BY ELECTRIC TELEGRARH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2792, 29 January 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRARH.

(from greville’s telegram company, beuter’s agency.) [A portion of the following was issued as an Extra yesterday:—] Hokitika, January 28. The Rangitoto, with the English mail, arrived this ihorning.' Her despatches were not landed, but Captain Kennedy, when coming in, brought an Age extra, which states that the latest dates are to the 24th December. On the 20th the Prince was progressing favorably ; on the 21st his rest was less quiet; on the 24th he was progressing favorably. At Glenelg a steamer had signalled that the Prince was dead, but the Age's latest telegram contains no confirmation of the report. The s.s. Rangitoto arrived at 6 a.m. She left Melbourne at 6 p.m. on the 22nd. Passengers : Captain John Stewart, Mrs Todd, Mr and Mrs Harris, Miss and Master Fraser, Mrs D. M‘Laren, Mrs Gwatkin and family, Messrs Davis, J. Paterson, Mitchell, Preshaw, John MTntosh, and J. W. Shanklin. Captain Boaden, of the Star of Peace, has been committed for trial for assaulting and imprisoning a refractory seaman. An extra mail sails this month via Galle. The Nubia sails on February 2nd, and the Bangalore on the 13th.

Melbourne, December 22nd. The hearing of the charge against Capt. Collard, of the Sussex, in the police court, has already occupied three days, and is not yet concluded. The salvage of the cargo proceeds successfully. King, the explorer, was buried unostentatiously. The importation of a quantity of the Hindu’s wrecked cargo of teas elicited some newspaper correspondence. The tea was declared to be unfit for human consumption. A man named Morrison was detected stealing a rug from the shop of Mr Moss, Bourke street. Morrison was struck fatally by Moss, who has been committed for trim for manslaughter.

Diphtheria is rife, and a Royal Commission has been appointed to enquire into its cause and mode of treatment. William Levy, a mining speculator, has gone insane. His affairs are in a complicated condition, owing to heavy and reckless speculations. The States Opera Troupe is coming to Melbourne. A man named Lassin, a stock-rider at the Murray, in a fit of delirium tremens took strychnine. His infant child drained the glass, and both are dead. A man named Cass absconded from Sydney with another man’s wife and L3OO. He was apprehended on the arrival of the boat at Melbourne. There have been several cases of sunJSews has been recieved of the death, at Calcutta, of Laudell, who was one of the Burke and Wills expedition, having charge of the camels. Sydney. Messrs Vogel and Webb leave for Melbourne next week, in connection -with the establishment of the Californian line. 'ihe weather is hot. Six fatal cases of sunstroke occurred at Murrundic in one day. L 66.000 of the New Zealand loan were placed on the 18th at 102. 'lhe Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution recommending the Government to subsidise Webb’s line in the same way as it was proposed to subsidise Hall’s. The Government are indisposed to promise. The wool sales are firmer. The New Guinea expedition has sailed. News received from California shows that the missing boat of the Coryphaeus reached Shanghai. Queensland. Two men have been killed by the blacks. A Kanaka on the Herbert River was seized by an alligator. Mail communication with Normantown has been impeded by floods. Adelaide. The heat has been excessive for thirteen consecutive days. There have been ten eases of sunstroke, two of which terminated fatally. _

THE SUEZ MAIL.

The branch mail stuvner Alexandra arrived at Glenelg at eleven o’clock on the night of the I7th. The Bangalore anchored in the Bay on the morning of the 19tb, with dates—London, December Ist; telegraphic, 23rd; Galle, December 27th. Strong head winds caused the delay in arrival. There is a long list of passengers, but none of much note. The Prince of Wales is still alive. The latest bulletin announces that he is progressing slowly, but steadily. friendly relations between Eng and and the Continent continue. London, December 1. Australian tinned meat rapidly increasing in public favour. The hull of the Queen of the Thames has been sold for L 350, The captain and officers of the Megrera were acquitted, being complimented on their fidelity and bravery under peculiar circumstances. The Prince’s groom died on the loth from typhoid fever. Royalty is triumphant, and Republicanism eheckmated. Great anxiety is manifested in America on account of the Prince’s illness, and prayers are offered in all the churcht s. An expedition is proposed for the purpose of rescuing Livingstone. A great fire occurred at Rotherhithe ; loss L 300.000, together with 70,000 quarters wheat. Bismarck threatens to seize French hostages if the assassination of German soldiers continue. The wool sales have closed. Over 70,000 bales sold ; 15,000 for export. The acquittal of the Fenian Kelly caused E,t dissatisfaction throughout England. Conservative papers adduce therefrom the worthlessness of Gladstone’s legislation to pacificate Ireland. The Tichborne trial continues. Several witnesses testified) to the arrival of the Osprey in 1854 and the Bella’s shipwrecked crew landing in Melbourne. The claimant’s funds are failing. Sir William F erguson testifies the marks of identification are borne by the claimant. The British American commissi o,i at decided the United States is not liable ‘for Confederate debts. The Due d’Amnale and Prince de Joinvilie sit in the French Assembly. The toue of the Russian press has entirely changed towards Germany. They advocaf e the blending,of the wholejSclave races under Russia. Dec. 23 Parliament meets Feb. 6. Speaker Denison retires.

