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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 93, 16 July 1880, Page 2

(REUTEE'S TELEGRAMS.) / '.% '.' ' , London, July 12*^ - A cricket match between the*, Australians and the i.eice3tershirft county team at Leicester, was oom*,. menced today. Thts Australian teamwent in first, and scored 142 jruns. The Home team then went in for their first innings, and when stumps were drawn had lost five wickets for 32 runs. The weather was fine thronghout the day, and the attendance oi the public at the match was large, ..The wicket was dead. July 13. Mr Tom Taylor, editor of Puncb, is dead. .-»#•'♦' In the House of Commons the Mi- ' nistr-y have withdrawn the Bill assimilating tho borough franchise of Ireland with that of England. Constantinople, July 13. Greece has assented to the collective proposals made by England ao^ Fiance as to calling ouc her army $\ reserves relative to the rectiOcation of frontier. ' Sydney, July 13. Parliament was prorogued today. The Governor made a lengthy sjieech on tue occasion, but the failure of the „ Government to carry the proposed nevr^ taxes was only-briefly iuflntipn*d. £ MELBOuaNE, July 13. "3i The Victorian Oavertunent are *»-. . „ operating with that ot New South., Wales for the purpose of udoptu^M| preventive measures in regard ,fl^^l Chinese emigration. There is a. :Pj|^^| posal for a Gonfereuce being held, aifc^^' it probably will be. y.:, ;,. ■■• -.-. :-• Magistrate Hearne, when/returning from cbu fob at Harrow, was stopped by a gang of luftians under tbe, leadership, ot. a man named Reifty, M who threatened to shoot him uuless \7 he obtained a cheque. Refusing compliance, Mr liearne was incarcerated with bis fumily (who were with him) in a deserted hut, but one of th

family escaped and gave the alarm to the police, who quickly arrived at the hut and surrounded Ruilly's gang, jho refused to surrender, threatening -^to shoot Heatne if the police dared co come near them. The gang was at lust arrested, after waiting four hours, without a shot being fired. London, July 12 England and Fiance through their Ambassadors at Athens, have advised the Greek Government to abstain from calling cut the army reserves pending the receipt of Turkey's reply to the circular note of ..the i Great Powers embodying the decisions .of the Berlin Conference. -- ••■'- Melbourne, July 18. .': It now transpires that, the elder* Reilly, the leader of the Harrow gang of bushrangers, has a grudge against Mr Hearn, the magistrate^ ; and this is said to be the cause of. the sticking up.- It is believed that Reilly is insane.