BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2271, 17 August 1870, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

[from our own correspondent. ] A portion of the following was published by us as an “ Extra,” to-day Nelson, August 17, 10,5 a.m. The Airedale arrived at nine o’clock last night. The City of Melbourne arrived at Auckland ou Sunday afternoon. The crosshead of her upper engine was broken on the vojmgo, and delayed her. ' The English news is not so late as that by Suez. A large fire. was burning in New York when the mail left, principally iu the timber yards. Fears are entertained for the shipping. The damage is estimated at a million dollars. Auckland, August 11. Arrived-“-The City of Melbourne. She left Honolulu at daylingt on the 26th July, with the San Francisco anws to the 10th. On her upward voyage she left Auckland on the 7th July, and arrived at Honolulu on the 23rd, The Ajax took her passengers and cargo the following morning. She had fine wind and weather throughout. On her return to Auckland she experienced favorable wind and weather, but on the Ith broke the crosshead of the after engine. Sighted the Poor Knights at 5 a.m., and arrived at 2 p.m. after a passage of eighteen days and nine hours. Passengers—Captain Baldwin, Mr Coates, Mr W. Anderson, Mrs Harrell, Mr Rich, Mail Agent ; 3 steerage. For Sydney, 11 cabin and 7 steerage. For Melbourne, 8 saloon and 2 steerage. Cargo—For Auckland, 1009 kegs and 216 bags of sugar. For Sydney ; 1061 bags 660 kegs sugar, and 112 bales dried shrimps, Ac. SPECIAL NEWS EOR NEW ZEALAND. [From San Francisco Bulletin.) London, July 12. Tallow (beef) healthy. All sold at I3s to 43s 6d; sheep, Is sd. Wool in good demand. Quarterly sales spirited. Continental purchases large. Prices firm. Arrivals largo, but rapidly cleared. Hides steady; firm market expected. Flax firm. Large sales

made. Stock cleaved, and steady demand for the future anticipated. Kauri gum firm, and the market cleared. Liverpool, July 9. Wheat 10s 3d to 10s 4d per cental. New York. The Evangelical Alliance is to meet from the 25th September to the 3rd October. , Five thousand delegates will be present by invitation—3oo from Great Britain. July 15. Fares to San Francisco have been reduoed to 130 dollars first class. The English mail from Australia via San Francisco was forwarded to-day. 300,000 dollars have been fixed as a subsidy for the new Australian line, and thirty days out for tenderers. The revenue for the year was 400.000. dollars. The National Debt was reduced for the month bv 15.000. dollars. ‘ There is great decay in the American shipping. There are no steamers between America and Europe under the American flag, although 108,000 tons are employed. The treatment of Jews in Roumania, though exaggerated, has been cruelly inhuman. The Greek Christians there are very ignorant. The-Jews number half a million. LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAM. New Zealand fives, 99J ; sixes, 112. The Honolulu Government voted 25,000 dollars for a steam line suitable for freight as well as for passengers. Mr Webb’s steamer Nebraska is to come shortly to Wellington and Melbourne on a trial trip. Large sales of flax to Continental buyers is tbo caiue of its improvement in price. ADDITIONAL ITEMS. Before bis death, Lord Arthur Clinton solemnly denied the oharges against him. The collection of tolls at 500 gates in England ceased in one day. The Times pn ise > Pullman’s cars across America, which render the trip one of pleasure. Mr Hall’s line is considered too slow, and twenty-one days is thought enough between San Francisco and A.uckland. San Francisco papers consider a branch line via Fiji inevitable, and the only way to suit all parties, A canal across the Isthmus of Corinth is announced. There has been a failure of the harvest in France. Wheat was active on the 10th in Liverpool at 10s 4d. • At Canterbury a convocation appointed a committee to watch proceedings at the Vatican, An amendment by Sir John Pakington, that the Bible be real in schools, was lost by a majority of two to one. AUCKLAND NEWS. The Golden Crown crushed lGß2ozs. retorted gold from 114 tons. A dividend of L3O per scrip declared. The Lord Ashley arrived safely.