LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1687, 14 May 1866, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[BY lOTER-PBOTIMm TELEGRAPH,] DuifEDcr, May 12,1 57 p.m. _ Abbived, Auckland. Cleared, Warrior Queen for London with 1550 bales of wool, 7965 ozs. gold and 34 passengers. On Dit, that the Otago Steam Shipping Company are the successful tenderers for the Mail Services between Melbourne and here for six months commencing in June. Nelson, May 12,3 26, p.m. Aeeited.—Kennedy from the "West Coast. Taranaki from the South. Sailed.- 11th, Danish Beauty for Napier, Albion for the South. 12th Airedale for the South. Taranaki for North. The fate- of condemned Maoris is settled. Five are to be hung, twelve imprisoned for life, five fbrfourteen years, four for Beven years, and three for four years. New Zealander office at Auckland burnt down. Skirmish near Wairoa Taranaki; no lives lost. ■ [bt west coast telegeaph.] Hokitika, May 13,3.22 p.m. Overland mail arrived last night. Sailed.—Gothenburg this day for Melbourne with supplementary English Mail and 22,584 ozs. of gold, of which 7,000 were from G-reymouth; remainder from Hokitika. Another new rush reported to the South.The Commissioner has consented to make the "Warden's reports accessible to the public before being transmitted to Christchurch. SYDNEY. {From tht Argm.) May 1. _ A Parliamentary return just published gives the following statistics reepecting the Crown lands: —Total number of pastoral leases, 3521; acreage, 115,449,984; rental and assessment, £164,995. Parliament has been prorogued to the middle of June, and is likely to meet a month later. The Waratah Company have declared a ten per cent, dividend. The Queensland Steam Navigation Company's balance shows a loss of £6OOO on the half year, making the total loss for the year £13,000. "Serairamide" is to be produced to-night.

A. preliminary meeting has been called for the ensuing week to consider the propriety of erecting a monument to the niemorv of Captain Cook. The weather is very gloomy to-night and threatens rain. A man named Michael Eeilly stole a horse from Hosking's statiou, near Araluen, and purposed to join the outlaws Clarke and O'Connell, of Nerriguudah notoriety. The police were informed of it, and Detective M'Glone having been put on his track, pursued and overtook him. M'Glone accused the would-be bushranger of having stolen the horse he was riding, and ordered him to surrender. Keilly» who had no firearms with him, refused to surrender, and drawing a knife made a rush at M'Glone, who fired at him with his revolver, wounding EeiHv severely. The ruffian was then secured and locked up, when he confessed his intention of joining the bushrangers. Candles are much higher. Breadstuffs dull. A small sale of sound Chilian flour is reported at £U ; Callfornian, £l6; Adelaide, £l7 to&& At auction, damaged teas ei Magnolia, Chilian wheat, 3s lOd to 5s 3d; do flour, £9 2s 6d to £l2 ss; do barley, 3s lid.

The Japan, from Samarang, brings 3000 bags of sugar, 950 bags of wW 250 bags of pepper, 3800 bag? of rice, and 100 bales of coffee. ADELAIDE. Dr. Saenger, who isnovr in Adelaide, and who left. Melbourne for England by the ship Princess of W&les, u» der

Captain Cayser, in March of last year, says that there was on board that vessel a passenger named Johnes, who answered fully to the description of Charles Johnes of Adelaide, who was reported to the Melbourne police as missing at that time, and about whom considerable anxiety was felt. The Mr. Johnes referred to was the same who, after a short stay in Melbourne, suddenly disappeared with a large sum of money in his possession, and who was supposed to have gone up country and there met with foul play, When the Congregational Chapel at Port Adelaide was discovered to be on fire yesterday, a telegram was dispatched to Adelaide immediately (a distance of sii miles away) for water to extinguish it. The next train brought down thirty tons of water, which arrived in time to prevent the extension of the fire, although it was too late to save the building itself. The Lord Lyndhurst has been got off the reef, and is now lying at anchor about a mile to seaward of the positition she was in last night. The missionary ship John Williams, now ninety-three days' out from London, is hourly looked for. The lev. Mr. Sunderland is over here from Melbourne, waiting for her arrival.

An intercolonial chess match has been arranged between four or five of the principal chess players in Adelaide and Melbourne. It is probable that the match will be played next week. Mrs. Case made a highly successful re-appearance at White's Eooms last night. The Eev. I. New is drawing large audiences by his lectures. There is great excitement in the candle market. Sales of Belmont have been made to-day at 14|d per lb. The corn market is quiet. There is a greater inclination to sell; buyers hold back. Several good sized parcels are offering at 6s 6d, but there are no buyers. Flour unaltered. Wheat sales have been made to-day 7s 4d per bushel,