The foUowing is a list of the ships despatched by the Agent-General from the United Kingdom and Europe, with emigrants for New Zealand :—

Priojc of Sheep in England.—Sheep sales and. fairs have been numerous of late in England, and the prises realised at the more important ones will perhaps be interesting. At the Lincolnshire ram sale the celebrated Bisoathorpe flock was brought to the hammer for the first time. The flock has existed for above 100 years, and is very highly esteemed. Sixty-eight of the shearlings realised 1,772 guineas, giving an average of over £27 eaoh. Sixteen 2 shear sheep, £23 Bs. 6d. eaoh ; and among other lots, 120 sheep were knocked down for £3,068 12s. 6d., giving a general average of £25 lls. 6d. At Oxford stook ewes brought 60s. to 755. each j*lambs, 40s. #> 505., and fat ewes, 70s. to 80a. Cotswolds reft. liaed as muoh as 31 guineas eaoh. Two specimens of the Auckin Cotsvrold brooght 41 guineas each. At Illsley sbeep fair, one of the largest in tbs kingdom t abont 50,000 sheep were passed, the beat bringing from 675. to7ls. each, prime bettsr realising 525. to 7 Is. per head. Twins.—A brief letter from Dorchester, Mass., to the Boaton (U.S.) Advertiser, tells the follow* ing: —" There are in this town two twin bfo^ thers, whose resemblance to eaoh other is SO strong thab strangers can hardly tel 1 them apart. They keep a grocery and provision ' store,' and were one day bringing in bags of meal from a waggon, whioh was out of sight from inside tha store. Nathan had bis coat on, but Eli was ia bis shirt-sleeves. 