BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1922, 3 July 1869, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from our own correspondent.)

[The following was published by us to-day as an Extra.]

LATEST FROM MELBOURNE. ARRIVAL OF THE TARARUA AT THE BLUFF. Bluff, Saturday, 9.10 a.m. TheTararua arrived outside at 5 o’clock this morning, from Melbourne, and entered the Bluff at 7.30] four days 13 hours on the passage. She left on the 28th ] had westerly winds the first part of the passage; the latter fine. She brings 18 cabin and 31 steerage passengers, and 256 tons cargo, for all ports. She brings two days’ later news than the Alhambra, which vessel left on the 25th.

Passenger list. —Saloon ; Messrs J. Watson, Muir, Jacobson, Bennett, Thomson, J. Wilson, Murray, Master Muir ; seventeen in steerage. 131 tons of cargo. She sails for Dunedin at I p.m. this day. Melbourne, June 28. The discussion on the Land Bill in Committee comes on next Tuesday.

Levinger has been re-arrested, charged with the murder of a second Polynesian native, an old man. An association has been established by contractors and builders for mutual protection. The bakers’ short-hour movement continues.

Mr Justice Williams goes home, and Mr Higinbotham is to be appointed Judge, It is rumored that Mr Dunne is to receive the county Judgeship. Arguments to rescind the Judge’s order liberating Hugh Glass were heard. The counsel for the defence argued that the Court possessed no jurisdiction, and urged the review of their decision in chambers. Judgment in the habeas corpus cases is reserved. A sou of the Hon. Mr Francis was killed while playing with his brother. Weigart has been further remanded. The Tasmanian telegraph cable is out of order.

Commercial. Breadstuff's firmer. Flour, LI 3 15s ; wheat, 6s 2d to 6s 3d. New ZealandJoats, large salejit 2d. Maize, 4s 3d,* Barley, in od.“

Sydney, June 26,

A new facetious paper will be established next month, under the title of Lector.

June 28.

The case of Daggett was dismissed, the evidence being insufficient to prove slave dealing. The Herald was fined LIOO for publishing an article on the Polynesian slave trade.

Supercargo Pricliette, of the Daphne, lias been arrested, charged with slave dealing. Fresh disclosures have been made byWilkie of embezzlement by Queensland Government officials.

Markets are steady at last quotations.

Adelaide, June 28.

A Ladies’ College has been proposed. Lady Ferguson strongly supports the movement.

New gold mining regulations have been issued. The Volunteer movement has been revived, and numbers are joining the corps. Wheat, 5s l£d.