SYDNEY TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 70, 30 October 1862, Page 3

SYDNEY TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

BRISBANE. Tuesday, Oct. 7. The report of the wreck of the A. S. N. Co's steamer Brines of Wales, received this morning has created a profound sensation. The loss of the cargo will bo severely felt by tradesmen hero , few, if any, being in the habit of insuring their goods by these steamers. The Government steam-tug Brisbane arrived here yesterday. MELBOURNE. Tuesday, Oct 7. Transactions in the import market arc unimportant. Elour and wheat continue firm. Oats and Maize iu good demand, at steady prices. The cargo of teas ox Wilhelmina was offered to-day by auction, but only a small portion of it sold. The Conno, from Hongkong and Macao, brings 101- packages opium, 1600 hags sugar, 1000 hags rice. ° The Garin, from Gottenburg, brings 1718 dozen deals. The Donald HT Kay was discharged from quarantine after handing her passengers on the quarantine ground. Busiues at a stand-still pending the mail advices, which are considered satisfaetorv. The Revenue statement published in the Gazelle gives the revenue for the year £3,021,(31)3 for the quarter £81)0,276. The increase for both the year and quarter, over a quarter of a million sterling. The rush for news by the mail was most extraordinary, There has been no excitement like it since the Russian war. ADELAIDE. October 7. News from the Capo of Good Hope has arrived up to August ll)th. Reliable information is received to the effect that Dr. Livingstone had died of fever, from which all his parly suffered considerably. The Graham's Town Crystal Palace was blown down by a hurricane. Heavy failures had taken place. The Golden Fleece, (5.,) from Calcutta to England, put into the Capo totally dismantled. The Captain washed overboard during a gale.