ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 206, 4 December 1879, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Nov. 80. ; At a Horne Rule demonstration Rt Hyde Park, 100,000 wore present. MB O’Connor Power presided. _

Dec. 1. A meeting attended by 50,000 in Hyde Park condemned, the Irish arrests, and demanded reforms in the land laws.

The Pope has writt-n to Archbishop-, McCabe of Dublin, depricating the agita- ' tion, on the. ground that Government was anxious to redress grievances, A Vienna telegram to the Telegraph states that the Porte is insincere,in the professed willingness to carry,.put reforms. Really the action mean's union with Russia. Obituary—Michael Chevalier.

Undated. General Roberts sent a native envoy to Turkestan to treat with the independent chiefs, in view of counteracting Russian intrigues. The British are still in undisturbed occupation of Cabul. Mr Roebuck, Member for Sheffield is dead.

The president of America recommends Congress to increase the provision for securing the efficient representation of America at the Melbourne ExhibU tion.

Mirski, a Nihilist has been sentenced to death.

The Melbourne Commission advised France to apply for 175,000 feet of space. 1 STov. 29, Arrived—Downiemont, from Sydney left on August 2nd ; Kohinoor, left on August 29. The relations are critical between Egypfc and Abyssinia, in consequence of the hostile attitude of the King of ssinia. Washington, Dec. 1. The President’s message to Congress recommends an increased for the representation of the United Statea at til© Melbourne International Exhibit tion. _ , St. Petersburg. Dec. 1,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Dec. 2. The Melbourne University seek power to confer degrees in England. A caucus of the Council was held today regarding the intended resignation of the leadership by Sir C. Sladen. A full Court reduced the damages awarded to the contractors for the Gong Gong reservoir at Ballarat, from L 27,000 to LBOOO. „ The accounts of James Evill, own Clerk to the Emerald Hill Corporation* jare found to be LIBOO short, and it is feared there are further defalcations, .■ ™ is not known whether Evili’s recent death was a nalural one or suicide. k _ Adelaide. The Register estimates the hr.iTefit yield at least eleven bushels per acre for 1,400,000 acres, which gives a surplus for export of 125,000 tons. ■ The Government have ■ matured schemes fo v the establishment of t'US? areucy companies under legislative sanction. The Lr: <’ 1-ill was/ read a ti'rd tin - in the Ass-mb.y.