AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1214, 1 December 1882, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

ViABtB.—BBUTES'a , Sov. 29. AVv.ved—Thh Hiornhlg 1 Tile U nion steam. UotornttlwHa, Bluff. . . November 30. A torsMignl pfflltenßion and displivy of fl.fe’wovlts WM JriWn in honor to th. AubttilltaH CrioltetihS Ttmm to-night. Shipping wheat lias advanced. te <JB 7d, and is How very strong, MalHHg barley shows Some Improvements. Messrs Go’.tUboro iiid to., Limited report that they have Sbld 4700 bales at their wool auctions thi’ Wbek. Prices have been firmly malntatttsd. Greasy wools have brought front Id to 13d, and washed, from IBd to 21 Vd hcco.ding to quality and. condition. A good attendance of home and foreign huyets continues, and a very brisk oootebtition has been experienced. i'no New Zeeland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having catalogued 8000 bales nt their wool sales this week. Of this cpiantity 2400 have been sold. There has been h good attendance of buyers and a brisk Competition, although no specially good lots have been offered. In sympathy with the London market, however, classes of wool are eosier. 'this Day. The election of members for the Melbourne

province in the Legislative Council has resulted in the return of Mr Ham, who beat Dr Blaney by 7. Mr Coppin was third. This Day, The Union Co.’s s.s. Te Ananau salted last evening for the Bluff. At their weekly wool sale yesterday Messrs, i'oleborough and Co. (limited), catalogued 50,000 bales,, of which 4,800 were sold. The highest prices realised Were 13d ; for greasy, 21 Id ; for scoured a good competion was again experienced.

SYDNEY, Nov. 30. Sailed—This afternoon : R.M.S. Australia, for Sau Francisco via Auckland.

Much excitement) prevails in Host Sydney on account of the preparations for the apfiroachinj genera! elections which, it is beleved, will be closely contested. Proceedings are however perfectly orderly. The election of four members for East Sydney constituency took place to-day and resulted in the return of Messrs Barton, Heid, Griffiths, and Mcllhone. Sir Henry Parkes and Dr Renwick were defeated. Great excitement prevails in the cltv tonight. This Day. ■ In his speech at the hustings last evening Sir Henry Parkes said that he refused to accept his defeat for East Sydney as a verdict of the country, but that it would probably result in certain changes in the QovottUnent. The hon. Ivo Bligh's Brieketlng team arrived here to-day. The following are the names of the New South Wales Eleven, who play against the Englishmen in the match, commencing onjthe Ist proximo -.—Allen, Callahea, Davies, Evans, Geary, Huddlestone; Mann, Mores, Power, Turner, and Wear. The team is considered likely to represent the moderate section of the New South Wales oricketrs. Great excitement prevails on account of the forthcoming general elections. ADELAIDE. Nov. W. The Hon. Charles Maine, Colonial Treasurer, has received a telegram from Sir A. Blyth, announcing that the balance of the South Australian 4 per cent. Loan, amount-

The Gisborne Yacht and Sailing Club open the season on Saturday (to-morrow), at three o’clock in the afternoon, w hen no doubt there will be a large attendance.