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LOCAL AND PRIOViNCIAL.
POLICE REPORT.—At the Goulburn police court
on Saturday William Wynam, brought up for
drunkenness, was discharged.—William James was
charged with being unlawfully in possession of beeoof,
hoe property of Andrew Hickoy, and WViliam
larhor was charged with being accessory to the
above. Constable Long proved going to dofondant's
ilace on thoe Ith instant, iccompaniod by Iickoy,
and linding n cask of beef, apparently salted sevoen
or eight days; prisoner would not toll from whom
ho bought tho animal and snid he had no receipt;
ho stated that heo had made ropes of the hide; appro
hended James. Constable MIolloy approhonded
tirbeor; James said he had not killed any bonst for
three or four weeks. Albert Poney proved assisting
.lames about nine or ten days ago to kill a red and
white heifer, three years old, but did not see nany
irands; witness received half of of the meat for heolp
lng to kill the animal. Andrew Hickoy, a shepherd
in Mr. Faithfull's employ, deposed that he had a
few cattle of his own; had missed a cow and rod
and white heifer eight days ago ; the cow returned
iext day. Prisoner James was fined £20 or four
months in jail, and Blarbor was discharged.
)n iMonday, Anthony Collinis, brought up for
drunkeonness was discharged. John Hall brought up
on remand, on suspicion of the murder of his wife,
was remanded to the 14th, the coroner's inquest not
being completed. George Evans of Kangaloolah,
inkeeoper, for not having his lamp lighted was fined
20s. and 2s. Gd. costs; and for using insulting
language to Constable O'Brien was fined 10s. anid
costs. Ah Sun, alias Ah Hong, lpprohended by
Consltabl O'Brien at Thos. Vnrrdy's public-honse,
Cook's Valo Creek, was convicted of stealing a
erupper, i crimeanu shirt, a calico sheet, and ai quan-.
itiy of fat the property of Mr. Malcolm Me Donald,
if' leedy Crook, and sentenced to two months' inm
prisonmoent. John Laverty v. William MiacKenzioe.
'This was a coase of illegal detention of certain lInunbs.
nuspected to be complainant's property. It was dis
missed. The cases of summonses for small debts
woreo then proceeded with. There wore twenty-nine
ruses, which wore disposed of in the usual
way, one bhoing adjourned till to-day.-Testerday,'
Ilhonr Popper, brought up for drunkenness was dis
lhargeud. Jolhn Usher, convicted of stealing oi wuist
coat, the properly of Edward Jones, of Collector, was
sentoenced to six months' imprisonment. John
to \Villiinn Blllnor. It ippearced that defendant had
been occasionally permitted to weaor Balker's clothes
andI on this occension had gone away with them.
Blaker said he would not have laid the information
haud prisoner not been in his debt. The case was
dismisod.
UNLUCKY CAlnirtts. -Our roaders mny remember
that somne weeks ago two carriors wererohbod on the
Breadalbano Plains, in this district, of some twolve
bags of sugar and two or three chests of tea. Thoy
weore loaded for Gundagai and Tumboruanba, and the
properly slolon was somo of that consigned to the
latter place. On reaching Oundagni, they received
paymeont tnd onclosed the amount, some £25, to their
relatives at Cnmipholltown. This remittance was in
the mail that was robbed some ton or twelve days
ago. On reaching Tumberumba in all probability
the carriors will have to pay the value of the stolen
tea and sugar, which will most likely swallow up the
whole amnount of the carriaso.
A lia?l CAtsl..--\ro ar informed that on Thurs
day Sonior-constablo O'lrion, of Binda, want to
Vardy's publiU-house, at Cook's Valo Crook, with a
soarch-warrant, to smarch for proporti stolon from
Mr. Malcolhn Mo Donall. Ito thoro found a China
man, who had the property in question, or somno of
it, in his possession, and whom ho apprehended. On
tha following morning O'Brion also approhondod
Vatrdy, the iinkitpepor, and took him to Binda, where
ho passed the night in custody. The following day
he was brought to Goulburn and lodged in the
lock-up. On Sotuday tho superintendent of police,
on hoaring of the 'asio, at once directed his dis
Vrardy wIs approhondod and kept in custody throe
days and two nights; atnd it i oequally clear that
suni proceedings are calculatdd to exasporato public
fooling against the police, and that in i quarter
wloro they tare likely often to need information fromn
the Bsttle:R.
