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Local and Domestic Intelligence.

ON Thursday morning the wretched native,
Mackie, convicted at the late criminal sitting of the
Snpreme Court of the murder of an aboriginal
female, was hung in front of the Perth jail.

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Am exploratory trip . to the eastward and northr
ward of Champion Bay bas latolj been nude by Mr
H. Gray. The distance travelled was abont 170
miles, and much of the land passed over is described
as fitted for agriculture. There were no rivers or
brooks, or other permanent water, bat this eBsenftfal
was obtained, by digging, a few feet below the sur
face.
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Mr George Custom has received the appoint
ment of Deputy Governor of Portland Prison. The
pay and allowances are better than he received as
Superintendent, of Water Police in this Colony, and
his chances of promotion of course much greater,
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Tbb York exploring expedition, under the leader
ship of 3ir Hunt, left Mr S. S. Parker's on the 9th
instant: The members of 4he psrty are; Messrs.
Seabrook, Cowan, and Eaton, Police Constable
Edwards, and the native Kowitcb. The two latter, it
will be recollected, accompanied Mr Lefroy. Thej
had with diem 23 hones and five months' provi
sions- They were to make their final start front
Mr B. D, Hardey's station, »°me 60 miles- to Uw
eastward of York, and froufcj travel theooe. J& a
north-easterly directloiw ' - ^:

' gmvAgg letters feom. mfafrew_of piu^lpB ;^pyer- ' '' ' 'i
nora family announce his aaife arrival 0lt:$Siifawr&'a
Island, and of bis imrdial secepttbaby iQ^fiihabi
Santo of the colony. ?' '; -^' '??-?'-:-?? ? :f^'51^. ; ;:
_ - /-? ?: ?;.. '- :j». , ?.;?;', fry^'.'. ?
Ho despatch has been *eodved fromtheSecre
tary of State relative to Mr Larnarch'sappScation
for land on our eastern boundary, nor do we hear
that any official reply to the suggested amended
land regulations or io the inemorial prepared
by f he squatting delegates in January last bas corns
to hand. If we bad the ^'OT^gwiw^ -of our own
affairs, or even if our present Government had tbe
power «f making die necessary arrangements fur
the sale or leasing of Crown lands without having
to refer sf-ecialapplicBtionstotiieSbmeG«Tenuaent
for decision; these matters wonldbave been wttlei'
long ago, and as far as Mr Lunatca is concernBd^W
his friends might have been in occupation of the ^
desired land, tbe country stocked, and Mr Lamarcb
be about commencing his overland journey witb
stock from the southern to tbe northern cdafc£ arriv
ing at his journey's end in time to be welcomed by
the settlers who had proceeded by sea to^helocality
shortly to be chosen as die great aeaportof North
West Australia.
Tub Tien Tstomaj be expected from China in
the course of a couple of months. Possibly she mar
be again taken up for the conveyance of stock to
die North, but die rate of freight for dus service,
must come down, if any amount of business is to be
4one.

