TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 253, 6 March 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

London, February 16. John Mitchell, of Young Ireland notoriety, lias been elected member of Parliament, for Tipperary, unopposed. In the House of Commons, the Government moved for the production of the certificate of his conviction for felony. Dr. Kenealy has been elected member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent. England's refusal to attend the Conference has produced an unpleasant impression in llussia. England has recognised Alfonso as King of Spain. The Brindisi mail was delivered two days behind the contract time. February 20. Honeymoon won the Waterloo Cup, beating Corby Castle, Hawthorn and Lucclla. Wiieat depressed ; tallow has recently fallen 2s. Nine hundred bales New Zealand flax has been sold at a reduction of 2s to 40s per ton. A lock-out of 25,000 coal miners prevails at Dewsbury. Dr. Kenealy entered Parliament unintroduced, when the Speaker intimated to him that two sponsors were required, to which Kenealy objected. Bank rate of discount, 3|. In consequence of the tardiness of Spain to afford satisfaction in the Gustave affair, Germany is preparing a naval expedition against the Carlists.