LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 199, 29 May 1872, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 0 ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA. QUICK RUN OF THE NEBRASKA. FIRE Al’ NEWTON. THE SHARE MARKET. AUCKLAND. Tuesday, 7.35 p.m. The s.s. Rt. Kilda arrived in the Manukau last evening, from Wanganui. She left on the 26th, at 1 a.m. Crossed the Manukau bar on the 27th, at 5 p.m., and arrived at the Onehunga Wharf at 7 p.m. Fine weather throughout, with heavy sea. Passengers : Messrs McLean and Hammond. She brings a cargo of sheep, cattle, horses, &c. The case of violent assault at Riverhead against Langton will be heard on Tuesday next. By telegram, the barque Tyrol is announced te have left Nelson this morning. She is to load here for London. During the last few days, the police have been making a raid upon the dogs here without collars. Over eight persons were fined at the Police Court this morning. The Nebraska, from this port, arrived at Dunedin, at 9.10 this morning, after a splendid run down of four days nine hours, including stoppages at the different ports. The Volunteer Officers’ Ball to-night promises to be a great success. Two hundred .and fifty invitations have been issued.

An interesting ceremony took place this afternoon at Government House, being the presentation of a sword, the gift of Her Majesty the Queen to Fox (Pokiha), the Arawa chief. The presentation was made at Government House by his Excellency the Governor, in presence of Major Kemp (Te Kepa), Major Ropata, Paul (Paora)of Orakei, and several other chiefs of distinction, with their wives. The party was afterwards liberally entertained by his Excellency. This is the last presentation of six swords sent out by her Majesty. Last evening a fire occurred at Newton, whereby there was a narrow escape of total destruction to a house occupied by Mr Moss Isaacs. It appears that while some linen was being aired it caught fire, and set the front room ablaze. Owing, however, to the great presence of mind displayed by the servants, comparatively little mischief was done, not amounting to more than a loss of £l2 worth of property. The house is, we understand, insured in the Norwich Union.

The Sharemarket continues depressed, Rales to day :—Caledonians, £lB 10s; Thames, £5 10s, to £5 7s 6d; Bisruarcks, £3 10s; Moanataiari £4 15s ; Von Tempsky’s 3s 6d ; Tookey’s £6 2s 6d. LiTfisT SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS Per Grevili.e .V Co.. 11 outer’s i ARRIVAL OF THE RANG * CTO LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. WESTLAND. Hokitika. The s.s. Rangitoto, Captain Maekie, has arrived. She brings the following passengers : —Saloon : Mr A. E. King, Mrs Stephenson, Mr Crerar, Mrs Piranni and family (7), Mr J. Pearson, Miss Truelove, Mr J. Chesney, Mrs Chesney, Mrs Rich, Mr D. F. Falconer, Mr J. Manson, Mr Britten, Mr J. Thompson, and 20 in the steerage. She also brings 180 tons of general cargo for all the ports.

VICTORIA. Melbourne, May 26. The debate on the amendment in reply to the Governor’s Speech resulted in a majority of two in favour of the Ministers. The second amendment was a direct want of confidence. The motion moved under debate will probably result in unseating Ministers, on the grounds of corrupt exercising patronage in Government appointments—one involving a seandel in connection with the Treasurer, who has resigned his port folio in order not to embarrass his colleagues. In course of the debate on the Californian mail service referred to, it was said that Mr Vogel had K out-Vogelled Duffy in the agreement. Tookey’s shares—buyers at £6.

COMMERCIAL. Flour, £l6 ; Australian wheat, 6s lOd ; New Zealand wheat placed at 6s 6d. The cargo of the Rachael Cohen has been transhipped to England. Sugar market firm at last quotations. Advices from Mauritius state tliat the Parand (?) was loading for Dunedin. SHIPPING. Arrivals Great Britain, Wonga Wonga, and the Albion. Sailed—Sea Bird, for Dunedin ; Northern Light, for Hokitika; Golden Isle, for Auckland ; Ceres, for Greymouth. NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, May 22. A private letter says that Reed, late Navy Constructor, with Admiral Robinson and others, are forming a steam company for the Cape route. The City of Melbourne broke do-vi six hundred miles !rom Sydney ; she returned under cany: s. ' The City of Ad-laid * will take the mails and cargo on to An o’ land. Sailed—The Hero and Alice k; 11 for New Zealand.

Arrived—The John Knox. The Alice Cameron arrived dismasted. She picked up the crew of the Bengal, of Dunedin, which was abandoned in a sinking condition. The City of Adelaide sails for Auckland on the 23rd. Newcastle, May 22. Arrived : Ben Nevis, from Lyttelton ; Argo, for Auckland. RnU-’A: Bird, for Dunedin; Fawn, for Lyttelton. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, May 22. Three-fifths of the shares in the Trans-Continental Railway have been taken up. The Hon. John Baker is dead. Wheat, 5s lid. Two ships are chartered to load for England.