A FALSE ALARM.—Yesterday morning, two
travellers brought word to town that the Yass road
about fourteen miles from here was barricaded
across with trees, and that two men had been seen
in the bush, who, on finding themselves observed,
threw themselves on the ground. As, it was the day
for the Tumut and Burrangong escort to come down,
three mounted policemen were sent off, the usual
guard having already gone to meet the coach. About
to couple of hours afterwards the Yass mail came to
town in a buggy. Mr. Robertson, who was with it,
saw some logs across the road which he considered
was owing to some repairs being required. The
escort arrived as usual, and neither the driver nor
the policemen noticed anything unusual. Whether
the report first brought to hand was intended as a
hoax, or whether the fears of the travellers mag-
nified the logs into a regular barricade, it is hard
to say.
THE MAIL FROM EUROPE.—The South Australian
branch steamer is due at Adelaide to-day.
ACCIDENT.—Yesterday a lad of fourteen, son of
Mr. Sidwell of Towrang, fell or was knocked down
by the team he was driving loaded with wood. The
weel [sic] passed over both thighs, but fortunately,
though most severely bruised, they were neither
broken.
THE GOLD ESCORT.—The escort leaving for Sydney
to-day will take down the following quantities of
gold :—From Goulburn, 170 ozs. 11 dwts. ; from
Tumut, 805 ozs. 5 dwse. 14 grs.
PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY.—To-day being the
anniversary of the birthday of the Prince of Wales
will be observed as a holiday at the banks.
YASS.—Mrs. Simpson, wife of an innkeeper at
Yass, was found dead in the river on Monday morn-
ing. She had been drinking lately ; and the case
is supposed to be one of suicide.
'y.oco.o W.GoG. QU.LTEtR-S".ssIo Ns.-Tho court
ofq tu'loo .-gessions for \rogga WVagga was hold oil
Thursdayo last, wt.on JanstO Sholloey, nlate agent for
the curator of istlol:teoo estates, already under
soentoce for embezzlement,' waot charged with
embezzling monoeys belonging ' to "A intlostate
,estate. IHe wias found guilty and recommended to
meryv. Sentenced to threo monlts in jail frotm the
expirotiotn of fomoer senotence. Willianc Wilson, for
attempt at burglary, ys;o sentenced to six months
imprisonment. .There were no ot'or cases.
AN EPISODE IN CELESTIAL LIFE.—We lately
mentioned that a Chinaman crossing the river was
found to have concealed several pounds of opium in
a bag of oats in his dray, and that in the carrying
out of the regulations issued by the government, the
horse, dray, opium, &c. were confiscated to the
crown. For some days Johnny was about the town
pleading his wrongs, in language incomprehensible,
but indicating that he had been living on chow-
chow, which he illustrated by pulling up handfuls of
grass and appearing to munch it. On Saturday,
the crown announced the sale of the horse, dray,
&c., and the Chinaman, in great grief, thought of a
very worn out expedient to enlist sympathy. He
made his way to the Flat, and, in celestial fashion,
raised a great noise, and cut and slashed his fore-
head about, and banged his head upon the ground
with all apparent violence to induce the belief
that he was inconsolable for the loss of his pro-
perty, and that he was about to commit suicide.
Covered with blood, he was taken to the lock-up,
and the sale went on of the dray, &c. Several of
the townsfolk wore moved to compassion, and a
subscription list was at once raised to restore the
dray, &c. to the man, and a sum of £22 5s. 6d. was
soon raised from the sympathisers of the Chinaman
and the enemies to all border customs. This was
sufficient to re-purchase the dray and horse, and left
a balance of £3 11s. 6d , which the promoters agreed
to hand over to the hospital. The prompt action
speaks well for the energy of the inhabitants of the
federal city, and we may only infer from this that if
they would do so much for a barbarian what would
they not do for a fellow countrymen who could
plead a good cause. We forgot to mention that not
withstanding the grass and chow-chow, Johnny, on
being searched at the lock-up was found to have
two notes and some silver upon him.—Albury
Banner.
