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9Ural InlrlKgrnrr.
THE ELECTION.
Tu e overland mail frnin Portland jcst.rdnjr
hrouglit to the Returning Officer, William
Verner, Esq.. the voting papers from that
district.- The return &hnws (hot three.
fourths Of the electors stood aloof, thirteen
only out of fifty-si registering their rotes —
eleven in favor of Noil litncV, Esq., and two
in favor of Edward Curr. Esq., the Intter of
whom has, inconsequence, been returned by
a majority aver his opponent, if he cat) bo
>o styled, of thirty-nine votes. We give
below a correct account of the voters at the
three polling places
- MCLtlOUaNC.
Mr. Curr— George Cavenagh, John Hodg
son, Peter Inglis, William Humphreys,
James Frederick Palmer, Edmtlhd Wostbr,
John Uear, George Sinclair Hrodie, Daniel
Stnddart Campbell, Robert Williams Polil-
man, John W. Coftcll, Henry Moor, James
Purvis, James Malcolm, IUchard O'CncL,
Frederick Lord Clay, Jonathan B. Were,
Godfrey llnwitt, Patrick Stevenson, Mal
colm M'Lenn, William Redmond Belcher,
George James, James Montgomery, Sylvester
John Brown, Peter Mncarthur. David
Young, Alexander Airtli Broad font, William
Barrett, William B. Burnley, John Werge
Howey, John Sealy Griffin, G. F. Berkley
St. John, Alfred Edward Wheatlev, Thomas
Herbert Power, and George Thomas. —
Total, 35.
Mr. Black - Nil.
ocxtoxo.
Jlr, Curr — Joseph Griffin, Frederick
Champion, Daniel llnyle, William Timins,
R. W. Nantes, John A. Srott, Jaincs Noble,
Robert Robinson, Jonathan Clarke, A.
Thompson, Alfred Woolley, James Harrison,
and Patrick M'Keever. — Total, 13.
Mr. Block— Nit.
PORTLAND.
Mr. Curr— James Mayne Conolly and
David Cashmore. — Total, 2.
Mr, Black — Thomas Wilkinson, A. E.
Alexander, William Bourne, John Leahy,
Joshua Black, Isaac Wilson, James Foggan,
George Oaburnc, Alexander Laurie, William
McDowell and William Mailland.—
Total, 11.
GRAND TOTAL.
Mr. Curr — Mr. Black —
Melbourne...... 35 Melbourne. . .. Nil.
Gerlong 13 Geelong Nil.
Portland 2 Portland 11
50 71
In favour of Mr. Curr. . . .39.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Returning
Officer, at the polling place, the Rnyal
Hotel, Cvllins-street, declared Edward Curr,
Esq.. duly elected to serre as a member in
the Legislative Council. The writ, with the
necessary documents, were forwarded to
Sidney by yesttrday's mail.
, Tickets or Ltave.— ' The following
ticketa of-leave were reccirrd by the oter-
land mail front Sydney yesterday, and are
now lying at the Police-office awaiting
claimants: —
Attic, alias Abraham Telemachus, per Lady
Nugent.
Benjamin Chadd, per I/it(l)<
Joseph dailey, per Baroaa.
Obadiah llobbs, per Mangles (T).
William Wride, per JoAn(a).
Patrick Doorley, per Norfolk,
The Assault Case. — The revived
chargn of Kerr. M'Nomaru fur assault will
come on before the Mayor'e Court this
morning.
Fees in the Matter's OrrrcE. —
We feel assured, if the step taken by Sir W.
\Y. Burton (late of the Sydney Bench), one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court at Ma
dras, in applying the pruning Inifo with a
liberal haod to the heavy fees charged its
the Master's office in that precideocy was to
he adopted in this province, many parties
who are est rained thereby would become
suitor in the Court of Equity and obtain
those rights tu which they are justly entitled.
The cave to which we allude appears in the
Madrut Spectator of April 20:—" In a case
of Mootee Ram Soorat Ran v. A. D.Camp
bell, the bill of costs of plaintiff and defen
dant involving but a supplementary reference
lo the Mavterarnounied lu above 30,000 It.
