LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3158, 17 December 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. *•••> ADMIRAL HORNBY THROWN FROM HIS HORSE. BANQUET TO MR. BOSISTO, A VICTORIAN COMMISSIONER. MEETING OF AGENTS-GENERAL. DAMAGE TO WESTERN MONARCH, BOUND FOR WELLINGTON. RAISING RATE OF DISCOUNT. PANIC ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. SIR ARTHUR HAVELOCK AND THE NATALESE. RESOLUTION PRAYING FOR THE GOVERNOR'S REMOVAL. PRINCE FERDINAND and RUSSIA. (Received December 17, 1.30 a.m.) London, December 15. Admiral Hornby was tin own from his home while hunting yesterday, and was picked up in a senseless condition. Mr Bosisio, one of the Victorian Commissioners to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, was entertained at a banquet at St. George's Club last night. Graham Berry, who piesided, eulogised the services of Mr Bosisto in connection with the Exhibition. Mr Bosisto, in replying to the toast of h's health, declared that Victoria has responded to the utmost extent to the inviiation to coutribnte to the Exhibition. He expressed a hope that the conference which would shortly be held for the purpose of discussing defences would lay the foundation of an Imperial Federation. Cnnliffe Owen made a speech, in which he warmly praised the services rendered to the Exhibition by Mr Bosisto and James Thompson.

Mr Sanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has summoned a meeting of the Agents General for to-morrow. (Received December 17, 12.40 p.m.) December 16.

The Bmk of England has raised the rate of discount to 5 per cent. It is expected there will be a large withof gold for America, owing to the panic on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. A vessel, the Western Monarch, bound for Wellington, has been towed back to London, much damaged by seveie gales. The owners of the tng which brought her in have claimed £4OOO as salvage. (Received December 17, 1,30 a.m.)

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An extreme disagreement has arisen •'etwee > Sir Aitfiur Hav.?inek, Governor of Natal, and the Natalese Government. In the Legislative Council

to-day, notice was given of a reao'ution ih-it tlie Governor forfeited the confidence of the colony, and praying the Queen to appoint a competent Governor.

(Received December 16, 10.30 p.m.) St. Petersburg, December 16. is thought probaMe that the Russian Government will object to Prince Ferdinand accepting the Throne of Bulgaria.