LATEST CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4888, 21 November 1876, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

fBBUJER’S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) Sydney, Monday. The Englishmen beat the South Australians in one innings, with forty-three runs to spare. London, November 8. The Arctic Expedition arrived at Portsmouth. They reached to 450 miles from the North Pole, being the furthest point north ever attained. Beyond this the whole region was packed with ice. In the Eastern war an armistice has been fixed for two months. Tilden has been elected President of the United States. It is proposed to hold a conference on the Eastern question at Stamboul. Lord Salisbury, assisted by Eliott, will represent England, the other Great Powers also sending delegates. Melbourne, November 15. The race meeting was brought to a close on Saturday with a brilliant meeting. , Sir Anthony Musgrave has returned to Adelaide. Sir H. Robinson leaves to-morrow.

The amount paid in stakes over the meeting was £10,168. Wilson, winner of the . Cup, Derby, and Oaks, took £3700, and Sir H. Robinson £IBBS, principally for the Marybyrnong plate, a rich stake. It is reported the ring won close on to £70,000. The public are heavy losers. The Parliamentary proceedings are unimportant. The Public Houses Bill occupied more attention, grocers' licenses , for selling wine and spirits being expunged with a view to omit the colonial wine licenses, was negatived.

Government has agreed to terms for the purchase of the Hobson’s Bay railway, but ic requires the ratification of Parliament. The receipts on Government railways last week amounted to £29,000.

E. C. Moore has committed suicide by blowing out his brains. He was well known in connection with racing, and was lately Secretary to the Amateur Turf Club, the accounts of which are not quite satisfactory. Amusements were not very largely patronised during the race week. Three theatres are now open, and at Christmas a fourth is to be opened, besides other places. Roberts, in his final match, made a break of 462. He is now in Sydney. The weather has been very unsettled, but with strong hot winds, clouds, and dust. Business is dull, except in sugars and brandies. The last sale of sugars was held yesterday, and an advance of 10s. to 15s. was shown all round. Wheat is very scarce, and is quoted at 6s. fid.