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INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

By the arrival of the Aldinga we havo received

papers to the following dates -

VICTORIA . -r .

NEW SOUTH WALES ... . t'Z "" TASMANIA ... . ' '" -Ty15

... May is.

There are not many items.of more than local ¡m*

portnnce.

VICTORIA.

SI-READ opPiEirßo-PXExniDSTA.-Tlie^iw«, says - T euro-pneumonia is spreading fast along tho Svdnev road and m other direcli3nSNnd difficult'K alijidyai-isenju carrying out the provisions of Jw

« v I °î "I6 Ccmm5s3Ͱ'^ aro in tho Be4u worth district, where they haro work before thom on thi present system, lot- the next two or three month" without leaving it.and the one Commissioner rema ! ing at Melbourne can do nothing by himself W examino mto the truth of any report sent in and s ate whether tue animals are diseased or not. 'J to tho destruction of sucli as may prove to bo so tlS must be left until there is another CommSsioner to act with lum ; so that, i" point of fact, themis no ooject m having more than two. Indeed it doe« not appear that one Commissioner has po.e" oven to enter upon any person's farm or run Z examine the cattle, if the owner is inclined to renst his authority, nor can oae detain cattle travelling or proclaim distnels infected, and so prevent thi' T

moral of cattle therefrom.' AllouerT ^

plain now that operations have commenced, aftS the delay in the passing of this measure and tho greater consequent urgency for haste in bringing t into force over a large extent of co.mtrv, thafthe constitution of the commission is not at a'lí what¡if ought to be Instead of the members of i7 W themselves veterinary surgeons, they should, whether two or three m number, havo power to call totheir aid as many professional men as thoy require to make examinations and carry out their'orders as to die obstruction of such animals as arc infected. Thus the commissioners would be free to travel quickly from ono placa to another, and so have all communication stopped at once between the in-

fected distnc: * and the other parts of the colony. But now, while two of theso gentlemen arc in one direction, running about hero and there, examining all tho cattle reported to b3 ill, "ntl super- intending tho slaughter and destruction of all they may deem it right to have killed, the discaso may be spreading m another without any effort bemg made to check it until too late. Then there are likely to be serious difficulties of a monetary kind and on the first application to tho Government for advice and assistance under the.-e circumstances, unforeseen aud unprovided for- by the persons most immediately interested, little of either is afforded, and a gentle hint is given that rh»

act is th, bantling of a "few private ifif £d that the letter of the law must be adhered to, be S consequences what they may. Thus we may giTe up all hope of seeing pleuro-pneumonia eradicated or even seriously decked in its progress, this winter and it it remains amongst us another year it will hav« become too well naturalised to bo removed at nil

From the accounts m the local journals wc leam that several frcsn cases have appeared in the Beechworth district, chiefly in single animals found hero and there 1.1 a rly.ng slate, mid the Commissioners ""ort that they have examined one herd of some extent winch they believe will have to be destroyel A working-bullock in an advanced stage of the disease has been killed by tho police at Longwood; and at Broadford, only 10 miles beyond Kilmore, there was another case of a diseased bullock, both of the«n having been abandoned (0 their fate by earners

Then there are several of tho older reports nor examined into yet, as well as the later reports from the Werribee. Altogether, the prospects of cattle owners in regard to this diseaso aro rather gloomy

just now." faivuuij

IlEAMirss CASE-In a former issue wo mentioned a charge of assault which had been brought f.y *r l'ÏT Bal5t°n againstonc TIon»T »alston? in the East Collingwood Police Court, on Tuesday last

adding thai, owing to Hie non-appearance of tho defendant, a warrant had been ordered to issue. Soma trivial summonses for debt alone remaining to bo heard, our reporter loft the court ; but it appears that in a few moments Balston (who had prooablv heard of the warrant) made lus appearance, and the case was then heard. It discloses an amount of heart- less villany not inferior to that which, occurrin« in i higher circle of society, has made the name of Major Yelverton notorious. In 185S Balston b;<ca'rno acquainted with a Mr., Mrs., and Mis* Dcmiey, who. resided m Collingwood. The daughter was about 1ft ye irs old, and the possessor of considerable personal attractions. In an evil day Balston persuaded her to go lo Geelong with him, and when there he asked her to be married privately, a3 his friends would blaine him for marrying without" a fortune. She consented and they were married in a private house, bv a person whom he described os the "Ecv. Mr. Miller" un unbeneficed clergyman ; a man and woman, named by Balston as a Mr. and Mrs. Cook, being tho only witnesses of the ceremony. Illriim passsd tile night at Geelong tho connie returned, and, after Balston had told two or threa falsehoods to amount for the girl's absenco at ni»ht

