CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 December 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (KKCTKR'S telegram, per press association) London, December 7. Mr. Pajnell has been presented, "with the Freedom of the City of'Waterford, Ireland. -- . " 1:^ Five per cent. New Zealand 10-40 loan, L 10 4; five per cent. New Zealand 1889 loan, LlO7 10s. At the" wool sales to-day, 5200 bales were offered, making a total of 92,500 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale is firm. ; . A serious riot took place borough, County Farmagh, Ireland, owing to a land meeting held thei - e being prohibited by the authorities. The Riot Act was read; large bodies of police and dragoons were called out, when the rioters were dispersed. Washington, December 7. President Hayes has made a- recommendation to the Cabinet that General Grant should be appointed Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army, a post at present nominally filled by the President. New York, December 7. A project is on foot for the construction of a cable to be laid from San Francisco to Australia, via Sandwich Islands. San Francisco, December 7. Five Prussian war vessels, stationed in the Pacific, have sailed from different ports to Japan. The object of their mission has not yet transpired, DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTER S TELEORAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, December 8. - Sailed—Ringarooma, for Bluff. Arrived—Union Company's steamer Rotomahana, from Bluff, December 9, The Orient Company's steamship Sorata litis arrived from Adelaide. In the Legislative Assembly last night the Estimates were again dealt with. On the Education vote being proposed, Sir John O'Shannassy made a strong attack on the education system, and opposed the passage of the vote. Ml'; Murray Smith also spoke on the question, and favored the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into means for the redress of the grievances of the Roman Catholics under the present system of public instruction. It is announced that the services of Colonel Scratchley are to be retained by the Victorian Government for another Year.

The Queensland and Tasmanian Governments have agreed to send delegates to the Intercolonial Conference, when it meets again in Sydney in January. Sydney, December S. A shanty-keeper has been murdered at Albany by a swagman, who also attempted to murder bis daughter, and fired the hut for the purpose of concealing the crime. The murderer has been arrested. Mr. Norton, who was shotatDubbo. is steadily recovering. H.M.S. Emerald, belonging to the Australian squadron, has left for the Solomon group in order to avenge the murder of the commander and several of the crew of H.M.S, Sandfly.