TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2493, 27 April 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Greville's Telegram- Company, Router's Agents.) Bluff, April 26. The Omeo arrived at 4 p.m., and left Melbourne at 4 p.m. on the 21st. She sails for Dunedin to-morrow night. Passengers— For Dunedin, Mrs and Miss Kirk, Mr and Mrs and Miss Stephenson, McNeil, Wittkowski. For Auckland—F. Stay, nineteen steerage. Melbourne, April 21. The Tararua arrived this morning. The Colonial Bank has taken its entire reserve fund, and writes off 10 shillings per share to meet the half year's losses and pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. The National Bank proposes a dividend of 8 per cent., and carry £4000 to the reserve fund, and £3400 forward. Mr Jones, of the Telegraph Department, has won the challenge sculls. Two hundred and sixty bales of wool have been sold at auction at full prices. The reduction in sugars has been fully established. Breadstuffs are very dull. Flour, £14 10s to £14 15s. Wheat, 6s Id. Oats, dull at 3s 8d to 3s 9d. Sydney, April 21. Robertson, a teller in the Bank of New South Wales, at Tamworth, has been committed for trial for embezzlement. Further rioting has taken place in the Newcastle Reformatory. The Sydney Fire Company has declared a dividend of 15 per cent., and the Sydney Marine Company a dividend of 10 per cent. Sales of Adelaide wheat are made at 6s Hd. The Australasian Company intend altering the steamer City of Adelaide for the Californianline at once. *, Florence, being scratched for the Leger and the Cup, has can sed great disappointment to her backers. For the Leger Lady Clifton is the favorite. Betting : 3to 2 ; for the Cup Little Dick and the Duke are taken at 5 to 1 each. Adelaide, April 21. Wheat. 5s 5d to os 6d ; flour, £12 10s, but nothing is doing. Good accounts are received from the central telegraph party. Taratstakt, Aprii 24, via PATEA. The Compensation Court is still sitting. Dγ Samuel is absent through illness. It is reported that his mind is affected through excitement caused by his case.