Latest Intelligence.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 39, 8 April 1875, Page 5

Latest Intelligence.

Dunedin, April 7, 8.30 p.m. An announcement appears in the columns of the *■ Evening Star,' stating that a robbery of twelve ounces of gold has been perpetrated on a tailrace at Bracken's Gully. Up to the present time, no trace of the thief or thieves has been found. Auckland, April 6th. The Harbor Board to-day accepted the tender of L3377 for renewing another portion of the wharfIt wa9 resolved to ofler the remainder of the dock debentures in London, though the Bank of New Zealand. The City Council has applied to the Superintendent for a grant from the Provincial Revenue towards the maintenance of the main streets. Mr Alexander Saunders reports sales of National Bank at L3 125.; buyers of Bank of New Zealand, L18 ; sellers of Colonial Bank, LI 6s 6d, LI 10a paid up ; Fiji Bank, L2 18* ; South British, L2 12s. Christchurch, April 6. , It is reported here that the Gpvtrnor will visit Canterbury during (hi autumn race meeting. The Pleiades has sailed for London with 2700 bales of wool, 31 of skins, and 750 tons of wheaj:. „ . Melbourne, March 31st. The weather throughout the wnoe of Easter has been exceptionally fine, arid all places of public amusement have been most liberally patronised; . The. murderer Sullivan still remains in Melbourne Gaol, • On the first day of the Randwick Race Meeting in Sydney, Sir Hercules.Robinson's Kingsbdrbugh won the Leger, beat- : ing Melbourne, his 0n1y ... opponent. : \ Sir Hercules was very successful, winning also the. Champagne" and : Trial Stakes, - and \ running third for the Doncas'er Handicap, ' .which was won by r Priam, Diver winning! the Cumberland S.akes. ,; . , .•-, . - ; , „ _^ Sydney,. MarcK 3l*L A virulent cattle disea'se ha3 broken put : amongst theherds aronnd' the' city. , * « Mr Wisdom; again opposes Allen for' the Sydney Speakerehip. i '.; ": . > I i ' .„ Mrs Murphy,| a resident, of Shorebam^ went to :th,e^£ouße: pf r . a neighbour,. Mrs Boland^ a^^| T^und;,h t er, isittiog, over,, a bottle^of raffij, jjuUC de<ad. 1 Blrs'Murphy drank^ffonithe bottle and died appn afterwards. Both r women drank 1 from r * {He bottle on the previous night, and it is supposed to have been poisoned in the interval*

• London, March, 3C. An immense Tich borne demonstration was held in Hyde Park yesterday; Dr Kenealy presiding-.

The Spanish Government have refused to allow the Due de Montpensier to return. Obituary.— Mr Martin, the member for Meath.

The time for receiving tenders for a Californian mail service has beta extended to the Ist of June.

The wool sales closed firmly. Two hundred and six thousand ba^s in all were catalogued, and one hundred ani twelve thousand were bought on foreign account. The opening decline in prises was recovered, and ordinarily good Australian brought equal to November rates. Halfbreds realised good prices. The manufacturing trade is inanimate.