LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3525, 15 June 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

—y ■ ■•■»- [PBB GBEVJLLb'S XBIi. CO., BBUTEB'S AGENTS.] Lyttelton, Friday. A heavy southerly gale is blowing here. The Taranaki is detained, and sails to-morrow. Chrtstchubch, Friday The grain market has been very quiet, but a feeling exists amongst holders that prices will improve as the stocks of both wheat and flour are light. The best middling wheat is held for 4a 9d to 4s lOd, but neither buyers nor sellers are anxious to operate. Flour is unchanged iv price. Oat 3 are unaltered, but a better price is anticipated. Bailey is scarce, and 5s to 5s 3d is freely offered. Provisions are in active request. Butter, B^d ; Cheese, od ; haras and bacon 7d to 7^d. Mr J. E. Brown has obtained leave to introduce a bill into the Provincial Council making the Superintendent the chief Executive officer, to be governed by a majority of the Executive for the time being. Tima.ru, Friday. The weather hag been very rough. ** All the shipping got safely to sea yesterday afternoon. There was a snow storm this morning. Dunedin, Friday. The Queenstowu coach last night, when half-way between Cromwell and Clyde, ran over the bank of tho Molyneux river. The coach and horses got into deep water, but no Hies were lost. Five mail bags were lost in the stream. There have been some heavy snow storms up-country, and snow continues falling in Dunedin. There have been several coach accidents in the country districts, and in two cases the passengers were injured. Tho Provincial Government still firmly refuse to reinstate the police who refused duty. Flour is firm at £13. Ihero is good sale for wheat at 5s 3d ; malting barley is wanted at 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; oats are extremely quiet at Is lOd. Westport, Friday. Mace's crushing at Reefton gave 841 b avoirdupois of amalgum to 603 tons of stone. It is expected that 1075 ounces troy will be sent to Greymoulh. The sea here is steadily encroaching. Tho surf is washing away the ground at the rear of the few remaining houses on the west side of Gladstone «troet, and the occupants are removing. Mr O'Connor's action with respect to the lease of town lots is generally condemned, and his excuses not deemed satisfactory. Hokitika, Friday. Mr Barbor, the. late postmaster and receiver of revenue here, has been charged with embezzling two sums of money belonging to the County Government, and remanded until Wednesday next. The s.s. Tararua, Pearce, commander, arrived at 11 o'clock yesterday morning from Melbourne after a splendid passage of four dajs and nineteen hours. Sho loft at 2 p.m. on the Bth. Passengers — saloon : Messrs Planted, Taylor, Allison, Green, Snow. Steerage, 27. Melbourne, June 8. The Duffy Ministry has resigned. Duffy asked for a dissolution, but was refused. The new Ministry formed is as follows: Francis, Premier; Langton, Treasurer ; Ramsay, Railways and Works; Gillies, Land; M'Kay, Mines; Cohen, Customs ; Stephens, AttorneyGeneral ; Kcrferd, Solicitor ; Mr Anderson will represent the Government in the Legislative Council. Duffy submitted a lengthy manifesto to the Governor to support his application for a dissolution, but it was ably replied to by the ' Governor Ganat's complaint against Berry was unproven. Garrat will ask that tho evidence be printed. Some delicate family disclosures are involved. Wheat, 6s 9d to 7s Sd ; flour, £16 to £10 10s ; New Zealand wheat, Os Od to 7s; oats, 3s to 3s 2d. Sugars are firmly held. Tookeys are offered at £6 Jos; nominal, £5 ss. Arrived — Byron, from Hokianga ; Hero, from Auckland ; Tower Hill, from Wnngaroa; Omeo, from Ottawa Bluff; Alhambra, from "Wellington ; 10, from Grey mouth. Sailed — Wonga Wonga, for Auckland. The Warnambool has arrived ; Lizzie Grey from Auckland. Sydsey, June 8. Sir Hercules Robinson, the new GoI vernor, has arrived, and the usual cere- > monials took place. The rumor of the murder of the Roy Mr Gordon at Erromanga is confirmed. He was fetch od to visit the sick children ,of a native, and they found both dead. The natives killed him under tho idea that ho bewitched thorn. Arrived — City of Adelaide, from Auckland. Sailed — Lady Emma for Auckland. Newcastle, Juno 8. Arrived— -Wild Duck, Moa, AustiTi. lind, from Auckland ; Cyrus, from Wellington. Sailed — Frowning Beauty, for Auckland. Adelaide, June 8. Lewis, the publisher of the Protestant Advocate, was charged with libelling Miss Wood, a sister of St. Joseph. He pleaded justification, but was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and a fine of £50. Wheat, 5s lOd.