer. Wool freights promise to open very high, and several regular liners have been chartered for California. A rich copper-mine is reported to lave been discovered in the country at the back of the Bogan. Bulk ale is advancing, and trade lois of Marrinn's have been sold at il. Martell's dark brandy, 6s 6d Ilcnncssy's pale is very scarce, and email sales have been made at 6s lO^dTKe Acacia has arrived from Foo-chow-foo, with 5,567 packages tea; and the James Hanncli, from Manilla with 600 tons sugar. A 230z nugget has been found at Mai (land bar. Sir James Fergusson left for Tasmania in the City of Hobart to-day. Mr Outhbert, of Sydney, has obtained a contract to build four schooners for the Imperial Government, to be employed in the suppression of the Polynesian slave trade. The vessels are to be completed by the end of the year, The steamer Saxonia has been again ; floated at Newcastle. | Last month's gold yield shows an increase of 10,OOOoz, Loup Garous are advancing in the Derby betting, and 2 to 1 are the longest odds to be obtained. The Lizzie Eosa has arrived from Tako, with 500 tons raw sugar. A portion of teas ex Acacia were sold at auction to-day, but the finest were withdrawn. Good medium realised 2s; scented orange pekoe, 2s 3d. About half the cargo was quitted privately. Fiji, via Sydney. Fiji advices have beeu received to August 14. Mr Sagar, formerly member of the Ministry, had died of dysentry at Wka. The ketch Trent was struck by the schooner Swordfish, and foundered off Hope Island. H.M.S. Cossack had returned from I Samoa, and seized the schooners Manota and Sorona for having no Beach, an auctioneer, attempted to Soscond to Auckland, but was captured >3 a small boat outside the reef. The Taviuna settlers are dissatisfied I'h the Government, and rumours we current that they inteud to support Tui Cacan as an independent l The American war steamer Eesaca m left for the Line Islands. j Adelaide. I A. telegram from Port Darwiu states pat an auriferous reef has been discovered near the Tarn Creek telegraph j'lation, and has been traced three lines. Gold is visible to tho naked |*!e for 150 yards along the reef. 1 'n claims have been pegged out, and I tat excitement exists amongst the ■ Inspectors. Mr Osborne, agent for I ft e Mount Perry Mine, has engaged

70 men from the Moonta at £3 a week wages.

The excitement consequent on tho Darwin news has advanced tho price of shares in the prospecting companv from £1 Gs to £3.

Frank Hewit has accepted Bird's challenge to run a milo for £SO a-side. Private telegrams confirm the Yam Creek gold news, and tho Government have also received a telegram to the same effect.

Cobb and Co., the coach proprietors, have written here, inquiring about tho route to Palmerston, with the view of laying on a line of coaches.

The Strathmore has been laid on for Palmerston, to sail next week The Coorong takes a number of passengers and a quantity of cargo for the Northern Territory. Northern Territory gold-prospecting shares have been sold to a Melbourne order at £5 10s.