BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2659, 25 August 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram COMFANT, reuter’s agents.)

Wellington, August 24, 1 The s.s. Halcyon brings 80 passengers, principally from Napier. Auckland, August 23. Bertha Morgan’s infant was poisoned by eating matches. The Maori King desires Government to give him a peaceful residing place at Mangcre, near Auckland. inspectors Bullen and Puckey have gone to Ohinemuri to investigate the murder of a Maori woman. It is reported the wounds were self-inflicted. The City Council have resolved to borrow £20,000 for drainage and the erection of a market. Solomon Friedman has been committed for trial for perjury in a stick-ing-up charge brought by him against McGenteys. John Brown, the cook, and James Dick, were drowned on the upward passage of the schooner Dunedin from Oamaru. The Caledonians paid a dividend o ,£l2 ; Thames pay £2 on Friday next. Wheat, ex Novelty, from Lyttelton, was sold by auction, and realised from 5s to Gs per bushel. A great tall has taken place in the share market, Clarke Brothers report Caledonians, £147; Thames, £3B; Tookey’s, firm, £33 ; Monaitaris, £4 ;: Otago, £4 to £5; Nonpareil, in de-j maud, £5. |

Cbouwbll, August 25. The Golclough Company are still washing up, and exjrect to have a good yield. The Cromwell Company’s wash ing-up lust week gave 400 onuses'for a fortnight’s work.