(/3000 19s.) The learned Judge emphati
cally declared the charges made by the
Master in many instances lo be csorbltant,
and pronuunciiig a sum of upwards 3000 Its.
as what required tu be struck off from the
charges made by the Master on the side of
the plaintiff, and a sum alvu above 3000 R».
as what was equally objectionable in the
account against the defendant. His Lord-
thip added — iliote was also further cscevt
in the charges of tlia Registrar and of the
S.iltciturs ; but ill order (o determine these,
an eiuire re-construction of the bills of costs
must take place. The Master, Mr. Minchin,
has prtanited a determinedly hostile front
tu these reforms, and bad served notice on
the sarioui Solicitors holding them respon
sible lor the lees he contends to be justly
lettable in accordance with the old system,
and had given formal expression to bis sen
timents iu a nula appended lo a taxed bill."
The report cooctudes:— "The Utter step
lies, nut unnaturally, girro great umbrsge to
lbs learned Puisne Judge, who esptcssed
himself strongly on the subject at Chambers
yesterday ; and as his Lordship stated that
lie should deem it necessary to confer with
his senior colleague on lite matter, we may
cipect to see soma further notice takeu
of it."
Law Ixyelliocnce.— ' The Supreme
Court will be opened tfcis morning, at ten
o'clock, in its insolvency jurisdiction. The
only business will be an application oaths
pan of the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent
Estates, to his Honor, tu confirm and allow
the certificate of Mr, John Mustoo.
Quarter Sessions — The Court o'
General and Quarter Sessions for the Dis
trict of Port Phillip, will It. held on
Muotlay nut, at teu o'clock, in theSuprrine
Court House. The only case of importance
is that of Anderson, appellant, and Payne,
respondent, the appellant linsing been fined
£i0 hy the police bench, for receiving
properly removed lo prevent a distress,
A Hint ts Season. — There is every
reason tn believe that the hill to reduce tha
duties upon spirits will shortly pass tlio
Legislative Council, Some of tlio holders
nf spirits iu bond are labouring under a
very erroneous impression as to the effect of
the new inw when it comes into operation,
imagining tlint it will have a retrospective
effect upon spirits so held. When tlio rise
TiieSvdnet Customs.— Mr. Barnes,
tha inspector, appointed by the Bunrd of
Customs, has received orders from homo to
proceed tn Sydney, and thoroughly inspect
the accounts of that establishment. If all
that is said upon the subject bo true, a
pretty Augean stable Mr. B. will have to
cleanse, to which that of Melbourne, lately
under tlio besom, is as Hyperion to a
Satyr.
Mills and another v. Winter.—
The suit which was instituted against Mr,
Wintle, tlio governor of the gaol, some
terms ago, by the Mills', Brothers, to recover
possession of the premises in Lansdale-
street, fntnierly known as the Angel Inn, but
now occupied by Mr. Campbell as an
nendemy, will be revived during the en
suing or fourth term, which commences on
tlio 2 2nd instant. It is a peculiarity in this
case, that upon the former trial, which went
in|favnr of Mr. Wintle, that the plaintiffs
were allowed tn sua in forma pauperit, and
although the defendant obtained a verdict
ho was compelled to pay his own costs,
amounting to .£62, tLo plaintiffs _ being
shielded from such claim by the privilege
which had been extended to them. An
application was subsequently made for a
new trial, tu which the then Resident
Judge, Mr, Justice JcfTcnti, refused lo
accede, unless the plaintiff paid the de
fendant's costs, which they did not do, upon
tho ground of incapability, and there the
matter rested until within "lite last week or
two, when, as wo have above remarked, it
was revived. The plaintiffs now come into
court the ame as any other suitor, which is
doubtless a legal course of procedure, but it
certainly does appear strange that, having
failed in tlio first action which they were
allowed to bring in forma pauperit, that they
can now come forward as men uf sub
stance, and yet ha screened from alt tha
consequences uf tho first suit. If this lie
the law, any party swearing that lie is not
worth five pounds, and drawing up a false
statement so as to mislead counsel, who
must certify there is goud cause of action,
can maintain a suit at law against any parly
that he may select at his victim, and
thereby saddle him with heavy costs of suit.
