TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 527, 25 February 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency.') LATEST FROM EUROPE AND .A.X rSTRALIA. «. [Per Submarine Cable.] PURCHASE OF SUEZ CANAL SHARES. London, February 22. The House of Commons has voted the amount of the Khedive’s shares in the Suez Canal. Messrs Gladstone and Lowe attacked the details of the transaction, but defended the purchase as a political act calculated to strengthen the Empire. SPAIN. London, February 22. The Alphonsists are triumphant over the Oarlists. The latter are flying to the frontier, FRANCE. London, February 22. The French elections have resulted in a triumph for the Moderate Republican party. M, Buffet has been defeated, and has resigned. AMERICAN. London, February 22, Mr Schencke, the American Ambassador to London, has resigned on account of the impending trial in connection with the Emma mine. ENGLISH NEWS PER ALBION. Madrid, February 16. The Cortes has been opened by King Alfonso. London, February 17. On the second day of the wool sales, prices continued with great spirit, The sales close on March 4th. A large number of vessels have arrived since the sales began; The Queensland mail has been delivered, SUEZ MAIL ITEMS. (Per Albion, via Bluff,) The Board of Severn Conservators have granted permission to Mr Frank Buckland to take salmon ova from the Severn for export. The Australian and New Zealand andßastern Telegraph Co have been authorised by the shareholders to duplicate their lines between Rangoon and Penang, Suez and Bombay. Mr 0. S. Read, tenant farmer, finding the resistance to agricultural reform on the part of his colleagues insuperable, retires from the Government,. Mr Salt, member for Stafford, succeeds to the Secretaryship of the Local Government Board. Mr Stephen Cave, M.P., has proceeded to Egypt on a special mission, accompanied by a large staff in various capacities, Mr Proctor, astronomical . writer, has seceded from the Roman Catholic Church. Four thousand pounds have been promptly subscribed for the building of a church in Leeds, in response to an appeal from the Bishop of Ripon. The six frigates of the detached squadron are ordered to leave the r East Indies for the Mediterranean at Christmas, At the cattle market 7600 beasts were sold against 6500 last year, At the Queen’s annual sale at Windsor good prices were realised. The extravagant price of meat is again the subject of public discussion. Many persons attribute it largely to the rigid restrictions placed by the Government on the importation of foreign cattle. Unfortunately, the prospect of effective succour from Australia has become less cheering. A Bill has been introduced for a new railway between London and Brighton, The proposed capital of £2,100,000 has been subscribed.

Owing to deaths and official promotion several elections to Parliament have occurred. Cavendish Bentinck, Judge- Advocate-General, has been returned for Whitehaven; Mr Hurst, a Liberal, for Hotham; and General Gordon, a Conservative, for Bast Aberdeen. Lieut Cameron had reached Loanda in safety on November 19th, with 57 followers. He has crossed the continent from the east to the west, at the head of.the Livingstone Bast Coast Expedition. The four directors, manager, and submanager of the City and Country Bank, charged with publishing , false prospectus and balance sheets, have been committed to trial.

The Italian Geographical Society has resolved to send an exploring expedition to equatorial Africa at the end of January. Two men, the only survivors from the brig Dagmar, have arrived at Liverpool with a story of sufferings the Cospatrick. The wreck took place twelve months ago. A terrible disaster happened opposite Gravesend. The old wooden training ship Goliath, with 500 boys aboard, caught fire, and was soon a mass of flames. Boats at once rendered assistance, At the last moment Captain Bouchier, his wife and two daughters, leaped from a height of twentyfive feet into the water, and were picked up by a boat. The schoolmaster and eleven boys are missing. The escape of the rest was wonderful.

Eight persons were killed by a boiler explosion at Ballymahon, Ireland. They were sitting in the boilerhouse, and were blown to atoms.

By a collision of two steamers in the river Gironde 113 persons were killed.

The town of Arecivo, in Porto Rico, has been almost destroyed by an earthquake. Only two churches and six houses have survived the shock.

