BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2956, 9 August 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’S TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

Napier, August 9th, 1872. 10.40 a.tn., received 12.30 p.m, Foster’s sheep run, comprising 0000 acres, and 4,500 sheep was sold for L 13,000. A sitting in Banco of the Supreme Court will be held to-morrow.

CmasTcm'Rfu, August 0, j3 p.m , received 4.40 p.m. Very little wheat is offeiing. Prices range from 4s 0d to 4s lOd. Flour is m good ;4'vatLi:) ; «atsli,-m»t2»2<Uo 23 4.1; Butter and cheese scarce, are at is and 0./1 respectively ; potatoes are wanted at 15.

Nelson. August 9, 1.25 p.m. There is great agitation hero in reference to the delay of the Government relative to the Foxhill llailway. On the receipt of a numerously-signed requisition, the DeputySuperintendent called a public meeting for Tuesday next, to strengthen the hands of our representatives in Parliament.

Bluff, Aug. 9, 2.35 p.m., received 2 40 p.m. The schooner Awarua has arrived. She left Bligh’a Sound at noon on Wednesday, the 7th having been on an expedition in search . for’tin and copper ore. The party was headed by Mr Daniels, M.P.C., on account of Mr Brunton’s company. They bring about 8 tons of splendid specimens of both tin and copper ore taken from several leaders leading to a main reef. They experienced very heavy gales both going and coming, having left Riverton on the 26th June for Bligh’a. Aucklani), August 9. 12.2, p.m., received 2 23 p.m. The Alexandra arrived from Sydney, brings 20 passengers from California via Sy Th?Hero will probably be relieved on the Bth The report that Sir G, Bowen succeeds the Governor of Victoria is contradicted. The Melbourne Age says the Hon. A. Gordon, Governor of the Mauritius will be bis successor,

Melbourne. A private letter from Mr Childers to Mr Duffy has announced that the Imperial Government will subsidize tho American Mail contract by paving the American postages and giving Victoria and New Zealand, LIO,OIIO each. . , „ , , 10') to 5 is offered on Little Dick for the Melbourne Cup. ~ A fire occurred on slie 2nd ut CrJassock s borse bazaar. The damages are estimated at L2OO. ~ ~ T , Flour is a shade firmer. Adelaide wheat, 7s Bd. H.M. steamer Dido sailed from Sydney to Wellington on the 2nd to relieve the Rosario.

No signs of telegrams via Port Darwin