BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3109, 5 February 1873, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the New Zealand Press Association.)

Wellington, February 4. Upwards of 2,800 people attended rim’s Circus last night. The Governor arrived to-day-

Auckland, February 4. The prqspectus of the Auckland Iron an( l Steel Company is issued. The capital is to be LIOO,OOO, in LI shares, 1 rovisjonal 4|rectors, Messrs John Henderson, C. E. (of Messrs Brogden’s firm), Thomas Taylor, Masefield, Lqdder, Brookfjeld, and Creighton. Half the capital to be called up. Messrs Sutton and Co received L2UWO in cash and 8,000 paid-up shares. The prospectus states that, with an outlay of L 1,500 in plant, 50 tons of- bar iftm, worth LBOO, pan be prplueed per werk, at a cost of L 455. A sale of Bassett’s sheep tqok plape yesterday. Best yearling rams realised nine to twelve guipeas each. The wheat crops throughout the Province are reported excellent. All the sharebrokers refuse to take out licenses. ' Peter Carrol has been arrested for a rape pp’a child of ninp years. Hokitika, February 4The Carandini’s family concerts arc drawing large houses. Fafikk, February 4, The Lands Commissioner adjourned the sitting until the arrival of the interpreter from Auckland. The Hon. Mr Casey, one of the Victorian ministers, has arrived overland from Auckland via Taupo, Christchurch, February 4, The Covernor did not alight here, but proceeded direct in the train to Lyttelton, where he embarked in the Taranaki. Lyttelton will probably send two. crews to the Interprovincial Regatta, making five crews from Canterbury. Some of last year’s champion crews are likely to row again, _ Wellington, February 5. Despatches from the Agent-General, via Su<z, note the ahipment.of 111 tons of steel fail* {of per JJeautiful Star j 53 tons

I of rails for Canterbury, per Gharlotte Glad--1 stone, to be transhipped, at ship’s expense, i from Otago to Lyttelton ; 47 tons of rails, and ‘.’9 t» u i of spikes, per Cissy, for Canterbury ; *29 tons of spikes for Nelson direct, and five tons of rails, per Forfarshire, to Wellington, but for Nelson ; 95 tons of rails, 'per City of Bombay. t<> Otago, for the Matan*a and Invercargi 1 lino. Dr Feathorstou also notes shipment of sahnon ova to Otago ; ami s '.vs that in rep’y to a r. ijuest, Professor Hoelistetter has promised cordially to give his services to secure a proper exposition at . Vienna of the products of a Colony in which he is so much interested, and of which he entertains very pleasing recollections. Cromwell, February 5. The past fortnight’s crushing of the Star of the Fast Quartz Mining Company, Cromwell, yielded 156 ounces of gold. A dividend will be declared.