BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume IV, Issue 221, 25 April 1872, Page 5

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville's telegram company, reuter's agents.)

Lyttei/ton, April 17. The John Knox has arrived. She brings the English telegraphic news. The Alexandra arrived at Glonelg at 2 p.m. on the 6th of April. The passage to King George's Sound occupied one hundred hours, and ninety-eight hours back. The s.s. Bußgalore, Captain Barn, sailed from Galle, on the evening of the 16th of Masch, and arrived at King George's Sound on the morning of the Ist of April. She was to sail from Melbourne on the morning of the Ist.

London, February 23. The Australian January mail, via Brindisi, was delivered in London on the 19th. A complimentary dinner was given by the leading Colonists in London to the Hon. G. F, Verdon, as an expression of respect and admiration. It was one of the greatest successes of the kind ever achieved. Messrs Edward, Wilson, Sedgewick, Cowper and Johnson, Currie organised it. The Duke of Edinburgh referred pleasantly to his experiences in visiting the British dependencies of which he had the lions share. Lord Kimberley spoke of the growing difficulties of maintaining so vast an empire, but deprecated any policy calculated to produce an unfriendly severance. A few days later the Queen distributed a shower of honors on reprentative colonists. Mr Knatchbull Hugessen's Bill, to constitute kidnapping of the Pacific Islanders a felony, has passed. The Australian Courts are empowered to try the cases, and the Australian squadron is to be strengthened. The monstrous claims for inferential damages in the Alabama case has aroused the strongest indignation of all classes in England. Everybody, including the Minist.'is aud Coinmisdoners, believing that the American negotiators had distinctly waived the indirect claims, their revival was at first regarded as sharp attorney practice. A further scrutiny of the treaty and protocol shows that they are nowhere expressly excluded ; the Americans profited by the ambiguity, and refuse to withdraw these claims from their case for arbitration. England is taunted with cowardice before an impartial tribunal lest she should find herself mulcted in a few hundred million pounds damages. England maintains no treaty can be ratified under a wrong understanding, and the national resolve is absolutely to refuse to recognise the indirect claims. The indignation at Yankee cunning is qualified by mortification at the obtuseness of English lawyers and officials. The Government is reproached with dilatoriness A large balance of European opinion is on the British side. The German Press particularly pronounce the claims outrageous, and doclare their right to claim similar reparation from America for assistance to France. A legislator indeed has moved for inquiry into this breach of neutrality. Four of the sharpest American lawyers have arrived in Paris ready for general pleadings, owing to a false report circulated that the separation of Canada from Great Britain had been decided upon to be declared immediat 'ly, should any disturbance take place with the United States. A letter has been published from Sir S. Baker, who is forcing his way through almost insuperable difficulties into the African interior. Diamonds continue to arrive from th< Cape. Lynch law prevails at the diggings and canteen-keepers have been burnt out fo buying stolen diamonds from natives. There is great disorder. A dreadful murder took place at Lambetl by aa American surgeon at two o'clock in the morning. The cause of the crime is iam comprehensible. I The Duke of Edinburgh Art Collection i J visited by increasing crowds at South Kenl sington. | The Brazilian Government is makinfl groat efforts to attract European emigrant to that country. A memorial fund devoted to mission pui poses is proposed by the Propagation Sc ciety. The British Government has not yet foi mally recognised the Fiji Government. On the 20th Februaiy, Mr Mac Fie calle attention to the last report of the Emigre tion Commissioner. The Court of Error confirmed the jud{ ment of the Courts of Exchequer in the can of M'Coll v. The Australian Meat Conß pany. | Upwards of a month was occupied by til Attorney-General in presenting an historicfl resume of the fraud of the Tichborne clainfl ant. All his Australian career