The first number of a musical publication entitled
"the Minstrelsy of the West" has been lately
issued from Mr G. Barrow's lithographic office at
Fremantle. It is to be continued monthly, the
price being 2s 6d per number. The copy which we
received is not a good specimen, but we are informed
that, as a general rule, the impressions are distinct,
and that the periodical is a fair specimen of
lithographic art. The number lately published contains
a song, "Success to the West," the words and music
of which are original. If succeeding numbers are
of equal merit, we may reasonably expect a successful
career to the "Minstrelsy of the West." At all
events an attempt of this description ought to be
encouraged, and it is to be hoped will be encouraged.
Lr last week's issue it was stated thai the
Northern Mail would be conveyed to Waoerenooka
without a previous delivery at Champbo day
This is incorrect; the mail for Champion Bay will
be left at Geraldton, and. die postman dien proceed
to the Atones, which district will form die terminus
of bis journey. .
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A prisoner named Brown, convicted at the
last Quarter Sessions of house-breaking, escaped
from custody at Fremantle on Monday.
The Attorney General, Mr G. F. Stone, delivered
a lecture on Monday evening in the Hall of the
Sons of Australia, for the benefit of the Perth
Working Man's Association. The lecture is de- -
scribed as 'A popular introductory lecture, sug-
gestive of occasional amusing and instructive
readings to the Association.' Owing to the state of
the weather, the attendance was not so large as it
would otherwise woald have been, but still there
were about 70 or 80 persons present, bv whom the
lecture was well received.
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Yestesday's Government Gazette notifies the
appointment of Mr J. A. Baesjou as Netherlands
Consul for Western Australia, instead of for Albany
only, as heretofore; also tbe appointment of Mr H*
Yelverton to be Postmaster at the Sawmill station/
Quindalup, Vasse. It is also notified that of die
immigrants per Strathmore, 2 single men aud&
single women are available /or service. . ;.
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^ Br the last mail we receiwd.the first number of
die Illustrated Sydney News, which was published
on the 16th of June, and will be issued once' a
month. The engravings are of a superior des
cription, and die intelligence department is
jwliciouBljr toanaged. This paper. ^«M5rery,resr, :
pect well got *fc anafns creditabifirialike to' ihe
publishers and the colony in which it is published.
The following illustrations appear in the' first
number:-- The Australian Museum,' 'Tbe late
Father Therry,' «Kight Scene at Manly Beach on
tf» Queen's Birthday,' 'The jiew Weslevan day
and Sunday Schools iu Botany Street/* ?'Gardiner's
House and Scene of bis capture , at Apis Creek,'
♦?Scene in die Court House during die trial of
Gardiner tbe Buibranger,' 'The Viaduct at
Menangle,' '.The landing place of Captain Cook at
Botany Bay,1' and Messrs. Cowan and Israel's Soap
and Candle Works. Johnston's Bay,'— a *ery fair
allowance for a Colonial publication.
The schooner Favorite left Fremantle for Cham
pion Bay last Saturday evening. She met with
unfavourable winds, and there was every .appear
ance of bad weather from the North ; die master
therefore determined to put back; and die vessel
reached ffremantU again on Sunday afternon. tier
passengers are, the Bishop of Perth,- Mr Bayly
(Government Resident of Champion Bay), Mr Gate,
of Geraldton, and several others.
Ik last week's Government Gazette notiSm&m U ?
made that die following tenders have been accep
ted :— B. Mason— To supply one cart horse for '
£28. J. Bnttain— To supply one cart horse for
?£35. B. Simpson— To supply one set of shaft '
harness complete, for £i 16s. it is notified that a
receiving box has been placed at Mr F. F. Ann
strong's Store, where letters and newspapers (ex
cept such as are intended for registration) may ba
posted. , ?
LAND SALES. -
At Bimbury, -m the IO& August, 1864.
Bonbury building lot, Mo. 257. Upset price £10.
The following appeared in a portion of last/week's
impression. '
Ws observe by our advertising columns that
Harriott Brothers intend visiting tins colony pre
vious to. their;departure for India. . They have beea -
performing at Adelaide with some success, and may
be expected here about die end of die month. - - . .
Thebb is good news from Singapore. Nearly
all die saadalwood has been sold at 2J dollars per
picul, or about £7 per ton nett — a poor price cer
tainly, but fltiU gratifyftig, as indicative of a re
newed demand. At Shanghai die saadalwood
realised £9 perton nett-~a price which* shorn a
fair ^nargin of profit . .

