Complex sentence: Mellin continued in proprietorship of "The Chronicle" for a short period following Vernon's death, but in 1864 "The Chronicle" was bought out by rival publishers, William Russell Riley and John W Chisholm of "The Goulburn Herald".
Split into simpler sentences: Mellin continued in proprietorship of "The Chronicle" for a short period following Vernon's death. In 1864 "The Chronicle" was bought out by rival publishers, William Russell Riley and John W Chisholm of "The Goulburn Herald".