The New York herald., 1870-11-21

Our newspaper files from Australasia, dated at
Melbourne on the 10Th of September supply the lol
loving interesting news mail details Of telegram
reports to that day
The Melbourne Argus OF the 10th Of September
publishes the following facts:-The intelligence re-
&C, we'd Dy the last mail 0i the commencement Of
war between France anu Prussia someN nat startled
VicLorians from thelr abtual propriely, ana sAce
then very little has been either thought OF or talked
about save the probability OF Great Brilaln's being
drawn INTO the struggle.
Not for more than twenty years las such a wet
ana Indictment season as the present been eXperl.
enced III AUSTRALIA.
At the Maimsbury reservoir the outlet works are
every day getting into q more dangerous condit ON
lag IN torrents over both byewasne3 and great Tears
are eate tained Of the safety OF the man embank-
menL.
In the neighbornood OF Melbourne comparatively
little INJURY mas BEEN sustained but in the country
districts there mas been no sucn visitation snee
1859, and In some instances the hoods have been
precedented, while for the first time the Mount
Alexander Aaway mas peen rendered temporarily
unfit Tor tra1c Dy the inundation OF the huc at
KeilOr and Rochester.
The Imports to the port OF Melbourne from the lst
OF January TO the 18TH August are valued at
81. 89i 30o, the exports from the port during the
same period amounting 10 f7,167, 327 The imports
during the same period OF last year announced to
decrease IN tue imports during the present year
amounts 70 f5o, ,ts, while that IN the exports IS as
merclal operations Of I'll, l22, 223 ~
The gold exported from the port OF Melbourne
from The Ist January, 1863, I'LL the week ending 18th
August, amounted to 995, lbs ounces while TINS year
1t docs not exceed 1854 Oo~ceS. Notwithstanding
that tue transnipments OF New Zealand gold have
sensiDly increased. while quantity Of Tasmanan
gold ls also included IN the returns for 1870.
With the exception OF Major General Chute and
his sta ne British forces have taken their ma de-
pariure from the colony. The arrangements made
Ior the cmuarkation OF the troops stationed in Mel
bourne, well as the conlingents IRON the other
cOlouies, were carried out successfully, and the
whole boiy-over $40 in all-has lett our shores.
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and report WIN references to tine carrying Oh oil
nOxous trades In the neignDOrhood OF Melbourne
paid several rounds Of visits 70 the tannerles, soap
ana candle manufactures, piggerles, slaughter
houses, &C., In the metropolitan district, and lound
these estao lsnments to be IN very unsatisfactory
state as regards cleanliness.
Never before have there been so many royal COM
missions In existence in the Australian co-ony ut
the same time.
The population OF Victoria, on the Both OF June,
1870, numbered 7l3,353 persons
One OF the most audacious mining swindes ever
attempted IA the co.Ony mas been rerpetrated at
Baliarat Two miners from Castelmaine, named
worthless reel, and BY the clever application OF a
quantity oil god ieal impaired to the stone exposed
In tne drives g. richy aaIlierous appearance dhey
succeeded Dy this device in imposing upon Two ol
the leading brokers' OF Bailarat Messrs. Gavin and
Forster and many other men Of experience VINO ill-
Spccteu the mines We're also deceived.
General regret was caused by the death Of Mr..
Caud Farle, sheriff Of Melbourne, who expired on
the 22l OF August Mr. farie, though not mucn
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come out to victoria at very early age. lie was
one OF aiamily ol twenty, aud was the son Of Mr.
James Fare, the owner OF large coal-Dcarins
property near Glasgow, Scotland.
Mr. James Marshall, solicitor, a colonst of sixteen
years standing, died at Melbourne on the lith
August. He was one Of tile Oldest members in the
colony OF the Masonic fraternity, having been
Master OF the AncenC Lodge OF Edinpug Mary's
Chapel as early as 1880. lie was subsequently poet
laureate OF the Canongate kllwinnng Lodge, cnar-
man OF the Law Committee OF the Grand Lodge OF
Scotland anu knight Tempar.
A shocking case OF child murder had taken place
at SandrldSe The victim was u boy, about Two
years OF age, and the murderer his stepiatner, Lu-
ward Marwood Elton, lately en- loycd rs Walier
in hoGels. The child was tne ilegitlmate son Of q
young woman named Darbyshire, whom Elton haa
recently married.
The annual show and sale OF horses al the Mel
bourn Royal Horse Bazaar was very successful. me
ufauInI horses were IN magnificent CoHuiIoh.
Some OF the prices realized at tue sale were yer
hgn, particularly those iOr Vanqulsber ana Black
Prince, Two magnificent specimens OF Tue Ciyues-
dale horse the former ia recent importaton) bring-
Ing fS7o and the latter 1850.
The Rev Isaac Moore, S. j., who has been prefect
OF studies aJ ST. Patrick's College, Meiooutne LOT
four yeyrs, IN leaving for Europe by the outgoing
steamer, was presented with complimentary al
dress ana handsome present In token oi tue nish M
esteem IN whlcn he has been held during MS resi-
deLce In the coony.p
Blilarat is henceforth city. The proclamation
appears In the Gazette.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Megscn, professor Of music and
for many years connected with the musical pro-
fession IN Tasmania, died at Melbourne oh the ioll
oil August
Mr. p. L. G. Barry late on the staff OF the Mel
bourne Argus as reporter, and writer oi
ability, FOR some time connected win the Tasmania
press was found dead in his bed AZ tne Meloorrne
Club Hotel, Melbourne. An inquest was nelti ald
the jury found that the deceased poisoned himself
VITA arsenic.
Considerable reductions have recently been made
by the several Colonial governments OF Austl ALASKA
III their charges for intercoonal teiegraplio mes
sages
Tne German bark Victoria. the first vessel char,
tered ia hamburg TO convey emigrants TO Tasmania,
arrived in the Derwent Oh the Zlst VI August,
after protracted passage oi l2o days. Tue IN ini'
grants NUMBER including little stranger WINCH ar
I rived alter leaving port. iS7 persons.
letter from oKohama, Japan, reports as iol-
lows:-A subscription has been raised ny iocal Luro
pean residents iOg the reliei OF Inc sufferers Dy the
ate explosion o; the steamship city OF iedo Eleven
frns nave already subscribed si0J each, ana others
are ready 10 JON in. The und VIII be aumlnSteIeo
by the English ana American Consula