CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 751, 6 September 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (SPECIAL TO THE PRESS AGENCY.) London, September 4. ; -The Australians won the match at the Oval against the players of England by; 8 runs.'* The second innings of the Australians ended f.rr 88, ;md the second inn ; ngs of thu phiyers fur 76. A. Bannerman scored 26; C. B mnermanls; Hor»n, ■4; Bail y, 12 ; Gregory, not out, 9; Boyle, 4; Garrett, 10; Allen.- *4 ; Sp»fforth, Blaokliam, and Murdoch 0. Sundries, 6. The highest for players was G. P. Pnillips, with 14 ; Hearn and Charlvvood 12 each ; Barlow 8 ; Ridley 10. The bowling of the Australians was very effective ; Spofforth took 4 wickets. The pleasure steamer Princess Alice collided with another steamer off Woolwich, and sank immediately. 550 persona were drowned. Paris, Sept. 2. The Victorian exhibits obtained ten gold, thirty-two silver, forty-one bronze medals, and thirty-three honorable mentions. There are several more coming. [reuter's telegrams per press agency.] London. Sept. 3. Mr Gladstone, in the " Nineteenth Century," strongly condemns the Protection policy of the Colonies. September 4. An excursion steamer, bound for London from Sheerness, was run down, and 550 persons are known to have perished. The British fleet will shortly be withdrawn from the Sea of Marmora to the entry of the Dardanelles. DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (reuter's telegrams, per press agency. Sydney, September 5. Arrived—Assam, from King George's Sound. Rain has been general throughout the Colony, and the races have been postponed.