SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1183, 31 October 1884, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[JROM OUR OWN COBRKPONDKNT] • Dcnedin, October 30.h, 1884. The English team of cricketera arrived in Adelii leye-t-rdsy. ■ . . T A man turned Geo-go Weight and home that he was driving • were dipwncd in Rimma Hanga river, Wellington. ;v <*- Thu cutter Jane has been wrecked at Bnapnke. ••• .•'< The charges of being absent. without leave agains 24 seamen on strike , were withdrawn yesterday by the Northern StentmhipCompany, the inducement was a chctjg-J for'LKMJ pdd to the • company by the-fjfaemer of the Seamen a Union in re» compei.se for any loss .caused by the atrik". steamer Victory arrived in Port to* day after a passage of ,66 days; . Captain Webster split his hoof whilst training on.-Tuesday, and it is improbable he will start for New Zealand Cup. At a meeting of the Premier G. M. Company to-day, the report was favourable, and ■was adop ed. For. the Victorian races Bargo is backed for the Derby at even money, 7 to 1 Seahorse and Scandal. 19 to 1 Gratitude ■; • for the Cup, Off Colour and Blink Bonny 'are at 10 to I; Plausible, Malua, Commotion, and Pluu'.er at 100 to 7.

It is generally believed among people who are well informed that Sir F. D, Bell will not continue to hoi i office after February next when hu term expires. Speculation is rife as to his probable successor. >ir G. Whitmore it is stated would l>e willin» to act, but be and the present Government are not at all on the best of terns just now. Sir John Hal)-has been mentioned. Replying to Mr Fyke as to what course the Government wiL pursue in referee pc to the ricoiinii ndath ns of tile goldfields and mines c •mmittee ili ivguil tb ihe pro tiosalH foruliiirius tive ’er' ices of Fni e.*so a B.iick au I Ulrica.—Tiie aon Mr B.dl.iuce said tha; the Government wonl 1 place a sum on th« supplem-iitary eatiaiatea for the »u iMisi- require- 1. Roplv tig to Mr Pyke—The Fon Mr To e said that the G. vcrnm.nt would take * ep-to reliu l l the lockup at Al xandra Son hj, but bo could hot »ay with what mi teri-l. ibe Life Assurance Policies Bill was farther considered in committee, it was re* jHirte with a verbal amendment, lead a third time and passed. ibe Government htve finally det»rmmel to move thei’now celebrated resolution re the purchase of .the five district railways in «n am -tided form in committee of the whole House ihis evening, they will m.ke it a Ministerial question.' Although the fe Lug is that after all the fuss male over the mat ter, and manner in which they gradually gave way ihrou.h ih i pr ssure brought m beir by their s> i i in-sick supijorters, shod d tt be negat y-d inf ‘ practical result wo ild follow. The amended mu ion iu honsir the Governra-nt to enter i >t*» a rreeme t wi k the i a Iwav .companies subject t rati* fioition try Paili.im -lit—agreeiu .uis uu ic tbe former motion',' llowev r, woul t of necessity have been su* j rot to the raMficatiouiif. Parliament, and the (rovenmient would iu th' ir barga*n)n: have been keot ■witiiin certain limits dr fined iu the motion When ihe debate onnes on, constiintioiia' points will again lie raised, as was the case yesterday aft-Tiioort. The ruling , f the speaker, by ihe bye, w isjmucb qu stioned when he atfinm-d that the 'snilj'-ot matter of nßi l brofa motion o nil acain be intro •duoed in "a different form during ■ the samesessiok lie rule I, however, ibatit.was mneonatitu ioual to. place the Mjbjec - matter of jt 1.3.11 in. a rcs .dntion which Bill had bepn IkWEf.V <Wli in.the other Chain 1 er, aa ««ch a | roecdure ..tended to override the ■acti iiiof tne LegidaMve Cdunciy while he tliddght that the amended resolution was in •order, \ ;