Mr Pope Hennessy has been appointed Governor of Barbadoes. The Turks have sustained a severe defeat near Trabenga, in an engagement with the insurgents, in which thirty were killed and many wounded. Immense crowds assembled outside Newgate during Wainwright’s execution, although the proceedings were private. The Prince of Wales’ reception at Delhi, Lahore, and Jeypoor was very magnificent, at the latter place especially. A case of cholera has occurred on board the Serapis, at Calcutta. The ship’s corporal died after a few hours’ illness.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS, [Per Albion via Bluff.] Melbourne, February 19. Since the passing of the iron-hand resolution, the debates in the Assembly have been conducted rather more decorously, and now that the House is on the budget proposals, there is some prospect of business being proceeded with, Two of the items, the land tax and the house tax, have been agreed to in committee, but they are to be recommitted. The income tax is under discussion, and likely to cause some opposition, as it is not popular, although the minimum is fixed at five hundred a year for incomes. A motion has been made in the Assembly to place a sum on the estimates for a portrait of the late Mr Wilson Gray, The Mining Board enquiry was adjourned yesterday to Tuesday week. Every witness testifies to the extraordinary conduct of Mr Brough Smyth, the secretary of mines, towards his subordinate [officers. It shows the department to have been in a thoroughly disorganised state. A fire at Emerald Hill, on Thursday night, destroyed six houses, which were partially insured in several offices, including the New Zealand office.

A goods train on the North-Eastern railway caught fire yesterday. One truck was completely gutted, and the others slightly damaged.

Four candidates have been nominated for Collingwood. Mr G. D. Carter stands in the interests of the Ministry ; Mr Mirams Is the Opposition candidate. Strop won the Hobart Town Cup, Bella second, Lord Lytton third. “Emulation, the strong favorite, was fourth. The mail steamer China twice broke her eccentric on the passage from Galle. The exhibits of grain for Philadelphia leave by the outgoing mail. The Avoca, with a supplementary mail, arrived at Adelaide last night. She will reach Melbourne on Monday morning. The Alhambra, on Tuesday, will take on any letters for New Zealand. Breadstuffs are unaltered. The markets are dull.

Sailed—February 18 : Zephyr, for Hokitika ; Frances Gertrude, for Westport. Scarlet fever is dying out, and deaths are now very greatly diminished. The Sappho arrived at Sydney yesterday from Auckland. lima de Murska gives three performances in opera next week. She is still unable to proceed to New Zealand, owing to the illness of Mr Alfred Anderson, who is very bad. The Simonsens leave for New Zealand on the 29th of this month. Newcastle. Sailed —February 17 : Bobycito, for Dunedin ; W. 0. Wentworth and Star of Mersey, for Lyttelton. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES. Wellington, February 24. A large batch of congratulatory messages respecting the completion of telegraphic communication between New Zealand and Australia and the Home country, will be published in the Times to-morrow. They include messages from the Governor to Earl Carnarvon ; from Sir J. Vogel to Earl Carnarvon, and replies. Earl Carnarvon, replying, says : —“ I received your telegram with the greatest satisfaction, and heartily return the sentiments and good wishes contained in it.” There are reciprocal messages between the Marquis of Normanby and the Governors of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, bird. Vogel’s telegram to the Premier of New South Wales is as follows :-r“ We are very glad in New Zealand to be connected by telegraph with New South Wales. I congratulate you upon the success of this undertaking, which we owe to the joint enterprise of the two colonies. I hope the telegraph may prove, a bond which will continue to unite Jthem In friendly intercourse and in offices of material service.— JULlUS VOGEL.” Reply—“ Our efforts for telegraphic communication between New Zealand and New South Wales, when you, Lilly, and I represented our f respective colonies many years ago, though long delayed, are successful at last. Accept my hearty congratulations and offer my best thanks to Lady Vogel, whose name, as it ought to be, from the great interest she has always taken in the enterprise, will be the first lady’s name that passes through the line.— John Robertson, Sydney.” Sir J. Vogel replies to this, in course of which he says, “It would have been well for all of us if Queensland had approved of the arrangements to which you refer, although our present arrangement is highly satisfactory.” The Premier of Adelaide, replying to Sir J. Vogel’s message says—“ We reciprocate the sentiments expressed in your telegram, and we are proud that our transcontinental line enables you to join the rest of the world. We wish your colony success, and look forward to. a great dominion, of which we hope our telegraphic union is typical.— Jas, P. Boucaut.”

Similar telegrams were exchanged between Sir J. Vogel and all the other Premiers of the Australian Colonies.