AN AwOYiAhl Fix. During the height of the
thunderstorm which visited Rockhampton on Tues
:lay lnst, a member of the Loichhardt club was
standing in front of the lobby window, watching the
furious gusts that brokeo over the building, when one
inore violent than the rest blew the said window
from its frame, and pitched it upon the shoulders of
the astonished spectator, whose hend passed through
the panes, and the weight of the whole mass brought
him to his knens,and regularly fixed him in about us
awkward a position as can well be imagined. The
difliculty was to make any one hear during the bat
toring of the rain and tie roear of the wind, and also
to draw the head back through the frame of jugged
glass without damage. At length, however, this
was, with great caution and difliculty, accomplished,
tihe gentleman receiving in the retreat only a slight
scratch on the nose, and a small wound on the
shoulder, into which some portion of the glass had
ponetrated.-Northern Argus.
GovEl:neRa .Tar Laxn Sal.s.-On Monday last, a
oalo of crown lands took placeo at the court-house,
Yass. T'here were four or five persons presont.
Theroe was a large extont of land ollored; but only
two blocks, each of 100 acres, were sold, at the upset
price of £1 per acre. The purchasers were Charles
nnd Patrick Gillespio. The forty-five town lots,
situated at Croolwell, were successively offered, but
not one was disposed of. A salo of leases followed.
Four blocks, near aVnroo, were sold to 'Mr. T.
Brazil, at the iupset price of 10s. per section for the
half-year. For two other lots a keen competition
took place between Mr. Gillespio, Paddy's Creek,
and Mr. lReid, Narrawa, the bidding commencing
for 700 acres at 10s. per section for the half-year,
and termin ng at £6; for the second lot, 6140
cres, the price paid was £0 tls. 1Mr. Gillospio was
htis purchaser of the two lots. A land salo took
place on Monday last at the police-office, Young,
when thirty-two farms were put up for sale without
eliciting a single bid for any one. Whether this is
owinlg to Dr. Wilson's penny-wiso-and-posund
foolish system of not advertising the land sailes, may
perhaps admit of a doubt; but the result is anything
but what was anticipated by those who were fore
most in urging upon the government the necossity
of surveying and selling firm lands in the vicinity
of the town. As much of the lind is of good
quality,.it is to be hoped it will soon'ho selected by
Lbona f?e occupants,.and not allowed to become
the property of more speculators. A few town lots
were sold of half an acre each, the highest price
realised being £9t, lthe lowest £4. Two of the
farm loits have been selected sinlce the salo.-Yass
Courior.
Toli tusT .N ~ilAT.- -"=From inquiries made of
soveral gentlemen who yesterday attendedl the moot
ing of thoe Agricultural and llorticultural Associa
tion, we learn that the rust is apparent to n great
extent in all parts of the district. At the Paterson
the wheat is being out down ta hay and fodldr "' At
Bolwarra there huta not, boon much sown this sobson ;
but the rust is there apparent, especially in the for
ward wheat. At Oankhampton and ltosobroolr the
snmoe story is told. At Knockton and other places
tho settlers are also cuttuird own-nbitLn.erc .th sones
is half crop may be expecteod, but nothing more. The
rust seenms to have alffcted the plant without regard
to tho seed sown : it has shown itself in plants that
have sprung fro sooeed fromn it district prviounsly un
affected, the samne as it has in plants sprung from
rusted send wheat.--Maitland Mercury.
NOT BAD. — The following peculiar application
was handed in to the Arrrat Borough Council on.
Wednesday, signed by fifteen Celestial rate-payers:
—" Gentlemen,—Hearing that the Market reserve is
to be divided among religious and public bodies, as
an old civilised nation and great worshippers, we
beg for space for a joss-house among the others,
wherein to show barbarians that to do good is best,
and to lighten darkness, and remove the cloud of
ignorance from the people."
MORGAN AT WORK AGAIN.—Information reached
the police here on Wednesday, that the ruffian
Morgan had stuck up the Yarrabee station, below
Urana, between thirty and forty miles from Jeril-
derie. It is stated that he bailed up the inmates
on the Sunday and kept them so till three o'clock
the following (Monday) morning ; and, it is sup-
posed he has now two or three mates. With refer-
ence to this ruffian, a reported piece of news came
into town on Thursday, but which, we are afraid, is
too good to be true. It was to the effect that he
had been chased and tracked by the police, until he
was in Bullock Bullock Forest, surrounded by some
fifteen troopers, closing in upon him. We can only
express our reiterated and earnest hope that such
may be the fact, and with a successful issue.—Wagga
Wagga Express.
T.. tnwoern.-Friday evening.-'Teorrigo rain, ac
companied with thunder and lightning last night.
