TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5572, 6 July 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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G U AH AMSTl )WX, Monday Curf. — Retorted'aftei se\i-n days' ciusl\ing, and obtained 294o/ gold Had 3,">11>. specimens to-day from the mine. * The Tairua quaifcz armed tins morning, and is now being erushed at the Moan.it.ii ui battery, and ib making a splendid show . A meeting of the Stewart Company today appointed Horton, Stewart, Smith, Workman and McCanl pio\it>ional diiectois City of London*. — No. 4 iccf is looking splendid. Ha\e started to-night on new level, w here \v 01 k Wtib suspended while waiting for rope. At the inquest to-day on the body of Hill Oihnoie, who died suddenly and h.id been admitted to the hospital the pre\ious night insensible, the medical testimony showed that epdejjsy caused by an obstruction by coagulation in the main aitevy of the brain caused his de.ith SiuREMvnivni.— Sales : City of London, 4Gs. Gd. ; Queen of the May, lls ; Cure, 14s. to los. ; Una, 4s. ; Gem, one-eighth share, £20. Hellers : Tairua, 70s. ; Queen of the May, 10s. 9d. ; (Jure, 16s. 6d. ; Red Queen, Is. Gd. ; Impendent, ISs. 6d., Puketui, o^. Otl.; Britannia, 3? ; Gem, one-eighth shaie, £21; Alburnia, new, Gs. ; paid, 12s. Gd Buyers : City of London, 4Gs. Gd. ; Cure, l."w ; L T iia, 4s. ; Bright Smile, 25s.

COr.OMANDEL, Monday. Xo news from Union Beach. Bismvkck. — Have not finished blanket tailings going through Some specimens sent «lown to day, about 7001b. I C'iiy of Ai ckl\M). — A few specimens to- j <lay. By the heavy rain on Sunday all the creeks are Hooded, and a number of logs have arrived at Wanganoua and Kennedy's Bay. Tt has been the largest flood foi .1 long time, but no damage has been done. ToKAria.— Sending stuff to Bennett's Battery. Ale woikmg line with their own men. [per PKrss voeno]

ALEXANDRA, Monday. Theie was a tremendous gale here yestei<lay. To day la fine. The natives who can arc detei mined to hold on to then* wheat for an advance. They cannot understand tins season's prices One of the Tuineis was at Kawlua lately to lmy cattle. Tapihani put on an aukati, and prevented him going on *° WANliANUT, Monday. An unusually sharp shock of earthquake occurred early yesterday morning. It was proceeded and followed l>y lesser ones ior hours, and occasional noises, like distant artillery tiring, woic lieaid. Tlie ilncction was N.E. to .^. W. Some ciockeiy Mas shaken off the shelve^, but no other damage was ilone.

WELLINGTON Monday. The new arrangement butween the banks came into force to day, and discounts are j)'>w 7 pur cent under !>."» days, and 8 per ai)ove that pel iod, while the hiyjiest tutu of interest to \>u alhnveil is 7>\ per cent It i > ced th.it this will release a great dc-.il of money winch was withdrawn from the oithnary channels of in\ esstment s«o lon» as the banks gave 7 per cent, for deposits. The Tribune understands that there is not likely to be any opposition to the appointnieut of Mr. O'Rorkc as Chan nun of Committees of the House of RepreseHtatives. It says there is no doubt the Government will 6upport his re-appoiutment.

(JHUISTCHUllOH, MmuUy. The criminal session of tiie Supreme Court was opened this morning. Jiulgo Williams., in his charge to the Uiand Jury, expiessed great satisfaction tit the new prison regulations. Several cases were lie.nd, but sentence in each c ise w.is dufui red till to-inor-1UW.

A telegram to the Edin from Christclmreh intimates that the Jockey Club there have <leoi<leil to uphold the decision of the Auckland l'.iuing Club m refeience to the late lacing scandal here.