NEWS BY CABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 84, 21 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

, ■»■ (rEUTER's TELEGRAMS); London, Juno 16. 2 The Ascot Gold Cup was ran for today, and resulted as follows: — Ro-. Bert the Devil, I ; Petronel, 2 ; Exeter, 3. Total reserve iv notes and bullion -, in the Bank of England, £16,000,000 Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 48s 6d; New Zealand wheat, 45s 6d;; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 84s. , Australian tallow, best beef, 345 ...,-.* 6d ; best mutton, 36s 6d. . ..,; Afe the wool sale today, 11 ,500 bales were catalogued. A firm demand was again experienced. ! In the House of Commons, the first clause of the Irish Land Bill, - 1 referring to the classification of ten--1 ants, whicli has been under discussion >'■ since the Slst uit, was passed through i committee today. The consideration ; of the second clause of the Bill has been commenced. The Daily News today publishes a. .. paragraph stating that the English Government has sent a communication to the United States Government, calling attention to the preseiit na- , ture and extent of the Fenian, move- '. . ment in England, and requesting tuajp 1 steps may be taken to prevent the ; operations of the Fenians in A)Mterjcft. , ;l Telegrams are to hand from • Panama reporting that there is considerable discontent and consequent '. disorganisation among the 'employes , on the canal works, and that Jihe.v i same are thereby being seriously im- > ; peded. The news requires bonfir-'^ mation. _.' e > ' June 17* -i At the wool auction today, a firm demand was again experienced, & ' Recent intelligence . from Ireland '^ reports that the disorder in thai; ■ country has somewhat abated, riot**, ing between the peasantry and tfce * police having greatly subsided. , The ; /. authorities, however, continue Mo J take steps to prohibit all assemblies ofthe people on occasions of sales " and at the scenes of evictions'of tenants. ...-•■ V News has been received that, an ? accident has happened to a boot's • • crew of H.M.S. Monarch, a turret „ ship, one of the Mediterranean 0 squadron, while at torpedo praotioe. One officer was killed, and several' seamen severely injured. - • * «l* Melboubnb, June 17» ,* r . The Reform Bill, framed on t basis of the proposal made by idr Ramsay and adopted by the Conference of tb,o joint committees yesterterday, was passed through the AsI sembly last evening, and forthwith

transmitted to the Legislative Council, where it waa also carried through all stages without discussion. Great satisfaction is expressed on all sides at the compromise which has been effected between the two Houses. It is currently reported today that the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly will move on Tuesday next, a vote of want of confidence in the Government for its action in connection with the Reform question. Sydney, June 17. Maize, per 601bs, 2s Bd ; tobacco, Raven's twist, ls 4£d. The carpenter who caught the small-pox while working in Lower George-street, opposite the house of On Ching, where the disease first broke out, died today. It is announced that the Government intend proclaiming all China ports infected, and all vessels coming from thence will be placed in quarantine, whether reported infected or clean. It is further stated that the steamship Ocean, due herewith 480 Chinese, will be placed in quarantine, and a restrictive Chinese Bill will probably be passed before she is released. Although rumors are freely cur- , rent today of the outbreak of fresh cases of small-pox in the city, no authentic information, regarding any has been received by the authorities. Adelaide, June 17. Wheat is unchanged at 4s 9d. Town flour is quoted at £11 15s, and country brands at £10 Ss to £10 10s. Paris, June 17. Telegrams are to hand from Marseilles announcing that an extraordinary disturbance occurred there today. Several regiments of French troops, just returned from Tunis, were marching through the town, and ou passing the building occupied by the Italian Club, they were hissed from the windows by some of the members. There was a large number of people on the street at the time, and the action of the Italians greatly incensed them. They angrily demanded that the Italian escutcheon should be removed front the club, and a great scene ensued. The prefect arrived on the scene, and endeavoured tocalm the mob.protesting against ony violf nee, but despite this protest the deputy-mayor of the town, who was present, took the lead ofthe crowd, and, assending a ladder, tore down the escutcheon with his 'own hands. Order was then restored." The news of the occurence has caused -much excitement.