SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 991, 15 April 1881, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT )

London, April 12. Earl Beaconsfield has again experienced renewed difficulty in breathing. A conference of Land Leaguers has decided that the new Land Bill will not meet the demands of the Irish tenants. Sir George Gray haa suffered a relapse. Mining prospects at Grahamstown have materially improved during the past few days. The Ottoman Government has sent. a ciicular note to the Powers deprecating any violation of territory in Tunis. Du SIDIN', Thuarday. The Jockey Club Committee last night expressed strong disapproval of Mr Lance’s conduct in regard to the scratching of Natator for the Forbury Handicap at the late meeting. The proposal to disqualify Mr Lance and his horse was supported by only two members. A man named Geo. .Saddler, on arriving from England at Christchurch with a letter of credit for £SO, found on arrival that the duplicate, which came by another mail,had been cashed by another Geo. Saddler. The accused—who can neither read or write—was committed for trial. The inward Suez mail has arrived at Albany] The Duke of Manchester will visit Dunedin on Monday. A little boy named Templeton was drowned at Kaiapoi yesterday. The privileges for the Christchurch Autumn Meeting realised L 248. Two more stacks of hay were burnt down near Tirnaru yesterday under suspicious circumstances. At the Supreme Court yesterday Thomas Fisher was sentenced to 9 months’ imprisonment for indecent assault, Joseph Good for sheep stealing, was sentenced to one years’ imprisonment. Charles Fowler, four years for larceny. A special train leaves to night for Oamaru, to convey the Volunteers to attend the encampment and review, and another about three to morrow morning. The affair promises to be a great success. It is reported that Mr Beetham, R.M. will be transferred to Christchurch, in place of Captain Mellish, who is Jin bad ho Ith.