OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1019, 1 November 1871, Page 2

OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

[PER GREVILLE'S TELEGRAPH COMPANY, reuter's a gents. J Hokitika, October 31, 11 p.m. The Rangitoto, Mackie, arrived off Hokitika at 2 p.m. Left Hobson's Bay 3 p.m. on the 26th, and brings the English Mail, via Suez. Eight saloon, 20 steerage passengers, and 200 cargo for all ports. Passenger List. — Saloon : Miss Kate Simpson, Captain and Mrs T. Thomson, Mr John Manson, Miss Lucas, Mr W. Maclean, Miss Allen, and Mr W. H. Orchard. Cargo List. — Nelson, 36 tons ; Wellington, 94 tons ; Lyttelton, 17 tons ; West Coast, 53 tons. I The Geelong arrived at King George's ' Sound on the 19th October. The Alexandra tooks the mails to Adelaide, arriving there on the night of the 23rd, with London dates to the Bth September; Galle, 2nd October. Tho Geelong reached Melbourne early on the 25th, bringing Captains Sampson, R.N., Henderson, R.N., for Sydney ; Roxby, R.N., Hazlewood, R.N., for Melbourne. The Queen is at Balmoral. Her health is improving. An agitation is arising for reform of the Bouse of Lords. The troops in Canada are to be withdrawn at the end of October. Rumors of amalgamating Hall's and Webb's lines, if not, both ara to be sold j to an English company. Lord Bury will probably be the next New Zealand Governor. Wool, Id to l|d per lb higher than last closing rates.