1 ATE TELEGRAMS.

London, December S. Mr Edward Wilson called an influential meeting in the City for the promotion of the Bale of Australian meat. The respondent in the great Firebrace divorce case has been acquitted of adultery. 1 1 December 16. A number of officers have applied to the Purchase Commission for compensation. The small claimants are mostly satisfied with the treatment they have received. The Alabama Claims Commission held a formal meeting at Geneva, and then adjourned until June 11th. The Londonderry apprentices paraded the streets on December 11th ; aiul, having refused to dispense, the'cavalry and constabulary turned out and charged the crowd, severe 1 of whom were hurt. An important correspondence between Earl Granville and Mr Wade, respecting missionaries in China, has been published. The French Government has presented a Bill to the Assembly for the restitution of the property of the Orleans family. The Dutch Second Chamber has adopted a treaty with England concerning Sumatra. The steamer Delaware, bound for Calcutta, foundered off Scilly Islands, the first and third officers only being saved. It is the general opinion that the French Government’displayed great cruelty in keeping the Communist prisoners so long in suspense. Bessel, Ferre, and Burgoise were taken a short distance outside the walls, and shot, all of them dying bravely. Rossel refused to be blindfolded. His last words were j “ Vivci lei RepiMh[i(cl ' The Tichborne case has been adjourned until January 18th. The claimant’s page reached the 70th day, and Orthpr Orton was not produced. ’ 'Jtye French Government reco.wmcnd the

abolition of all international taxes except upon spirits, tobacco, and stamps, and the remission of twenty million francs of Customs duties. The Times violently attacked Mr Gladstone’s appointment of Sir Robert G'llkt. December 23. The Queen returned ou the 19th. France. The Commission on Pardons rejected all appeals save that of Lulliers and three petrolenses. The eight assassins of Generals Lecompte and Thomas were condemned to death. 11,000 prisoners were discharged, and 800 sentences delivered. Several Parisian journals have been suppressed or heavily fined for trivial offences. The prospects of a Hepublic are improving. Thiers has been proclaimed President for life. The Chambers are to he renewed gradually—one-fourth every year —in order to preserve a continuity in the policy. Hum rs prevails of a fusion between the Orleans and Legitimist Princes. The Bonapartists are quite out of the field. The ex-Emperor’s wine, comprising 100,000 bottles and 57 butts, was disposed of by auction. COMMERCIAL. London, December Ist. Wool is linn. Consols, 92.| to 95 Copper is firm, and tallow easier. The wool sales commenced on 23rd No vember, and closed on 7th December. The number of bales catalogued to date was 38,000. The attendance of buyers was large, and the competition very brisk at the commencement. The September prices were fully sustained. Clothing, scoured, from from Sydney, Melbourne, or New Zealand, brought Id to Lkl advance. The next sales commence on the Sth February. The market is healthy and active, and encouraging to buyers. The Alexandrina arrived from Auckland with 190 hales of flax. Since the 18th November the market has been very firm. 1500 bales have been offered at auction and all sold, showing an advance of 30s per ton for the month. Considerable business has also been done for America in second hand parcels, at L 27 to L3O per ton. There is a good demand for low sorts at L2O to L 23, but is is very scarce. The shipments of tallow from Australia for the mouth arc short. The market has hardened for Y.O. Australian mutton, L 47 to L4B ; beef L 45 to L 46. New Zealand Securities:—Sixes, 110 to 112; lives, 102 to 103; consolidated sixes, 111 to LI 14, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, fto I premium; New Trust and Loan, 14 to 1 : { premium. Otago and Southland Investment, 4to j premium. Bank of New Zealand, 15.4 to 12,',. The Bank rate of discount was reduced to 3,| on the 30th. There is no demand for discount at the bank, and in open market there is but little enquiry at 3g to 3j. There is very little busin. ss doing in the genera! share market. Government securities are unaltered. Auckland, Jan. 25th. The men employed on the Waikato Railway have si ruck, in consequence of an attempt to introduce the nine hours system, Air Brogdeu refuses to give way. Caledonian fluctuating—now fetch, L 26 ; Thames, L 7 ; Tookey, Ll4. Wellington, January 29. The foundation stone of the New Provincial Buildings was laid to-day by the Superintendent, in the presence of a large concourse of people. The new fire-bell also was christened by the Mayoress. Oamaru, January 29. A match between the Oamaru Rangers and the Christchurch City Guar Is, was fired this morning. The conditions were : twelve men each side ; ranges, 200, 300, and 400 yards; five rounds at each. The scores were: Oamaru, 534; Christchurch, 510, The return match will be fired on Tuesday, February 0.