TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 173, 16 November 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[UK UTKIt’S T K I.KCRAMS.] LONDON. November 1:’. The Channel Squadron lias arrived at Cork. A land agent has been murdered at Limerick. November 10. Tn the Sculling match, Trickett v. J lanlon, the latter won easily. st. petkksbuug. November 13. 'PJic Nihilists who have been put upon their trial for the Winter Palace explosion have receivedsentence. I’i\e have had the sentence of death passed upon them, eleven are sentenced, to various terms of labor in the Sibeiian mines, and six are recommended for mitigated punishment.

YIKNN'A. November 13. Furtlior .“orvero shocks of earthquake have linen experienced at A gram which has suffered most terribly, i ialf the town has been completely destroyed. [SI’WIATi TO MKl.llOCltM-: j\T!< • I'S.] LONDON. November 9. Tiio Government, anticipate the failure of the indictment framed against the Irish members of llarliamont wbo are prosecuted for conspiracy and terrorism, but will abstain from demanding increased powers from Parliament unless there is a further development of outrages in Ireland. The trial of the members and others connected udh the Land League agitation, it is expected, will be protracted until the- new Irish Land Hill is introduced. The Land League agitators have issued a wild manifesto. On the oilier hand the landlords movements and Orange demonstrations are increasing. .Forty Orange clubs metyestenlay, and denounced the Land League. [ I’ito.u ore own coiUii;si*ONi>KN"i'.J D A Y FLOCK. This l>ay. In the Cricket match yesterday, Havelock scored I .'ld, and Spring Creek 1 OS, Havelo.k winning by 27 runs. [fnoM ora wku.inotox coniiKsroxDi'.XT.] WFLLINGTON. Monday.

The ’Frisco mail is expected to reach Wellington on Wednesday morning per Wanaka, which comes from Onehunga direct. An exodus of Ministers has taken place, and the only Ministers remaining in Wellington are the Hon. Major Atkinson and the Hon. Thomas Dick. A deputation of the West ('oast Railway Committee waited on the Government to submit their views and suggest the desirableness of further concessions being made to the proposed Company. The Government promised that the question should receive due consideration. Sir F. Dillon Bell assumes the duties of Agent-General to-day, and leaves for Melbourne next month. The Anchor Line of steamers (with the exception of the Lyttelton) have been purchased on favorable terms by a Nelson Company, consisting of J. If. Cock and Co., Selanders and Co., and A. Brown, and the steamers will continue to run as heretofore. Mr. Deacon will still act as Company's agent at Wellington. .Mr. Cliitty, a well-known oiiieer of H.M. Customs, died this morning. The Customs duties collected at the Port of Wellington, for the week ending 13th November, amounted to £2,312. It is announced that trainers will he allowed to use the Jlutt Park training "round on payment of a fee of ten shillings per horse for the meeting. After a long conference, Government decided to revoke the Royal Native Commission, and appoint a new Commission, consisting of Sir W. Fox alone, with the assistance of Mr Farris as Native interpreter. This is done with the entire concurrence of Sir F. D. Bell. GRAHAM,STOWN

Monday. Mr Wilkinson, proprietor of the Thames Ailrerlixrr, and Mr Brassey, solicitor, are nominated for the office of Mayor. A rush for Te Aroha from Waikato is expected. A Star pigeongram this morning says a large number of farmers visited the prospectors yesterday and all were greatly excited, a gold fever being imminent. PA LM F.RSTON NOUT 11. Monday, Mr James Linton lias been re-elected Mayor without opposition. IN Y HIIC A RG ILL. Monday. One or two parties are getting gold at Stewart's Island, buttlie ground is limited. An inquest was held to-day at North Invercargill on the body of a child thirteen months old. The verdict was that death was occasioned by debility, arising from the state of the lungs and brain in conjunction with bad diet. CHRISTCHURCH. MondayA match for LI 00 came off on the racecourse on Saturday between Lone Hand, with Ost, and Levant with 8s t, distance, three miles on the flat. Lone Hand won with the gicatest ease. GI,SHORN F. November 13.

('. 1). Derry's tender, ;C 1,270, for floating the ship Lochnagar, was accepted to-day, and ho will commence operations at once. It is reported here that Mr. (!. M. Deed lias abandoned the idea of locating immigrants in this district owing to the incompleteness of titles to the land offered to iiini. AUCKLAND. November 13. Some of the French Communists have started a Democratic paper called the / '(i/riiif. The infant daughter of Mr. Haines, of the Kalina Hotel, Dargavillo, ate the heads off a number of Inciter matches : but fortunately medical assistance was at hand, and the child was saved. NELSON. Saturday. Mr. Pitt, M.H.R., addressed the city electors last night. After referring to the work of the past session, he gave the Ccvernment credit for honesty endeavoring to place the finances of the colony on a sound basis, and expressed his belief that the colony had a great future. He thought the public works scheme had, by the high wages paid, attracted miners and others from their proper avocations, but that now these would turn their attention again to mining and other industries. He would not vote for the introduction of the Bible into schools, even if such were shown to he the desire of the majority of the colonists. lie did not think it necessary to till the vacancy caused by Sir J. Vogel’s retirement. He received a vote of thanks and confidence.