BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2846, 3 April 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREViLLE’s TELEGRAM COMPANY’, reuter’s agents.) Bluff, April 3. The Albion arrived at the Bluff this morning. She left Melbourne on tho 28th ult., and sails for Dunedin to-night. Passenger List. —For Dunedin : Mesdamee Flanagan and Kendall, Miss Flanagan, Messrs Israel, Kendall. Curran, Coventry, Naylor, Howorth, Kaye, Mr and Mrs Duthio. For Lyttelton: Mrs Prince, Mr Bell. For Wellington: Mrs Vogel, two children and servant, Miss Vogel, Miss Clayton, Messrs Tyler Oshea, Moss, Gray, Anderson, Miss Harvey, Mrs Oakley, Mr and Mrs Zhm. Melbourne, March 28th. A banquet was given to the Ministers at Castlemaiqo, which was a great success. Mr Vogel was a guest. Tho Mayor gave a dejeuner to the officers of the Russian corvette, Izambrood. Mr Vogtd was a guest. In bis speech he fore-

shadowed a repeal, by the Imperial Govern* ment of the of the Australian Constitution Acts, preventing colonies making special tariff arrangement with one another. Mr Vogel is visiting Geelong, Ballarat, and other places. In the case of Joske v. Cassins of Ffokit ka, a verdict was given for the plaintiff for L 333. The coffer-dam of the Alfred* Victoria Dock burst in high tide. Mr Millers rope-works have been destroyed by fire. The loss amounted to L 12.000. He was only insured for L 4.000. The markets are gen rally quiet. Flour from Ll2 10s to Ll2 15s ; wheat, 5s 5d ; oats, 3s to 3s 3d. Suga s command fair rates. improving : wanted at LB. offered at L 9 10s. Sailed : Great Britain and Northumberland, for England. Sydnkv. More damaging developments have leen made against Nicholls and Lester, with re. ference to the Paramatta minders. It is rumored tint Lester has confessed. /' t the coroner’s inquest, they were both found guilty of murder. Walker’s evidence was almost conclusive against them. Wool Sales.—Fleeces, Is 64d to Is 9Jd ; scoured, Is 4d to Is lOd, Arrived : Jehu Ling and Magellan Cloud, from I yttelton. Sailed : Australia, for Auckland ; Amateur, for Lyttelton. „ . , , Newcastle, Sailed : Amherst, for Lyttelton ; hkanor, for Dunedin. Country flour, Ll2 ss. Wheat, 6s 6d, firm. ’ Sailed : Lady Emma, for AucklamL Belfast. Sailed : Mary Stewart, for New Zealand. Auckland, March 3. The Herald professes to have obtained from Mr Webb personally, information of the main features of the San Francisco Ma 1 Contract, which are thus statedl. Melbourne is to be the terminus of the line. ?, Auckland is to be the first port of arrival and the last of departure of the steamers from Now Zealand. 3 The mail steamer, after arrival at Auckland, to proceed direct to Melbourne, but on its return voyage it shall call at Port Chalmers, and collect the mails along the coast, finally leaving New Zealand from Auckland. 4. The Victorian i Government to contribute a subsidy of L 25.000.

Wanganui, via Wellington, 3rd April. The bod} 7 of a woman was found near the bridge. Apparently she bad been stranded. Robert Rodgers hanged himself in Tarakina Gaol, He is supposed to have been suffering from delirum tremens. Wellington. Ah Took, for stabbing a Chinaman, .has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.