The mail for Sydney, when erbssing from Goonoo
Goonoo Creole, thirteen mniles from hero, wos
swept away. F"our horses were drowned: Mr.
Sadler and some Armidalo passengers. wore saved.
One :mail-bag was tied to the coach, but the balance
was swept away. The driver, George Wilkinson,
has roturned with assistance. Several horses were
killed by lightning.-Telegran to S. 31. Herald.
TAMBAROORA.—About eight o'clock on Wednesday
night, three bushrangers attacked Sharpe's store,
Lower Pyramul diggings, about twelve miles from
this place. The bushrangers attempted to force the
door; they had partially succeeded, when a servant
of Mr. Sharpe, named Massan , attempted to secure
it, and, in doing so, was shot by the robbers, and
died within half-an-hour. Mr. Sharpe returned
their fire and is supposed to have wounded one man,
as a gun besmeared with blood and indented with
shot marks, was found outside the door. The
robbers retreated after Mr. Sharpe fired, and, owing
to the darkness of the night, it is feared that they
cannot be identified. The affair has caused great
excitement. The police are actively searching for
them.—Telegram to S. M. Herald.
RanILw.x T'n' n iLsmn.nl::.-Tloe nPastoral Times
announces that a rhil?a'y to Mllbindio tiic bcti'pro
jected. It remarks :--"From private aiithority,
upon which we can place" reliance, we hear that an
uinluential party in Melbourno goes homen by the
next overland mail in order to push' forward the
proposed enterprise of extoeding thoe Murray river
railway to Monindio, oni the :Darling, via J)enili
quin and HIay. It is oestimated to cost upwards of
£4000 a mile. Tihe whole distance will be about 363
mileo. At the sum stalted, the line would cost
;£1,452,000, or t good deal less than a million and aI
half storling.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred yesterday
at Jembaicumbene, whereby a Chinaman met with
his death. The unfortunate celestial was working
in a hole, when the earth fell in and smothered him.
Information was at once given to the police, and J.
W. Orridge, Esq., J.P., proceeded out to the spot to
hold a magisterial inquiry.—Braidwood News.
NAnttnow Iasc.Atr.-A day or two go digger
working under the banks of the Shoalhaven River
had at very narrow escape whilst at his work. A
snake, for somno reason or other, coiled itself round
his log. He retained his presence of mind, thow
ever, and called to his mate, who promptly came to
the rserna, ?nd freed him fromn the unwolcome em
brnaces of tho' nutomou? reptile, by "settling its
hash" with a well-directed blow froee a weddy. The
snake was a brown one, and measured fear foet and
.a half in length.-lBraidwood News.
ANOTHERi JitonEn. HnoisE.-Sunior-sergeant Staf
ford has pncceeded in bringing from Jingera another
horse which there is every probability has been
stolen by some of the mob, and as it is desirable that
nu owner should be found for the animal, which is
now in the hands of the police, and also that the
hiof or thieves should he brought to condign pun
shment, we publish the animal's brands, in hope
.hat something may be found out by so doing:
3hicsnut horse, while face, lind foot white, .'0
:holldor and ramp near side.--traidwood Noews.
'illr ANIcirl'ATIr ) EI r.CTIOx.-A rernour prevails
hliat in the event of a dissolution ol' tio Assembly
taking place, Mr. 1Pelor Faucett will not venture
ifain to solicit the " sweet voices ' of the electors of
Yass Plains, but intends to try some other electorate
where his chance of success is more certain. It is
further stated that Mr. Martin, the attorney-general,
having little faith in the electors at Tumut, and
believing that they would, if the opportunity were
offered them, follow the coursn adopted by the elec
tors at Orange, will be placed in nomination for the
representation of Yass. Another report prevails that
MBr. J. N. Ryan intends to retire from the representa
tion of the Lachlan, and that the attorney-l,neral
will become a candidate for that electorato. Mr.
Garrott will be opposed at Manoro by Mr. Montaguo.
-Yass Courier.
TiEL.:otllAril ExXTENSION TO Coo.mA.-Wo regret
to learn, from the local journal, that a difficulty now
arises in procuring the necessary guarantee for pay
ment of working expenses and'interest upon the cost
of construction of the telegraph line from Qucan
boyan to Cooma. Theoguarantee asked for is only
£300 per annum.-Braidwood Dispatch.
