TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 110, 9 April 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[keuter’s telegrams.] LONDON. April 3. The election returns so far as known show that 175 Liberal and 103 Conservatives have been elected. The Liberals have gained 48 seats and have lost 11. Leeds has returned Mr Gladstone by an enormous majority. Lord Hartington has been re-elected for New Radnor without opposi. tion. The Conservative papers foreshadow a charge of Ministry. Both the Liberal candidates have been eleeted by a large majority for Southwark, thus reversing the decision of the 13th February, when a Conservative was elected to fill the place of the deceased Liberal member. Both Liberal candidates have been returned for Chelsea.

The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,030,000 quarters. Best Australian beef tallow, 345; best mutton tallow, 455. The total stock of tallow in London on the Ist instant was 17,500 casks. New Zealand wheat per 496 lbs., ex warehouse, 475. c.f.i. A Queensland loan of .£3,000,000 at 4 per sent, is announced, but £2,000,000 only will be issued at present. The Liberals have gained 17 seats today. The total number gained being Liberals 50, Conservatives 20. The sitting members for Lambeth and Tower Hamlets have been re-elected. Two Liberals have been elected for Marylebone by a large majority. Mr Hodlugh, a Radical candidate, has been elected by a large majority for Northampton. The Right Hon. Jamees Lowther, chief secretary of Ireland has been defeated by a small majority for York.

A change of Minsstry is considered inevitable, and the Times publishes a haragraph stating it is probable that Lord Granville will form the new Cabinet. April 7. The election returns show that the Liberals have now gained 67 seats from the Conservatives. The Liberals however are now being less successful in the counties. Parnell has been elected for Cork. ST. PETERSBURG, Aprel 3. The relations between Russia and China are considered as being very critical, the latter having declined the ratification of the treaty releasing Russia from restoring Keeldja. A report is also curreut that Chinese troops have crossed the river Amoor, thereby constituting open hostility to Russia. April 7. The statement that the Chinese troops had crossed the river Amoor, and thus shown open hostility towords Russia, is denied. NEW YORK. Aprel 1. It has been announced that a World’s Exhibition will be held in this city in the spring of 1883 BOMBAY. April 5. A report has reached here from Cabul that Mahomed Jan, the leader of the Affghan tribes at Ghuznee has been killed. April 7. The reported death of Mahomed Jah, leader of Affghans at Ghuznee, is denied. [FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON. Thursday. It is understood that Parliament will meet for the despatch of business about the 20th of May. The hearing of the charge against George Longhurst, for rape, has been proceeding all day, and the evidence is all taken. Mr Allen is now addressing the Jury for the defence. Mr Menzies, whose death was announced by cable from Melbourne, was proprietor of the largest hotel in the Southern Hemisphere. Menzie’s Hotel was the headquarters of squatters visiting the city. A Maori prisoner named Taimai Rahia died last night at Mount Cook Gaol. An inqnest was held to-day, when the jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of “ Death from natural causes.” Mr Travers to-day applied for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up from Dunedin Winara Parata, one of the Maori prisoners sent there from Wellington. His object was to test the legality of the detention of the prisoners. The application was ad. journed for further information. AUCKLAND. Thursday. Captain Colbeck addressed his constituents at Waipu last night, and received a vote of confidence. He said he had no faith in Macandrew as a leader, nor of Grey as a financier. Pleuro-pneumonia is rapidly spreading in the Waikato. Two farms at Haupo have been proclaimed as infected. The agricultural statistics show a great falling off in the average yield of crops, caused by the sparrows and pheasants. The Waitemata County Council demur to the deduction of £324 by the Government from their subsidy for the relief of the

alleged destitution. The members deny that any real destitution exists in the County. The Regatta Committee have fixed the prize for a Champion Four-oared Outrigger Race at £125, and a Champion Schooner Race of 50 tons and upwards at Cloo. Communications are proceeding between Auckland and Soothern members with a view of forming a compact Oppositien next Ssesion.

Sir G. Grey’s Invercargill speech is expected to sound the key-note of the new party. Sir George is expected to add; ;s the electors of Auckland before going South. CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. A man named Flowers, who escaped from custody last winter, appeared at the Magistrate’s Court this morning on a charge of cattle stealing. A two-mile race with outriggers took place on the Waimakariri yesterday, between Perrins, of Kaipoi, and Taylor, of Lyttelton, and was won by the latter. Another match takes place next week. 800 people attended the sports at the Sunnyside Asylum yesterday. A constable on his beat early yesterday morning discovered some chips and shavings on fire in Clarke’s cooperage in Tuam Street. He got in through the window and extinguished the flames before any damage was done. The fire had been used in the lower cooperage during the day, but it was thought it had been put out before closing. A railway porter, while shunting a carriage at Heathcote station yesterday was thrown violently to the ground through a rope attached to the engine parting, and had his arm fractured. At a committee meeting of the Canterbury Coursing Club held yesterday, Mr Carruthers, of Melbourne, was elected Judge. HAWERA. Thursday. Mr Parris and the Chief Surveyor have started to put on a surveyor to cut out the reserves for the Maories on the Waimate Plains. They will be very large indeed, something like thirty-thousand acres, but should the question be finally settled by giving this extent of land it may be considered a cheap bargain. Most of the open land will be reserved by Government, the Maoris having their clearings in the bush. Not the slightest opposition is expected. To-day everthing bears a satisfactory appearance, and there is every prospect of a speedy occupation of the plains.