Serious Complaint. — A dapper-
looking young man, preienting himself
before tho District Bench, on Thursday,
besought their Worships tn grant him a
summons against his master for the non
payment ol wages for three months service,
lie had only been a few days endeavuuring
tn fulfil bis engagement faithfully and
efficiently, when bis matter, basing occasion
In alitent himself from the station, the
charge cf tlio some thus devolving upon bit
belter half, be bad a strong objection to
submit to " frtnale sway,'' and manifesting
symptoms of uneasiness and discontent,
which soon broke out into open intuboidi-
nation, he was discharged from the station,
and posting In Melbourne for the redress of
his wrongs, was met on the way by hit
matter, to whom ho rendered a just account
of the treatment he had received, but he,
instead of sympathising in his ideal mitfor.
tunes, peremptorily ordered him to return to
the station, which order however he did not
comply with, but proceeded to esecute hit
original intention of obtaining satisfaction
at tha police office. The bench questioned
him very closely as to the precise grounds ol
complaint he had against his mistress, but
could only elicit the fart that the "head
and front of her offending" consisted in Iter
assumption of the jirrrogulivrt of muster,
instead of being satisfied with the less digni
fied powers of mistress, which he contended
was her real and legitimate posiiinn, and
though cautioned not to persist in his appli
cation he would nut desist, and therefore the
writ was reluctantly ordered, tsith the as
surance that it his master were brought
before the court, and rhe charge against
him found to he such as be bad stated, there
was a very strong probability uf the wages be
claimed being forfeited.
Tanked Hides. — By the recently
enacted new tariff, regulating the importa
tion of merchandise iniu Great Britain and
Ireland, an importaut modification was
made in the article of bidet, tanned ; for.
merly the duty was two pence per pound, a
very large proportion of the total talue,
whereas now there is no duty whatever pay
able, which ought to give a stimulus lu our
color-ial manufacture uf this article.
Cannibalism.— It is not, we believe,
positively known whether all the aboriginal
tribes in ibis colony be cannibals, although
it lias been well ascertained that many ul
ttiem are. An instance uf the latter fact
occurred a few weeks since on the Clune
station, near the Glcnelg. A black woman
bad fursume time been cohabiting with two
ur three white men, but bating contracted
disease, died. She was immediately borne
off by Iter tribe, several of whom afterwards
announced with rapturous eiuutiuns the ex
Heme delicacy of tier iU»h tu the tasie.
Wo forbear a report of lurtber particulars,
and only publlth in much us an additional
proof that at lean v one tiibev are cannibals.
— Portland Gn.tdi.an.
ihsk.nr. aiiono Cut edaen. — That
fatal I lie croupe. Fa% >!»c»n ittrlf in
Sidntrv evifcme liru'ciice, and num.
Left tit children hato otrtuJjr (alien ttctim
in it attack.
Ta hit l.— Extract of a letter fiom
Mr. A. W. lluii, daied Tahiti, 7th May,
1845:— "I am of unaltered opinion iIiai
Franca will retain posstsviun uf tl.cvc t>!aiid>,
and I hope they will, for 1 feci assured
once confirmed, all persons engaged iu busi
ness will do well litre. The French base
Certainly incurred much unmerited calumny
from misrepresentations of our fvllow coun
trymen in Sydney, in New Zealand, and a:
home; but Irons impartial experience 1 can
but in juxtice speak in tht hi-J.rM trims of
Governor Uruar, and ail the officers asso
ciated with him in the adiiiit.ulraiii.il, the
I'olice department excepted. The (...vein-
meiit are now most ncn>i (y ami energeti
cally progrrssing in the itcuui it £0od,
solid, and substantial hiiiiffi.'g-, and in the
formation of excellent public reads, bridges,
gee.,— and any cne disposed to itsiJe hers,
without interfering in p..'.itic»,_ may live as
happily as posvible, h>r evny thing lends tu
demonstrate they will render llirte posses
sions most prosperous ours. What a con-
trast to the sad, nml I fenr nlmnst fntnl, mis-
governmcnt of New Zealand I" — Sydney
Paper. y
Dkatii trom tiir Extraction nr
a Tootii,— Last week n wninnn died in
Clarcnco sireet from liatinurrhnge, occa
sioned by the extraction of a tooth Sydney
Herald. y
Suicide — A ropoti had been brought
to Mr. Edgar's, of tho Bush Tavern, that a
Mr. Peppercl, n xctller in tho vicinity of
tho Glcnelg, lately from Adelaide, had shot
himself. Uf its truth we linre no menus of
judging. or obtaining any further particulars.