MAGSTERIAL INQUIRY.—On Tuesday Mr. Pearce,
P. M., held a magisterial inquiry into the cause of
the death of a man named Pierre Emile Champes,
who had died at Mr. Barnes' of Cootamundry. From
the evidence it appeared that deceased, who was a
Frenchman, was found lying on the road, and taken
to Mr. Barnes'; and it was ascertained that he had
been without food for four days, which had reduced
him to the state of exhaustion in which he was found.
Champes is said to have been many years in the
navy; and to have served under the British flag for
twelve years.—Burrangong Argus.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE GUNDAGAI MAIL
ROBBERY.—The Yass Courier furnishes the follow-
ing :—During the proceedings some conversation
was carried on. Ben Hall stated that he would
" take —— good care he would never be taken
drunk, as Lowry had been ;" and Gilbert remarked,
alluding to the Chinamen, that he had " fired two
shots into the —— Chinamen yesterday." On
Sunday night Sub-inspector Brennan met the mail
at Bogolong , the sub-inspector having ridden from
Murrumburrrah that day. Although it was dark
and raining heavily Mr. Brennan and his party
immediately started, but unfortunately failed to get
on the tracks of the bushrangers. The sub-inpspec-
tor and his men returned to Yass on Thursday
night, their utmost endeavours to obtain a clue to
the whereabouts of Hall and his gang having been
unsuccessful. On this occasion the police were ad-
mirably mounted ; and if ever Mr. Brennan and
his party get a chance we are confident they will be
able to render a good account of this gang of scoun-
drels. We understand Hall made numerous in-
quiries concerning Mr. Brennan, and the probabili-
ties of his being game ; he also stated that he had
had some intention of visiting Yass, but would de-
fer it for the present. The letters which were
brought on by the mail which arrived in Yass on
Sunday morning were enclosed in a bag and for-
warded to the postmaster-general. Of course it is
impossible to state full particulars of the amount
obtained by Hall and party by these two mail rob-
beries ; but we know that they secured a very con-
siderable sum. From Gundagai alone they got the
first and second halves of £37, a money order re-
mittance from the postmaster ; also the first halves
of £17, forwarded by the postmaster ; half-notes of
two remittances, one of £40 and another of £25,
sent by a storekeeper at Gundagai ; £50 that
another party sent by the same post, putting the
halves under different covers, and which we are
informed, he now looks upon as rather a green
trick. There were also the halves of two £5-notes.
This list comprises all the money known to have
been in the bag from Gundagai ; but as the Albury,
Tumut, Adelong, and Wagga Wagga mails were
taken there can be no doubt that a very large sum
of money was obtained. There were sixteen regis-
tered letters despatched from Gundagai. It is
stated, but we know not if it is correct, that a large
parcel of notes forwarded by the clerk of petty-
sessions at Deniliquin was obtained—the govern-
ment having refused to allow the paltry commission
charged by the bank for a draft.
Il'oun.s..-Since the last notice of tho.Rise and
Shine, Fountrin Head 1ecf, several excellent speci
mens of auriferous quartz have turned up, and the
prosnec..ts_ _r_.CLn.?iaoab bl,\bie ;,-thPL -~:oi^o
River. r'he flillibon. riefe are iiot at resent
yioiding satisfactorily. lho stono appears to bo
growing pooror as the sinking becomes deeper.
'liero still exists a strong desire for agricultural
farms in the vicinity of Forbes, whoro fifty square
niles havd been reserved for mining' purposes. The
crops in the neighbourhood are most luxuriant.
Telegram to.S. M. Hlorld.
TimE GUxmAcA Gon-Pr?).-A general, fooling
of depression is experienced, which no embryo pros
pect promises to dispel. No prospecting parties that
we can hoaurof are out, and unless some unforseen
benofit may arise a fow weeks will mnko a digger in
Gundsgai as much a novelty as in former days. A
few parties hav. boon at work the past fortnight at
the lower end of the lead runing into MIurchison's.
plddock. .There is one party at work on Mr.'
