AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 553, 4 November 1867, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

(Prom the Argus.) SYDNEY. < lornnor *i A The Catholic clergy have commenced a series of meetings in aid of the movement for educating the Catholic youths without couuection with the State. The captain of the Eliza Blanche reports having seen a schooner, name unknown, founder off Dromedary on Thursdary. A 30oz. nugget has been found at the new diggings on Clyde River. The Bruckley Castle has cleared for London with 2045 bales of wool, 458 casks of tallow, and 6469 hides. October 15. The markets are quiet. Small sales of Patna rice are reported at T3O. Sugars are dull. Brandies are timer. In consequence of the strictures whith recently appeared in the newspapers, relative to the proposed ladies’ hall to H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, the idea has been abandoned, and the decorations for the event, which had commenced at the Museum, have been suspended. October 16. The Rev. S. C. Kent has been elected President of the Congregational Union. Trade is quiet. At auction the balance of the Fanny Nicholson’s cargo of sugars brought late rates. A portion of a cargo, to arrive from Melbourne, was afterwards placed at a decline of Al on the finer grades. A new yacht club has been formed here, which promises to be a success. It is to be called the Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Holders of brandies and rice are firmer in their demands, and an advance in their demands, and an advance in price is probable. Nothing lias yet been done in Bertrand’s case.

ADELAIDE. October 14. The commercial news is considered good. The import market is likely to be favourably affected, and the news rather strengthens the corn market. Wheat is quoted at ss. Flour, <£ll 10s to £l2. October 15. The cargo of tea, ex Friede, from Foo-chow-foo, has all been sold at satisfactory prices. Cornsacks are very Arm. 25,000 bushels of wheat were sold yesterday at ss. Flour, £ll 10s to £l2. The advices by the mail state that the parcel of bismuth forwarded to London by the company here, from their smelting works, had realised £125 per ton. October 16. The cargo ex Crown, from Batavia, was all sold to day. Java coffee brought 9|J to 10|J ; Java white, £l9 17s 6d to £25 ss; Java white crystal sugar, £33 15s to £36 ; low brown crystals, £2B 2s Gd to £29; white pepper, 9|d. Great satisfaction is expressed at the splendid run made by the Yatala, She was only twenty-two days running down her longitude from the Cape. A return has been made of the wheat and flour exported during the last nine months, the value of which is shown to be £834,000 sterling.