ARRIVAL OF THE MATAURA.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2568, 7 September 1867, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF THE MATAURA.

The. s.s. Mataura, from Sydney, for Panama, arrived at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. She left Sydney on the Ist September. We Buoimarise the following intelligence from our files to the 31sfc ult. : — The Government of New South Wales have given notice of their intention to ask the assembly to go into committee for the purpose of passing a resolution that it is expedient to raise a loan of three millions sterling for railway purposes. The loans already authorised are nearly exhausted, and it is certain that if railways are to be continued so as to reach the groat producing interior of the country, fund 3 must be raised without delay, The present Governor, of the colony, Sir John Young, will not take his departure for Europe until after the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh may be expected in Sydney about the end of October. Money has been cheerfully voted to defray expenses, and entertainments of all kinds are being devised in his honour. So far as New South Wales is concerned, the final step is nearly completed for the validation of the agreement come to at the late Intercolonial Postal Conference. The bill for that purpose has passed through committee in the Assembly and would probably become law a few days after the Mataura left. The Empire of the 31«t August has the following Commercial intelligence : — In breadstuff's we hare to report a renewal of shipments to England. The Liberator takes about 7000 bushels of wheat, at Is. per bushel freight, and there are negotiations pending for other shipments for the home market: These operations have had the effect of checking the previous dawn ward tendency in prices here ; but as 3'et wo are not in a position to report any improvement in market prices. Our present quotations are £12 10s to £13 per ton for best samples of Adelaide silk dressed flour, nnd 5s 3d to 5^ 4d per bushel for wheat. In both flour and wheat purchases are confined to small purcels for immediate requirements. ' ' Melbourne, 291h August. The M'Culloeh Miuistry has returned to power, the Opposition never having been asked by the Governor to form a Minis'. ry. A bill for the appropriation of £300,000 sterling was brought up tonight to pay salaries —it is certain to pass. The Parliament will he prorogued for a few days, and the Appropriation Bill, with the Darling vote included, will fhen be sent up as before. Flour is quiet ; sales of Maguey's Adelaide have been affected at £12 lQs in bond ; candles are firmer — all advised by Stables' last Circular are now in ; 100 cases photolite sold at 2s. Sydney, '29 th August. Tho wool sales held to-day passed off with Unusual briskness, considering the quantity offered, and the limited number of lota likely to induce competition.