TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4291, 14 August 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

[from our own CORRESPONDENTS.] Thames, Friday. The City of London has a fine body of stone, the size not ascertained. Sales : Caledonian, double, 85s, 87s Gd, 90s, 92s Gd ; Cure. 13s Gd ; Golden Calf, double, 14s 3d; Coliban, Is ; Tairua, 553; Ajax, 2s Gd- Sellers -. Caledonian, 955; Cure, 14s ; Golden Calf, new, 7s ; Albion, first issue, 35s ; Queen of tho May, lis 6d ; Tairua, 50s Gd; Gem, 7s; Ajax, 2s Cd; Britannia, 2s. Buyers : Caledonian, 90s; Cure, 13s Gd ; Golden Calf, 14« 3d ; new ditto, Gs ; Moanatairi, 30s ; Old Whau, 10s ; Coliban, Is; Queen of the May, 10s Gd; Gem, Gs ; Ajax, 2s. Coromandf.l, Friday. The Union Beach got the lift fixed, and started to work last night, all right. The Tokatta got 390 ozs. from the second retort; total rctu-n, 020 ozs. A small parcel of specimens was got to-day, and something good is expected to-morrow. Sharemarket: Union Beach, firm ; Tokatea, sales, ISs; buyers at that, but no sellers. Tavranoa, Friday. Business dull, and everybody complaining. Farmers arc diligently planting their crops, and the weather delightful. The natives have drawn up and forwarded, per yesterday's overland mail, a touching petition to Parliament, to negative the pakcha petitions prohibiting them from the exercise of the franchise. [PRESS AGENCY.] Wellington, Friday. The report circulated that Comptroller Fitzgerald prepared the Abolition and other Government bills is entirely unfouuded. The Ferry Hotel, near Porirua, was totally destroyed bv fire at two o'clock this morning. The owner, "Mr. Nelson, his wife and family, were on the premises at the time. It has not been licensed for some time, and has been iu the market for lease or sale. Nothing was saved. The building was iusuredin the South British for £300, and the furniture for £200. Dunedin, Friday. The candidates for tho vacant seat at Cavcrsham arc Messrs. Larnach, Stout, and Barton. There will-be a keen contest.