The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-14
AcHlLLE FouID.
j. BARoCHE.
News from Australia

PRORoGArION OF NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE
CoUSCL-TRADE AND GOLD REPoRrs-vOTE BY
BALLOT CARRIED IN THE MELBOURNE ASSEMBLY
DEFEAT OF THE GovERNMENT-A NEW AND LIsE
RAJ MNIsTRY-FIRE AND FLOOD AT 1ALLARAr.
By the roya mail clipper Lightning Iiverp on
92d uimo advices have BEEN received from Melbourne
to the 2Sth Of December she brought IL 600
gold dust, the amount having been limited owing
dispute with the surveyors.
wrecked OIL Cape 0tvsy. Passengers and crew saved.
The political advces are unim por ant.
The legislative Council Of New South Wales had been
prort gued.
The demand for money not active, and but few
transactions mao taken place IN conseq aence OF large
spec 1iations in oreadstufs tobacco spirits, vine &.
there was considerably more animation throughout the
various markets.
The grain and four na-kets quiet the price OF Hour
ESQ for tirsts. f2s for seconds.
In hobart Town the decline in breIdstufs was pro
crossing Price OF gold. Is. las. Cd.
The ship Baskwal o- London, has Sc, 900 ounces CT
gold on freight
70 the late fire a. BAtlArat, Says
Several lives the exact Number never can De
known 'he United States Hote fail o, Strangers
many OF wnom saved thor lives by leapng from the win
dows- There muster after wards who
ssicg lnquests held four bodies -R1oer,
Known among the inmates Of the hotel who bad vsry
escape, the Wizard Jacobs and mis- brother
The sprite who had been performing At the Adepai
From the government estimates for 1856 it sposars
that the revenue Of the colony Is sstna ed at 81 COO
and the expenditures at 81 1872 1872 leaving deficiency
Of f5S 552 which 1t proposed 10 meet by temporary
loan, withou. Interest, from the Poandage Fund.
a letter from Melbourne Of DscemDer Is, says
An en%rpfinng American firm. (Messrs. COBB & Co..
have entered into engagements for regular supp Of
ice from the States during the months rneir
cargo, about 500 tons received re Gays ago
by ,be Alert from Boston, and they retailing 20 tns
public a. Cd per To-. guaranteeng supply 10 any qusn
uty during This is very refreshing 10 i-
gence such melting climate ours and it is 70 bs
hoped that the ssie of the article viii be su enty
munersnve 70 recompsnse their enterprise.
The sydney Correspondent OF the Melbourne Anus
writing on 10Th Dscen Der, says
Passing from great things small have learned TIA.
are TO have third theatre IN sydney AZ which win
tereotom's banc, nth Frank Howson, Hyces, Craven,
Mrs. Craven and Few othe.s will appear. It is very
likely 10 pay, for the company will be svoe
IL only 20 by shutting u toe OF theatres
Advices from BenSigo Of I'D Of Dscsmse-, say
Mr. Coleman has secured The services OF Catherine
Hayes for three in Bendgo. nserstand they
will De given early IN January.
[Correspondspcs Of the London Times
kEIBoUBSE De-: 21 1855.
90 the 18th In pursuance Of previous NJ Ice, hr
Wfnam Nicholson, member Of the LEGISLATURE for t1e
metropolitan county OF North Bourke, moved resolo-
zion IN ssvov OF the ballot. This motion sde IA
concert with the representative generally aud
there yes need Whatever for treating &c qneln
Wy me strength OF the government: out NJ Haiaes
The Chief Secretary announced that nbers
government we're unanimously opposed to T.. and aat
ballot understood TO be government principle me
subject was debated consecutive evening" and
was carried by sj1ry Of 80 TO IA very large
loy when y Is considered that the government has the
power o. appointing trentYtvo ,f Houss
or whom eisven be officials, ADD IL has
oSed hat power 70 the extent Of appointing eeh seen
houg0 some OF their nominees voted for the sallo,.
On Thursday the I0.h, Mr. Hslnes announced 1, the
pnolie that be aud his colleagues had rendered Their re-
Equations And tnat they cny ns,i notl Them -
cessors could te appointed folio wing day Mr
william Ncnoison, me mover o. to- salot resols i5e
- sent for.
Nothing has been finally announced az 10 tas ,orm..
lion OF the Ministry, but understooi this after
noon that all NJ Ncoolson's difficulties heA vanished
into thio air and that 20 viii he preparero
submit his bst 70 sr Charles Ho,han rhe soo E1pg IL
believed 70 constitute the Ministerial hst.--
Colonial Secretary .............. ......w Nshogson