—Portland Guardian.
Horses and Cows. — We have been
favoured by Mr. Lean with a report of a
sole of horses and cows, sent from this co
lony hy tho Brittomart, which took place at
Singapore on tho 2<Slh June. It will bo
seen that the result was far from encourag
ing. Nino horses were put up, of which
four wero bought in. A black gelding by
Cleroland, sold fur 175 dollars ; n light bay,
by Sir Joint, 150 dollars; n black cob, by
Emigrant, 140 dollars; a bay coir, by (jock
Rubin, 135 dollars ; a black gelding," by Sir
Charles, 195 dollars; a colt, hy Marquis,
90 dollars. Four Durham cons, described
as "quiet, excellent milkers, in calf," sold
for 215 dollars. Tho Singapoie Free Preit
hss tlio following remarks rospcciing this
sale:—" A sale of "Sydney horses and cons,
imported per Brittamart.'from Sydnev, took
place on Thursday last : the horses nvcrag.il
147 dollars, and the cows 52 dollars each,
but both were of "an inferior description.
Good aaddle horses would !.rtn»
prices, to a limited extent —Sydney Herald.
from one to two shillings tonk placo in tho
duty upon manufactured tobacco in 1829.
the tobacco in bond was nut affected
thereby, then by a parity of reasoning why
sh.-uld the spirits in Is-nil be affertod by
tho operation of the new law \VC j„it
throw this out as a hint which may bo
found valuablo by those interested.
Snakes.—' These reptiles, under )|>o
genial influence of the sun, have thrown
off the state of tnrpor in which they remain
during the winter months, and ore now bo-
ginning to " shew out."
Sheep Shearers,— The charge gene
rally made by the sheep shearers, and ac-
crdcd to by tho fluckmatter throughout
the district this season, for shearing, is at
tho rata of 12s. per 100 shrep, being an
excess over last year's prico of 2s.
Stock Statutici. — According to
the return made out by the inspector of
stock for the use of the Government, tho
number of cattlo slaughtered in Melbourne,
during the last mouth, amounird to 502,
which, at a charge of 3d. per head, produced
an addiliun to the Corporation funds of
£6 St. fid. Of the above number 150 were
salted down, and the remaining 3lo used by
tha inhabitants of tho tuwri.
A New Tragedv. — " The Qocen'a
Love" comes out next Monday. I have not
teen it, but I hear it well spoken of, and rho
management are preparing to products it in
great style. — Sydney Corrtijumirnt.
Tiie Blacks Again.— Some of these
"mental incapacity" gentlemen nro again
troubling tha Squatters iu the neighbour
hood nf the Glenelg. A Mr. Sherratt's
flocks have lately been somewhat thinned by
these depredators.
