NEWS BY CABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 91, 15 July 1881, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

(MTOTEa's TELEGRAMS'). London, July 12. While one of the daughters of the Prince and Princess of Wales was out driving today the horses bolted. The carriago was completely smashed, but the Princess fortunately escaped without injury. Paris, July 10. Favorable accounts are to hand from the wheat growing districts. The yield is expected to bo up to the average. New York, July 10. Advices, to hand froni the Northern and Western States, report that the greater part of the winter wheat crop is now harvested. On account of the unfavorable weather experienced during the spring the yield this year shows a decrease of 25 per cent. Calcutta, July 10. The intelligence received on the 4th inst. that Ayoub Elian had left Herat with a considerable body of mixed troops for Candahar is now fully confirmed. Ayoub Khan is in command of the force, which is pushing forward with all speed. Sydney, July 12. The small-pox is increasing, though its progress is slow. A fresh case was reported yesterday, the person attacked being a woman living in the suburb of Ultimo. There are now twelve infected houses in the city and suburbs. A small-pox board has been appointed to devise fresh means for preventing the spread of the disease, and a special quarantine station is now in course of construction at Little Bay, in Port Jackson, where all small- pox patients will be sent. Another case of small-pox has been reported to the Board of Health today. The sufferer, Elizabeth Templeton, lives with her parents in Pyrmont, one of the suburbs of the city. The family has been placed in quarantine. „ Melbourne, July 12. In consequence of the increase of smallpox in Sydney, the Victorian Government is considering the adUsability of taking precautions to guard against the introduction of the etiscase into this colony. Brisbane, July 32. A fire broke out last night on premises in Queen-street, opposite the theatre. It, was speedily extinguished , but not before some damage was done. The insurance includes polU cies^ithe following New Zealand, amongst other offices— New Zealand Company, £580 ; South British Com« pany, £200. Washington, July 12. The latest bulletin reports that the President has experienced feverish symptons during the night, but is otherwise progressing favorably towards recovery. Melbourne, July 12. Parliament re-assembled today after the adjournment. At the sitting in the Legislative Assembly there were only two members on the Government benches behind the now Ministersythe rest of the House was made up of members of the Opposi. ■ tion and Corner Party. No business was transacted, and the House adjourned to the 28th instant, to give time for the lilinisterial re-elections. The P. and O. ; Company's steamship Venetia arrived here this morning w^h the inward Suez mails dated London, 3rd June. The Union Company's steamship Rotorua sailed for Bluff this afternoon with New Zea - land portion: of the English mails. New Zealand oats are quoted today at 3s Gd.