BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2351, 14 October 1870, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLe’S telegram company, renter's agents.) Bluff, October 14. The s.s. Alhambra, Captain John M‘Lcan, arrived at the wharf at 6 a.m. this morning. She left Melbourne on the Bth instant. Passengers—For Dunedin : Mr H. Rourke, Mr and Mrs Corbett, Mr Jeffreys, Mr W. H. Jackson, Me Heyrnanson, Mr A. Weller, Captain Gay, and Mrs DPKcnzio. For Wellington ; Mrs Buckley, Mrs Mauwcll, and Dir Mawlem. Cargo—Dunedin, 120 tons; Wellington, 72 tons. Melbourne, October 8. The Melbourne Meat Preserving Company lias declared a dividend of 10 per cent. The Victoria Company commenced work on their new premises last month. Petitions in favor of Supple’s reprieve, pending an appeal to the Privy Council, were presented yesterday. After a lengthy deliberation the Executive reprieved him. Several Sydney horses for the Melbourne Gup have arrived. The Victorian horses are all very backward in training. There is but little betting. Croydon and Tim Whiffler are first favorites. Sir William is also in demand; but Warrior has receded. The weather has been very wet. The revenue for the past quarter shows a decrease, compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, of L8G,500, and on the year of L 187,000. General and Lady Chute sailed this evening, per Hero, for Auckland. They thence proceed to England. Colonel Pitt and Captain Richardson sailed for England, per Agamemmon, on Dionday. The first report of the Royal Commissioners on federal union has been published, it is concisely and forcibly put, and is unanimously in favor of such a union.

The floods arc subsiding. Commercial-Wool is just begining to come down ; but there have been no sales vet, in consequence of the bad weather. Prices for breadstuff's are very firm. There is little doing beyond trade sales. Flour, LI 3to LI3 ss; wheat, 5s lOd to Gs, with little doing. There have been considerable transactions in oats during the week. 12,000 bushels Tasmanian brought 3s 7d to S.s Bd. Other sales arc reported. The market is firm with an upward tendency. Dlaizc, 4s, Markets generally quiet. Sugars are meeting witli fair request at L 32 to L 36 for good brown to good yellow. Dates from Dlanritins to August 13 state that the crop has just began to come in, but fears arc entertained that, from the bad yield so for, the estimate of a hundred thousand tons will not lie realised. Holders firm. The Witch and Sea Nymph were loading for Dlelbonrne. Teas—Seven cargoes of the new season’s teas have arrived. The market is rather heavy. 2,300 packages were sold yesterday at Is 4d for middling to 3s for extra choice congous. Other sales are reported. Sydney. The Exhibition was closed on the 30th September, in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh and 12,000 persons. The French war steamer Guichen came again for New Caledonia despatches. 30,000 persons have signed a petition in favor of the Permissive Bill. Rust is appearing amongst the crops in the Singleton district. A letter from Rome says that Dtelbourne is to be appointed an Archiepiscopal See with six suffrages,

Sales of Heuuessy’s brandy have taken place at 7s 3d. Sir James Martin, in the Assembly, introduced resolutions censuring the Government for their action in regard the Loans Act, The Government accepted them as a want of confidence vote. On Wednesday the debate was resumed, the House sitting till 2.50 p.m. on Thursday, when the resolutions were lost, the Goverment being victorious by 27 to 25. During the debate Mr Farrell spoke for eight hour's. Business is not brisk. Adelaide. The new Tariff Bill passed in committee of the Council. The debate on the Port.Augusta railway extension resulted in a trial of strength between the Government and the opposition. Tire former were victorious by one vote. The first poles of the Port Darwin telegraph have been erected at both ends. The work is being pushed forward. One tribe of Natives threatened to attack the northern party; the others are peaceable. Subscriptions are being raised for the wounded soldiers of France and Prussia. The sale of a hundred tons of Hour on Thursday at LI4 7s Gd is reported. Launceston. The gatekeeper at the General Hospital has been foully murdered. He was stabbed in several parts of the body. The murderer was chased by an official, but escaped. Nelson, October 14. The meeting of the Upper Thames Natives, shews a continued oppositicn to opening the Ohineinuri and sitting of the Laud Court. Extraordinary high tides took place at Hokianga. An earthquake shock took place at Raglan on the first. Mercury has been discovered in the Bay of Islands. A magnificent yield. At the Little Wonder Reef, Coromandel, two hundred pounds of stone yielded 363 ounces. The Wonga Wonga took seventy passengers, including the Carandinis. The Governor’s reception at Waiuku was enthusiastic.

An address has been presented to the Superintendent, asking him to represent Waiuku in the General Assembly. The James Patterson has returned to Sydney, the inducements to proceed to Fiji being insufficient. The yield of gold at the Thames for the month of September was 10,000 ounces from 7000 tons of stone. The U.S. war vessel Reseca took a quantity of New Zcatand flax for experiment. The Southern Cross advocates a special steam line from Auckland to Fiji. The Sea Breeze from Fiji reports 440 natives were killed in the recent massacre. The schooner Coquette has been wrecked on Maketu Island. Arrivals —Leonidas, Flirt, Chrisna, Island City, Taranaki, Coomerang, Keera, Rangatira, Countess Kintore. Departures —Argyleshire (with cargo of flax, gum, wool, and gold, valued at L 51,000), Moa, Tahiti, Emma, Levuka, Camilla. Mr Creighton has been elected to the Provincial Council. The captain of the schooner Peri has has been charged with a breach of the Customs Act, and is remanded. G. W. Biuney reports wheat 5s 3d to 5s 6d, very scarce j flour, LI4) oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; barley, market overstocked; Jcheese, 8d; butter, Bd, market well supplied ; bran, Is 3d; oatmeal (Dunedin), PJs lOd. Taranaki, October 13, 8 a.m. A vote of want of confidence in the Provincial Secretary was tabled yesterday. The Natives are quiet. Another Pariaka meeting is to take place in Marph.