has beeM clearly traced, except six months of 18dfl when he disappeared as Arthur Orton anfl reappeared ns Castro. General surprise ■ expressed that Sergeant Ballantyne did nfl follow Bose and Son, and throw up tlfl case. H An extraordinary case of disappearance H I a Hussian traveller has occurred in Londofl | Colonel Tomlons' pertinacity has befl rewarded by Mr Lowe ordering the Bank fl exchange old silver for new, and the Mint I coin night and day to relieve the scarcity. H Robert Kelly acquitted on the charge I the murder of Talbot, has been sentenced H fifieen years' penal servitude for ehootifl another policeman. H There is great activity in WoolwiH Arsenal in the manufacturing of heavy csH lion for naval and coast service. The CoH nies are also being supplied with the newfl designs. Torpedo experiments are carrfl on nightly. H London. February 29fl The national thanksgiving was an iH qualified success, and the weather favoralH There was a general holiday, and the cro\M unprecedented. Numerous casualties H curred. The Prince of Wales -was presH with the Queen, and bore the fatigue wl The manifestations of loyalty were inc^| cribable. St. Paul's Cathedral was occujH by 13,000 persons, and presented a magnificM spectacle. The illuminations were vH effective, and the festival deccrati^B covered miles. The French Imperial fun^f breakfasted with the Queen, wifcnes^B the departure of the cortege from Buck^fl ham Palace. The Qacen presented LIOOO H the Prince of Wales LSOO to the Cathefl Kebtoration Fund. The London CorporatH address was presented at MarlboronghH(H

■ yesterday. The Prince of Wales, with emotion, returned his sincere thanks for the national sympathy expressed, and his gratitude to God for his recovery. He suitably acknowledged the public reception accorded to the Queen and ltoyal Family. The American Government; asserts its determination to have the indirect claims submitted to the Geneva Commission. A deputation proposed that New Caledonia should be sold instead of becoming a convict settlement. The Standard interprets Earl Kimberley's invitation to New South Wales to annex Fiji and encourage its becoming independent as an invasion of his National duty. Two thousand cans of condemned Australian meats have been seized. SHIPPING. Arrived — Darra Chaa See, Glen Osmond, City of Paris, Norfolk, Indus, Clodion, Corinth. Sailed— Goolway, Lincolnshire, Whittington, Asoalon, Woodbine. London, March Bth. The Queen has written a touching letter expressing her deep sense of the reception accorded on thanksgiving day to herself and family. The Queen returned from a diplomatic Court on the 29th February and is living at Buckingham Palace. She was attacked by George Arthur O'Connor, who presented an unloaded pistol and a petition the release of the Feuian prisoners. He was overpowered by the attendants. The Queen -was onmoTed. The ; prisoner is without an accomplice and was committed for trial. Public excitement was promptly allayed. The Queen's health is good and she visits Germany shortly. The * Prince of Wales will spend the spring in the south of Europe. A baronetcy has been conferred on the Mayor, and Sheriffs Truscott and Ben- \ nett are knighted. Sir Charles Cowper was presented at Court by Earl Kirnberiy. In the Tichborne trial, the claimant was nonsuited, and next day arrested for perjury, He was takon to Newgate. Mr Dixon's attack on the Education Act has failed. Mr. Cardwell's Army re-organisation Bcheme is adopted, and the estimate voted. The Megrera report fixed the chief responsibility upon Sir Spencer Robinson, and blames Mr Reed Carberry, Lord Morgan, and others. Wool closed flatter, and most descriptions are a penny lower from highest point ; 5000 bales were taken for export. The next sales will take place on April 18— probable stock, 200 000 bales. The French indemnity fourth half milliard was paid under discount. Arrived : Anna Maria, Miltiades, Dela•war, La Hogue. Sailed : 1 urness Abbey, Tncholm, Coldingham, Ann Duthie. LATE TELEGRAMS. LONDON, February 23 to March 10. The JVe?p York H rakl says the American members of joint commission are placed in an awkward position by the indirect claims which cannot be well withdrawn. VicePresident Colfax says that neither America nor England dare destroy the treaty of Washingten. Earl Granville's despatch reached Washington on the 23rd instant. The