LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1433, 19 September 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

BY SUBMARINE CABLE.J [special to the press agency.] London,, September 14. The Government sanctioned the appointment of Messrs Rivers and Wilson to control Egyptian finance. Doncaster Cup. Mr F. Gretton's b g Pageant (by Elland —Panoply), aged 1 Lord Ellesmere's b h Hampton (by Lord Clifdon—Lady Langden), (5 yrs ... 2 Mr F. Gretton's b c Kingsclere (by Lord Clifden—Queen Bee), 4 yrs 3 The Australian Eleven played against twelve of the West of Scotland. The first

inniDgs of the Australians closed for 268. The first innings of their opponents ended for 99, and their second for 85. The Australians thus won in one innings. The eighteen of Sunderland made 59 and the Australians 77 in their first innings. The Sunderland in their second innings have one out for 33. The money market is unchanged. Business on the stock exchange continues dull. Australian securities show no sign of recovery. Consols are recovering, and are now quoted at 95.

The tone of the wool market is weaker. Best scoured a penny lower; faulty scoured a penny to twopence ; good greasy maintains its price at about a half-penny lower than last Bales ; inferior neglected ; cross-bred heavy.

The corn market is ilat. Foreign arrivals are very heavy. 1,281,000 quarters are on the way to England. New Zealand wheat 6s. By tho collision at Woolwich, 666 persons are now known to have perished in the Princess Alice.

Consols, 95; bank rate, 5 ; market rate, 4£ ; New Zealand five per cent loan, 100 i. Wheat and flour unchanged.

September 15. In consequence of the Russian evacuation of Erzeroum, the archbishop there, feariDg a massacre of Christians by the Mahommedan population, has invoked Mr Layard to grant English protection. The Lord Mayor has opened a fund for the relief of the sufferers by the late colliery explosion. Destructive floods occurred in Canada. Toronto is flooded. The " Daily News " says the Envoys of two great powers intimated to the Porto that a Becond Congress will probably be proposed, on the ground of Turkey's unsatisfactory fulfilment of her treaty obligations. The Pope is ill. London, Undated. Elliott won the championship of the Thames, beating Higgins and Boyd. AUSTRALIAN. [BEUTEB'S SPECIAL TELEGBAMB TO PBES3 AGENCY]. Sydney, September 18. Arrived —Easby, at Newcastle, yesterday. Arrived—Whampoa, from Adelaide. In consequence of the notice of motion given in tho Assembly yesterday condemning the action of the Government in abandoning the projected international exhibition, the Premier announced to-night that the Government were unable to proceed with business while a motion of censure was impending. The House subsequently adjourned till Tuesday. Melbottene, September 18. The Loan Bill passed the Assembly to-day. The debentures will probably be forwarded to London by the outgoing Suez mail. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [PBB PBEBB AGENCY.] Auckland, September 18. The brigantine Active, which arrived from Samoa, reports that on the outward voyage, when about 120 miles to east of Nukudel, vast quantities of pumice stone were passed, and the shores of all the Ellice Islands, from Nukudel to Nucato and Namumea, are thickly covered with it. It is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of tons have been thrown up on every island. Stumps of trees and thick bamboos with roots attached were thrown up on some of the islands early in Mav.

The brig Isabella Evans, from Sydney, called at Vaitupu, and there left a report that there had been some volcanic eruption in the Society Group. One report even says that Kaitea and Boiebora were destroyed, and 200 lives lost. There were also passed, while beating back between Nukudel and Takiolo, one malita tree about eighty feet long, one cocoanut tree, and four other gigantic forest trees, all evidently being proof that the story of Captain Evans was probably only too true. The pumice stone began to arrive on the Ellice Islands about the middle of April, and continued till the middle of June, when it was first noticed that there was no seaweed growth on the pieces, and no barnacles, but by the beginning of June this began to be plainly noticeable. There is no trace of pumice stone in Union or Gilbert Groups, and the time of its arrival in the Ellice Group will be interesting to those who study the question of ocean currents.

Rewi is expected to visit Waikato before March. Some of his tribe asked him to do bo, to settle some tribal matters. He has had flome difficulty about his steamer, which was intended to open the Kawhia trade. It appears the Customs officials objected to tha eteamer running from Manukau because she had not conformed with the Customs rules, and red tape interfered, notwithstanding that such an important question as the opening of Kawhia was concerned. Rewi telegraphed to Mr Sheehan, and early on Sunday morning the Commissioner of Customs telegraphed to Auckland to pass the steamer, bo that no fnrther difficulty in that respect will arise. G-bahambtown, September 18.

Negotiations which have been entered into by Government agents for the purchase of large blocks of ISative land in the Thames district are now approaching completion. 181,500 acres passed through the Lands Court at the recent sitting here, of which 123,300 are for the Crown, and the remainder for Natives. The minimum value of the land passed recently through the Court is £350,000. The total area land under negotiation by the land purchase department is 756,000 acres. Dunbuin, September 18. Mr Keith Ramsay has been requested to allow himself to be nominated for the mayoralty. This evening the following telegram was received from Inspector Fox, Evendale: — "Have just arrested offender, James Welsh, about three quarters of a mile from Macrae's station. He does not deny the charge of wilfully murdering his wife on last Sunday. He says that she took all his money and then turned round upon him. An inquest will be held at Mataura on Friday." Mr Frank Egan, master of the Christchurch hounds, was presented with a handsome silver cup by Mr Hugh McLean on behalf of a few friends, on Tuesday night. The presentation was made in honour of the firßt visit of the hounds to Otago. Lawbbnce, September 18.

Yesterday, while a man named Percy Greevea was driving a loid of firewood from Molyneux Bush, the dray-went over the embankment, carrying the three horses with it and drowning them. On Monday morning, a stable belonging to William dimming, Dunkeld, caught fire, and burnt three horses to death. The building ■was not insured.

[fbom the cobbespondent ov the pbess.] Dt/nedin, September 18.

As an instance of the rapid advance in value of land in Southland district the "Times" mentions that K. Mclvor was offered £3O per acre for his Waikiwi property consisting of nearly 1100 acres. The idea of an interprovincial rillo match with Canterbury was warmly taken up by the Council of the Otago Rifle Association last night. The proposal that the competition should take place in each provincial district alternately, is likely to bo met with a counter proposition, that the winning team should be visitors.

Up to the present time the police have received no further information respecting tho Waikawa murder. The Welshes had only been married two months. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cnuso of tho crime. Welsh, before going to Waikawa station, was employed on Anderson's station at Wyndham. A Mataura telegram in the " Clutha Times" says :—" There is at present no information to hand indicating when the deed was committed. The spot is a very lonely one. There are not many inhabitants in tho district, other than those on tho Waikawa station, which is

owned by Mr Meßae, who (found the body. The land is covered with heavy bush between Waikawa and Catlin's river, and as vessels generally give that portion of the coast, between the two places a wide berth, there is very little probability of the murderer, whoever ho may be, making his escape by sea. The journey by land will bo very slow, but anyone with a good supply of food could elude discovery for a considerable time. Sheep could bo got on the runs, thus making the capture not very easy, should the murderer decide on remaining in the back country, that is between the sea and the general highway. The police are \naking every effort to discover him."