BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2014, 19 October 1869, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

[from our own correspondent.] [The following was published by us as an “Extra” to-day :—] Bluff, Tuesday. The Claud Hamilton, Capt. Underwood, left Hobson’s Bay at 11 a.m. on the 13th ; passed Port Philip Heads at 3 p.m., and Cape Schanck at 5 p.m. same day. Experienced fine weather during the passage; made the Southwest Cape at 2 a.m. on the 18th, and entered Bluff Harbor at daylight this morning. She 2G saloon and 27 steerage passengers (Chinese), and 210 tons cargo for all ports. Passengers for Dunedin :—Saloon — Messrs Isaacs, Rees, Kerr, Walton, Harper, Harper, jun., Raphael, Gardiner, Mrs Kerr, Mr and Mrs Edwards, Mrs Anderson and family, Mrs Morton ; and 27 in the steerage. She brings 116 tons of cargo, and 456 rams for Otago. She leaves at 4 p.m. to-day. The s.s. Alhambra broke down 70 miles from the Heads, on her way to Melbourne. She was seen by the captain of the steamer Murray, who telegraphed for a tug. She was towed to the wharf, and is not expected to be repaired under three months. Melbourne, Oct. 12th. The election excitement is over. Most of the members have arrived in town. Amongst the passengers by the Malta, which sails to-day, is Mr Walter Montgomery, the tragedian, who has taken his passage to Calcutta. A most determined attempt at suicide was made last evening at Sandridge. A man, who refuses to give his name, stabbed himself in seven places in the breast j he has been removed to the hospital, and is expected to recover. A. compiimentavy banquet will, be given to General Latham, late consul of the United States, who leaves shortly for America, Dr Macartney pud Mr Higinbotham, engineer-in-chief, have visited Gippsland to inspect the route for a railway between Sale and Welshpool. Commercial. —Wheat, 5s 6d to 6s, scarce ; flour, .£lB to .£lB 10s ; bran, Is lOd ; pollard, 2s : oats, 5s 6d; maize, 4s 9d to 4s lOd. Markets firm, Sydney, Oct. 8. The Malta sails tq-morrow with 60,000 sovereigns ami'll,OOO ounces o£ gold.

The Minnie Graham has arrived from China, with a cargo of teas. It is rumored that‘the Government intend to introduce an income tax. ■ Oct. 9, The Government intend proposing to destroy all transportation records. Breadstuffs dull. Adelaide, Oct. 0. The crops, owing to late rains, are looking well. Wheat 6s 6d, Oct. 11. Canon Russell has been offered the deanery of Adelaide. Heavy rains have set in. The teas ex Japan sold to-day, and fair prices were realised. Markets flat.