Australian Telegrams.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1837, 21 November 1874, Page 2

Australian Telegrams.

Syfdey, November 14,

The Marquis of Normanby is expected here to-day. He leaves in the Hero this week.

McCallum has been sentenced to death for the Circular Quay murder. The Treasurer promises his Financial Statement next Thursday..

The schooner Settlers' Friend has been wrecked at Wanbuckra Heads. Crew saved. The vessel is breaking up. Mr. Hoskins and Miss Golville are to play a star engagement at the Victoria Theatre. The handwriting of the letter to Bennett, proprietor of the Victoria Theatre, has been compared with that of Miss Christian, and found to be identical. This confirms Madame Gi-oddard's denial of the authorship. New Caledonia. Advices report that Wallestein has been tried and acquitted of aiding Eochefort's escape. : , Ribout's investigation is to be continued by commissioners. Orders have been received that no communist can receive money except through officials, and in such amounts as they deem fit.

Meiboukne. Three men have been arrested for stealing gold and specimens from Sebaston. The yacht club season opens to-day. At Mount Aitken Hereford bulls fetched from forty to a hundred guineas ; cows the same. Hennessy's brandy has sold as low as Bs. Wheat good to ordinary, 5s 9d to 5s lOd. A telegram from Calcutta states that Cornsacks have gone up 2 rupees in consequence of the advance in jute.

: The Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly gave a lunch 1 to two hundred persons. .' ' The 'New. Zealand mails, ex Nubia, leave on Monday morning. Adulaidjb. The Nubia arrived at GJpnclg and left again during the night. The news is anticipated by the Californian and Torres Straits mails.

BItISIUNE. A. E. King has been gazetted Minister of Works and Mines. Shipping. Melbotjbnk. Arrived : Alhambrafrom New Zealand. ; ■ . Newcastle, Arrived: Australiud and Ann Jane from 'Wellington. Sailed : Firefly for Dunedin ; Princess Alice for Lyttelton ; Melrose for Nelson. The cook of the Ann Jane, W. Anderson, shipped at Wellington, became insene on the voyage aud jumped overboard off Newcastle. He was drowned.