The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-14
VICTORIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Has Quietly prOuRnJ FORWARD QucSClOn GEAR 10
every Victorian heart-the annexation Of Tas.
mania. Although the colony Of Victoria is the
busiest and most populous in Australia her
geographical area is comparatively limited.
scarcely 80 large as the State Of New YORK.
and she is naturally eager to embrace every
possible opportunity Of enlarging her territory
Tasmania overburdened with taxation, has been
for years declining in prosperity; her public debt
Is constantly growing larger and her population
less Still 1t is certain that annexation TO Victoria
would enable her to attract a large amount Of sur
plus Victorian capital and, what is yet more impor-
tant large measure Of Victorian energy and spirit
Victoria, on the other hand, would probably, though
by no means SO certainly, gain considerably by
the union. Tasmania is undoubtedly possess
ed Of marvellous natural advantages, and
capital and enterprise only are needed
TO make her one Of the most ourshing OF Australian
communities. The rectihcation Of the Victorian
frontier in another direction Is also mooted by TAX
ing large slices out Of both New South Wales and
South Australia and making the Murrumbidgee, on
the north and the Murray, on the west the boun-
dares OF the colony. This last project is, however,
very distant from realization, although it undonbt
edly only seeks to give to Victoria her natural
limits. ~fg-f-t~
Captain O. q, Robins, late captain Of the American
warrant issued by the Governor on the requisition
Of General Latham, United States Consul at Mel
bourne under the Extradion treaty 1884, The case
has been remanded for week or &c. but the charges
made against the captain have been confirmed by
his own statements to the detectives. II seems that
robins and man named Raynard purchased the &
and having freighted her halt with actual cargo and
q g II tSs Sls1sss psssiss sSaas ihs soaia ss
and burn or scuttIe her at the first favorable oppor.
tnniry-n possible rust few miles out
to return to San Francisco and = receive ve,
ns eore q es n e. ha the
the vessel. He. did not therefore destroy the
disposed Of most OF his salabe cargo and invested
the proceeds in cocoanut OIL This he brought on to
New making clear rS =, q about @
also disposed OF at public auction, the the
packages having been removed or changed
se@sa ss ss choo as captain a as a Ss
could produce no papers authorizing nun to
the sSS On ne
bourne, where he deposited his money in one Of the
banks and took up his quarters At the Argus Hotel
founded upon the alteration Or substitution OF names,
ing which, Il is charged the captain resorsed to , in
order TO dispose OF the goods. the conspiracy to
s ne are
facts OF the case, and II they are proven the captain
will doubtless IN due course OF time. be extradied
One Of the most brilliant and accomplished stars
Of the Australian theatrical world Mme. st. Denis,
beauty Of high promise in Sss procession Seioved
by large circle Of friends, the announcement that
s6e had died x her own HANG was very startling In
she states tn a. the motive for destroying herself was
an unrequited passion ior gentleman whose name
in Belgium, her father being surgeon in the French
army and her mother an English woman. Her
Wss
French teacher at the Geelong grammar school, but
subsequently went on the stage Her best parts
AH Fare e nave Sen ceei
WEN e p III Ssa Fl s
sHs sss ever % 1aPo
me police PUSHED Sa ES place and seS sSss 70
arrestn& the gamblers. who were handcufed and
iSn sS I'VE H ay MO eI ns ss w.t. S g
grab.r The cuiprits were fined and a6monished
aud the house deprived oflts !lcerse.
months seems to have been extremely profitable
from the reports from the whaling grounds Mr.
McGregoss BARR the Derwent MaPpSsr has Inst
egnty-nve tons OF sperm. Another bark, belonging
to the same owner, out eleven months, Ia reported
twenty one tons In three weeks and the total value
OF the oil on board the two ships Is els ooono very
bad return on the capital invested. The American
With LIS barrels black and 100 sperm after cruise
Of fourteen months. The following other American
Captain Nicholson, with l400 barrels sperm and fifty
barrels black; Illinois, with 1000 barrels; Hunter.
400 barrels, and the Europa with 40 barrels sperm
The French Consul, Count de Castelnau, having
been threatened with good roggng' in letter
whom be had had business transactions applied Tor
protection at the police court and got Henderson
bound over 70 heep the peace. SUBSEQUENTLY. how,
ever, Henderson again threatened him verbally, and
he has been fined ten shlllings for the offence.
Captain Middleton, q the Dayspring, the vessel
during tue passage nom Hong Kong 70 Melbourne,
has been sentenced 70 twelve months Imprisonment
with hard labor for negestins and refusing 70 issue
sengcfe, and also tor Ill treating them.
some very big nuggets have been turned up dur
100 ounce nugget was taken out OF the Golden
Bar claim. $50 ounces OF dust being also obtained In
the course Of az couple Of days AZ Der.
obtained in q couple OF days $50 ounces comprising
one nugget OF $50 ounces and number OF smaller
spectivey 22s ounces and 75 ounces have also been
ne pc wS ,ss s Sps c . g ere IS
coming In naturally Tor the lions share OF specula
ton. There will be about twenty starters, sydney
Tim, WINNER, Glencoe, Little Fish Ragpickef. Gul.
mare and Byiong being the principal favortes sgd
neg Tim u now quoted at only four TO one.
Mr.. Stark has been playing legitimate drama at the
Theatre Royal MS Richard Ill y upmersifully
abused py the foca ortcs, though his Rlchelieu e
acknowledged 70 be good inpersonation. SO far
his Australian trip in he vsyof reputation, though
his pecunary gains must hase been very respectable
At the Duke VI Edinburg "Black Sheep has been
produced with great flourish Of trumpets and Ia
having very good run.
In South Australia there have been some impor.
tant political changes. The Ayers Ministry have
been turned ont and then, the opposition not being
able to form Cabinet, have been turned In again.
A new gold field 10 reported within nifty miles or