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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2165, 14 April 1870, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

[FI!OM OUR o\V>' CORRESPONDENTS.] Invercargill, April 14. The Orcti has been in flood since Monday, There has been no rain here for weeks ; but it is suppo-.ed to have been heavy up country. The Claud Hamilton has nob been signalled yet. __ Queenstown, April 13th. Shcnnan’s party from Christchurch have struck payable gold thirty miles from Lake Wakitip. The Martin’s Bay line of steamers have taken many passengers and stores for the locality. Auckland, April 7. Arrivals—Wellington (sth). Departure City of Melbourne ((ith). The Defence Minister has gone to the Last Coast. , , i The 300 prisoners recently captured have eaten up all the food at Opotiki. Fresh supplies have been sent. Small failures arc numerous. A man named James Tolmie was killed at Port Charles by the rolling of a log, and two other men, Louis and Kingstone, were dangerously injured. The Bank of New South Wales has shipped ten thousand ounces by the City of Melbourne. Several abandoned leases at the Thames have been jumped, including the famous McTsaacs. William Wetherall has recovered from insanity produced by the attempts to mesmerise him on the part of Dr Carr. Rec. Nt accounts from Ropata represent the enemy killed in the recent engagement as seventeen. The number of the prisoners is 325. Crushings—Flying Cloud, from 20 tons, 2730zs ; City of Glasgow, from 30 tons, 47 ozs ; Sheffield claim, from 8 tons, Gozs. The All’Nations final clearing up shows from 115 tons, 6520z5,

Hokitika, April 11. The s. s. Tararua, Captain Hagley, arrived here from Melbourne on Saturday, at 3 p.m., after a passage of 4 days 22 hours. She left Sandridge pier at 3.31) p.m. on the 4th, and cleared the Heads at 6.15 p.m. the same day. During the lirst three days she experienced light easterly breezes, and during the remainder of the passage strong westerly

winds and thick weather. In consequence of the bad weather, she was not tendered here till this (Monday) afternoon. She brings 19 cabin and 65 steerage passengers, and 176 tons of cargo for all ports. Passenger List. —Mr and Mrs H. Sewell, Mrs Dodson, Miss E. Dodson, Misss F. Dodson, Miss E. Hackett, Miss Usher, Mr and Mrs Ulph, Messrs James, Dodson (2), Wade, M. Davis, Woodridge, Johnstone, Charles Wright, J. E. Kapp, Bridges ; and 65 in the steerage. Melbourne, April 4. Mr Charles Mathews was entertained at dinner at the Athenaeum. He made a characteristic speech. Mr M‘Gregor moved a vote of want of confidence in the Macphcrson Ministry last Tuesday. It was carried by a majority of 11, and the Ministry resigned in consequence. Mr M‘Gregor is endeavoring to form a new Ministry, and MrM'Culloch has promised to co-operate with him. The Easter Volunteer Encampment takes place at Little River. The Warrenheip Distillery Company meditate winding up, the loss on the operations of the Company during the last sfx mouths being L 3400. The Somersetshire has arrived. Mr Justice Chapman and Mrs Chapman are passengers by her. Mr John Chatfield Tyler has been appointed Assistant Commissioner of Customs. A fire was discovered in the fore-hatch of the Claud Hamilton while steaming up the bay on the 2nd, but it was extinguished by the pumps. The cause is supposed to be the spontaneous combustion of wool or flax. Commercial. —Flour Lll 10s ; wheat, os ; oats, 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; maize, 4s to 4s 2d. Sugars remain at former quotations, but the recent arrivals will, it is expected, cause a reduction. Teas are enquired for. Halfchests of good and medium have fetched Is 3,pl in bond. Malt is at 9s to 9s 3d ; hops at Is lOd ; and kerosene at 2s 2d. Little wool is offering. Greasy has fetched 4jd to 7d ; scoured, 7d to Is 3d ; fleece, 9.1 d to Is 2pi; sheepskins, green, 3s ; and dry, 3d to 5d per lb. Sydney.

Heavy rains have fallen at Morpeth and Paterson, and floods have taken place at Tam worth and Duhbo. The Richmond river district is also flooded. Nearly all the corn growing on the banks of the left arm of the river has been destroyed, and 2000 cattle have been drowned at Dungarrabba. A ship’s round-house, painted red, has been seen iu Jervis Bay. Large arrivals of sugars have taken place. The wool sales are brisk. Adelaide. The Governor intends visiting the neighboring colonies shortly. The elections are still going on. They have so far resulted iu favor of protectionist candidates. AMERICAN NEWS. News from America, to January 26th, is to hand, via San Francisco and Sydney. The first steamer of the Darien Canal expedition has sailed, and the rest of the fleet were to follow soon. The subscriptions towards the Stanton Retiring Fund amount to 100,000 dols. News received from Washington states that Congress is expected to be adjourned about the Ist May. A great fire has occurred at Indinnopolis. The damage done amounted to 300,000 dols. The Opera Hall, among other places, was destroyed. Rains have fallen very generally throughout California, and there is every prospect that next season’s harvest will bo the fines'; ever gathered in that State. Information has been received at San Francisco, that Mr T. M. Stanton, the late War Secretary, is dead. Une of the national banks, the capital of which is only 2,000,0Q0d015, issued cheques to the amount of 40,000,000d0}s iji one day during the late gold panic. The vessels loading at San Francisco for the colonies were the Sparking Dew, and another, flic name of which is not known. Freights were low, and a large amount of tonnage dis ngaged. Quotations at San Francisco : Flour, superfine, 4dols 35cents to 4dols 75ccnts ; wheat, Idol 35centsto Idol 65cents.