American reply was despatched on Ist March. The reply is firm and courteous, but declines to change the case. The London Observer states that, should England repudiate the treaty, America will contend for her rights to fish in Canadian waters, as they are valid, and will act accordingly. Mrs Radcliffe was examined in the Tichborne case on the 23rd. Mr Monckton, Conservative, is elected for North Notts, and Mr Pender, Liberal, for North, boroughs. The Navy Estimate amounts to L 0,508,900, 508,900 being a decrease of L 281,807. The City of London presented an address to the Queen at Windsor on the 24th I February. The Prince of Wales is going to the Italian Lakes. Further rioting has occurred in Killarney. The yacht Enchantress leaves for Suez on the 29th. Her State cabin is fitted up as a Mortuary Chamber for the receptian of th 1 body of Earl Mayo. The Queen, Prince of Wales, and two children, the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Beatrice, Princes Arthur and Leopold, were present at the national thanksgiving. The Peers and Commons were separately seated : tinder the dome were the army and navy. The mayors were seated in the nave. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, the streets and houses were profusely decorated, triumphed arche3 were erected on the line of procession along Pall Mall and Fleet street. It returned by Holborn and Hyde Park. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to present an address of condolence and sympathy to Lady Mayo. I A youthful Irishman, named O'Connor, ■apparently deranged, claiming relationship Bwith Fergus O'Connor, climbed the rails outleide Buckingham Palace, presented a pistol Bnnloaded, with a broken lock, in one hand, ■and a petition for the release of the Fenians ■n the other, as the Queen was preparing to ilight from her carriage. The equerries instantly seized and gave him into custody. Che Queen showed no feer, and merely leant jack in her carriage. O'Connor was exanined at Bow street on the 2nd, Prince Leopold and John Brown were witnesses. He vas committed for trial. Great indignation nras felt at the act, and official bulletins and lelegrams were issued to prevent exaggerated ■eports. Prussia accepted payment of the balance f a fourth half milliard of the Indemnity till due at five per cent, discount advance. 'Moilea Bonajiorte journal is supprersed. Obituary. — General Lane. Mr Russel Gurney is expected in Enlgand n the the 20th, and returns to America .in rder to complete the labors of the Com- ■ The Queen returned to Windsor on the Hrn. Tournier is appointed a French Ambasto Italy. The appointment is disHsroved of by the Catholic party. WThe Queen has written a letter to Mr Bladstone expressing her Majesty's deep apHreciation of the f reception accorded to herIf and her dear children by millions of her Hyal subjects. Her words are too weak to Htpress how touched and gratified her Majesty and family were. H All the Washington correspondence and American press concur in the opinion the tone of the American reply is cmipacific. The New York World says Hie American interpretation of the treaty completely broken down. H Hokitika, April 17. ■The Alhambra arrived at 8 a.m. PassenHrs : Messrs Caasius, Davidson, Harrison, Himes, Smith ; Miss Marton, Mrs Patterson, Hrs Clogston and three children. She left on the afternoon of the 11th. ■Robert Eyton, charged with passing cheques on the Auckland Bank, further remanded. Ministerial fete at Clones was held on the foundation stone of the Town Ministry visited Gipps Land, and ■ye promised extensive railways in that

The Hon. Mr Wrixon fell from his horse and sustained a concussion of the brain. He ia going on favorably. The one innings and single wicket matches, Sydney v. Victoria, are both in favor of Victoria. Advices have arrived that the telegraphic I charges between England and Australia, j -will be nearly double what were previously announced. The Governor has subscribed for the 25 burnt out theatricals. Mr Whitworth published a series of tales, entitled, " Under the Dray j" they are very successful. Tookeys, nominally, L 6 10s, with little inquiry. Sailed, Our Hope, Dunedin. Wheat, L 5 10s ; flour, Ll3 to Ll3 ss. Sydney. The proposed National Exhibition is likely to be a great success. A subscription has been started for the survivors of the Guinea Expedition. Hamlet won