Murchison's ground with results of 7 or 8 dwt. to
tih load. A few stragglors are at work up Jones's
Crelk on several gullies running into this creok,
some four or five miles from its mouth. The sinka
ing is only somo throo or four foot. Vo have boon
inlormed that a few have earned as high as £0 per
week. All points of the compass taken into con
sideration, we seo nothing to congratulate the dis
trict on the prospect of its gold-fields.-Murrum7
bidgec Herald. . . . -
RE-APPEARANCE OF GILBERT.—October 31.—I
regret to state that the reports of Gilbert's appear-
ance in the arena of outrage turns out a fact. It
seems, as was stated nearly a year ago in your
journal, that he, almost immediately after John
O'Mealy's death, really did make for Queensland ;
but the sine qua non for successful highway robbery—
namely, bush telegraphy and safe harbouring—
being loss obtainable there than here, he returns to
his favourite hunting grounds, bringing with him
a fresh hand, a Maitland native, and inducing young
Dunn to join the corps, and it is reported here that
the latter has already shed the blood of a fellow-
creature ; for I am informed that Hall, Gilbert, and
three others made an attack last Saturday on the
Chinese camp at Demondrille, and upon some slight
resistance being offered, the new hand let fly right
and left with his revolver into the terrified cluster of
harmless foreigners, killing one and wounding
others. This frightful rumour, in conjunction with
Gilbert's return, has re-thrown this district into a
state of great excitement ; so much so that revolvers
are at a premium for close quarters, Dean and
Adams preferred. It is very disheartening so soon
after the capture of the old man and forced retire-
ment of Dunlevy, that Hall should have received
such an accession of strength. I suppose you have
seen this young Dunn ; if not, I can tell you that
he is worth to Hall a dozen of the old man. He is
the beau ideal of a modern bushranger—youthful and
daring, with the agility and nature of a tiger-cat,
a splendid rider and a thorough bushman ; months
ago it was whispered around here that he would
soon join the gang. Never, even in the palmiest
days of Gardinerism, had the public more to dread,
or the authorities a more formidable gang to con-
tend with, than now. It is the general opinion in
these parts that neither Hall nor Gilbert will ever
be taken until they have potted a prime minister !
If such be the case, the sooner the Honourable
James Martin satisfies himself by personal inspec-
tion of the dreadfully disorganised state of these
districts the better for its inhabitants. But I'm
afraid that his amor patriæ is too shallow—offering
to die on the floor of the House, and the chancing of
such a catastrophe in the robber-ridden bush, are
two very different matters.—Marengo correspondent
of Yass Courier.
DEATH FROM ACCIDENT.—George James, tailor, of
Wallaee-street, died on Thursday evening in the
Braidwood hospital, where he has been a patient
for twenty-five weeks, having sustained a severe
accident in the leg from the concussion of two
horses galloping at full speed round the race-couse
at the last annual races. The deceased was a mem
her of St. Vincent's Lodge of the Manchester Unity
of Odd-follows; and has been borne on the books
since the unfortunate accident took place. This is
one of those case which remarkably illustrate the
adaptability of such orders to provide relief for their
suffering brethren in the time of distress. By the
aid of this young lodge the unhappy deceased was
prevented throughout his lingering illness from
becoming a charge upon the subscribers, the sum
of £25 having been paid over for his maintenance to
the hospital authorities. It is in such directions
that the union of many can provide for the allevia
tion of the distress of the few, and should render
the advantages of such societies apparent to those
persons who my desire to make ptovision for an
uncertain future.—Braidwood Dispatch.
APPREHENSION ON A CHARGE OF HORSE-STEAL-
ING.—On Wednesday night last a respectable look-
ing lad arrived in Yass on horseback, and put up at
Mr. Martin's Hibernian Hotel. He circulated a re-
port that Morgan had been taken at a station up
country, and described the encounter that had oc-
curred as somewhat remarkable. He also asserted
that he had seen Morgan in the custody of a large
number of police, and that the bushranger prior to
his capture, and while in the act of discharging his
revolver, had had his arm turned aside, and lodged a
couple of bullets in his own arm. The story was
altogether too astonishing for the police of Yass, and
by a sort of instinct they jumped to the conclusion
that the horse he had ridden was a stolen one.
They made inquiries quietly, still keeping an eye on
the lad. The result was that the youngster was
taken into custody the same night, sufficient inform-
ation having been procured to justify this proceed-
ing. The young man, as we have stated, bears the
stamp of having keen respectably brought up, and it
is to be regretted that he has placed himself in a
position the consequences of which he does not seem
correctly to understand. His story is that the name
he gives, W. N. Marsh, is a false one ; he is sixteen
years of age ; his father is a large manufacturer in
Manchester, and also a member of the House of
Commons ; he was at a boarding-school at home,
and less than twelve months ago he ran away and
took passage for Melbourne ; there he tried his hand
at several things, and asserts he wrote several
articles on " Labour," for the Melbourne Herald,
for which he was paid, although he was not engaged
on the staff of that paper ; and that he changed his
name on his first arrival in Melbourne in order to
avoid detection and to prevent his friends at home
learning the straits to which he had been brought.