Ma. Todd, of die Telegraphic department,South
Australia, bas recommended die employment of
Jarrah-posts for die _ Electric Telegraph in that
province. Posts of diis timber, put in 8 yean ago,
were sound, while those made of other woods had
decayed. We believe that orders have either bpen ?.?
received or are expected for a supply of this wood.
Tint favourable result of die wool sales ant be
gratifying to die colonists. Exporters will have to
receive good round sums over and above the ad
vance. Mr Le&oy's wool realised, we hear, 2s. per
lb, ' -?-;-? - .
NoTwiTusTAHBjpn} die low pike of copper, a
shipment of GwaUa ore fetched on an average £&! '.
per ton. The percentage was high, some of dfe ore
being returned at 4S§.per «enfc. . Y
A Jjbtter has been received reconanendmjr tbe '
despatch of a cargo of Jthnber to«t. BAna byUhe
Merc/umtvKVt Convict Ship. We presume die
timber 'would be on government amount tut Jhavg
heard no particulars on diis scorn oraw.«nformation
respecting die qBBnti»^ime«Mn*r&c» of the
?timber required. ^The menAm^tdm^ diewiae^
the convict vessel nextjepfecteib - -. » '- '
The legislate C?ai*fc8 wjrf aU^SmUtSfiT^
en Monday; llili iipfc Oa durt «fer ^feb #WW* '

:3Sr* extract the following from the Adelaide
Observer of 35th June :—?' An addition has been
swtfe to the list of vessels hulling from Port AdV
SrS. L . P^^as* of the inebrig Earopa ,J»y
MrH. lUaford, of Port Adelaide, who intends her
lor the intercolonial trad^mbre particularly West
ern Australia. She is to tje commanded -bv Captain
Iindsay, formerly of ihe sehooner Gem.'
The Governor ana Mrs Hampton left Perth for
Fremantle on Wednesday, , They will remain at the
eeaport town for a fortnight or three weeks.
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Ak Albany correspondent, writing on 6th inst,
gives an acooant ot a race between the boats of
residents of the town and those of the A.SJ5T. Co's
i steamship Rangatira. The challenge came from the
1 Bangatira. At 11 o'clock the boats were at the
starting post, and. a few minutes later the following
boats started for the 8-mile race; —
Challenger, 3 tons, Mr Simpson, Chief Officer.
Alabama, 7 tons, Mr Lane.
Idly, 3 tons, Mr W. Spencer.
. Gamecock, 3 tons, Captain Paddle.
The boats kept well together., Bounding the black
buoy at the entrance to the harbour, they passed
in the following order:— 1st, Challenger; 2nd, I41y j
3rd, Gamecock; 4th, the Alabama, The Lily took
the lead at this stage of the race closely followed by
the Gamecock, when a flaw of wind heading off the
Lily, the Gamecock went; ahead and won — Lily
second, and Challenger third. Owing to bad
management in not properly ballasting the Alabama,
her «p'K«g qualities cannot be criticized. For three
miles it was a matter of great donbt as to the winner,
the Challenger and Lily keeping well together ahead
for nearly the whole distance, when, through some
mismanagement on the part of the crew of the
Challenger in luffing her up nn3-»r the bows -of the
Lily, her tiller was earned . away. The race was
afterwards run over the same ground by the same
boats. The race was well contested, and caused
greater excitement than the former event. The
boats passed the coming in buoy well together, which
caused many fluctuations in the bets on 6hore. The
boats . passed by tie bows of the steamship in the
following order : —
1st, L3y; time, 1 hour 5 min.
2nd, Gamecock; time, 1 hour 13 min
3rd, Challenger j time, 1 hour 15 nun.
4th, Alabama \ time, 1 hour 25 min.
This race would have caused more excitement, and
added much to the sport, if the officers of the P. &
O. Company here had permitted' their crock yachts
to have competed. The handling of the boats gene
rally reflected great credit on the crews. The
simultaneous puttings down of the helms was some
thing extraordinary. For- about half an' hour it
might be said the boats were as one, when on having
gone about, the Lily took, the lead, and came in
victorious, as before shown.
The day_ was fine and clear, with a light moderate
breeze, bnt not exactly such as could be desired, in
consequence of the irregular gusts which come from
?ff the high land, so common in cur harbour. The
vessels in the port sported their bunting in
honour of the event.
Captain Paddle, of the Rangatira, provided a very
sumptuous dinner on board. The party, invited and
amateurs, having done justice to the viands,
returned to town, much pleased with their days'
amusement.
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