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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (about)
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(From our Telegraphic Correspondent's)
SYDNEY
March 24,
There was a great fight yesterday between Chinese and European diggers near Bathurst.
Six hundred tons of Californian breadstuffs were received to-day.
Arrived. Cawarra.
Sailed.---- City of Brisbane,
MELBOURNE.
March24.
Mr. Fellowes has announced his inability to form a ministry.
Dr. Beany, charged with murder, has been, allowed heavy bail.
Sugars are firmer.
Breadstuffs are quiet.
ADELAIDE. ,
March 24.
The Volunteer Staff Officers have accepted an invitation to attend the forthcoming Volunteer Encampment in Victoria,
The markets are unchanged.
From a gentleman, lately arrived from the Darling Downs, we hear that there are cases of typhus and colonial fever in the Toowoomba Hospital.
THE season of fortnightly musical entertain- ments will again commence at the South Bris- bane Mechanics' Institute this evening. As a pleasant way of passing an evening, without in- curring much expense, these, entertainments are unparalleled. We direct attention to the excel- lent programme in the advertisement in another column. ,
THE " Wizard of the East ", gave another performance at the Victoria Concert Hall, on Saturday evening. There was a large attend- ance, and the entertainment passed off most successfully. In the first part the Professor gave Anderson's celebrated gun trick, and Houdin's (egg-bag illusion, in both of which he was most deservedly applauded. The feat of suspending his daughter by a single hair of her head, was not performed in consequence of the unexpected illness of the young lady. We may say, that during the evening the illusion of the talking drum, failed twice but the Professor amply made up for this failure, by his many other clever tricks. The Davenport Brothers feat concluded the performance and, notwith- standing that the Professor was tied with the rope in such a manner as seemed almost to defy his magical manipulations, he extricated himself in an unusually short space of time, and on his appearance from behind the screen, was received with a burst of applause. The Professor stated that he was proceeding to Ipswich and Rock- hampton, to give entertainments there but, before going, he found he would have time to give another farewell performance in the Con- cert Hall, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, on which occasion some interesting experiments in eloctro-biology and mesmerism, will be given.
AN accident which was very nearly being at- tended with fatal results occurred on Saturday last near South Brisbane. A house was in the course of being built, where one tree was left standing in dangerous proximity, They set to work to fell it, and, to prevent the possibility of its falling in the wrong direction, procured a rope to drag it away from the house, A man aparently a "newchum," when the tree fell so
incautiously exposed himself to the danger .
he only just escaped with his life, the tree having struck him on the back of the head and lacerated it severely. This should be a warning to those not accustomed to bush life, or such work as felling timber, to keep out of harm's
way.
We have been favored by the author with a copy of a new song, published in Sydney by Messrs. Elvy and Co., George-street, entitled "The land of Gold," from the cantata of "Dudor the Holly." The words are by Mr. Robert P. Whitworth, and the music by Mr. James C. Fisher. As we have not heard the song, we can only say at present that the words are pretty, and that the music is well printed, with an attractive frontispiece.
THE following is a classification of the persons detained in her Majesty's Gaol at Brisbane, for the week ending March 24 For trial at Brisbane, 1 male ; for trial at Ipswich, 3 males ; imprisonment, 20 males, 11 females ; hard labor on the roads, 11 males ; hard labor in gaol, 69 males, 4 females ; fines, 5 males, 1 female ; lunatic, 1 male ; making a total of 110 males and 16
females.
WE (Queensland Times) have been informed by a gentleman just arrived from New England that when he left that district, a short time back, there was abundanoe of grass. The country from there to Toowoomba was suffering from the want of rain, but not to a very serious extent. From Toowoomba to Ipswich he de- scribes the country as being in a fearful state everything being burnt up, not a blade of grass to be seen, and but little water to be obtained. The roads, too, are in a dreadful state from dust, rendering travelling a complete mar-
tyrdom.
