BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2756, 16 December 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’s TELEGRAM COMPANY, neuter’s agency.) Hokitika, December 16. The Claud Hamilton left Hobson’s Bay at 1.30 p.m. on the 9th December, passed through the Heads at 6 p.m. the same day, and arrived at Hokitika at 3.30 p.m. on the 15th. Passengers. —For Hokitika: Mrs Guthrie, Mr Cassius, Mrs Hetter, Mr J. Scott. For Greymouth : Messrs Archer Russell, Siebacb, and Carroll. For Nelson : Mr and Mrs Disher. For Dunedin :Mr Jenkins. Cargo.—For Hokitika, 49 tons ; Greymouth, 27 tons ; Nelson, 88 tons; Wellington, 74 tons ; Dunedin, 7 tons. Melbourne, December 9. The Oollingwood election is ,contested by Messrs Vale and Reeves. The polling takes place to-day, and will probably result in favor of the new Minister pf Customs. Mr Pettit, representative for th,o South Province is dead. The Ronopable J. F. Sullivan and Mr Hanflltpu are candidates fpr th« vacant seat. MrH. Childers has been appointed to act as Agent General jtro tem. Geary, convicted of the murder of Brookhouse, sixteen years since, was executed oh the 4th inst. He made n® direct admission, unless under the seal of the confessional. Pentecost, the New Zetland pedestrian, runs the boy Bedford, who beat Nuttal the other day, for LSO a-side, on the 30th There have been more serious and atmospheric disturbances. Some buildings were struck by lightning, and a man named Stevens killed by lightning at Wangaratta. Sydney. The schooner Mary Campbell arrived from Auckland without papers, after a nine days’ passage. She was expected to beat the (Joraerang, and it is supposed she came with Hews of interest to mining speculators. The captain affords po information. He called in at Port Stephens, the first telegraph station. Wool sales dull; prices unaltered. The Premier stated it was the intention of the Government to communicate with the other Australian Colonies in reference to the establishment pf a final Cqurt of Appoal, Intelligence has been received, ypj Honolulu, that the Arctic whaling fleet was caught in the ice, which came down earlier than usual. Thirty-three ships were crushed, and 1200 seamen took refuge on board seven vessels which escaped. The ships smashed up like chips. Adelaide. Mr Bartels, the first German Mayor, beat Mr Solomons by a large majority. The thermometer has lately reported 108 ® in the shade, and 153 ° in the sun. There have been news of gold discoveries in the North-East Territory. The Marine Board has suspended the captain’s certificate for six months for stranding the Meander. New wheats are coming in.