The following is a copy of a telegram forwarded to the different Superintendents of the provinces :—“Your Honor will be interested to learn that the telegraph cable has been completed, and that the company’s engineer is now making tests before taking it over for public business.” All the Supertendents sent suitable replies. The Superintendent of Taranaki, however, took occasion to remind the Premier that New Plymouth was still isolated from the rest of the colony, though there was a promise that it would be united this summer. The batch concludes with a congratulatory message between Sir J. Vogel and Mr P. R. Lucas, engineer for the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, and the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. ~INTERPRO VIN Cl AL. Auckland, February 24. The Llewellyn has arrived from Fiji. A Commission has been appointed to report on the best site for the capital. The Llewellyn brings 1620 packages of sugar. Gbahamstown, February 24. The Superintendent returned to Auckland to-day. He received more deputations before leaving. He has authorised a permit of £IOOO to be divided amongst the Borough and Road Boards. The district engineer has also been instructed to put the Tairoa track in order and improve others in the Chinemuri district. Wanganui, February 24. After luncheon yesterday the representatives were permitted to remain in town or.

go to camp as they chose. Nearly all went to the camp in the afternoon. Last night there were heavy showers of rain, but it only served to cool the ground, no harm being done either inside or outside the tents. This morning a general muster was held at eleven, when it was found that there are nineteen carbine and forty-three rifle representatives on the ground, but all arrangements for carrying out the contest are most complete. The first carbine match commenced at 2 p.m. The weather was fine with a fresh breeze ; firing right to left. The range prizes were won by Mason, Wellington, at 400 yards with a score of 26, and McCredie, Wellington, with a score of 23, at 500 yards ; first prize, Bannister, Wellington, 48; second, Bell, Auckland, 44; third, McCredie, Wellington, 43; fourth, Mason, Wellington, 43. The second carbine match was then taken Bell, Auckland, making 28; Patton, Christchurch, 28; trooper Barriball, Waiku, 28; Crowther, A.C, 28. In firing the ties, Bell took first place with a bullseye ; Crowther fourth, with an outer ; Patton and Barriball with a centre each ; Kingswell, Invercargill, also 28, but missed in firing ties. Fatten and Barriball then fired for second and third places, and again tied for three successive times; Patton made a bullseye, and Barriball a centre. There was a good muster of visitors on the ground. Everything is working smoothly. Grbymouth. Feb 24. An active search is still being made for the missing mail bag. The reward has been increased to £SO. The Otago from Sydney was tendered last night, and afterwards sailed for Nelson. Port Chalmers, Feb 24. Sailed—Barque Woodville, for Newcastle; ship Wiltshire, for Point de Galle ; and Calypso, for London, with 23 passengers, 4567 bales wool, 357 ounces gold, total value £114,558. Bluff, February 24: The Albion has arrived with the Suez mail. She left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 19th, cleared the Heads at 5 p.m., experienced strong S.E. winds, passed the Solanders at 7 a.m. on the 24th. She brings 250 tons cargo. She sails for Dunedin at 5 p.m. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mr, Mrs, Miss Lecren, Mr, Mrs, Miss Porter, Misses Bridgeman, Shadbolt, Messrs Shadbolt, Fry, Frauhauflf, Brown, Captain Anderson, 8 steerage, and 87 tons cargo. Arrived—Edward Barrow, barque, from Middlesborough, with railway iron ; Riugarooma, from Dunedin. Sailed —Ringarooma, for Melbourne. Invercargill, February 24. Last night a fire was discovered smouldering in Cochrane and Wentworth’s, grocers. Its origin is supposed to be due to matches carelessly thrown down close to a number of bags of chaff. The damage to the stock is estimated at £2O, and to the building £lO. The latter was insured in the Liverpool and London and Globe for £2OO ; the stock was insured in the South British for £SOO, in the Transatlantic for £3OO, and in the Standard for £2OO. Had the fire obtained mastery, the whole block would probably have been destroyed. THIS DAY’S TELEGRAMS. Wanganui, February 25. The third carbine match was fired before breakfast to-day. Bell, of Auckland, made 29; Beamish, of Wellington, 26; Fox, of Christchurch, 26; and Stevens, of Wellington, 26. The weather is very fine, and the barometer rising. Dunedin, February 25. Bank of New Zealand shares, new issue— Buyers, £1 8s; sellers, £1 10s. National Insurance —Buyers, £1 4s 6d; sellers, £1 ss. South British—Buyers, £2 14s. Standard Insurance —Sellers, lls 6d. Good samples of wheat are scarce at 5s ; middling quality, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; oats are no better, and are quoted at 2s for the best milling, and Is lOd for feed. The sale of the Ghuirdian and Southern Mercury to-morrow is causing great interest There will be several bidders.

Messrs Steele and Keogh have obtained a (lease of new theatre ?) for a year from April Ist, at £Bl5.

The fireme i and seamen have agreed that the wages be £7 for seamen in sailing vessels, and £8 in steamers; firemen £l2, and trimmers £8 per month.