PRICES CURRENT OF COLONIAL WOOL.

Evening Post, Issue 267, 15 December 1865, Page 2

PRICES CURRENT OF COLONIAL WOOL.

We (N. Z. Herald) hnve before us the trade circular of Messrs. H. P. Hughes and Son, wool-brokers, of Businghall street, London. We perceive that their third series of sales for the present year is made up of 140,337 bales' obtained from the colonies in the following proportions :—: — From New ZeaMfcd, 35,652 ; from Sydney and Queensland, 34,583; from Cape of Good Hope/25,302 ; from Port Phillip, 22,320; fipm Tasmania, 10,980; from

?Adelaide, 9,729 ; and from Swan River, * 506 bales. The circular contains the following remarks conncerning the wool received from jhig colony; — "New Zea« land * was in large quantity ; with some exceptions, it is not considered so long in staple as the former clip, neither is it in such light condition. We regret to notice so much uneven packing, long and short staples being often mixed together, and many bales are greasy. To insure a good market price, these great drawbacks should have growers" attention." Fine scoured wool from New Zealand realised, we see, from 2s to 2s 3d per lb ; from Port Philip, from 2s 3d to 3s per lb ; from Sydney and Morton Bay, from 2s to 2s 56. ; from Tasmania, from 2s Id to 2s 3d.

The electors of Christchurch have sent aiequisition to Mr. Weld, requesting him to allow himself to be nominated for that district. They say—" We cannot but assure you of our great admiration of the able and noble manner in which you have retrieved the colony from the dire disrepute and odium into which it had fallen, in consequence of the conduct and polivy of the Whitaker administration, and the repudiation of the Panama Contract. We feel certain that, unless the administration of public affairs be again committed to your charge, a separation of the colony will be the inevitable result, as a Government composed of Nothern members can never command the confidence of the Southern Island." Mr. Weld has acceded to the wish expressed in tue requisition. Mr. Crosbie Ward convened and addressed a meeting of the electors of the Avon district resident at Riccarton, in the large room of the Plough Hotel, last Monday. The attendance was not numerous and in the absence of Mr. Shand, MrWashbourne was voted to the chair. Mr. Ward was well received, and listened to with attention as he explained his political views in an address occupying about an hour and a half. And Mr. Wakefield then followed in a speech of about the same length. Several questions were put to Mr. Ward by gentlemen present, and answered to the approbation of the meeting. And Mr. Wakefield was also cross-questioned at some length. Finally, Mr, Sprot proposed a vote of confidence in Mr Ward, which was seconded ; but that gentleman requested the electors to refrain from ex - pressing any opinion until they could say, at the hustings that they had fully considered all the questions at issue. Thanks were then given to the two candidates and to the chairman, and the meeting separated a little after midnight. — Lyttelton Times. Amongst the intelligence brought by the last N||^Zi.'aland mail is owe incident wlufajlra^ra to indicate pretty clearly the feelitfJH^Hh exists between the colonists and ouffm^ps there. It seems that the secretary of the Town Board of New Plymouth thought it necessary to write to the commanding officer of the 43rd Light Infantry respecting the alleged violation by his mounted officers of the foot paths of the town. In reply, Colonel Synge says : — " You are quite right in supposing that officers in the regiment under my command who have lately ridden on the side of the roads in this town, were not aware of any law preventing their riding on the only part which is not very deep mud ; nor were they aware that in doing so they militated against public convenience. I have communicated the contents of your letter to the officers, and I would suggest to the Town Board to make the middle of of the roads fit to be ridden on." A few days afterwards, however, LieutenantColonel Synge was himself charged before the sitting magistrate with riding on the footpath, and fined 20s and costs. — United Service Gazette. Why and Because.— Why are cats kept in sporting gentlemen's stables P To scratch the race- horses. " How long did Adam remain in Paradise before he sinned ?" said an amiable spouse to her husband. * Till he got a wife," wae the calm reply. Thalberff has setttleil down into a qui°t cultivator of the vine at Pausihppa, where

he has inherited from Signor Lablache a picturesque and productive vineyard. A special jury have flwarJed £12,000 compensation to the proprietor of a crinoline manufactory in .London whose premises were taken by the Metropolitan Kail way' Company.