Qukknsi life. —March 7 : The dismasted vessel was lowed in tho Heads by the Re

solute this evening. She is the Calcutta, 104 lays from Tusknr. Lost foremast, jibboom, and nil the head-yards and sails on the 18th January. Wo m’s Point. —March 7 : Thomas Bar rett, proprietor of the Mountain Home, was killed last night through the dray he was driving capsizing near the borough boundary, on the. Jamieson track, and fall ing on him. Deceased was a very old re sident in the district. His funeral was numerously attended. Port Albert.— ‘March 7 : The Prussian claim, at Stockyard Creek, had seven tons of stone crushed at the African battery, which yielded 630 z. The Opliir Com pany’s stone is improving. Portland. March 7: Annual Pace Meeting, Maiden Plate—Maori, 1 ; Mary Blane, 2 ; four others started. Portland Handicap—Boatman, 1 ; Jewess, 2. Soil ing Race—Maori, 1 ; Sheriff, 2. juandi cap Hurdle Race—lnterpreter, 1; Tallyho, 2 ; three others started. Sydney. —March 7 : IVo other men of the ill-fated New Guinea Expedition, who came ashore from the Maria in the cap tain’s boat,, have reached Cardwell badly wounded. The search for other survivors has hitherto been fruitless. Two armed land parties have been dispatched. A number of blacks have been seen about 'the coast. —The last two months’ customs’ revenue shows a slight decrease on the corresponding period of last year. —Some splendid specimens of tin have been re ceived to-day' from the Elsinore mine.—A clearing sale has been held at Cuthbert’s ship-building establishment, which was well attended, and the stock realised good prices.
