TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 975, 10 August 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS [PEE I'EESS agency.] John Bright on Protection. London, August 0. In published letters, Mr John Bright repudiates the view regarding protection attributed to him by Sir Charles Duffy. He docs not recollect any conversation on the subject. If the Government voted a subsidy for an important steamboat enterprise, or fostered some new culture, as grapes or tea for example, no sound principle would be violated. Mr Bright, however, condemns the oppressive Customs tariff for protection purposes, as an injurious policy, as Victoria will ultimately find. Ministerial Crisis in New South Wales. Ministry Resigned. Sydney, August 10. The Governor has refused a dissolution unless the supplies are granted. The Ministry have resigned. INTERPROVINCIAL. Robbery of a Bank. Mail Service to Fiji. Bishop Redwood on the Education * Bill. Kttmaba, Augxxst 10. The Bank of New South Wales was robbed early tins morning. Two men are supposed to have been engaged in the burglary. A large number of notes (mostly unsigned) and a bag of gold were taken. Mr Hogg, the agent, shot a man leaving the Bank, and the man dropped the gold ; and quantity of blood on it shows that the man was wounded—probably in the band. The ball passed through the door and lodged in the jamb. Wellington, August 10. The Government are calling for tenders for a four-weekly steam service between Fiji and Port Chalmers, by way of Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, for a period of two rears, the service to commence about the sth of October next. Bishop Redwood writes to the " New Zealand Times" on behalf of: the claims of the Catholics in tin; matter of education. He wants by supplementary legislation to give the Catholics a grant in aid of the schools on the principle of results and numbers. The last"paragraph of the letter says "But it is argxied, if wo give the Catholics what they want, the others will demand a similar arrangement. The answer is plain, either the majority is in favor of state system or it is not. If the majority be in favor of it. then there is no fear of such a, demand being made, and if it be not, then the Education Bill does not reflect the wishes of the community at large, and ought to be modified. PARLIAMENTARY. Last Night's Proceedings. Shortly after the House resumed, the Hon. Mr Fox proceeded to move the second reading of the Local Option Bill. He spoke for over an hour in a vigorous earnest speech in support of the Bill, and explained its principle and leading details, contending for the people, adult males and females, having the power to allow or disallow public-houses in their district by a majority of votes, not by a majority of two-thirds; that voting papers be left at each house by the State, and also collected, and that there should be no compensation to publicans. The following speakers opposed the Bill, mainly on the ground that it did not provide for compensation, and being such an extreme measure, must prove unworkable —Dr WallisjMessrs Fisher, Manders,Bowen, Sutton, Barff, Harper, Gisborne, Richardson, Rolleston. Three Maori members supported, and also Messrs Wakefield, Thompson, and Fitzroy. The debate was adjourned at 12.40 to Wednesday, on the motion of Mr Taiarou. [PROM OUK OWN COKKESPONDJ^NT.j The Governor. Arrest of Martin Cunningham. Dt/nedin, August 10. The Australian papers say that the Marquis of Xornmnby succeeds Sir H. Robinson in the Governorship of New South Wales. A late cable telegram reports the death of Mr Ward Hunt, first Lord of the Admiralty. The police have received information from Sydney that the man arrested there has been identified by Constable Green as Martin Cunningham.