CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, 17 July 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLE IN VICTORIA. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. Melbourne, Friday. Excitement over the elections is at a climax. The Ministerial party arc completely and unexpectedly ousted. The .final results arc expected to- show 51 Opposition members elected, and only 35 Ministerialists. A Cabinet Council is to be held immediately, and the Ministry are expected to resolve on meeting Parliament for obtaining necessary supplies, and then resigning. Mr Berry will doubtless bo the new Premier, and probably he will form a I new Cabinet, excluding all his former except Patterson and Smith. Friday, Later, The Ministry have met, and have decided to meet Parliament, MELBOURNE CUP. Friday Evening. Mata is favorite for the Melbourne Cup at 1000 to 50. LOAN FOR HOBART TOWN. London, 15th. Tenders arc invited for the Hobart Town Loan of £IOO,OOO, at five per cent. MORE TURKISH- REFORM. London, 15th. The Turkish Government have engaged an official of the Berlin Treasury tu undertake the reorganisation of | Turkish .finances. I

STRANGE DOINGS IN QUEENSLAND Brisbane, Friday. Writs have boon served on Mr Mcllwraith, the Premier and Treasurer, and on Mr Palmer, Colonial Secretary, to recover penalties of £3OOO each, for sitting in the Legislative Assembly while, as alleged, they were disqualified. In the Assembly last night a committee was appointed to enquire into the petition of Mr Hcmmont, making allegations against the conduct of Queensland Government business in London, and implicating Mr Mcllwraith and Mr Palmer. MAIL STEAMER AGROUND. King George’s Sound, Friday. The P. and 0. Company’s steamer Siam has grounded here. Lightening the vessel to get her off. COLLECTIVE NOTE TO TURRET. Constantinople, 15th. The Ambassadors of the Great Powers have to-day presented a collective note to the Sultan embodying the decisions of the recent Berlin Conference in regard to Turkish affairs, and insisting on their due fulfilment. The Turkish crisis is now reached. The Turks will either resist by force of arms, or yield stubbornly to the collective Powers. RUSSIAN WHEAT SCARCE. London, 14th. It is expected there will be a deficiency of 9,750,000 quarters in Russian wheat crop.