AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 449, 24 December 1866, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

(From the Correspondent of tie Melbourne Argus.) Sydney, 3rd December, The sale of the leases of new runs was poorly attended. Twelve were sold, at an average of £99. The schoner Adolphus has wrecked near Wollongong ; crew saved. At auction the cargo of Chilian wheat ex Atrevids brought 4s 4d to 4s Sd. Hour has been placed privately at £lO. Wilkinson, Brothers have filed their schedule. Debts, £100,157 ; assets, £41,543. Maize, 3s 6d to 3s 7d. New York advices report the clearance of the Alpha and James Guthrie, for Melbourne, with 171.000 gallons of kerosine, 305,8731 b of tobacco, lumber and sundries. The A. W. Stevens, for Otago, has 26,080, gals, kerosine. The Herschel and Indian, for Adelaide, bring 106.000 gallons of kerosine, and 50,0001 b tobacco. Arrived.—Fanny Small, from Valparaiso, with 400 tons of breadstuffs ; James Lister, from London.

Sailed.—Bantipole, for Melbourne, with her original cargo of tea from Foo-ehow-foo; Albatross, for Auckland.

Adelaide, 3rd December.

Mr Fuller, M.H., has been elected mayor by a majority of 255 over Mr Townsend, after a very exciting contest. The result of the East Torrens election will not be known till to-morrow.

The exhibition of the Society of Arts opened to-day. It is far superior to all previous exhibitions.

The dispute about the ownership of this year’s clip of wool in Messrs. P. Levis and Co.’s estate will be brought before the Supreme Court shortly.. The failure of W. Younghusband, jun., and Co. has made a great sensation, as the firm stood very high. The heaviest liabilities are in England,

The Brilliant, with timber, from the Baltic, hasbeen ordered off to another market.

The corn market is not so firm. The mill era offer 4s 6d for wheat. There are no export orders. Hour is nominally at £ll 10s to £l4.