LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1632, 9 March 1866, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[by inteeprovincial telegraph.] The Bluff, March 8, 3.45 p.m. The Alhambra arrived from Melbourne last night; sailed for North at 7 a.m. Melbourne, March 2. Intelligence unimportant. Flour, Californian, £10; Adelaide, for export, £18 10s to £20. Bran, Is 6d. Pale brandy, inferior brands, sold at 3s. Sydney, March 1. Bertrand, for the murder of Kinder, has been sentenced to death, without hope of reprieve; he asserted his innocence in a speech which occupied half an hour. Mrs. Kinder has been acquitted; the Crown could not get a conviction; the Judge strongly advised her to leave the colony; he also stated that Jackson ought to be liberated. Wool sales well attended; greasy neglected; well grown fleeces higher, and in demand; fleece brought Is to Is 7|d; greasy, 6|d to 9d; scoured, 9fld. Maize, steady; wheat, 8s to 8s 6dEUROPE. The Souchays arrived at Brisbane on Feb. 26, bringing English news to Jan. 16. Great fire at St. Katherine's wharf, damage £22,000. The advance on bank rates had caused an advance on general business. The foreign demand for gold is the cause assigned. Money tight; exports small; bank rate, 8 per cent. Consols, 87^. AMERICA. Southern advices satisfactory. At a Cabinet meeting at New York, relations with England were warmly discussed. The directed Mr. Seward to prepare an ultimatum for presentation to the English Government, which, if not complied with, the Minister to ask for his passport and come home. Dunedin, March 8, 4 p.m. The Elections.—Grant addressed a good audience last night. Patterson will address electors to-night. Both candidates supported; active canvass going on; polling day to-morrow. Donald Reid is returned for "West Taieri. A. J. Burns was nominated, and has resigned his seat in the Provincial Council for that district in consequence. Major Cargill elected for Bruce without opposition. Everybody out at races. No returns as yet.