BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3133, 5 March 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the New Zealand Press Association.)

Lawrence, March 5,

In the Blue Spur case the jury retired at 4.45 yesterday afternoon, and at 7 o’clock this morning they came into Court, and returned a verdict for the plaintiffs on the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth issues, and for the defendant on the fourth. They award the damages at 1.625, to be increased to L 2,375, contingent upon certain points of law being hereafter decided in favor of the plaintiffs. The Clark’s Hill Prospecting Association has been floated successfully. Clyde, March 5. Mr Hazlett withdraws Atlas from the Tokomairiro Maces, on account of the jockey Reay being allowed to ride at that meeting. Wellington, March 5. The hpating njen were entertained at dinner last nigtyt, the Superintendent being in the chair. The Consolation Race was not run, owing to the lateness of the hour, and general disinclination to enter for it. Most of the Canterbury men leave this afternoon. Auckland, March 4. New York advices state that the barque Horatio Spraigpe is loading for Wellington and Dunedip, and was to sail about the loth February. Commercial. —A kerosine oil combination succeeded in advancing the price of the oil to 27ic in barrels. That price was firmly held for several days, but receded, and it is now quoted at 21 ie to 22c. Wool market dull. The The past year’s business was not satisfactory. A few importations of Australian wool from Louden were offered at 60c, duty paid. There will not be much doing until after February. Manufacturers will have to depend upon considerable importations of Australian wool from the Colonies direct or from London to keep their machinery operating. The consumption of line wools largely exceeds the production of domestic growth. Quotations are unohange l. PhorB)ium is (juiet. Through recent arrivals of

several hundred bales in excess of in* structions given, consumers, for whose account it was purchased, have been left in the importers’ hands, and been offered at iu gold, at which price it could not be obtained.

The Durham has arrived from London, with 02 passengers, all well. 'lhere were three deaths, including one adult iu her confinement. and two hirtns, during the passage. The close of the yacht season, on the loth March, will be celebrated by races for the Commodore’s Cup, over a coarse of 35 mile o .

Private advices from San Francisco state that the Moses Taylor, connecting at Honolulu, is reported to be the last vessel from San Francisco connecting with Webb’s line. 'i he Keconnaissancc, from Tahiti, reports the weather there as having been wet for the last ten months. The cotton crop has been much destroyed. An increased surface was under cultivation, in conscqiu-nce of the increased price given by the Caisse Africolc for cotton seed. Many merchants are also in the market, purchasing largely on account of American and Knglish manufacturers. She comes cotton laden.