AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1221, 9 December 1882, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(by cable.—reuter’s telegrams). SYDNEY, Dec. 8. New Zaaland wheat remains at 4s 3d. New Zealand oats have advanced to 3s 6d, and maize has risen to 5s 9d ; Sugar Company No. 1, pieces per ton, £35. Sir Henry Parkes has gone to Allawara to assist the Hon. James Watson, the Colonial Traasurer, in his contest for that seat, The polling takes place to-morrow. There is great excitement over the election. In the Newcastle match the scores of the Englishmen at the close of yesterdays play were as follows : —Hon. Ivo Bligh, stumped, 22 ; Barlow, not out, 34 ; Leslie, c 51 ; Studd, b, nil ; Still, not out, 5, total for 4 wickets, 130.

MELBOURNE, This Day. Sixty claims have been sent in to the Govment by persons who were injured in the recent railway accident. All the patients are improving in health. At a meeting, at which fully 500 persons were present, held at the Town Hall last evening resolutions were unanimously passed requiring abolition of patronage in appointments made to Government departments. The General Traffic Manager of the Victorian Railway (Mr J. Anderson) has issued a report regarding the Hawthorn Railway collision, in which he blames the Driver and Guard of the express train for the catastrophe. ADELAIDE, This Day. Wheat, firm, at 4s fid ; town flour, quoted at £l2 ; freights, sailing to United Kingdom from Adelaide, 40s. Freights for wool, greasy, Id ; scoured, In the first innings of the Australian team

yesterday, Massie was bowled for 2 ; Bannerman and Murdoch are not out, with respectively 28 and 16 to their credit. The weather was fine during the day. The Australian Cricketers commenced a match yesterday against Fifteen of South Australia, and at the close of the day’s play the score stood as follows :—Fifteen, Ist innings, 117 ; Australians, Ist innings, 1 wicket for 47 runs. This Day. The English Cricketers commenced a match yesterday against Eighteen of Newcastle. When the stumps were drawn the Home Team were all out for 67, and the Englishmen had four wickets down for 130.