ho acknowledged the marriage. The pair subsequently' lived together till November last, when a Mrs. Hay man called on Mrs. Balston, and said that her sister -the real Mrs. Boston-was about to return from England. When informed of this, Balston «plained

that Mrs. Hay man's s sler had b»on Iii. ti;.T

remained comparatively quiet till the real Mrs ¿Ä appeared on the scene. Again was Balston, who had never paid one farthing of his victim's board, called upon for an explanation; and it would appear bv tlie evidence that he came to Mv. TWneyV house and grossly »sa ted the poor girl ho had deceived, and assanlteiher. The assault wa, p-voù before the Bench, and a fine of £20 WAS inßicred, with £3 costs, the Bench remarking that that was the utmost they could awurd. Ihe case, they further declared, wai.

tho most nefarious ever brought before a Court nf justice. It is stated that an action for maintenance will be brought before another Court.-Arg-is.

AUSTBAUAX COTTON.-A sample of cotton grown at Beechworth, on the grounds oi' Mr. Pi coman, wa«

yesterday shown to us. This, we believe, i* the first] cotton raised in this colony, and it is a matter of satisfaction, particularly at the present lime, to know that it can he cultivated here. The sample is a very good one, is of excellent, color and texture. It is now in the hands of Mr. Liddy, of the Adam and Eve Hotel, who will be glad to show it to any person taking an interest in the culture of cotton.

Tin: SOUTH AUSTBAIIAS SHEEP INSPECTOR. Mr. H. T. Morris, the Chief Inspector under the South Australian Scab in Sheep Act, has arrived in this colony with tho view of endeavoring to effect an assimilation of the law of this colony willi that of its neighbor. We understand that unless some altera- tion Í3 made forthwith in tho regulations in force here, the South Australian authorities intend to pro- hibit the importation of sheep from this colony.

EITLE SHOOTING.-A Whitworth rifle was shot for at the Sandridge butts, by 45 subscribers, at 20s. each. The firing took place at 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the rifle was won by Mr. S'aider, of tho First St. Kilda Company, who made 19 points. The Carlton Company made some excellent firing. Messrs. Douglass, Cameron, and Thompson, scoring 16, 14, and 13 points respectively. The principal scores were obtained as follows, at 300, 500, and GOO yards respectively, five shots at each :-JNalder, 1), G, 4-19 ; Douglass, 7, 4, 5-IG ; Cameron, 5, 4, 5-14; Thom] ison, 4, 5, 4-13; Whcldon, 3, 5, 4-12 ; J. Dyer, G, 2, 4-12 ; Withers, 6, 4, 2

12.

LIVE FEOG IN THE SOLID ROCE.-From time to lime we hear of live frogs having been found in masses of solid stone, but ifc must bs confessed that these discoveries havo usually about them a clfgreo of vagueness by no means conducive to belief in the facts alleged. That live frogs have been found in stones in Europe, we suppose no one will doubt, a3 tho evidence is such as even the most sceptical can- not well refuse to give credit to. But. as all the

"authorities" have decided that our basalt is of j igneous formation, wo confess to have been not only sceptical, but incredulous, wher. wo heard of live frogs having been discovered in the centre of masses of the familiar rock. Yesterday, however, we were shown a mass of porous basalt rock, blasted out of the shaft of tho Ophir Company, at Linton, in a hole in which a small frog was found ; and, as we arc in- formed, alive at the time of finding. The piece of rock was taken from a depth of 70 feet from the sur- face, and the manager of the company st.iios that when he first saw the frog, it drew itself backwards towards the bottom of the hole which it occupies. The hole in which the frog is is about an inch broad and some two inches in depth, and tho frog is lying in it with its fore legs doubled over its head. The great object is, of course, to ascertain what was the condi- tion of the frog when it was flrsfc found. We have given the manager's statement, as cornnumicalcl to us, and can now only ask him to send us further particulars, in order that any doubts may bo cleaved up. In its present stale, the frog is of a dark greenish color, somewhat sofr, and at all events has not been dead for a very long period.-Ballarat Star,

14th May.

SEW SOUTH WALES.

ANOTHER FLOOD ON THE CLARENCE.-LOSS OK

TWO L1VICS, AND GREAT DESmUCTlON OF PROPERTY,

[From the Clarence and Richmond Examiner, April 30.]