Loss or LtrK nr Fin,—1 " Misfor
tunes come not iu single spirt, bat io whole btt-
ulliont " Concurrently with the twful exits-
tropko cf lbs Cwtarefui, sod her cargo ol four
hundred burners beings, a still more anpattiag
avcat happened el Ctnloo— leWte kmutrnj nmd
fifty iodivlJnelt were burst tndeatk, and more
then two thousand wounded I A more appalliog
case 1 never beard of. A theatre at the bottom
ol a sort ol alley, crowded with spcctsLsn wtt
reported on fire. By the simultaneous rush of
the assembled lo get our, and the influx of tha
mob from ybe Iowa to witness tbo accident, tbe
aveaue became jammed, and cxiricAimn impos
sible. Mcanwbile rhe fire spread fiercely through
I be Theatre and adjoining LuiMings, all of which
were consumed, and with them, » I bttc said,
rwstva usisroaxo asrsr ssrrv persons! — whila
mote than double ibat number were ir.ore or less
wounded. Dreadful tt the wreck tnl tppelling
consequences of the emigrant ship undoubtedly
ore, the calamity at Canton are morh uoie ter
rible. This iotclligeaee it brought by If. 51.3.
Fly, Singapore, 3rd A; Oil. and by bee we base
English nul ls tho 3'dlb ilsy.— Sydney Cse.
tapmint.
Hono Koko i not likely lo becomo
the vtlasbhr British Settlement tbtl oar vitioa-
tries predicted. By tbe last accounts it was
retrograding ta point of prosperity. I have jasi
Spoken to one of the officers of the fly, wise
awures me that it never cao be anything mora
tbsa a Second Sierra- Leone. Of lbs two be eon.
eiders lloog Kong the mora aobstltby place. kYo
also leans the lots of the ship flnsru, scar
Sotntua, I3rd December.— Rid.
New Weslkyan Chapel Geeloko.
— kVe are happy to be eaabtod ta aooouoce that
mcssarcs are to bt takeo forthwith for tbe eree- -
lion of a new Wesley ta Chapel at Gctloof, a
am of £300 having been already collected for '
that purpose, which is considered sufficient lo
make a beginning with; sod it is ct peeled thai '
htda difficulty will be experienced in procuring
funds lo complete the enccviou of a plscc ol pub-
be worship, upon a design adequate in every ras
ped to tbe wsoti of lb Wrslcyto Coiamuaton
in that quarter of the district.
Trotting Match. — A trotting match
wit coetrsied for on Thursday. n ground in tho
vicinity of town, between u burse tclcngicg to
Mr, Orotslcy, of Melbourne, and Mr. HowUa, of
the Ovens. The dniante was cine u.de , the bet
trifling, and the tnsicb r-irielj tr irsi ibe mtul of
the respective borvta, w hub were n ! Jen by the
oaotrs. Ibvt ef Mr. t'tvvv'ey. bred iu Vau
Dirmen'a LvsJ, auJ Imly inqcitcd, wen ravdy.
The Ta linns. — Considerable tnisap-
prrl-enrion epjcvn lu hue oMaintd as to lie
nosiii wh eh »e v'.rd iU jorrnesmrn tailors of
Mt'ffi. .urns in tree..:: - etriam ie,'u!aiion» (or thair
proiee-. n and go. !ir,rr, an I lu aecoidance with
wti-i It ibrv now deport themselves. Noma i.eea
termed t: a " itnlc" oilrcre a " conspiracy," baa
| i'. i, i.e. ii.tr the one nor ibe oeber, ILs object
; has been principalis to confine lb business lo
j the legitimate part nf lbs trado. a great postioo of
in fining (oar, d its way ials tbe tbops of certain
j drapers, io lbs injury ol tha master tailor, and tha
corresponding rsatuciioo tf tha wagta of tho >
junrueymtn. It has bcca oowr determused upea,
and the master tailors cordially agios ia the or.
rsogemeot, thxt its fatars they will provide suit
ab'a apv.tuseOU aa their gramtsca is which all tha
tadort g is to be performed, as m woik b ia
tviur to be takes boms by tbe men ; a seals of
prices has been drawn ap and mutually sgned to,
and tbe men ara Dot to work for Us drapers ex
cept upon tbe saxe terms. 1 here the mailer
rau.
StoKiriCAVT, — Dkidsb oven tii
Vakkao— Tb« CoUn'ul Tmiartr up ikt
lUport ef t to Cfiifw tppMrtcl tacvouJrr
U propriety of mcisy i omjKt Vi 9
Varrig ss4 novtd itai it tcht t piietrf,

was accordingly ordered, lie then gave notice
0f his intention to move, that it might he taken
into consideration when the Supplementary Kstt.
nittc for H145 should again rnme under ilis.
cession. (Great naisa among the numbers.)—
Jydnry lltrald.
