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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 226, 30 May 1872, Page 5

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (From Greville's Telegram Company, Reuter's agency.)

Cromwell, May 21. The Robert Burns Company yesterday crushed 61 ozs. of gold from 50 tons of stuff. Auckland, Mat 20. At an adjourned meeting of the Freight Company, it was resolved to form a company, with a capital of LIO.OOO, in LlO shares. The calls to be devoted to chartering first-class vessels im London, where the business shall be conducted by a competent agent, under a London Board of Directors. A deputation waited on Mr Seed, re the drawbacks, recommended to refund all duty where m •.!•!« on packages were undisturbed. They presented a scale of drawback on goods repacked, and recommended their abolition, with a limitation of time and the place exported to. Mr Seed concurred with the recommendation, and said the Government were anxious to remove the restrictions as far as possible. Bluff, May 22. The Gothenburg left Melbourne on the 16th inst., and arrived here to-day, She leaves for Port Chalmers this evening. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Whittingham, Messrs Davison, Coote, and Hallenstein. Mklbottane, May 16. The debate on the Reply to the Governor's Speech is not yet concluded, but a division will probably take place to-night. Stormy discussions have taken place, and demonstrations have been made at meetings held in Melbourne, Ballarat, Castlemaine, and Portland, at which resolutions supporting the Ministry were passed. The delay in the arrival of the Nebraska is being used as an argument against the proposed postal service via San Francisco. Feeny, before being executed, admitted having shot Marks, but indignantly denied the existence of any improper intimacy between them. A great Volunteer review is to be held at Ballarat on the Queen's birthdray. A meeting of the Jewish residents has been held to take steps to collect subscriptions to relieve the distress of their brethren in Persia. The proposed street tramways are much opposed. A fracas took place in the Benalla Shire Council, the councillors proceeding from words to blows. MrF. G. Duffy, son of the Premier, has been appointed Government Law Officer, over the heads of others in the department, and great dissatisfaction is felt. The appointment by Mr Duffy of Mr Hoey, ex-Editor of the Nation, to the office of Secretary to the Agent-General in England, is also deprecated Mr Bent has tabled a motion in the Legislative Assembly to the effect that this exercise of patronage renders it advisable that the Governor should dismiss bis advisers. The Italian Opera season opened with tremendous houses.' The new prima donna was well received. A new theatre is being built on the site of the Theatre Royal, and an arcade on the site of the Haymarket Theatre. Arrived.— Ceres, from Hokitika, Rachel Cohen, for Lyttelton ; Rangitoto, s.s., from the Bluff. The barque Seagull was in company with the Rachel Cohen in Banks Strait. Sailed. — Gleaner, for Greymouth. Floor is at Lls 10s to Ll6, and wheat at 6s. 6d. to 7s. New Zealand oats are at 2s 9d to 3s. Sugars are improving. Sellers of Tookey's shares ask L 6 16s, buyers offer only L 6. Sydney. Parliament has been adjourned for a month, to allow of the new Ministers being re-elected. Mr Hannaford, of Auckland, took the first prize at the exhibition of oil paintings. Newcastle. Sailed. — Stranger, for Lyttelton ; Hercules, for Auckland ; Heversham, for Wellington ; Eleanor, for Port Chalmers. -

Adelaide. Wheat is firm at 6s. Flour is at Ll3 10s to Ll4 10s. The cultivation of flax is progressing. The Inverary, from New York, brought 8000 cases of kerosene, which were bought up in one line at a price withheld. It is said that the delay in connecting the ends of the telegraph line is due to an error in not selecting a proper base of operations. Two men have died from sickness, which is Very prevalent.