From the police account, however, it appears that
the prisoner reached Tarcutta by mail-coach from
Wagga Wagga ; that the coach left without him,
and he then borrowed a horse from the landlord of
the inn, in order to reach Gundagai. He stopped at
Gundagai one night, and next day got as far as
Jugiong, where he remained that night. He then
started for Yass, stopping at Bowning for dinner, for
which he failed to pay, and arrived here as stated on
Wednesday evening. On being questioned by the
police he asserted he had come from Lambing Flat.
To the landlord of the Hibernian Hotel he stated
that he had particular business to do in Goulburn,
and asked Mr. Martin to keep the horse in the
stable for three days, ending by requesting the loan
of £2 to pay the coach-fare. Mr. Martin lent him
the required amount, for which he received an
I O U. Before he was taken into custody he re-
turned the £2 to Mr. Martin. The police have as-
certained that a warrant has been issued at Wagga
Wagga for his apprehension, and meantime he re-
mains in custody at Yass.—Yass Courier.
IMPOUNDED AT TARAGO , on the 20th October,
from the Long Swamp, by John Hyland; re-advert
tised; damages 1s each:-Flea-bitten grey horse,
blotch brand off shoulder, like S with W over blotch
brand off ribs, like S illegible brand near shoulder,
collar and saddle marked, pulled tail; chesnut mare,
like WH with 3 over and DT under near shoulder,
cross over heart off shoulder, saddle marked, stripe
down face, pulled tail.-Also, on 20th, by order of
George Smith, from his grass paddock, Budjong;
damages 2s. 6d. Bay more, DP near shoulder, like
M off shoulder, collar marked, star in forehead,
white spot under saddle near side; pulled tail. If
not released and expenses paid, will be sold accord
ing to Act. R. B. Cartwright, poundkeeper.-5s. 6d.
IcrPOUNDED AT. TU?oUT, on the 25th October, from
the township, by- the police :-Yellow bullock, star,
rope on neck, T'1 off rump, 4 off shoulder, JOnear
rump. If not released within twenty-four days
from date of publication, will be sold.--R. Wilson,
poundkelper.-3s.
IMPOUNDED AT BRAIDWOOD, on. 25th October,
from Jingery, by the Braidwood police, supposed to
have been stolen:-Grey horse, .docked' tail, the
original brand, which has beeni defaced, was ap
parently IP or ID with Tot or A over near shoulder,
there is now a largo 'H placed on the lower brand,
and is like HP conjoined,.the :brand over is nearly
nll defaced, 6 years old, 14hands high:---Also, on
31st October, from Mothermondooly, by Mr. James
Nowlan; damages 5s. each :-Black mare, star,
switch tail, JF near shoulder, 6 years old, 14 hands
high; bay yearling filly, blaze in face, JF near
shoulder; grey mare, switch tail, WE near shoulder,
aged, 14, hands high; grey mare, switch tail, H
near rump, H near shoulder, A off shoulder, aged,
Mount, by Mr William Draper; trespass, entire
10s.; all others, 2s. 6d. each:-Bay entire horse,
star asid snip, hind feet and off fore foot white, TO
near shoulder, 4 years old, 14.11hands high; bay
colt, star and snip, white feet, WC.offshoulder, 2
years old, 13' hands high; iron-grey mare, switch
tail, offhind foot white, like JI near shoulder, like
SP with - over off shoulder, 15 hands high; bay
mare, switch tail, black points, JL near shoulder, 14v
hands high; brown maro, switch tail, bell on neck,
indistinct brand like E off shoulder; 145 hands
high.-If not released, will be sold on 24th Hovem
ber.-W. Sharpe, poundkeeper.-10s.
IMrPOUxsD) AT BRna?s?A, on the 31st October,
from Bong Bong, by Richard Chapmarn; damages
and'diivieg, Is. each:--touse colored filly foal, no
brands visible, 12 months 'old; dar'k bay filly, star in
forehead, brands' not legible. Ifndtreleasod; will be
sold according to Impounding 'Act.-Isabolla; Msooro,
podundleoper.-1s:' 3d.
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