TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 329, 14 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from the press agency.) I Wellington, May H 1 LONDON MARKETS. J The New Zealand Loan and Mercai)||j Agency report as follows by cable, uii|l date May 9th : —The wool sales open with an average decline of a penny till penny half-penny on prices since the dl of last sales. Greasy declined pentifjH scoured, twopence ; clothing washed, t9 pence, the principal decline being in cih bred. Sixteen thousand bales were etjfl to the manufacturing districts. DiJB trade in the manufacturing districts is yH changed. laj The wheat market is quiet. AdelaiaJ 725. ; New Zealand, 70s. IB COURT OF APPEAL. 1 The Court of Appeal opened this motjfl ing, but adjourned till the following tb|i without transacting any business. Tlujgl are only two cases on the list, and thi! cases in the Divorce Court ... ; -| A LEVANTER.' 1 It is understood that Ingewessen, till deputy-keeper of the Mount View Lnnalfi Asylum has levanted, leaving a large nun •« ber of creditors. Dr. Syne has take .1 charge of the Asylum in the nieantiuu M Ingewessen went away to Canterbury c |f leave of absence. I THE PALLASIER BAY WRECK! A mounted constable, \yl\q was sent t 1 Palhsier Bay to search along the coaiw for the wreck, reports that ho saw nt 1 traces of a recent wreck. The remain J which he did see were evidently portion l ! of a ressel wrecked over a month ago. He I found pieces corresponding with those \ previously found by Mcrscn. They were | all of kauri timber, with muntz metal > nails. He also found the sliding cover to a companion hatch, painted white, 3lSt lons/- and 3ft. wide. AUSTRALIAN STEAMER. The s.s. Wakatipu arrived this morning, having left Sydney on the Bth. She has \ no passengers for Dunedin. She sails \ South at 4 p.m. ',' AUSTRALIAN fcEWS. (per wakatipu TO MAY 8). ) Sir William Jervois is inspecting tho Sydney fortifications. I The Sydney Morning Herald has an interesting article on Captain Walker's : papers on State Forestry, and considers 5 the State the proper administrator of na- 1 tional forests. 1 Bailey's American Circus and Menagerie J will not visit New Zealand. The latter I will remain at Sydnty. Bailey purposes I returning with large additions to the J animals from India and elsewhere. 1 The question of payment of members is '| to be brought before the Victorian Parlia- J ment. Sir J. M'Culloch and Mr. Service I express themselves strongly opposed to J payment, and trust that next session will 1 see the end of the experiment. 1 The nominations for the Assembly took 1 place on the sth. Throughout Victoria I there were 200 candidates for the 84 seats. 1 Seventy-six old members are seeking re- 1 election. 1 It is understood that a magth has been arranged between Thicket*. irftA -Rush for the sculling of the world. < It is ruujored that Mr. Weld will b«ap» \ pointed Governor of South Australia. j

~&l r" "- ' ■ • '-Captain Press, of the barqueFrederica has been presented by the Chairman of the Sugar Company with a gold watch, in recognition of his services in bringing the vessel in a disabled state from Java to Melbourne. Sir John O'Shannassey is strongly advocating free trade. Dr. Schomburg, of Adelaide, has received a sample of wheat from the Arctic regions. A 60oz. nugget has been found at Port Darwin. News from the diggings continues favourable. Another case of small-pox has occurred at Adelaide, on board the British ship Enterprise. Tvphoid fever is rather prevalent in Melbourne. The Adelaide Government is calling for Volunteers for the defence of the Colony.