BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2824, 7 March 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram company, reuter’s agents.) Bluef, March 6. The Gothenburg left Hobson’s Bay 29th February and arrived at the Bluff at 4 p.m. to-day. Sails for Dunedin to-morrow night. Passengers,[Dunedin : Mr Palmer, Rev, William Beaumont, Mrs Clark and 21 steerage. For Lyttelton : Mr Hassell, Mr Geo. Sladden, Mr Chilman, and Mrs Baker. Mr Hart, purser. Melbourne, February 29. Mr Yogel had an interview with Mr Duffy, respecting the arrangement of the Postal Service to be shared by Hew Zealand with Victoria. The proposals were submitted to the Cabinet. The terms generally are not deemed as favorably to Victoria, as Mr Hall’s scheme. The Press is opposing it. Mr Webb is laid up with rheumatism. A little girl fell through the unlocked door of a railway train, and was picked up insensible, suffering from concussion of the brain. Captain Collard, of the Sussex, has been convicted, and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. A petition is being signed and great efforts made to procure a commutation. The cargo of the Sussex is still being recovered by the salvagers. A man, named Hancock, convicted of having committed a criminal assault upon his daughter, has been sentenced to death. The new Blackwaller steamship Northumberland has arrived, making the run from port to port under 53 days. Two cases of sticking-up have occurred on the Foulburn. One prisoner has been taken. The Victoria woollen factory at Geelong will commence manufacturing broadcloth in about a month. There is an agitation going on for railway extension in the Western District and eastward to Gipps Land. Deputations upon the subject have received generally favorable replies. A new scheme of railway extension is to be submitted. A collision occurred between the Government railway goods train and temperance society’s excursion train. No serious in juries were sustained. Several parties, who were present at the prize-fight between Hickeu and Ingram, near Geelong, were charged with being abettors of a breach of the peace. The charges were dismissed on the parties puttmg L2O in the poor-box of the Court. It is decided to have a Volunteer encampment at Easter. Trevanrou, the mining speculator, charged with having committed a criminal offence upon a child at Bendigo, has been committed for trial. Flour, Ll2 10s to LI 3. New Zealand oats, 3s. Tookey’s are offered at L 9, but no business is doing. Sugars experienced a sudden depression of L2 10s, but the market recovered its tone next day. Sydney. C. E. .Tones is lecturing here successfully. He is proceeding to America upon a ecturing tour, and will possibly visit New Zealand. The Ministerial election struggle is going on with varying success. The 27th was observed as a public holiday on account of the recovety of the Prince of Wales. The Te Deuni was sung in the Catholic churches. Two more tiu mining companies have closed their share lists. An ingot of tiu from the Ellesmere mine was sold for LIGS 10s. The Highflyer takes the first shipment of ore to London. A human head has been found at the Hunter River. It has not been identified. Queensland. The Norman River has been flooded as high as before, cutting off communication with the Port Darwin j arty.

Adelaide. Bishop Shid is reported to be siuking fast.

Prayers have been offered up in all the Catholic churches. A want of confidence motion, tabled by Mr Clyde, is under discussion. The National Insurarce Company has declared a 10 per cent, dividend. Wheat is firm at 5s 4d. Large sales have been made for shipment. I AUNCESTON. The Corporation has adopted a congratulatory address to the Queen upon the recovery of the Prince. Breadstuff's are firm. Wellington, March 7.

The Nebraska will reach Port Chalmers on Saturday. Mr. Webb goes home in her.