ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2668, 18 November 1871, Page 2

ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.

Melbourne, Nov. 11. The Prince of Wales' Birthday was observed with the usual loyalty. On the Cup day 40,000 were present on the racecourse. Tait's Pearl is the winner ; Romula second, and Irish King third. Mr John Harvey, of Sandhurst, is dead. Quinn, the murderer of the Chinaman at the Ovens, is executed. Successful burglaries are occurring. liosenwax, the levanting pawnbroker, has been brought back from Fiji. He is remanded. The wife of Mr O'Connell, postmaster at Dunolly, was seriously burnt by the accident of the bed furniture igniting. The mining and sharebroking mania has somewhat abated, and there is more legitimate speculation. Some of the Wild Wave's cargo of sugar goes to Dunedin. Two French vessels have been chartered to load wheat for Havre. In Tookeys there are no transactions ; nominally they are £26. Flour, £12 10s to £13 ; wheat, 6s ; New Zealand wheat, 5s l^d. Arrived—Alhambra, Prosperity, Northern Light from Hokitika ; Magnet and 1.0. from Greymouth. . Sailed —Prosperity and Zephyr for Hokitika ; Tararua and Kate Conley for Greymouth ; Sarah for Dunedin. Sydney, Nov. 11. The Government intend to take part in the eclipse expedition. The Queensland Government steamer, Governor Blackall, has come to Sydney to take the party to York's Peninsula. Business generally is quiet. Two cargoes of sugar from the Mauritius have sold at £1 to £1 10s advance. Arrived—Adieu, from Hokitika. Sailed—Hero, for Auckland. Newcastle, Nov. 11. Arrived—Sarah and Mary, from Hokitika. Sailed —Crishna, for Auckland ; Wave, for Oamaru. Adelaide, Nov. 11. Little is doing in wheat. Price 4s 7d. The news of the massacre of Bishop Patteson has caused a profound sensation. The state of the crops is reported to be unfavorable. The red rust is appearing extensively. Mr Milne has formed a Ministry, he being Premier. Sailed—Planter, for Nelson.