CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1259, 26 January 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[reuter’s telegrams]. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—(COPYI LIGHT.) LONDON, Jan. 24. J. W. Healy, M.P., for Wexford, Michael Davitt, and Quinn, the leaders of t he Irish National League, who were summoi led last month for making seditious speed les have been again brought up for trial. 3 ?he case was closed to-day, ana the defendai its were required to find heavy bail that the; f would keep the peace, or undergo six mo nths imprisonment. Each election for the vacancy in the representation of Mallow, Ireland, in the House of Commons, took place to- day, and resulted in the returning of Mr O’Brien, “ Nati nalist ” candidate, who defeated the other candidate, an avowed Government supporter, by a considerable majority. Consols advanced to 102. New Zealand Securities unchanged. Wheat is firm at 50s 6d ; for New Adelaide, ex store, and 34s 6d to 48s ; for New Zealand, ditto. Australian tallow, best beef, 43s 6d ; best mutton, 465, market firm. Arrived at Plymouth, the P. and O. Co.’s steamship Kaiser Hind, from Melbourne, Dec. 8. January 25. The Bank of England has this day reduced the rate of discount from five to four per cent. CAPETOWN, January 24. Intelligence is to hand from Zululand, that Cetewayo has arrived at Ulundi, and that the ceremony of his reinstation will take place immediately. PARIS, Jan. 23. The Empress Eugene having succeeded in reuniting the Bonapartist party, returned to-day to London. CAIRO, January 24. Sir Auckland Colvin who recently resigned his position as British Controller-General of Egyptian Finance has been offered and accepted the post of Financial Adviser to the Egyptian Government. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 24. It has transpired that communications have recently passed between the Porte and the French Government regarding the circular note, issued to the Great Powers on the sth inst., by the English Government in which it explains its intentions with regard to Egypt. It is now understood that the Ottoman Government are preparing to protest against the policy avowed by England, and have received an assurance of support by the French Government from their representative at Stamboul. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. Arrived yesterday, R. M. S. City of New York, with the Homeward Mails, dated Auckland, Jan. 2.