SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1161, 6 November 1871, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

London, Sept. 15. The Queen's health is steadily improving. The Piince of Wales commands the caval* j brigade at the Hampshire campaign. The Prussian evacuation of the departments near Paris and the northern forts is proceeding. Mr DuiJy's elevation to the Premiership is favourably noticed by some of the English papers. The wool sales opened with great animation ; 139,347 bales were catalogued. There was a large attendance of home and foreign buyers. Prices ranged from a penny to threehalfpence higher than last closing rates. The wool consignment correspondence is still continued in The Times. Arrived. — Tv timo for wool sales — Somersetshire, Agnes Rose, and Storm King. Too late — Kosciusko. Sailed. — City of Madras, Stonehouse. and Suffolk. London, Sept. 25, afternoon. The Mont Cenis tunnel has been opened successfully. International festivities took place at Turin. The Paris forts have been evacuated, and the disarmament of the National Guards everywhere proceeds quietly Rochefort has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. The sham campaign concluded with a review at Aldershot. Several battles wore fought, and great victories won "in defending the approaches to London against two invading forces, under Generals Staveley and Carey. Many deficiencies were exposed, but the manoeuvres were considered to be satisfactory. Keep, Parsons, and Co. have failed. Liabilities, £120,000. The Bank rate of discount is 3 per cent. Considerable excitement has taken place in stocks. Shares are falling. There has been a heavy withdrawal of gold for Germany. Wools advanced ld more since the opening of the sales, being unaffected by dearer money. The competition keeps prices firm, exporters buying largely. Sailed— Arab Steed, Duke of Edinburgh, Wimmera, Alcatras, Strathdon. London, Sept. 20,2 p.m. The Marquis of Normanby, Governor of Queensland, will probably be the successor of the Earl of Belmore in New South Wales. The freedom of the city of Aberdeen has been confeirod on Mr Gladstone. The following German consuls have been gazetted : — Mr Brahe, for Melbourne ; Mr Trewer, for Adelaide ; Mr Franck, for Sydney. The wool sales are progressing favourably. Home competition is 'brisk, but thejfdreign demand is slackening. The wheat market is firm ; tallow dearer ;

hides firm. Wallaroo copper, £76 105 ; speim, £80. «~ Bank rate of discount is raised to 4 per cent. The stock market is recovering from the panic. Victoria debentures — sixes are quoted at 114 i, fives at 104-i; Sydney, fives, 102£ ;| Queensland, 108 i ; Tasmania, 108t ; Adelaide, from 107 to 110 lo 114. Consols, 92£. ' The Underley, for Melbourne, has been totally wrecked on the Isle of Wight. The steward was drowned, but the rest of the crew and passengers were saved. " The Sydney mails, via San Francisco, were delivered on the 27th. Obituary. — Paul de Koch, the French novelist ; Giles Loder, the Russian merchant ,- Lady Dundas, Henry Blacklock, the publisher of " Bradshaw's Railway Guide ; " Colonel Wright, C.8.; the two brothers Russell, M.P., and justices of the peace, of Limerick ; Dr Hyde Salter, Sir James Pennethorne, Lord Churston : Mr Miller, manager of a joint stock bank ; Thomas Ballantyne, Mr Vallandigam's widow, Sir Edward Hughes, Bart. ; Count de Zealis ; Professor Forbes, of Montreal ; Admiral Nepeill. Arrived. — British Flag, Windsor Castle, Racer, Carisbrook Castle, Elizabeth Gongal, Isabella Crooni, Salamander. Sailed. — White Eagle, Sussex, Sobraon, Alfred Hawley.