TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4489, 3 April 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS. _•;>■• .■■'■■ [PRESS AGENCY.] ;-; ' : LONDON, March 29. THE San Francisco mail is delivered.. /THE. COLONIAL WOOL SALES. The colonial wool sales opened yesterday. Upwards of 8000 were offered,. Victoria and South Australia preponderating. The biddings commenced with spirit, but prices suffered a slight decline. EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS. [press .agency.] THE QUEEN'S NEW TITLE AND THE COLONIES. LONDON, March 28. Mr. Gladstone, Lord Hartington, Mr. Forster, and the Times urge the expediency of including the colonies in the Queen's new. .f<tle. THE TSOUpSH INSURRECTION. r"'/- LONDON, March 18. The Pr/iice of Montenegro is using his -endeavours to induce the insurgents to submit. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, March IS. For wheat there is an improving demand. The tin market has rallied, and is now •quoted at £74. . Wallaroo copper is quoted at £S5, pending the sale by public auction of 2000 tons. 330 bales of New Zealand hemp have been sold at full rates. Present stocks are firmly held. SHIPPING. LONDON, March 18. Arrivals : Director, from Auckland, September 3; Waikato, from Lyttelton, December 15; Halcione, from Wellington ; Magne, from Adelaide, November 3 ; Romanoff.

AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS.

[press agency.] THE PACIFIC MAIL ROUTE. SYDNEY, April 1. Oar Executive Philadelphia Commissioner thinks a mistake is made in including a Fijian port in the Pacific service. He suggests the Bay of Islands as the port of call for New Zealand. He thinks the line ■will work under difficulties while New Zealand has to join at Kandavu. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. April 1. Brandy, in quarter-casks, 6s Gd per gallon; for cases considerable inquiry. Large parcels have been sold at about 30s. Sugar is unchanged. Tobacco, Is 5d to Is 6d. Trade parcels of kerosene, Zs to 2s 2d. New Zealand malting barley is offering at ss. . . , jg. ■ April 1. Kauri pine at auction sold at full rates. [We have received the following note from the Press Agency :—"Please to note that in our weekly market quotations from Australia the following brands are exclusively referred to:—Sugar, Company's No. 1 counter; tobacco, black swan brand; brandy, Hennessy's; Hour and grain, from New Zealand."]

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM'S.

[FEB THE 'ARAWATA.'J MELBOURNE, March 31. The Land, Property, and Income-tax Bills having only pass! second reading by a small liiajonty of three, have been withdrawn by the Government. The iron hand resolution thi** time, proposed by a member of the Opposition, was the cause of the Government obtaining such a small majority. It is rumoured that no Confederate motion is to be proposed to-morrow. The Treasury proposes to issue bills to meet the deficiency. All business is nearly cleared off. Prorogation expected next week. There was an extraordinary rainfall on Saturday. Water came down literally in buckets, nearly a'l.over the country alike; (very place wan flooded in a* few minutes, and much iV.maje has been done in several directions. Subscriptions for sending a rifle team to Wimble ['on rnd Philadelphia are coming in ; Captain King, Captain Greenfield, and T. Drafer have been selected as three out of five required to go. A portion of a v--sel, about 300 tons, has leen found on Lammack Island, Gippsland.

The following is the list of the Adelaidej new Ministry :—Hawtes, Chief Secretary Blythe, Treasnrer; Buc'dnnd, Commissioner of Public Works ; Mann, Attorney-General; Playford, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Everard, Minister of Education. SYDNEY, March 31. The steamer Easby has arrived at Newcastle.

. e NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from odb own correspondents.] COROMANDEL, Saturday. In tho Union Beach last night, about 1 trelve j ninds of rich specimens were hauled up. The dispute between tho Palmerston Gold Mining Company and the Union Beach has b-en disposed of. Mr. H. Graham has surveyed the ground, and has decided that the -falmerston has not yefc encroached updh. the Union Beach ground. Tho Kapanga is still in hard country, and the progress is slow. REEFTON, Sunday. A monster meeting of miners and business people was held last night at Reefton. The resistance of miners to the Energetic and other companies attempting a reduction of wages, was approved, and it was unani- , roonsly resolved to subscribe ample funds to "itssist their action. A committee was formed. The meeting was very enthusiastic and de- j termined. j

[PRESS AGENCY.] WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Luna leaves this morning for Napier, to take the Governor back to Auckland. The Hon Mr. Bowen goes in the Luna, and will accompany His Excellency.' 'lhe Luna will probably leave Napier on Monday, so as to arrive in Poverty Bay on Tuesday. From there she will call at Tauranga and Island. If his health permits, Dr. Pollen will probably return to Wellington. While in the North Mr. Bowen will visit Taranaki, with a view to making the final arrangements for the central penal establishment, and for the formation of a breakwater by_ convicts. The plans of the Central Prison are prepared, and it is thought its erection will be commenced forthwith.

The s.s. Colima, for days from Auckland direct, arrived here at 1 p.m. She was detained by heavy weather. Sunday, 5.30 p.m. The Otago Schoolmaster's Association has declined to agree with the resolution passed by the so-called New Zealand Certificated . Teacher's Association, they having had no ' opportunity of expressing their opinion ..thereon. ■ .■>. ....■ ;V; ; V: '';, J ' ' .;. TIMARU,- Saturday. At an inquest on the body of James Bain, a verdict of "Accidentally drowned" was returned, with a rider that the control of tte, landing services should be vested in the or other .competent .officer. ■ %!£"''■<'' '■'''■ - !oi"~! James Presc'ott, an 'elderly man,' has: been arrested, charged with a criminal assault' npon his niece, aged seven years. The prisoner was remanded for seven days.

The Star states on good authority that Mr.") Thomson, Chief Commissioner of -the Wa3te lands Board, will be Surveyor-Gene-ral for the colony.v ": ',' " • Nearly twenty- skilled pottery' hands, nominated for the Milton Pottery Works, are now unemployed in consequence of the stoppage of the -works. They cannot get any employment in the Tokomairiro district, and have seventy persons depending upon them. A deputation • from them -waited on the Superintendent who is endeavouring to proi vide work. | BLUFF, Saturday. The Arawata arrived fronvMelbourne at 8 a.m. this morning. • She cleared Port Phillip Heads at 7 p.m.; on the morning of the 27th passed the Ringarooma at 10 p.m., and was at Wilson's Promontory at 4 a.m j the next day there were fresh north-east winds and fine weather. She has the New ■ Zealand portion of salmon ova, 353 tons | cargo, and-111 passengers for all ports. She sails at 5 p.m. for Dunedin.