BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2663, 30 August 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GHEVILLES TELEURAM. COWI’ANY, BEUTKR’S AGENCY.) Bluff, August GO. The Alhambra arrived at daylight. She left Melbourne on the 24th, and sails for Dunedin to-night. Passengers —For Dunedin — Messrs M'Lellan, Holin, Williams, Blackadder, Ross, Coventry, Duncan, and Mrs Louey, For Auckland—Messrs Strachan and Saurbier. For Nelson—Mrs Ogg, Miss Galland. Mr Gibson and servant.

Melbourne, August 24, Parliament is engaged on the estimates ; they create considerable skirmishing. Capr. Harrison’s trial for the loss of the Hector in the West Channel through alleged negligence, has resulted in his acquittal. The tender by a Ballarat firm for the construction of ten. locomotives, less wheels and axles, for L2/JOO each, has been accepted by the Government,

Flour and wheat market easier; maximum price, flour LIG ; New Zealand wheat, 5s Gd ; oats, os 14d,

Arrived.—Prosperity, from Hokitika ; Alhambra, from New Zealand ports ; Isabella, from Timaru : Swordfish, from Lyttelton ; Hero, from Auckland via Sydney. Tookey’s shares are quoted here at L3O to L3O 15s; for new issues, LI 4 10s. Sydney. A wool ship is loading for California direct. A man named Quilty, at Tumut, was shot in the head through a window. The ball has not been extracted; but he will perhaps recover. A reward of L2OO is offered for the apprehension of the would-be assassin. Sales of Tookey’s are reported at L3l 10s. The Wonga Wonga has just arrived from Honolulu. Sailed.—Midas, from Newcastle, for Dunedin. Adelaide. Wheat, 5s Id to 5s 2d. Holders talk of shipping to England. Wellington, August 30. The dinner given by the club to Mr ' Vogel was a success. The Private Election Committee has | recommended Mr Smythies to be hoard , at the bar of the House.

Petitions have been presented in favor of the Permissive Bill, and against Secular Education. The weather here is horrible.