LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2549, 9 June 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph.)

[Per b.b. Manipouri, at Port Chalmers ]

LONDON, undated

Moffatt, late manager of the Post-offioe Savings’ Bank at Moonta, who absconded in April last, has been arrested on board the steamer Pekin at London, on a charge of embezzlement, but remanded ponding the arrival of certain legal documents. The ba'n ice shipment of frozen meat by the Dunedin has been placed on the Smithfield

market. Sixteen hundred carcases war* offered, and realised an average price of 6d per lb. The cargo is highly commended by the trade, as being exactly suitable for the home market.

Earl Spencer, replying to a deputation to urge the release of the 41 suspects,” stated he hoped a general amnesty for past political offences would shortly bo proclaimed. In bis opinion it would be desirable for the State to grant a wide extension of local autonomy to Ireland.

The Duke of Manchester, on behalf of the Syndicate of Scotch capitalists, has purchased the partially constructed Canadian Pacific railway, and all rights are secured to the projectors under their charter, The company intend to colonizelO.OOO.OOOaores of land along the lino.

In consequence of the increasing gravity of the situation in Egypt, the British Government have directed five additional ironclads to proceed immediately to reinforce the English squadron at Alexandria. Russia has made another unsuccessful attempt to float a loan on the Paris Bourse.

A collision hag occurred between two trains at Wieblingen, in tho Grand Duchy of Baden. A number of carriages were completely smashed, thirteen passengers killed, and a number seriously injured. The approval expressed by O’Donovan Rosea of the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke has rendered him an object of general indignation in the district where he resides. In order to mark their sense of his conduct, the tradesmen have refused to supply him, and the residents generally refuse to have any dealings with him. Tho Ozar has given audience to the chief rabbi of tho Jews in Russia. In the course of tho interview tho Czar pledged himself to protect the Jews from further persecution to the utmost of his powers.

Extraordinary frosts are experienced in British North America, The Gulf of St. Lawrence is partially frozen over, and at the present time no less than fifty vessels are icebound in the Gulf.