¡SKo sooner had we begun to congratulate oui selves upon the return of fine weather and the passable state of our streets, mail communication with our neigh- bors on the Richmond and other places resumed, than our enjoyment Í3 suddenly stopped by another very heavy fall of rain visiting us, which commenced on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission up to mid-day on Suuday, when the heoveus gavo some indication-by a ív.y of sunshine-that the

storm was about to abate.

The quantity of rain that fell is greater than we ever remember m tho same space of time, exceeding, a9 it did, eleven inches.

The river rose bauk high, Mr. Wilcox s and many other' houses on the south, being more than half under water. During the whole of Saturday night, and Sunday morning, people were bit'ily engaged in re- moving to tho high ground.

Monday morning.

At daybreak, the reports of fire n-ms announced to tho good people of the {own that their neighbors in the low lands were in danger. Assistance was promptly rendered, and tho families removed into town. Great praise is due to Messrs. Laman, M'Kenzie, and oíhci* gentlemen, who with a promptness worthy the occa- sion, voluntarily manned a boat and removed those families in immediate danger.

The back water now began to break over the town, completely inundating the whole of the back streets. many of which were impassable. In tho main thoroughfare, Prince-street, niuny p;.rts wcro com- pletely under water.

The receiving sloro of Mr. íhoin-is Fisher was three feet under water ; fortunately, however, Mr. Fisher had taken the precaution to remove all tho

Btores, &c.

The boat-house belonging to the Customs has been washed away, besides other damage, which at the present time is unknown.

In Duke-strcet the water was nearly six feet high. The properties of ?>íessrs. Cave, Martin, Robertson, Lardner, and many others, were wholly or in part under water. Mr. GHlmove's new house, and the slaughterhouse at the back of Yilliers-slreet, were also

inundated.

Monday, noon.

Two valuable lives have just been sacrificed in Pound-street : the one in attempting to cross, and the other in endeavoring to save him ; the particulars of which will be found al the foot of this report.

Monday, 4 p.m.

The streets in many part3 are now one sheet of water; communication in tho main thoroughfare being had only by the assistance of boats.

The families brought in from tho low iauels havo been provided with shelter in an empty house, kindly placed at their disposal by Mr. F. Timlin, and by tho assistance of other residents.

It is almost unnecessary lo add that the torrent of water down the river was sweeping cattle, eera, and everything in it3 course.

The loss to the settlers on the river and its environs, conséquent upon this second flood, must be very great ; occasioning, among the poorer classes, sueli distress and loss as months of hard toil will not re- place.

The steamer cannot come up until the waters recede; weare, therefore, without our usual-Sydney files, Ulmarra, and other correspondents' letters. "We havo very strong doubts whether the Grafton will be able to cross the bar during the heavy fresh in

tho river.

All comraunic.ition being thus cut off, our usually quiet town is in a frightful state of excitement ; all business has been suspended ; but we trust that in a few days we shall again have our streets in a passable «tate and communication re-established, which will give an impetus to trade, and restore comfort lo the homes of many now rendered desolate.

The following telegrams from Sydney have ap- peared ia the Melbourne papara. The principal por- tion of the intelligence ha?, however, been already given in our télégraphie reports :

Sydney, May 15.

The great Newtown ejectment ease, Devine v. Holloway and Others, which affecta property to the value of half a million, has been decided by the Privy

Council in favor of ihc defendants.

Business dull.

Sydney, May 16.

Sir John Young wa-, sworn in to-day as

Governor.

Irt the case of Ruffy and Another v. Keogh, late of Me.'bourne, a verdict, was returned this afternoon for the plaintiffs, damages £1,500.

Arrived to-day-S. H. Talbot and Constantine, from Manila ; . Mary Ann, from Warrnambool ; Gratia and Rialto, from Adelaide-. Robert and Betsy, fivun Launceston ; Tarbert Castle, from Port

Albert.

The Manila ships bring 700 tons-1-1,012 bags sugar, 1,118 bag? colite, and 3G cases cigar?.

Captain Wrangles, of the Constantine, feil down the after hatchway a few days ago, and fractured ribs on his right side.

Sydney, May 17. Wool is clown a penny p?r pound.

Flour is rather moro lint, with no chango worthy

oí note.

S'jr John Young has given great offenco lo the volunteers, by announcing lie will only receive commissioned officers, in uniform, at the Birthday

Levee.

There is a strike amongst, th«1 men in the iron trade, in i*Giieequenc3 of the reduction of wages.

In business but little alteration.

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