The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-08

Guilty Iannceston s within thirty six hours by steam
nom Melbourne and by the construction OF railroad
country would It is feared ufurp the commerce
OF the island as the overland would much preferable
70 the out OF the way route round the island by 30
mink me hobar Town people II they could for n
moment couple with their opposition and improvement
the tact that Launceston has harbor
but merely narrow river 'front.' with very lttI eplh OF
watcr, while hcFe Is of the finest hartors M tho
world extensive in area well protected aud leph of
water sufficient % carry in safety the largest anoai
The present features would probably disappear All this
however cannot be perceived. Newspapers and pblic
characters havctaken up side. and lighting with all
The anmosiiy possible Public dinners and breakf-ts
are being gwen 10 The hungry rabble and by filling their
soachs the Leaders Of both parties manage 10 Keep
quite cry kec'ions are influenced by this singular
issue and men are chosen 20 o1ice pledged either vote
for against rarons me case nav be- whai win be
tho results cf s subject when main brought u in tho
Colonial Legislature remains 10 he seen
One enterprising individual has undertaken rather
peculiar and expansive method OF proving pnblc ene
factor IN The way Of informal trade This ind yddd at
gne with about half dozen trucks The engine ls or
ouel specimen of English ingenuity and IS no discrcd
TO their universal stupidity IN tho adaptation OF prnc
pies TO practice The traction engine az n Is termed
q nos;ag n6fe than locomotive designed sor uso on
common highways and has frequently been Described
engine question hardly answers these descrioiions for
instance, as an example Of its remarkable velocity
I@. ,rlp rom os'ands 70 this place, distance of
seVehy 'niies, consumer fifteen days AMI days
is considered fast Yesterday passed the engn
about three miles this side OF oatands and in that dis
tance the train stopped twice or water and three times
for wood When The coach appeared IN sight tho train
was run on the road side and with the asssance or
man NJ be bis oi each cf our horses managed TO
suy past frqfH inc urysr learned that about week
ago lie "inped coach full of passengers fence
aeonseqn'hcaoi the sisrni OF his horses
IN" rd'iion engine, as laeans or locomotion and
carriage, Is iEst assuming q prominent position
huibce ana ere long expect 10 hear Of IL taking post
tioh sde ny Hine VIII railways as theme of popular
oStrh' uon ma dscord u appears from the tone OF
many II 'he engine does not soon out OF existence
py explosion or taihng through bridge party Will
h 81 " ~ some way Canddly English traction engines
on we present plaa VII never interfere much lessen
ing INC demand Tor horse flesh and macidamizcd roads
are none The better FOR single trip much less n rcret
ton.
The harbor Of Hobart Town for some wears has
been psncpa touching place for American
whacrs, insomGch that half dozen have been
known 10 he here Mt The came time On the Iy,b
OF the present month American whnlcr Roman Cap.
tain Hambin, arrived here.for and give the
little liberty on shore. The Roman sailed from New
Bedford July H. 1884 and since that time has touched
al but ono port King Georges Sound Western AnWraa
in April asst She Gfst visited The whaling regions on
the Western Islands remaining in the yirinity two
months. killing three sperm whales, which Yielded
twenty tons Of oil While crugpy one month of rrjsia
dAcunha, she caught four bIak vhsles realizing
twenty tons Of oil Thence sailing for the vicinity OF
kergrrlen latitude forty eight degrees seventy
degrees she captured vi. black whaos yirIing thirty
tons Al oil And the northwest coast OF New Holland
IN latitude twenty three and half degrees longitude
hundred and i've degrees shc to,L tl,ree whales
yielding thirty eight tons Of sperln oil While cruising
the line latitude three degree, north longitude thirt.
sis degrees a large hauI a tweiv, .u,rtn whales was