LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 498, 25 March 1869, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS PER TARARUA. [By Electric Telegraph.]

(prom our own correspondent.) Dunhms-, Tuesday. By the s.s. Tararua, which arrived at Dunedin on Tuesday, we have later intercolonial news. Melbourne, March 16. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Sydney on the 11th inst. Immense excitement was created here on Sunday evening by a false report of the Duke's assassination. The matter was alluded to in several pulpits, and produced great horror. _ The Estimates are passing slowly through the Assembly. Some scaudalous revelations have been made in Jones' case in the Assembly, about the attempted bribery of members. It is alleged that Mr Butters, the late Mayor, paid Jones £200 for a vote on the Quieting of Titles Bill. Butters denied from his seat that he had ever done or said so. A select committee has been appointed to consider the whole question. Mr Jones resigned hisQommissionership -of Railways and his seat for Ballarat, but he is now seeking re-election. A Bill is to l>e introduced into the Assembly to-night to enable Parliamentary Committees to take evidence on oath. Mr Lntigmore has been threatened with a prosecution for perjury, alleged to have been committed while giving his evidence as a witness in Mr Jones' trial. Mr Higinbotham has resigned his sea in the Executive Council. No reason is given. 'At the Berlin rush a nugget has been unearthed of 76 lbs. weight. Several cases of small-pox have broken put all over the colony, which, are all progressing favorably. Colonel Anderson has resigned his appointment as Commander of Volunteers, owing to the Assembly having reduced his pay to A despatch from the Colonial Office discourages Fiji colonisation, and warns colonists that no support will be given from the Imperial navy. In the action Queen v. Gockerstein, for an alleged Customs fraud, a verdict has been returned for the defendant; The Government is instituting prosecutions against several influential parties for evasions of the provisions of the Land Act by false declarations. Trade is very-quiet, awaiting the arrival of the mail. Flour quoted at £13 to ,£l3 10s ; wheat in great demand at 4s Bd, sales of fine samples have been made at 4s lOd ; oats are neglected, offering at 4s 2d to 4s 3d for New Zealand ; Tasmanian, maize dull. In sugars, prices are maintained, but hot so firm. Kerosene, 2s Id. The salt market is depressed. Teas moving slowly ; first chops only in demand.