TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 861, 28 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.')

LATEST PROM AUSTRALIA.

[By Submarine Cable.]

(Melbourne, March 28, Arrived—Eingarooma.

(Per Alhambra, via Hokitika.)

Melbourne,

We are still anxiously waiting for the Ministerial policy, which the PostmasterGeneral has intimated will be bold and liberal, and if accepted will advance the best interests of the country. It only requires the Premier’s manifesto to make the election campaign complete. Professor Pearson and Sir Gavan Dully have been the chief speakers of the week. The latter denounced the Stonewall tactics.

The defeat of the English eleven by eleven colonials has been an important event. They won by 45 runs. Bannerman’s batting was superb, and Kendall’s bowling secured him the prize cup. On Saturday there were ten thousand persons present, and the greatest interest was excited. There was throughout a grand display of cricket on all sides. The heavy rains have been succeeded by hot weather.

Southern Cross won easily the two hand! caps at Kyneton. Nearly £9OOO have been subscribed towards the cathedral fund. The Bishop gives £SOO, and Judge Fellows £SOO.

The new law courts are to be built of Taunanian stone. Tenders have been ac c jpted to" ova’ <v2 0,000,

All the places of amusement are doing fairly. Bailey and Cooper’s circus in Adelaide is averaging £6OO daily. Business is dull. Breadstuff's are overdone. Sugars maintain full prices. The number of arrivals from New Zealand during the week have been large. The will of Mr Eamsden, the well-known miller, was proved at £160,000. He has left four sons. INTERPROVINCIAL. RICH SPECIMENS FROM THE MOANATAIRI. CANDIDATES FOE THE TOTARA. ASSEMBLY FURTHER PROROGUED. Grahamstown, March 28. Fifteen cwt of rich specimens, taken out of the Moanatairi this morning in two blocks, are on exhibition at the Bank of New Zealand, with a band of what looks like solid gold six inches wide. Such rich stone has never been got in the Caledonian. Shares are pretty firm at £l9, ex div. Wellington, March 28. Dr Doyle, of this city, intends to contest the seat for Totara, vacant by the death of Mr Tribe. Mr Wm. Findlay, well known on the West Coast as partner in the firm of Messrs Hall and Findlay, also intends to contest the seat, and left for the West Coast to-day for the purpose of meeting the electors of Totara. A proclamation in the Government Gazette announces that the meeting of the General Assembly is still further prorogued until June 15th next. Hokitika, March 28. Arrived—Alhambra. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mr Bateman; five in steerage. She left Melbourne on the 22ud. Experienced light winds throughout. Passed the ship Pleione on the 26th, bound to Wellington from London. All well on board. Dunedin, March 28. The following amounts were paid over by the Jockey Club last evening to the winners of the various races ;—O’Brien, £859 ; Redwood, £545 ; Delamain, £151; Taggart, £157; Smith, £115; McKay, sen., £102; Rogan, £B6 ; Gourley, £76 ; Gilligan, £47 ; Walters, £47; McKenzie, £34; Swanson, £27; Stephenson, £l9; Nosworthy, £l9; Mrs Seabright, £l4 ; Coulson, £9 Mr William Hooper, late editor of the Temperance Times, intends prosecuting that paper for libel, if apology be not made. Port Chalmers, March 28. Sailed —Taupo, for Lyttelton. Passengers ; Mesdames Harris, Coombes, Garstein and child, Cootes, Hislop, Messrs Belcher, Cutts, Powell, Hay, Crow, Anderson, Whitley, Coombes, Hobbs, Hastie, Parsons (2), Smeaton, Oarman, Jeffrey. Sheppard, Youlle, Coghill, Bligh, King, Thompson, Dawson, and Butler.