Telegrams.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1201, 27 December 1871, Page 3

Telegrams.

[Per Greville and Co., Reuter's s Agents/] AUSTRALIA. Blttpf, Dec. 26, 8.30 a.m. The Alhambra left Melbourne at 5.30 p.m. on Dec/20, and anchored at the Heads at 10.30 p.mkon Dec. 25. Sails for Dunedin to-night. Passengers : For Dunedin — Mr and Mrs I Brown, Msssrs Harrington, Whiteman, Esten, and Williams, For Ljttelton — Mrs Hillier. For Auckland — Mr and Mrs Stoddart. For Wellington— Mr Gall. '■'-. Melbourne, Dec. 20. The contest between Messrs Hamilton and Sullivan, for the representation of the Southern Province in the Legislative Council, is jlikely to be severe. .Mr Austin, of Barwon Park, and the Hon. G#orgc Rqlfe, are dead. Y The lecture by Anthony Trollope, in aid of the Caxton Fund was successful. There was a forge attendance. \*f company for the manufacture of woollens ,hfc been formed in Melbourne. j*The wife of Gallaghy, of .the Civil Service Hptel, died suddenly. IJPnr inquest is not concluded ; medical evidence shows that death . wljjs caused by external violeice. >'George Fountain, frui;erer, committed' suicide. His paramour has since become in-' sane. sThe eclipse expedition arrived at the point o*v^)bservation on Dec. 6, aid prepared the instruments. There was fair weather till Dec. U?j when a severe thundersto*m,came on. On •Dec. 12, for the whole day, the weather was thick. . The sun was obscured by heavy rain-

clouds, and observations were impossible. Th e corona was faintly seen. The schooner Matilda, 15 miles to the north,' saw the eclipse distinctly. The ex-Rev. J. Tyerman, formerly of Christchurch, is still agitating the question of spiritism. He is much ridiculed and lampooned by tbe papers. The Stonehouse, with 440 immigrants, has arrived ; also the Anmi from Riverton, and Rangitoto from Hokitika. Sailed — Maid of Erin, for the Buller ; Aborigne, for Hokitika. The Matilda, schooner, brings the crew of the brigantine Active, wrecked hi Torres Straits. Flour is quoted at £12 to £12 15s, and Adelaide wheat at os lOd. New Zealand oats were sold at auction at 3s 3id. Sugars are firm. The Annie Brown and William Condell were loading at Mauritius for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. Tookeys, which were at £39 to £40, fell on receipt of the Hero's news to — sellers, £26 to £27 ; buyers, £20 ; no business. Sydney, Dec. 19. The submarine cable from Java 'to Port Darwin is working effectually. News was brought to Normantown, Carpentaria, by one of the Northern Territory ! party, that 20 seamen of an American man-of- j at St. Mary's, stormed a female reforma- j tory. The captain and officers followed, and prevented the outrage intended. They arrested and ironed the offenders, and will probably make examples. Gulgong is favourably reported on as a goldfield. j A despatch from Lord Kimberley refuses to sanction the proposed annexation of Fiji to ' New South Wales. '; James Collins has been committed for trial, ! for the murder of his mate, Osborne, at the I Gulgong diggings. j A team of bullocks was killed by lightning at Bathurat. Arrived. — City of Adelaide and Galatea, and Hero from Auckland. Business is dull, pending tlie arrival of the mail. Breadstuffs are quiet. Adelaide, Dec. 19. It is rumoured that the Government will not take any person on the Northern Expedition who intends to prospect for gold. They fear that the development of the goldficlds would cause employes to leave their service and take to gold digging. There is a perfect plague of locusts. Wheat is firm at 4s lOd. Newcastle, Dec. 19. Arrived. — Havershain and Camille from Wellington ; Alarm from Auckland ; Southern Cross from Lyttelton. Sailed. — Prima Donna for Auckland. i — — — — — — —• — — ■— ~— _— — — — _ _ — — _—