YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 898, 11 May 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMATtINE CABLE. PER PRESS AGENCY.] Declaration of England's Intentions. Exciting 1 Debate on Gladstone's Motion. Bombay, May 0. Mr Gladstone's unexpected withdrawal of the obnoxious portion of his resolution caused a scene of tumult and confusion. Lord Hartington accepted the remainder. Mr Gladstone rigorously attacked the Govern - men t policy. Sir H. D.Wolff moved the rejection of the motion. Mr Cross, Secretary for the Home Department, said the Czar was answerable for the rupture which had taken place ; but if Constantinople were not attacked, no question as to English interests would arise. The present policy of England was to protect tke Suez Canal, and English interests in Egypt; and to forbid any interference with the freedom of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. INTERPKOVINCIAL. [per press agency.] The Governor Returned to Wellington Wellington, May 10. The Hinemoa, with the Governor and his suite, returned this afternoon from a trip round the West Coast. She had beautiful ■weather throughout. Going into Dusky Sound she touched on a rock in about lift, of water, not shown on the chart, but marked fifty fathoms. She knocked off one blade of her propeller, but sustained no other injury. She leaves to-night for New Plymouth, and returns immediately with the Hon. Major Atkinson. Tenders for wharf extension were opened this afternoon by the Corporation. There were thirteen in all, but two from Auckland were informal. The work was divided into two contracts, and separate tenders were called for each, with alternative prices, allowing the Council to choose between iron-bark and black birch. The following are the amounts of the lenders for both contracts : No. 1 and 2 for iron bark, the tenders for black birch being generally about 10 per cent, lower :—J. Goodenough, £22,473 ; J. Saunders, £23,448; C. McKirdv, £22,268; S. Drown, £23,907 ; Jas. Loekic, £26,950; T. Coffee and Co., £23,286—a1l Wellington contractors ; Hughes and Co., Palmerston north, £30,820 ; Thomas H. Kerr and Co., Christchurch, £23,577; W. G. Bassett, only tendered for No. 1, £22,551; D. Proudfoot, Dunedin, £22,860 ; Donald Ross, Auckland, £22,300. The Council postponed the further consideration of the matter till three o'clock to-morrow. Mr Jas. O'Shca, merchant, has suspended payment. The causes of failure arc heavy trade losses on home shipments, and bad debts. His liabilities are about £22,000. A meeting of creditors is to be held on the 17th instant. Dunedin, May 10. A special meeting of the Harbor Board was held to-day to consider the dock question. The Engineer reported that if the site were changed it would involve an extra- expenditure; of £27,000. Consideration of the subject was adjourned for a week, but a compromise will no doubt be effected by having the dock on the south side of Stuart street.