LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 3287, 2 September 1873, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

[By Electric Telegraph.] London, August 23, Mr Saul Samuel (Postmaster-General of New South Wales) is actively prosecuting his postal mission. The Hon. Mr Wodehouse, Earl Kimberley’s brother, is dead. Earl Kimberley’s youngest son is suffering from typhoid fever. Mr Monsell has resigned his office of Post-master-General. The Times advises the appointment of Mr Ayrton as his successor, and urges that Earl Howe should succeed the Duke of Argyll at the India Office. By a collision on the Great Northern Railway, at Retford, several persons were killed. Arrived.—Chaudibre, from Picton. THE SUEZ MAIL. London, July 11. L 50,000 stock has been issued of the New Zealand Fibre Works Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. has declared an ad interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum. The Financial Agents of the New Zealand Government to-day invite tenders for L 20.000 of 4 per cent, debentures, being a portion of the Imperial guaranteed million loan. The Directors of the National Bank of New Zealand have made a call of LI per share. The Pearl, flagship, left Lisbon for Australia on June 22, Lieutenant Fergusson, son of Sir James Fergussou, has sailed for New Zealand, to act as aide-de-camp to his father. The Rev. Dr Begg, of Edinburgh, has obtained leave from his Presbytery to visit New Zealand. Dr Featherston attended the banquet given by Earl Granville to the Shah of Persia. Marshal Bazaine's wife petiona the French Government for an immediate trial of her husband. The Birmingham Daily Post is full of corres]>ondonco relative to emigration to New Zealand. Arrived.—Clfile, from Napier, off Penzance; Zealandia, from Port Chalmers, ,at Beachy Head; M. E. Seed, Ben Nevis, and Jessie Readmau, from Wellington; Warrior Queen, and Christian M'Auslaud, from Port Chalmers; Ferndale, Pleiades, Helen Denny, and Lady Jocelyn, from Lyttelton; Glenhuntly, and Harvest Home, from Auckland; Ironside, from Invercargill. At Boston —Helen, from Port Chalmers; Queen of the South, from Lyttelton. At New York—Ayr, from Auckland. Sailed.—For Auckland—Malay; St. Leonards (with immigrants), June 19. For Wellington—The Douglas, For Lyttelton—Whitehall ; Celestial Queen (with immigrants), June 27. For Otago—Behington, Rokeby Hall; Dover Castle (with immigrants), June 30. Stocks of New Zealand hemp are heavy and the demand limited. Low and ordinary sorts are at LlB 5s to L2110s; toppers at Ll9 to Ll9 16s ; medium, more or less dressed, at L 22 to L 2 5; good, clean, at L 27 10s; good, fine dressed, at L 25 10s to L2B 10s; tow, Llolos to Ll2. New Zealand honey is at 35s per cwt. The proprietor* of the Provincial Press seem to have taken a fancy to sensation novels. A combination of eight newspapers has just arranged for the publication simultaneously of a tale by the author of " Lady Audiey’s Secret,”