AUSTRALIAN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1871, 21 February 1880, Page 2

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[eetttee's telegrams.] SYDNEY, February 20. Commercial. Brandy, Hennessey's case, 35s to 375; quarters, lis 6d to 12s; kerosene Diamond, Is 2d; Devoe's, Is 4d to Is 9^d; rice, Patna, £2O to £2l; NewZealand wheat, 4s; New Zealand oats, 2s 6d; New South Wales maize, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; tobacco, Raven's twist, Is sd ; sugar, Company's No. 1 pieces, £4O ; candles, D.R.J.S., 7d to BJd. ADELAIDE, February 20. Wheat is firm at 4s Sd per bushel flour, £lO 15s to £ll. MELBOURNE, February 20. Sir C Gavan Duffy. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly during last Parliament, leaves for England by the outgoing Suez mail steamer Assam. The Pinafore in a BreezeMr Lingard, the actor, has been served with a writ at the instance of Mr J. CWilliamson for £2OOO damages in connection with the performance of " Pinafore " by tho Lingard troupe. The Victorian ElectionsMessrs Murray, Smith, and Francis have been returned to Parliament unopposed. All the others have had their seats contested. [association special] MELBOURNE, February 20. Mr Francis has been returned for Warnambool unopposed. The Australian Cup. Twenty-nine horses have paid up for the Australian Suwarrow is chief favorite. The latest betting is 100 to 15 against Secundus and Sweetmeat. Darriwell is fairly supported. Italian Consul for Australasia. Cavaliero a resident of Melbourne, has been appointed Italian Consul of Australasia, with jurisdiction in New Zealand and Fiji. Accident to the Assam. The Assam grounded for several hours in Hobson's Bay, but is uninjured. She sails this evening. Sir Gavan Duffy is passenger to England.