TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 277, 29 August 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

CABLE. [RKUTEH’S TEEEORA MS. ] LONDON. August 27. The Rev. CL CL Bradley, master of University College, Oxford, succeeds the late Dean Stanley as Dean of Westminister. Parliament was prorogued to-day. The speech from the throne stated that England’s relations with all foreign powers were of a cordial nature, and alluded to the settlement of the Greek Frontier question, the assurances made By the French Government towards Tunis and Tripoli, the e m dusion of the Trans - : vaal Convention, the pacification of; Basuto Land, and the withdrawal of the British Forces from Caudal ar. j Her Majesty did not fear the contest j now proceeding between Ayouh Khan and the Ameer would disturb the peace of England, and the latter’s friendly offers towards conclusion of , hostilities would he used when the : opportune time arrived. The speech ‘ expressed a hope that the Irish Land j Act would prove a great benefit. WASHINGTON. ; August 27. ; President Gadjled’s condition ■

J remains unchanged. His medica attendants consider lii.s case almost hopeless. SYDNEY. August 27. Two fresh cases of small-pox are reported to-day. A number of persons were released from quarantine last night who are reticent as to the treatment received, pending legal advice. Enough has transpired "to show there have been gross neglect and mismanagement. The shoes°and clothes of those in quarantine were destroyed and never replaced. [t’NITKIJ PIIKSS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. This Day. A man named Robert Bolt, .a Wairarapa. laborer, who had been ou the spree for some days, attempted suicide yesterday by striking himself several times on the head with a sharp edged axe, and severely, but not seriously, wounded himself. Tho same man, under the influence of drink, attempted to cut his throat in Nelson some two and a half years ago. Iho mant Dewar, who was stabbed in a drunken affray at the Ilutt some months ago, died in the hospital from the effects on Saturday night. His assailant's trial for wounding was postponed last session, Dewar being to ill to appear. A seaman named McLean was killed aboard the Hawea a; New Plymouth by the slings giving way, anil allowing a heavy hale to fall, jamming his head against the stanchion. CHRISTCHURCH. August 27. A case of some interest to newspaper proprietors was heard here yesterday. The proprietors of the Lyttelton Times claimed £4 3s Sd, charge for inserting an advertisement ill the Star for the defendants, Taj-b-r, Papps, an 1 Co. The facts of the ease brought out in evidence were that a contract had been made with the defendants to insert an advertisement for a term, with the privilege of altering it occasionally. The advertisement was in two months, and was then altered, when the proprietors of the paper found that in its new form it was libellous, or at least very objectionable inasmuch as it reflected on another tradesman. They refused to insert it in this form, and said they would rather lose the advertisement than do this. Taylor refused to alter it, and ordered it to lie withdrawn, and asked for the account, which, when rendered, ho refused to pay. The magistrate said he considered plaintiffs were perfectly justified in refusing to insert in their paper anything objectionable to other people. They had made a reasonable request to the defendant, and it was absurd to expect a newspaper to render itself liable to an action at law. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs.' This Day. Information is received that W. \Y. Charters, the defaulter, who escaped in the Orari, has been arrested aboard a fishing smack off Bristol. £1,300 was found on him. AUCKLAND. This Day. H. N. Abbot, the sporting publican, is about to build a new Opera House, to scat 1,300. Owing to the want of public support tbe Acclimatisation society is going to sell all birds, animals, and plants in the garden. DUNEDIN. This Day. A private telegram states that Monmouth won the Hawkesbury Guineas, Marmoa ?, (Jem 3. Spimiingdnle was scratched, having been injured while training. NEW PLYMOUTH. This Day. At the inquest held on the body of Me Lean, who was killed on board the Hawea on Saturday, a verdict of accidental death was returned. McLean was unmarried.