(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) Auckland, Monday. (From the Daily Southern Cross). London, October 15.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 383, 27 October 1874, Page 2

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) Auckland, Monday.

(From the Daily Southern Cross). London, October 15.

The Countess of Kintore saiJed for London to-day. Considerable interest is excited by the Eden election, the polling for which will take place to-morrow. Ree's committee is working vigorously. Twelve hundred shares in the co-opemtive butchery are taken up.

The Bank rate of discount is 4 per cent. The accouchement of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh took place at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness has a son. The Kingsbridge, ship, 1,498 tons, bound from London to Sydney, came into collision with the Candahar and foundered off the Lizard, causing the loss of ten lives. The Candahar, 1,418 tons, which was bound for Melbourne, returned to Falmouth damaged. The Windsor Castle, from Sydney, August 2, bound for London, put into Bahia under jury masts, and was then in a leaky condition. The Middle Park Plate, 500 sovereigns, 151 subscribers, was won by Plebeian. The following horses were placed : — Mr T. Brown's b c Plebeian, 1 ; Lord Dupplin's br f Per Se, 2 ; Count Batthyany's Galopin, 3. In the recent Congressional elections the Democrats have gained three votes ; two for Ohio, and one for Indiana. Several Carlist battalions in the Basque provinces have grown weary of the war, and are surrendering ; and there is, on the part of the Basques, a growing demand for peace. October 17. — Mr Oaims, the newly-appointed Governor of Queensland, leaves for Brisbane to-day. The mails by the San Francisco line were delivered in Condon to-day. For tbe Victorian Loan there were sixty-four additional tenders for £375,200 at the minimum ; the balance is open till Thursday. The price of wool is unchanged. Wheat is inactive. Adelaide is selling at 535.