BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2974, 30 August 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’S TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

Melbourne, August 22. [The following telegram, which it appears was presented at Wellington at 12 minutes past 12 yesterday, did not reach Dunedin until 4S minutes past 4 in the afternoon, and was consequently too late for publication ] The Post Office notify that in the future no mails will be made up for transmission to San Francisco via New Zealand. An invitation has been sent to the New South Wales Government to hold a conference of the Border duties A conference on the American Postal question has been declined, because the House in session oan not spare Ministers, Tookeys, which were offered at L 3 10s, are now obtainable at L2.

Flour, LIG 5s to Ll6 15. Wheat, 7s 2d. New Zealand, 10,000 bushels were placed at Os 10J. Oats, firm. 3s 4d to 3s Gd. Sugars, very firm. Advices from Mauritius state that no ships are loading for the Colonies,

Sydney.

The Australian Steam Navigation Company called a meeting ot shareholders to consider the advisability of starting a Cali fornian mail line.

In the trial of Armstrong of the brig Carl, the evidence of Murray disclosed horrible atrocities.

News from Fiji states that the Government carried a motion by 12 to 8, to effect the security of the promised privileges of the land and banking power to the Polynesian Company. Flour rules 10s dearer.

Adelaide.

The telegraphic cable is still interrupted ; probably the gap of the trans-continental line will bo finished before the present line. It is proposed to hold a public demonstration to celebrate the connection of the wires. The Banks have reduced the rate of dis count to six per cent, Overdrafts 8 por cent*

Flour, Ll2 15s to Ll4. Wheat 5s lid to ® B, Queenscufee. The Somersetshire leaves on Saturday. The mast of a large ship was passed on the west coast of Australia. Maryborough, Queen scan d. The boiler of the Union saw mills burst and killed eight mcu. Auckland, August 29. The Nevada will be admitted to pratique, the passengers were landed this morning. Sailed. --The Wellington, from Manakau, with mails from the West Coast. Mr Hoskins and Miss Colville are passengers. Auer 30, 12.4 p.m. Shipping : Arrived —The Countess of Kintore, from London, ninety-throe dais ont, with twenty-five passengers, all wdl. lost a steerage passenger, named Davis, overboard. Frowning beauty, from ’\uwca-c c, much damaged She eneonnteied dreadful cales, and threw part of her cargo overboard to save her. She went ashore on coming up the harbor. The Wonga Wonga ended this morning with the Suez mail and fifty passengers. A man fell from the. gauge ay as she was leaving the wharf and received injury and immersion. Hs was conveyed to the hospital The Herald's leader to day cuts up the estimates and stigmatises the item “ g nere.l contingencies” as really a secret service vote, and asks for a return of the expenditure.