TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1062, 22 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

GAEL E_ NEWS, ( reuter’s special telegrams to the PRESS AGENCY.]

TH E WA K.

The Defence of Kars. Plevna Completely Invested. London, November 12. The Russians are bombarding Batoum. An official Turkish despatch from Kars stolen that the Russians have summoned the garrison to surrender, but the Turkish commander declared he would resist, to the last extremity. November 13. Plevna is completely invested. Tho “ Daily News ” states that it is amply provisioned. Russian Loan. London, November 13. The Russian Government invite subscriptions for a five per cent, loan of fifteen million pounds. Mew Company. Sydney, November 22. A private London telegram contains the announcement of a New Zealand Land Agency Company with a capital of one million pounds. INTERRED VINCI AL. Immigrant Ships. Wellington, November 22. The Agent- General, by telegram dated 2nd instant, advises the Government ofjthe sailing of the Apelles with 248 immigrants for Auckland; the Oamaru with 65 for the Bluff, and 190 for Port Chalmers; the Hereford with 336 for Canterbury. Grahamstown, November 22. At a public meeting re the political situation, the following resolutions were passed “That it was desirable tho present Government should have a fair trial.” “ That in tho present evenly balanced state of parties in the House dissolution is the only way to get out of the difficulty,” “That as Mr Rowe has broken his pledges he be called upon to resign.” Copies of the resolutions will be forwarded to Sir G. Grey and Mr Rowe. PARLIAMENTARY. Last Might’s Proceedings. Wellington, November 22. The Local Option Bill was discharged. The Public Health Act Amendment Bill, flic Foxton Harbor Board Endowment and Borrowing Bill, the Timaru Harbor Bill, the Wyndham Recreation Reserve Bill, the Lyttelton and Heathcotc Recreation Reserve i Bill, the Milford Harbor Bill, the Taranaki | Smelting Works Land Bill, tlie Jackson’s Bay 1 Road District Bill, the Hutt Waikatane Palmerston Bill, the Domiciles Bill, the Peninsula County Bill, the Canterbury Railways Lands Reservation Bill, the Mount Cook Road District Bill, the Hokonui Education Reserve Bill, and the Musterton and Grey town Land Management ActAmendment Bill, passed through all their ' remaining stages. The Forest Trees j Planting Encouragement Bill was further j considered in committee. A motion for the ; chairman to leave the chair was lost on a divi- : sion. Ultimately progress was reported, and ! leave obtained to sit again. The Lotteries and j Art Union Bill was thrown out in committee by 27 to 23. The Riverton Public School Bill j was withdrawn. In committee addresses ! were agreed to for allowing sums on the estij mates —The works north of Auckland, £5500 j (Sir R. Douglgs) ; extension of telegraph ’to j Catlin’s river and Nuggets lighthouse, £2OOO j (Mr Stout); Mr Gibbs’s motion for rei serving 20,000 acres in Aorere Valley for a | tramway to Oollingwood was also agreed | to on the understanding that tho Government , should inquire into the matter during the 1 jrecess. At about 11.30 p.m. Mr Sheehan I moved tho suspension of the Standing Orders, so that new business might be taken after 12.30, in order to enable private members to get their Bills through. Messrs Hunter, Ormond, Beetham, and several others left the House, so as to reduce the number below that required to be present before the motion could be put. It therefore lapsed. After they came back a rather disorderly discussion eppued. Mr Hunter complained of insulting language haying peeii used to him outside. Mr Reynolds warned the Wellington members that if they obstructed those who came from a distance, the seat of Government might be removed. Mr Ormond said they had gone out because many members had gone home quite sure that the motions in which they were interested could not come on. A warm altercation then took place, lasting nearly half an hour, Messrs Stout, Rees, Rowe, Swanson, McLean, Reid, and others taking part in it. The Acting-Speaker, O’Rorke, interfered several times, ruling the discuMStoi, quite irregular, but it still went on. At last it dropped jgd business was proceeded with. The Hose rose at- t-SG AW.