CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 22 March 1882, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Reuter's Despatches to Patea Daily Mail

This Day.

New Ironclad.

London, 20th.—A new ironclad was launched to-day from Pembroke dockyard. The ceremony was performed by the Duke of Edinburgh, and the vessel was christened The Edinburgh.

Sir H. Parkes. London, 20th.—Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, arrived here to-day from New York. Bismarck’s Policy. Berlin, 20th.—In the course of conversation to-day, Prince Bismarck stated that his energies would be wholly devoted to the maintenance of peace in Europe. Dutch Exhibition. Amsterdam, 20th,—It is announced that an Exhibition will be held at the Hague next year, chiefly for display of colonial exhibits. All the European States have decided to exhibit, and have appointed committees to carry out their representation at the Exhibition. Wool Sales. ■ London, 20th.—-At the wool auction to-day, 9500 bales were catalogued, making a total of 177,800 offered since the commencement of the series. The bidding was steady, but the demand for lots offered was not active.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT. THE CLOTURE.

London, 20th.—The adjourned debate upon the Premier’s motion for the introduction of the cloture was resumed this afternoon, and is now proceeding.

In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr Gladstone, moved the adjournment of the House from April 4th to 17th, for the usual Easter recess. A FIRM STAND. London, 21st.—Discussion in the House of Commons on the Premier’s motion for adoption of a modified form of cloture was continued to a late hour last night, and was further adjourned. In the course of debate, Lord Hartington announced that the Government had definitely decided to make this proposal for cloture a Cabinet question, and to stand or fall by the result. Disorder in the Transvaal. Capetown, 20th.—Intelligence is to hand from the Transvaal, reporting that much disorder prevails in the south-west, owing to relations between the Boers and the natives. Foreigners in Tunis. Paris, 20th.—Telegrams from Tunis report that relations between French and Italian residents in that country have assumed a decidedly hostile phase, and that constant affrays are taking place in the city of Tunis and other towns between the two classes. Inward Mails. Melbourne, 20th. Arrived, this evening.—P. & 0. Coy.’s s.s. Clyde with mails which left London on the 10th February.

Ships Overdue.

Melbourne, 20th.—Several vessels homeward bonnd to England from this port are now reported as considerably overdue. Miners in Distress. Sydney.—Great distress is being experienced by the miners at Mount Brown diggings, on the border of this colony, owing to the shortness of provisions and water; and the New South Wales and South Australian Governments are now organising relief.

FROZEN MEAT EXPORT. GOOD PRICES. London, 21st,—Mutton ex steamship Protos has realised an average of five-pence-halfpenny per pound. The meat had suffered by the temporary stopping of the refrigerating machinery during the voyage, and had in consequence become somewhat soft.

Departure of Cricketers. Melbourne, this day.—The English cricketers leave for England to-day per Orient steamship Chimborazo.

Outrages in Ireland. London, 20th.—Accounts to hand from the disturbed districts of Ireland are causing grave apprehension. Agrarian outrages are again on the increase, and fresh cases of attacks with firearms, and maiming cattle, are daily reported to the police. Dunedin. At the Supreme Court held at Lawrence to-day, the grand jury throw out the bill against J. Smith for stabbing. Patrick Butler, charged with assaulting a little girl, was acquitted.