TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 167, 18 December 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Iter Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph-) Agency.) ♦ AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, Wednesday, Dec. 9. Mr Balfour withdraw his motion for a call of the Council on the Payment of Members Bill, and the second reading of the measure is fixed for Tuesday; therefore there is slight prospect of the prorogation before Christmas.

It has been elicited that the Government do not intend to subsidise a line of steamers by way of the Cape. The weather has been oppressively hot, and there is much sickness about. The excursion steamer Golden Crown has arrived from New Zealand.

The body of the girl Elizabeth Gordon missing from home, has been found in the Yarra. Mr Bosisto has been elected for Richmond over Mr Smith by IS7 votes. A proposition has been made by the American Transit parties that all the expeditions mert in Melbourne in February. Breadstuff? arc unchanged and firm. Wheat, 5s 9d to 5s lOcl. Sydney. Great political excitement exist?. Thirteen candidates have been nominated for East Sydney. Messrs Parkes, Forster, Cameron, and Davis, had the show of hands. At Newcastle, the Treasurer was opposed by Mr Stephens Sutherland. The Minister of Works has been returned unopposed. The Mayor's salary has been fixed at £BOO.

The Townsville coach was upret near Alilches f er, and Mr Whitehead, manager of the National Bank, Queensland, killed. The Torres Straits steamer Normauby arrived at Townsville yesterday morning. The Wonga sails for Auckland on Saturday. There were forty-three nominations for the Gold Cup. Adelaide. The mortality is very great at Yorke's Peninsula. There have been thirty deaths during this month. It is estimated that there are 200,000 tons of breadstuffs available for export this season. SHIPPING. Melbourne. Arrived—December stb, Tower Hill, from Wan gar oa. Sydney. Arrived—December 6th, Atlantic, from Lyttelton. Newcastle. Arrived —December sth, Glengrove, M. A, Annison, from Lyttelton ; Helen, from Napier. Sailed —December sth, Wave, for Bluff; Woodville, for Dunedin ; 6th, Isabella, for Lyttelton. UNPUBLISHED. The weather cleared during the afternoon and enabled splendid transit observations to be made. At Bcachvvorth the weather was fine during the first contact, which was distinctly observed by Mr James Anderson, of New York. At the other stations the weather was so far favorable. INTEHPIIOVINCIAL. Hokitika, December 17. The Tararua cleared Port Phillip Heads at 5.80 p.m. on the 9th inst. Experienced light winds and fine weather until the 12th, when a very heavy gale from B.W. was encountered, which lasted till the 14th, She was hove to all the time. Afterwards it was fine till jirrival off Hokitika. Passengers— For Lyttelton : Miss Dudley, Mr Canning, Mr Jackson, Miss Palmer and servant. Fourteen tons cargo and forty-one horses. It is reported that eleven horses were lost. For all ports 324 tons cargo. Auckland, December 17. Cecilia Allen, charged with arson, attempted to break out of gaol, bhe got a hammer aud picked away at the wall of the cell until a large portion was knocked down, when discovered. NAriER, December 17. In the Supreme Court, the only case of public interest is that of Lydia Philips against Captain Knight and Dr Dale, of the ship Bebington. It was settled out of court by the payment by the captain (who is too ill to appear) of #3O,

NEWS FROM THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS. Bluff, December 17. Arrived, Alexandrina, barque, from the Auckland Islands, in connection with the German Transit of Venus expedition parly. Captain Beet aud ouo of (lie scientific paity who arrived with the vessel, report that they did not observe the sun li'i ten miuules after the ingress had taken place. It was then beautifully tine throughout, and they succeeded in taking 150 photographs. The vessel merely called at the Bluff for the purpose of comparing chronometers with the American party, after which she again proceeds to the islands, and remains there two months taking further observations. THIS I) ATS TELEOHAMS. Auckland, December IS. The final firing for four colonial representatives resulted as follows—Skinner, SS ; Leigh, SO ; Partington, S 3; Hay, S 3 ; I'ayne, S2; Morrow, SI. IToKITIKA, December 18. The election for Mayor resulted as follows : J. C. Tabart 253 J. Bevan ... ... ... 17S Wellington, December IS. Flour stationary, £l3 10s. Wheat limited, no sale. Oats, a short supply, Gs 3d. Maize scarce, at 7s 6d ; bran, Is 4d ; hams, Is 4d; bacon, Is lJ,d. The Customs revenue taken at Wanganui during the last fortnight amounted to ;Cl4lO, being an unusually large amount. Invlrcakgill, December IS. The sittings of the Supreme Court opened to-day. The only case heard was that of Brennan, charged with attempting to murder Mary Hill. The prisoner pleaded "Guilty," and was remanded for sentence. Dunedin, December IS. Malone, formerly the rider of Captain Hutchinson's racehorses, in a letter to the Guardian, denies the captain's statement to the Jockey Club that he dismissed him (Malone) for wilfully pulling a colt in a previous race. He says he was only dismissed because his services were not required during the winter, and was asked to go back. He demands a public apology, otherwise he will have recourse to legal proceedings.