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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1233, 27 December 1882, Page 2

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[beuter’s telegrams]. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.-(COfYfIiOHT.) CAiKOi Dei'ettibef 113, Two of the Bedouin Arab* who Were pat'tlclpators in the murder qf the late Professo* Palmer in, October list Havb lideh Sitrrendered by thb Governor of KI Ariah, and it is expected that all who were concerned in th* murder of Professor Palmer and the British officers, Messrs. Gill and Charrington, his companions, will be captured within a fortnight.

BERLIN) Dee. S 3. A semi-official statement Which appeared In the " North German Gazette ” yesterday regarding the pacific Mission policy of Prince Bismarck has had a reassuring effect throughout tile Continent, and has greatly calmed the Russo-German Scare. ([AI’FTOWN, bee. 23. Sir Theophilus Stepstone, who crowned Cetewayo tn 1873, has neen delegated by the British Government to perform the approaching ceremony of his re-ihstatemeiit. The authority which, since the Zulu War, has been held by John Dunn, will be superseded by that of the King, as head of the Zuiti tribe. LONDON, Dee. 22. A prosecution has been instituted against Mr Biggar, M.P., in consequence of a speech which he recently made vilifying Earl Spencer, the Viceroy of Ireland. Consols, are unchanged, at 98J. New Zealand Securities are firm at last quotations. The market rate of discount has advanced 4, and is now 4 per cent; bank rate, 5 per cent. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britian is 2,100,060 quarters, being a decrease of 30,000 quarters during the week. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 495, and New Zealand do, at 43s 6d to 46s 6d ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 345. Australian tallow, unchanged, at 42s for best beef, and 44s 6d for best mutton.

Dec. 25. Sir Charles Dilke enters the Cabinet ss President of the Local Government Board, to which position he nas been appointed vice Mr Dodson, who has accepted the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, resigned by the Right Hon. John Bright hi August last. It has transpired that the Governorship of Jamaica has been offered to, but has been declined by, Sir Arthur Gordon. The Irish newspaper, “United Ireland,” has been seized by order of the Executive, and a prosecution has been instituted against the Editor for publishing articles of a seditious character. Dec. 26. A serious affray occurred last night at Canterbury, arising out of ill feeling existing between men of the 2nd Dragoon Guards and the 6th Dragoons. Fully two hundred troopers of these regiments took part in the disturbance which lasted for some time. The fighting on both sides Was severe, anti many of the combatants suffered serious injuries. ROME, Dec. 22, A popular demonstration occurred to-day in the City, arising out of the recent exeetv tion at Trieste of a men named Oberdank. who was arrested in September last with Orsini bombs in his possession, and was found to be implicated in a plot (said to be of Italian origin) against the life of the Emperor of Austria. The demonstration was of a strong anti-Au«triart character, and culminated in attacks upon several Austrian residents. Similar disturbances have occurred, also, at Milan and Trieste, where anti-Austrian feeling was Warmly manifested. BERLIN, Dee. 92, The “ North German Gazette ” publishes an article to-day in which it is affirmed that Prince Bismarck i» the staunchest advocate of friendship between Germany and Russia, and is no way desirous of disturbing the relations between the two empires. PARIS, Deo. 24. The French Expedition to Tonqnin will, in the first place, only consist of a detachment of 750 troops, but the force will, It Is ex. pected, be increased later. CAIRO, Dec. 26. Arabi and the leading rebel officers were to-day publicly degraded, and started on thelo journey to Ceylon, their place of exile.