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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2072, 27 December 1869, Page 2

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ALEXANDRA RACES. Alexandra, Dec. 27. MAIDEN PLATE. There were six entries. Five started. Brunette good first; Wallaby second. HURDLE RACE. Milo heats. Six entries. First heat, Pasha ; second heat, Deborah ; third heat, Pasha. The remaining events are unfinished. The attendance was good, and the racing excellent. The heat was very oppressive. Hokitika, Dec. 26. The s.s. Rangitoto arrived here from Melbourne this morning, and was tendered at 1 p.m. Melbourne, Dec. 26. A project to test quartz leads at the depth of 1000 feet, is attracting attention at Ballarat. A grand fancy bazaar in aid of the funds of the Benevolent Asylum was opened by the Governor on the 14th. Mr Downman, manager of the National Bank at Taradale, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement. The Government have voted L 2,500 to the children of the late Rev. Mr Hill. Mr Philip Davis, manager of the Prince of Wales Mining Company, has been found guilty of stealing gold, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. A shanty-keeper named Blakey, living near Daylesford, has been murdered by his wife, who stabbed him in the presence of tw'o men. The Lincolnshire has arrived with the English pedestrians, viz., Bird, Hewitt, Top'ey, and George Ledger. The Government are anxious to prorogue Parliament, but dfitennhjed opposition to the Appropriation Bill is threatened, Arrived.—Gothenburg, (Sunday), Zephyr, and Sarah and Mary, from Hokitika ; Nil Desperandum, from Riverton; Magnet, from Greymouth. Sailed. —For Hokitika: Hector, Waterman. For Auckland: Eliza Firth, Commercial.—Flour is at Lll to Ll2; wheat, 5s 3d ; New' Zealand oats, 3s 9d; do bran, Is 4Ad; maize, 3s 9d. Common sugars have declined 20s a ton. The Charlie Palmer’s cargo of white crystals brought 38s 3d to 38s 6d. Teas are dull. The Mobile’s cargo was sold by auction at rates showing a slight decline. Malt is a trifle firmer. Candles are dull, at 9|d to 10,Jd. The wool sales have been spirited. Greasy sold at 5d to 9 Ad ; scoured at Is lid to Is fid; fleece, lOd to Is 7d. Flax ranges at LIS to L 32, according to quality. Sydney. New insolvents : Mr Hill, Grafton Wharf; Mr Lackerstein ; Messrs Pealy, drapers. Mr Salamons has been appointed SolicitorGeneral, A contract has been accepted for the construction of a line of telegraph from Cardwell (Queensland) to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Messrs Lemon and Cape, brokers, have sold L 79,009 worth of New Zealand Consolidated Loan at par. The same firm also offer L 150,000 in New Zealand Treasury bills, payable in November, 1874, at 4cl per day interest. Colonel Blaekwall, Governor of Queensland, is on a visit to Sydney. Mr Sullivan, late editor of the Freeman's Journal, wdio is about to leave for California, has received a handsome testimonial from bis political sympathisers. The elections are turning out more in favor of the Government. The result, so far, is— Ministry, IS '; Opposition, 17. The Flying Squadron was sighted off

Kiama on the 11th, and anchored in Port Jackson on Sunday. ■ A naval review is going on to-day. The schooner Prince Patrick was wrecked at the North Head. The crew were saved. Dr Hawkins has been drowned in the Clarence River, by the up letting of a boat. The execution of Archibald takes place at Rockhampton on the 22ud. The steamer Samson sailed for Auckland on the 6th, but put back to Newcastle, where the police arrested a passenger named Potts, for embezzlement at Sandhurst. Arrived.—From Auckland—Hero, Eagle, Oberlin, and Red Rover. At Newcastle— City of Newcastle, Mary Ann, Frederic, Princess Alice, and Joliba, from Lyttelton ; Ellen, from Nelson. Sailed.—From Newcastle—Duke of Edinburgh, and Adeline Burke, for Dunedin ; John Knox, and Af H. Badger, for Lyttelton ; Derwent, for Wellington ; King Oscar, for Auckland. Flour is at Ll2 10s to Ll3. Sugars have declined. The Jane Maria’s cargo was withdrawn at auction. The wool sales are active. Adelaide. The threatened want of confidence motion has been postponed, owing to the indisposition of the Attorney-General. Smne of the reports from the agricultural districts give a poor account of the crops. The ears of wheat are looking well, but contain few grains. The Flying Cloud lias arrived with a cargo of sugar. Dr Milner has been appointed Government Resident at Port Darwin. Breadstuff's are dull. Wheat is at 4s to 4s Id. Hobart Towx, Dr Smart has been elected Mayor. The Derwent and Tamar Insurance Company has declared a dividend of 30s per shave. Arrived.—Bella Mary, from Auckland; Free Trader and Glencoe from Dunedin.