TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 362, 12 March 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AXD FOREIGN.

London, March 8. Very severe hurricanes, accompanied by heavy falls of snow, hare been experienced over the greater part of Scot-; land during the past twenty-four hours. Great damage has been done to property. Terrible gales have raged on the coast, and numerous shipwrecks, resulting in great loss of life, have been caused. So far as can be at present ascertained, fnlly one bundred persons have been drowned in vessels, which have foundered at ports and off the coast. t. The Irish Judges of the Assise, in their charges to the Grand Juries at the Courts which were opened yesterday in ' the Irish provinces, again took occasion to refer to the alarming state of the country, and deplored, in forcible terras, the continued occurrence of an enormous amount of undetected crime. Conaolg a«-e unchanged at 99 £ . New Zealand 5 per cent 10-40 loan has advanced to 1024 ex div. ; 5 per cent 1889 loan remains at 110. ,-t The markets for Australian and New Zealand breadstuff's, and. Australian tallow, are without quotable change. At the wool sales to-Jay 8800 bales were offered, and more demand' was experienced at a slight improvement in prices. The number of hales withdrawn from sale to date, ia 14,QQft, but oot of 158,900 catalogued since the opening. The Bank of Australasia has declared: a dividend of sfe per cent for tho bait year. Twenty persana hare bean arrested in Ireland *n warrants, issued by theViceroy under the (osreiori Act. In the House of Commons to-day a. disordered scene again occurred. O'Donnellt Member of Dungarvori,. was most unruly, and defied the chair in violent language. He was then hy the Speaker's order suspended for the remainder of the sitting. March 9. Michael Boyton, the chief paid organiser of branches of the Land League, and who was one of the traversers in the recent State, prosecutions, has been arrested in Ireland under the Viceroy's warrant. He contends that as he is an American subject hi* arrest fo illegal, *tm! he claims the protection of th« UnitedStatesGoYernment.

fh» next scries ©t wool taction* will commence on the I Oth of M»y. The total quantity to be offered during the sale* will be- limited to 85t,000 bales, , The nuthoritie* &» Ireland are yigorously employingjhe r^w»rg_granted by the Coercion Act Tbrtb* app*riUngign_ of 1 . perions guilty,, or suspected, of treasonable conduct. In addition to the arrests already reported to have bsen made, warrants have been issued and are being daily executed against many other buspected persons. Intelligence has been received from, the West Coast of Africa,, which givea a complete disavowal of the reported intention of the Ashantees to attack theBritish settlements on tho coast. The news to hand states that envoys from the Ashantees have arrived at Cape Coast Castle and have assured the Governor that the King baa no desire to provoke war with the British. Consols have advanced ±, and are today quoted at 99f. '^ At the wool sale to-day 8000 bale* catalogued. The bidding was ammated. > . It is generally.expected that important, changes will shortly take place n the Cabinet. . Capetown, March S.News has been received from Nat* that M. Joubert, commander pt_ the Boer fores, is making strong efforU to induce the loyal Boers in the Transvaal and Free States to join in the rebellion. At the Pame time President Brand la doing his utmost to bring about * peaceful of affaire.