BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2864, 24 April 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’S TELEGRAM COMPANY, kecter’s AGENTS.) Hokitika, April 24. The Eaugitoto arrived here at 1 a.m. She left Melbourne on the 18th, and had fine weather throughout the voyage. Passengers: Mesdames Buckingham, C. Henderson, and Pickberg, Dr Aveat, Master Pirani, Misses Caldenvool, Montgomery, Gullet, Cameron, and 25 in the steerage. Cargo for all ports, 150 tons.

Melbourne, April 18. The first section of sixty-four miles of the North-Eastern Kail way has been opened. Banquets were held at Seymour and Kilmore, The latter was attended by the Ministry, Ministerial banquets are to be held at Maryborough and Carisbrook to-day. It is proposed to form a South Pacific Steam Navigation Company, with a capital of L 200,000 to buy up Messrs McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co’s, nine boa'-s. They propose to retain an interest in the Company to the amount of L 50.000. Feeney was convicted of the murder of Marks by shooting him in Fitzroy Gardens. He was sentenced to death. He was perfectly unmoved throughout the trial. The sentence will in all probability be carried out, in spite of the attempts made to shew that he was insane. The body of Mr Adams, a squatter, was found in Richmond River, with a bullock chain and a heavy weight attached to it. The body of William Jones, commercial clerk, was found in Darling Harbor, with marks of injury upon it. The jury returned an open verdict. The Sydney Marine Insurance Company declared a dividend and bonus equal to 15 per cent. Arrived—City of Melbourne, from Auckland ; Agnes Jessie, from Lyttelton, Sailed—Wonga, Magellan Cloud, for Dunedin ; Hero, for Auckland. Markets. — Flour, Ll4los to Lls per ton. Wheat, 6s 7d. For New Zealand oats, ex Rangatira—three samples of stout oats—only 3s 2£d was offered. They were withdrawn from sale. Victorian, average quality, 2s 64 d. Shares.— Tookeys are held for L 7; buyers at L 5. Sailed.—Emulous, for Dunedin. Sydney. Wool Sales :—Fleeces and scoured are a shade dearer. Sugars are firmer. Adelaide. The wheat statistics (show a surplus for exportation of 20,000 tins. Price 5s B£d to 5s 9d afloat. News unimportant. Auckland, April 22, Parties at Alexandra are likely to complicate matters in connection with the nevy goldfield, by endeavouring to purchase or lease the auriferous land. Rewi has a number of nice nuggets, got out of gravel-beds, which extend over a large area. The field is seventy miles from Alexandra, and the best road is round Wanganui, as it crosses open valleys. Nelson, April 24. Mr Richmond addressed a crowded meeting of the City electors last night. He generally condemned Mr Vogel and the Ministry, and also condemned DrFeatherston’s immigration proceedings. He declared the House to be the arena of place hunters, whom he denounced. A vote of thanks to the candidate was passed. Picton, April 24. The Cap'ain < f the Emerald reports seeing a vessel bottom upwards ten miles west of Stevens Island, and found her name to be “ Ocean Bird.” There were no signs of the crew, who are supposed to be lost.

Cromwell, April 24. Mr Shepherd addressed his constituents last evening in a speech of two hours and received a vote of confidence.