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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2538, 5 April 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GKEVII-LE’S TELEGRAM COMPANY, reutkr’s AGENTS.) Cromwell, April 5. Thirty tons of quartz from the Heart of Oak Claim, Garrick Range, crushed at the Royal Standard battery, yielded 170 ounces. - Christchurch, April 5. Cedeno was executed at eight o’clock this morning. Alexandra, March 30. The interview between Whitioraj Moaiti (chief of the Hauteru tribe), and Todd’s murderers took place at Tufner’s, a few miles from here, and they have telegraphed to Colonel Lyon to meet them there to-morrow. Tapihana has returned to his old quarters at Maungamere. He says he is determined to settle there peaceably. ARRIVAL OF THE TARARHA AT THE BLUFF. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Bluff, April 5. The Tararua arrived from Melbourne this morning at daylight. She sails for Dunedin to-night, but will not proceed farther North than Lyttelton. Passenger List.—Gapt. Cummings, Messrs Stewart, Dixon, Thos. Reeve, J. Thompson, Young, George Blyth, Greenbank, John S. Dickie, Geddes, Robt. Wilson, Kermode, Wilson, Mercer, Walters, Commons, Taylor, Young, White and infant, Master Willie White and servant, Master A. Mellish, Mesdames M‘Ewan, Taylor, Young, Constance Young, Barlow, Noble, Misses Ida and Elfie White. Cargo list—For Dunedin, 293 tons ; Oamai-u, 15 tons; Timaru, 16 tons ; Lyttelton, 67 tons. Melbourne, March 30. The elections closed without any disturbances. Mi* Higginbotham was unexpectedly defeated at Brighton. Mr James Burke, the well-known coal merchant, was killed through a buggy accident. His funeral, yesterday, was a large one. There have been heavy storms, with wind and rain, since Monday; but the weather is now fine. Commercial—There have been large arrivals of sugars, but the market remains tolerably firm. Eight thousand bags of Mauritius were sold at auction yesterday, but at a reduction of 40s per ton all round. Flour is selling at LIS to LIS 10. Wheat is scarce, and wanted at 6s 3d to 6s Del for best Adelaide. At a meeting of tho late Mr J. L. Burke’s creditors it was stated the liabilities amount to L 55,000, and the nominal assets to L 60,000, of which L 22,000 is due by the New Zealand firm. It is expected that the unsecured creditors will get 5s 5d in the W. Duthie, the produce merchant, has stopped payment. Liabilities, LI 1,000. The Russian corvette Haydomach has arrived here. She remains for eight days, and then proceeds to New Zealand. The Mayor’s attempt to form a committee to collect a war relief fund failed. Mack)in, the brewer, has been committed for trial for forgery, Andrew Love, cx-M.P., has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, for larceny as a bailee. Men are being sworn in as a naval reserve. Arrived —Alhambra, from New Zealand ; Y7atennan, from Greymonth : Swordfish, from Dundin; Australian, from Lyttelton. The Claud Hamilton sailed on the 23rd for New Zealand, but returned the next morning, one of her boilers having burst. Sydney. Practice was commenced at the new batteries on Saturday, and was very successful. The brig Dayspring foundered at sea. Her crew was saved by the Wonga Wonga.

The Assembly has placed flour and wheat in the list of free goods, and declined to increase the ad valorem duties. The Customs are now collecting the new duties. It is generally considered that tho new Act will pass without further amendment. A memorial has been presented to the Government in favor of subsidising the Californian mail service. Commercial—Sugars are - firm, and sales have been made at last quotations. Flour is firm at LIS. Wheat is scarce, and wool prices are fully maintained, except for best fleeces. A vessel from Torres Straits brings L 3,000 worth of pearl shells. Adelaide. The Port Darwin telegraph is progressing favorably. I Parliament lias boon prorogued to June 30. Wheat has advanced to 5s 9d, at which price sales have been made. Country flour, LI3.