The Queensland Times of Saturday last says that, if this kind of weather lasts much longer, a person might almost as well live in Brisbane as in Ipswich, for the dust nuisance here is be coming abominable. It lies in some streets now inches thick, rendering personal and domestic cleanliness almost impossible, and destroying the storekeepers' goods. rain threatens daily, but it persistently refuses to come down, and almost everybody's tank is empty the weather thus beneficial to the water-carriers, if to no
one else.
Precautions are being taken against pleuro pneumonĂa in Tasmania. A proclamation ap- pears in the Tasmanian Gazette prohibiting the importation of all cattle in Tasmania, subject nevertheless to the following conditions: " Cattle may be imported if landed either at Hobart Town, launceston, or Port Arthur, on the condition of undergoing an inspection by an officer appointed by the Governor prior to their being landed. Any cattle that on in- spection may appear to be infected with the disease pleuro-pneumonia to be immediately killed and disposed of as the inspecting officer may direct. Imported cattle once placed in the slaughter yards are not to be removed therefrom until slaughtered. Cattle imported from the united Kingdom may, on undergoing a satis- factory inspection by such officer as aforesaid, be landed at the above places. None of the above conditions are, however, in any way to affect the landing of cattle in the islands situated
in Bass Straits.
THE Peak Downs Telegram, of March 10 reports that Messrs. Macartney (of Waverley) and Fox (of Donnybrook), have just completed a journey across the country between Clermont and Aramao Creek (on the Thomson), and report that a first-class road might be opened at a small expense, which would not exceed, 180 miles in length, and would afford a camp for bullook teams every night along tbe whole distance. Thus it has been clearly de monstrated that the assumed impracticable desert between the Thomson and Belyando Rivers is the mere bugbear of ignorance, two distinct routes having now been traversed by gentlemen in whoso reports confidence may bo placed, Messrs. Macartney and Fox in starting hence, made a slight detour northwards to Donnybrook station, and thence travelled due west by compass to Aramac Creek while Mr Aumuller some months ago took a more southerly course via Beaufort. Both parties speak well of their respective routes, each of which contains some spinifex country, but neither is devoid of the requisite camping places, where grass and water are procurable in abundance for travelling cattle. A marked-tree line would at once open communication, and we are glad to hear that Messrs. Rule and Lacy, of Aramac Creek, are disposed at once to adopt
either of these routes in preference to that at present in use. Six or eight months ago the Minister for Lands, in reply to a memorial from certain squatters on the Alice and Thomson, promised that at the beginning of this year the desired road should be opened. We are now in the third month of 1866, and as there are no signs of Mr. Byerley, or any subordinate of his, being in tho neighborhood, it may not be im- pertinent to inquire Why the hon. Mr. Macalis ter's instructions were not carried out for if we recollect rightly.the official letter stated that instructions had been issued.
According to, the South Australian Register the following are the charges against Mr. Fin- niss, before the Northern Territory Commission now sitting :- 1. That during the period he was in command he showed an utter want of management of the men under his charge, lead- ing to the total disorganisation of the party, the destruction of stores, and other great waste of the funds of the settlement. 2. That he neglected to carry out the instructions of the Government, contained in despatches dated 14th April, 1864, and 10th February, 1865 (pages 1 to 4, and 61 to 64) 3. That without previous examination of the country, and contrary to the opinion expressed by the Government (pp. 62, 63), and in opposition to the views of his sur veying'staff, as well as to , those of the agents of the preliminary land-order holders, whose opinions were entitled to consideration, he ordered tho surveys to be made, and continued in localities where the land for purposes of settlement was utterly worthless. 4. That in sending away an armed party for the express purpose of retaliating upon the blacks on the 8th day of Septembor, 1864 (pp. 32, 33), he caused the death of a defenceless prisoner, and violated the principles which have hitherto actu- ated this Government in their treatment of the natives, thereby bringing the colony into disre- pute. 5. That he greatly erred in entrusting the command of such a party to a person of in- sufficient responsibility, and in not furnishing the leader with written instructions. 6. That with- out authority first obtained from the Govern- ment, and without sufficient reason, he left the Territory, and the party under his charge, and proceeded to Timor in the Beatrice."