BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2940, 22 July 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram company.)

Bluff, July 21

The Alhambra left Hobson’s Bay at I a.m. on the 14th ; encountered strong easterly gale, and arrived at the Bluff, at 11.30, this morning. She sales for Dunedin to-morrow

Passengers, saloon ; Captain Claverly, Messrs Engel, Boycs, Wallace, Holloway, Jacobs, Blakic, Street, Captain Lawrence, Mrs Fulten, Mrs S. Jacobs, Miss Moore, Miss Hart, Miss Lawrence, Miss Munday, Mrs Street and child, Miss Murison ; 25 in the steerage ; and 110 tons of cargo. Melbourne, July 13.

The Ministry have been re-elected, and met in the House apparently with a good working majority. They promise a progressive policy. Small-pox has been discovered in two families, James and Sherlock, who were passengers by the Hero from New Zealand. They are now residing at Sandhurst. There have been two deaths, and there has been great excitement in consequence. Sanitary measures have been adopted and the patients isolated. It is believed that the spread of the disease has been stopped. There is vigorous quarantine and stnet inspection of passengers from New Zealand. The ship Lincolnshire, in going down the Bay, grounded in Capel Sound, but enventually got off and proceeded on her voyage. Sergeant Harvey of the Williamstown police was found drowned in two feet of water. It is supposed he was seized with a fit.

Tookeys are quoted at L 5 ss, aud the new issue at 37s fid ; wheat, 7s ; flour, Ll6 5s ; for New Zealand oats, L 3 3s has been offered and refused. The Alma’s cargo was placed at full rates. Oatmeal was auctioned at L 7 15s per ton. Sugars have been offered and held for an advance.

Sydney.

The Hero and City of Melbourne have been quarantined, but since released. Five other vessels are quarantined. Arrived, the New York, with large shipments of kerosene for the Australian Colonies.

At the wool sales a small quantity was offered, bat the prices remain steady. The v ewcastlc coal companies have raised the price of coal to Bs. The colliers threaten a strike for 6d per day advance of wages.

Adelaide.

Articles have been found that leave no doubt of the fate of the missing boat party. Mr Arthur Horrocks, an old colonist, is dead.

Stringent measures have been taken to prevent the introduction of small pox. Sugars have advanced from LI to 30s a ton. Wheat, 5s 7d to 5s 8d ; quiet.

Wellington, July 22. 12.15 p.m.

The wife of Mr George Hunter, M.H.R, died this morning of congestion of the lungs. An Auckland telcgran received here states that double the number of f hares required have been applied for in the new Insurance Company.

Auckland, July 22, 12.29 p.m.

The barque Coronilla has arrived from London, 122 out, with fourteen passengers, all well. There is no appearance of the Bulwark now overdue.

The Nebraska left at midnight yesterday for Napier and Wellington, under the command of Captain Harding. Arrived. —Phoebe.

Chuisto iurch, July 22, 2.10 p.m.

The nomination for Heathcote, vice Hon. John Hall resigned, is fixed for July 30, and the polling for August 2. Sir J. C. Wilson is the only candidate as yet; Mr C. J. Stevens has declined to come forward.