BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2917, 25 June 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’S TELEGRAM COMPANY, REUTER’S AGENTS.) Auckland, June 24. The Hero brings Sydney dates to June 17. Nicholis and Lester will be executed tomorrow. Numerous applications have been made to witness the execution, and a hundred tickets have been issued. Captain Myhill, of the Day Dawn, has injured his spine in a fall. The Sydney Morning Herald comments favorably on the establishment of a San Francisco mail service. It says the lapse of the Duffy-Vogel contract opens the way for fresh negotiations. The efforts that have been made to deve’ope a transpacific route prove that the route can never be abandoned; and although it has hitherto resulted only in irregular and incomplete communication, both for postal and passenger traffic, yet it has capabilities that cannot be ignored. The opening up of the route was entirely owing to New Zealand taking the initiative in the matter. The Duffy-Vogel contract was sound in the principle, but altogether out in the details. Flour is at Lls 10s to Lls 15s. Melbourne. Mr Langlands opposes Mr Langton for West Melbourne. It is reported that Dr Rowes is a candidate for Murray. A public meeting at Richmond refused to hear Mr Francis, and he retired into a small room, where he delivered an address. Mr Gaunsen, the rival candidate, addressed 2500 of the electors, and received a vote of confidence from them. Mr Grant, ex-Minister for Lands, disproved the charge of dishonest administration of the Land Act brought against him by Mr Francis, and read an apology from Mr Francis for the statements he made on the previous evening. The Ministerial prospects are cloudy. The ship Irish Empire is at the Heads, with ten of her crew in irons for mutiny. Mr L. L, Smith has instituted an action for libel against the Age for some comments of a political nature, arising out of the Governmeut patronage of his paper, the Times and Mines,

Flour is at Ll6 10s, and wheat at 5s 6d to 7s. A parcel of New Zealand oats has been sold to arrive at 2s lid to 3s sd,

Adelaide. Prime wheat is at 6s, and inferior at 5s lOd. Country flour is at Ll3, and town flour at Ll4. Charleston, June|24th, Mr O’Conor addressed a meeting regard* ing the Westport leases, but failed to get a motion passed calling for an enquiry into the affair. The meeting decided to suspend judgment on the matter. Westport, June 27th. Mr O’Conor’s meetings are causing excitement. The people are indignant at his attempts to create a false sympathy with himself, and his indiscriminate abuse of the public and the Press. He will very probably be called on to resign his seat. The sea is still encroaching on the town, and the Bank of New Zealand has been pulled down to escape its ravages. The schooner Dunedin went ashore on Friday, but was got off again on Sunday. She has sustained but little injury.