the Queen's plate. Beadett, the circus performer, is dead. Foul play is suspected. Two men have been arrested on suspicion. Fine copper ore has been discovered in the Darling District. Wool is unaffected by the mail news. Arrived : Blanche, Whirlwind, Helen King, Oscar, and Lady Bird, from New Zealand ports. Arrived. — Moa, from Auckland. Sailed. — Prairie, for Auckland. Jehn KnOX, for Lyttelton, from Newcastle. Ellen Grove, for Lyttelton. ADELAIDE. A company has offered to construct a railway across the continent.' It .is estimated it will cost two hundred millions, and it is prqposed to carry the work out by means of British capital. Parliament has re-assembled. Vigorous opposition is expected. Arrived. — Tell, from New Zealand. Town flour, Ll3 10s ; prime wheat, 5s 6d. COMMERCIAL. The London wool sales opened on the Bth February, and continued at an advance of 2£d to 3|d per lb. on all descriptions above the prices obtained at the last series. In some special instances even this rise was evceeded. 80,000 bales passed under the hammer, manufacturers' stocks being light. Latterly the competition was less spirited. Tallow has been in limited demand in consequence of tbe large home melting. Mutton was lower by 3s per cwt., audbsef by 2s 6d per cwt. The sales amounted to 3600 cwt., and the stocks 9300 cwt. Sydney oils fetched 33s to 375, and sperm 565. Hides are in good demand, and a slight advance has taken place. Leather is firm . Horns and bones are in good request, at extreme rates. New Zealand hemp is eagerly bought, and the supply is inadequate to the demand. A large increase has ta ;en place in the imports of Australian wooL Two new Atlantic cables are projected. Australian securities are firm. New Zealand Five 3, Consolidated, are at 102, and do Sixes at 113. The total value of the exports for the month shows a decrease of L 372,500. To New Zealand the decrease amounts to L 89,600. SHIPPING. Arrived. — Coronilla, from Lyttelton. Sailed.— Wild Deer, for Port Chalmers ; Thames, for Wellington. Loading. — Ten vessels for New Zealand. Freights to New Zealand are from 35s to 40s per ton, for general goods. Auckland, April 18. There was a grand luncheon on board the Nevada yesterday. A number .of invitations were issued ; the principal merchants of Auckland and the various consuls were present. The Wellington sailed at one o'clock from the Mamikau direct with the outward mails. Bluff, April 19. The Gothenburg arrived at eight this morning. She left Melbourne on the 13th, and sails for Dunedin to-night. Passengers. — Mr Garleck, Mr Cook, Mr Stephens, Capt. Cumming and son, Mr and Mrs Harfc, Mr C. Berghoff, Mr David Strang, Mr Hounsell, Mr Thompson, Mrs Henderson and child, Mrs Symons and two children, and 22 in the steerage. Melbourne, April 13. Breadsfcuffs very firm. Flour Ll 4 10s to Lls. Wheat is still rising, 6s 4d has been paid for second rate samples, and 6s 6d refused for prime. Oats, 3s 5d to 3s 6d. Sydney. Mr Adams, of Wyeralla Station, was found drowned in the Richmond Kiver, with a bullock chain around his neck, and a heavy weight attached to it. The Tararua has arrived at Newcastle from the Gulf of Carpentaria. There are rumors of a monster nugget having been found at Bowling Alley Point. Adelaide. The Government advertise that they will receive worn coin for three months at a discount of 5 per cent. Wheat, 5s 9d. Flour, Ll2 10s to Ll3 10s. Auckland, April 19. The Wellington has arrived. Canterbury wheat firm 5s 3d to 5s 6d. Oats, 2s 8d to 3s. Beef, 23s to 27s per lOOlbs. Share Market. — Inverness, 20s; Caledonians, Ll9 15s ; Cures, 265 ; Otago, 22s 6d; Italian, 10s ; Moanatiri, 90s ; Alburnia, ! 70s ; Nonpareil, SOs. Wellington, April 22. The Independent by authority states that any arrangement made by Mr Yogel with the Associated Press re telegrams, does not in the slightest degree commit the Government to its acceptance. Auckland, April 22. The Hero has arrived, Mr Yogel being a passenger by her. The Nevada sailed to-day. The Hero brings Australian dates to the 15th. A brutal outrage has occurred at Avoca. A German attempted to murder a girl who refused his addresses. The South Pacific Steam Navigation Company has been started for the purpose of buying M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s steamers for the Pacific service. The Colonial Bank has paid a dividend of 8 per cent.