BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2555, 26 April 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from grkville’s telegram company, reuter’s agents.) Patea, April 23. The compensation court is still sitting. Dr. Samuel, to hear whose claim the court is specially convened, is absent through illness. It is reported that his mind is elfected through excitement caused by his case. Bluff, April 25. The Omeo aarived 4 p.m. Left Melbourne at 4 p-ni., on the 21st. She sails for Dunedin to morrow night. Passengers; for Dunedin, Mrs. and Miss Kirk, Mr, A,, Mrs. and Miss Stephenson, Messrs, McNeil and Wittkowski. For Auckland—F. Stay, and nineteen steerage, Melbourne, April 21. The Tararua arrived this morning. The Colonial Bank lias taken its entire reserve fund, and writes off ten shillings per share to meet the halfyear’s losses and pay a dividend at the rate of eight per cent. The National Bank proposes a dividend of eight per cent, and to carry four thousand to the reserve and thirty-four hundred forward. Jones, of the Telegraph Department, won the challenge sculls. Commercial.—Two sixty bales wool were auctioned at full prices. The late reductions on sugars are fully established, and breadstuff's very dull. Flour Ll4 10s to Ll4 15s. Wheat, (is Id. Oats dull, at 3s 8d to 3s 9d. ‘ Sydney. Robertson, teller of the Bank of New South Wales at Tan) worth, has been cominitteql for trial for embezzlement. Further rioting has again taken place at the N.ew.castje Reformatory. The Sydney Fire Company declared a dividend and bonus of 1.5 pc:r cent., and the Sydney Marine Company a dividend of 10 per cent. Sales of Adelaide wheat were made at 6s 3d. The Australasian Company intend altering the steamer City of Adelaide for the Californian line at once. Florence is scratched for the Leger and the Cup, causing great disappointment to her backers. Lady Clifton is favorite for the Leger, at 3 to 2 ; Little Dick and Duke for the Cup, at 0 to 1 each. Adelaide wheat, 5s to 5s (id ] flour, LI2 10s, but nothing doing. There are good accounts from the • Central Telegraph party.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London, March 14. Ratifications of peace were exchanged at Versailles on the 2nd. The Germans left Paris on the 3rd. The insurgent National Guards, suspecting treachery towards the Republic, be d possession of M ontmaitre and Belleville. Six Republican journa's have been suppressed. Rochefort is dea I at Florence. M, Pyat and the other December insurgents are condemned to death. Several stormy sittings of the National Assembly have been held at Bordeaux, but the Assembly is now removing to Versailles. Victor Hugo has resigned. The proposed vote of gratitude to England was rejected. A sanguinarj collision oocurml at Zurich between French ami Germans. The Admiral:y has been as-ailed in Parliament for overcrowding the Mag,-era with the relief crews and marines for Sydney. The new Russian loan of twelve millions sterling was unfavorably received during the sitting of the conference. An Am rican funding loan of two hundred million dollars is being introduced. The judgment in Mr Pnrchas’s case provokes the ritualists, who threaten secession. The London School Board decide to admit the reading of the Bible under certain restrictions ThsMyool sales are fixed for April 13. The nTOfsus are cleared out, and the prospects arc favorable.