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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 944, 16 May 1883, Page 2

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[reuter’s telegrams—copyright.] Tiie Pope on Irish Affairs. i London, May 15. The Pope has written an Encyclical letter to the Irish Bishops, having reference to the present state of affairs in Ireland and the attitude of the Roman Catholic clergy/ His ,Hpliness: insists upon a complete abstention from politics on the part of the Bishops and clergy.

AUSTRALIAN,. [REUTER 1 * TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The Colonial Bank Robbery. ; Melbourne, Yesterday. ■ It has beep ascertained that the prisoner Sweeney, who was arrested at Sydney on a' charge of having robbed the Colonial Bank at Brunswick last month, is known to, the police under the aliases of Longmore and Palmer, as a notorious criminal both in this colony and New Zealand. It is stated that he escaped from custody at Christchurch, where he had been, arrested on a charge of burglary. Shipping. Sailed, this afternoon —Union steamship Te Anau, for the Bluff. The MarketsThe Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand. reports on the localgrain market as follows:—Shipping wheat is dull, at 5s id to 5s 2d; malting barley is very strong, at 5s pd to 6s 2d; New Zealand oats are worth 3s id to 3s 2d for feeding sorts, ancf 3s 3d to 3s 4d for milling ditto ; New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 46. to 2S Bd. , jj Parliamentary Election. The election of a member for Sandhurst to fill the vacancy in the representation of that constituency, caused by the death of Mr R. Clark, has resulted in the return of Mr A. McKay. [Received May 16, 12.50 p.m.] Bank Defalcations. Melbourne, To-day. It is reported that heavy defalcations have been disclosed in a Bank at Sandhurst, and that the manager is implicated. The Postal Union. The Argus to-day expresses a hope that the New Zealand Government will re-consider its refusal to join the Postal Union, and announces that Mr Berry has undertaken to proceed to Wellington with the view of explaining fully to the Government the advantages of the Union.