Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 273, 24 April 1873, Page 5

Telegraphic Despatches.

(From the "Daily Times:') Wellington, April 21st.

Advices from Birmingham received per Albion report :— ln the iron market, until further notice, the price of bars will be £14 12a. 6d. per ton. This has cause 1 graat firmness. Orders have been received, subject to the ruling prices at the time of delivery. Manufacturers are not anxious to add to the orders on their books. The leading second class makers ask £13 10s. for bars, £13 being refused. The demand for sheets is large. Singles have been sold at £19 per ton. In all the mines hot-air pig iron is quoted at £7 12s. 6d per ton. . The continued advance in the price of coal has caused the iron trade to be most unsettled.

All the leading medical men in the city have addressed a letter to the "Evening Post," stating that Wellington is now visited by an epidemic of low fever of a typhoid type, owing to the want of drainage, and the contaminated state of the water. They recommend the use of Condy's disinfecting fluid. Auckland, April 21st. Moore and Green have been committed for trial on a charge of scuttling'the guano ship Alsager in the South Seas. Etherington is discharged. Mr. Saunders reports the following as the latest share quotations : — Caledonian, £17 ; Thames, £3 17s. 6d. ; Albion, £4 2s. 6d. ; Black Angel, £1 10s. ; Cure, 145.; South British Insurance, £1 lls. ; Thames Gas, £2 Is.; Bank of New Zealand, £17 17s. 6d. Grahamstown, April 21st. The gold returns for the past fortnight are good. Several claims are improving, especially the Golden Crown, Otago, and Dixon's No. 1. The Bright Smile for the fortnight yielded 489 ounces. Nelson, April 21st. Great preparations are being made for the turning of the first sod of the Nelson and Foxhiil Railway. Ltttleton, April 21st. The ship Warwick, which sailed from London to-day, took a cargo consisting of 273 packages tallow, 194 cases meats, 85S bales flax, 529 bales wool, 27 packages sundries, 8649 sacks wheat, 8883 ozs. gold, of an ag'^regate value of £00,400. Oamaioj, April 21st. Mr. Shrhniski held a Government land sale to-day. He sold 13,629 acres in the Kauroo district for £10,085 6s 4d, being an average of 14s 9d per acre, besides £690 for survey expenses. The purchaaers were the rnnholders, Mr. Teschemaker and Dr. Webster. One section fetched 665, and 61s, two 275, one 245, ' one 225, five 20s, one 14s, one 13s, one 12s, and thirty-five 10s. The land is chiefly rough pastoral country. Wellington, Ap^il 22nd Advices from the Agent-General state that he invited tenders for the conveyance of 1200 tons of railway iron from Sunderland to Lyttleton. Two tenders were received at 70s and 67s per ton respectively, but neither w&s-bondfide. The Agent-General then agreed with Shaw, Saville, and Co , to send a first-class ship on March 31st. at 55s per ton. Tenders have been received for additional rolling stock, to be shipped in June. The machinery for the repairing shops has been shipped in the Parsee and Woodlark, for Auckland, and the Michael Angelo, for Port Chalmers, and more cylinders for the Waitaki bridge are also on board the last named vessel. 350 tons of rails are on board the Michael Angelo and Glenury, for Port Chalmers. The Council of the New Zealand University met yesterday, and decided that the unexpended portion of the Li 000 for annual scholarships be placed separate for special scholarships. 50 scholarships, of the value of LSO each, have been established. 13 are fur classics, 13 for mathematics, 12 for physical science, 12 for modern languages other than English. The scholarships are to become vacant by neglect on the part of the holders to attend any one annual University examination, or through f.iilure to pass the examination satisfactorily, unless proof of inability to attend be adduced. An application for affiliation, from the Auckland College, was refused. At the sittings of the Council to-day, it was resolved that copies of the University Calender be distributed to affiliated institutions, reading rooms, and booksellers. The Rev. J. Andrew was appointed Inspector of Affiliated Institutions. Regulations were adopted for the course of study and annual examinations for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and for honor examinations. On the termination of its present session, the Council will adjourn to April, 1874. Auckland, April 22nd. It is authoritively rumored that Mr. Thomas Russell has been instructed to make enquiries among English shipowners regarding a new San Francisco Service. Christchurch, April 22nd. The New Zealand Shipping Company here have received a telegram from their London representative, intimating that he had commenaed operations at, that point by entering into an arrangement with the Agent-General for the conveyance of emigrants and car-jo to Lyttelton. •Their first would leave in May. A. splendid present to Lady Bowen, comprising • a diamond cross and silver casket, has just been nvenufactured here to the order. of the Canterbury membera of the General Assembly, in recognition of the hospitality and courtesy expended to them by her ladyship.