Australian Corn.— The following
ii A petition from Hin I.«n«lon merchants, which
Mr Ihitt recently presented in ihe Hoa«c o(
Cotrmon:—
The humble petition of Urn umlrrsnnl n-cr
rhsntiy shipowner, and oihcr« inter<.«u»d
in (hi welfare of (he Australian colonies,
shewMh—
That many district of tho Aintmliin colonic
pistcM in sn eminent decrrf the ndvnntnzr buih
of toil anl climate requisite fur the extensive
growth of corn.
Thai the quatiiy «I crain pro<1uced— -more
piriiculsrly in Van Dieman's I.nnd and 5ouih
utrali®. is beyond what is required for ihe
con«umption of those colonics.
That in ill absence of «ufiicMcnt local de
maa'-L qusndtie of wheat have ol late been
,h,pped to the mother country.
That such shipments, from the «prrior quality
of the grsin, have commanded the very huhesl
market price of the day ; but that they have,
nevertheless, proved unremuncrstivo to the
grower, owinr, solely, your petitioner be
fieve, to the rate of duty m which the wheat i
llbject n imp»»rti«ion lo Great Britain.
1 hat, upon the broad jirlr.rijde alone of equal
protection and encoii'scemcnt Iwinj due from
the mother country to alt berro!oinilpf>4«, tMnrn,
your petitioner venture to hope ilut yo ir hon«
orahle houao will con«I<Irr that (he rolon« of
Australia arc aa fully entitled to br pfare f on «
ftr.iurable a footinc a Futwda, wuh regard to
the rate of duty to be levied on ihcir grAto when
imported into the mother roontry.
I hat there arc however, other ground upon
wh'ch, a your petitioner would fuhmit, the
eoinniiM of Australia have even an additional
clstm upon the conidcration of your honorable
houLe in (hi matter, amongst which may be
tamtioned
1 lie neee«s'ty which etUu in consequence of
the frnzth of the voyage, for packing Auitralian
whf< in b«z. while thai from Canada is shipped
13 bulk ; and
I lie incre>e>l ehtrge iocorred for freight tod
inturstices which are double in the ooe case
whit they are In the other :
Circumstances which, while they tell to the
diudvantase of Australia, are advantageous In
hie proportion to tbe manufacturer, shipowner,
and underwriter of the mother country.
That these heavy expeo«es of transit eouil
upon the colooists of Australia an expenditure
which cannot be estimated at less than 2(H. a
quarter, independent of «U duty upon their grain
%ixn brought into the fCoftli'h market.
Thai an amp'e protection is thereby afTurded to
ih« Untuh farmer ai against tbe colonial corn
grower i and
That abhnnzh the total quantity of era in to be
rhipped from the Australian coIodim, even under
ih« moit favourable circum«Uncc«, cannot be
such at, in the tltgbttst drgrcc, to affect prices
in (he Kajlith market yr(, that to (he colon sia
thraawUet it is of the nrat importance that a
profitable tent »buuM be found for ihrtnurplui
produr.
Your peiitinnert therefore pray that, is an act
of justice to the colon i«t of Autraliav your
Honorable House will be pleated (o relieve them
frjmth«<!uty io which thev <trc now subjected
upen (he importation of their grain inco the
tr.d'.l.er country ; seeing (hat (heir claim i« even
Hfvc.fff than that of Canada, that the tnanu
ftrtvrtnj and shipping iatertsts of Great Uritaio
win benefitted! by an extension of the trade,
sot that (he llritiah agriculturiu has an ample
protection in beavy charges nemrarily attendaat
upon the tliipmeotof grain from tbe Australian
colonic to the raothercouotry.
And your petitioners will ever pray,
Morris, Prevail, and Co,
Thompson, Itankey, and Co.
Barclay, Brothers, and Co., ke

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