AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2903, 14 November 1866, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Melbourne, October 31. At Goldsborough's wool sale to-d»y, the bidding was spirited, and pi ices equal to previous rates. Greasy, lOd. to 13d. j fleece, lod. to 22? d. ; scoured, 16d. to22£d. At the land selections yesterday and to-day, fifty thousand acres were selected. Mr. Lewis, of Tasmania, has commenced an action against the Union Bank for the amount stolen from him by FJetcber. His Excellency the Governor visited the Castlemaine Agricultural Show yesterday. Large sales have been effected privately of congou teas ex ' Ellida ' at curreut rates. Chilian wheat is quoted at 4s. 6d. Maize, heavy, at 4s. Currants), 4d. to 4id. For the Melbourne Cup, Tim Whiffler maintains his poiition at 100 to 12, and all the others remain unaltered. Mr. Tait intends to run three horses, but it is as yet uncertain which. The { Siain, ' from San Francisco, brings a cargo of breadstuff's ; the 'Adriatic,' from Mauritius, a cargo of sugart; and the 'Thetis,' from Calcutta, a general cargo. The ' Frances Henty ' has cleared for Mauritius, with her original cargo of breadstuff*. Sultana was scratched for the Melbourne Cup, at 7.40 this evening. Adelaide, October 31. Reports from various districts speak highly of the { prospects of the crops. The corn market is still without animation. Small sales of of wheat were made at 4s. 3d. Flour continues at previous quotations. QuEENSCMFF, October 31. Arrived. — 'Sum,' barque, from California; 'Thetis, 'barque, from Mauritius; 'General Berry,' ship, from Dundee; ' Malta, ' ship, from Boston; ' Traveller,' schooner, from Brisbane ; ' Veno,' schooner, from Batavia. MoDaEE, October 31. A large meeting of the Roman Catholics was held on Tuesday evening in the Mudgee Catholic School Hall, to consider the Education Bill. A petition against it was unanimously adopted.