PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 179, 26 July 1873, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, July 25. Arrived: William Tapscolt, American ship, of 1600 tone, from Enderby Island bound for Queenstown, Ireland, with 2000 tons of guano. The chief officer, Bernard Kins/, is in charge. Tho captain is in irons; he was shot, in the knee by * lie mate, who bBS given himself up, and demanded that, the chief officer should take charge of the vessel. On the voyage the captaio cut down one sailor with an axe, and another with a cutlass. It is sai that he commuted further brutalities. The crew ihen mutinied. The vessel hae 12 feet of water in the hold, and she is believed to be unseaworthy. Plimmer and Reeves quole wheat at 4s 61 »o 6< ; flour, £13 10i ; pollard, 6s 6,1 to 7a; br«n, la Id ; 6s; peas, 6i ; maize, 5«; oats 5s to 5$ 9 J; potatoes, 4s ; seed do, 8s; onions, 10s; cheese, 9^l; butter, lid; hatns, B<i io 10J. Christchurch, July 25. Royfp, Stead, & Co., quote flour in steady demands at £12 to £12 10s ; wheat wanted at 5s ; outs, 4s 9»1 to 4s 10J ; butter, Is ; cheese, 6^d ; all free on board. Wanganui, July 26. The stock market is unchanged. The Meteor is breaking up. Her cargo is saved. Dunedin, July 26. Wheat 53 4d; flour £12 103 to £13; oats quiet ut 4s 3d. Mr Hallecstein's retirement has brought out eight candidates — two Birtons, Messrs Mandeu, lunes, Fiah, Pike, Colclough, and luliy. Grahamstown, July 26. The Point Russeli claim yielded 138ozs from 17 ton 8. At the trial crushing of stone from the Pumping Associatioa's shaft to-day no gold was found. G-reymouth, July 26. £2000 worth of Greymouth Corporation Debentures have been taken up at an average of 3 por cent. None of the banks tendered. Auckland, July 26. Mr Sounders reports buyers of Caledonians at £18 10s; Tookey's £9 oa; Albiouß £5; Bench 235; South British 475; National Bank, 32s 6d.