TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 368, 31 March 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, March 26

Mr Parnell is, now actively engaged in the formation of a Land League in England, and, is organising branches in various parts of the country through the. medium, of sympthisers with the Irish land agitation. « Total quantity of' wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,230,0C0 quarters. March 29. lu the action brought by Mr Levy Lawson, proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, against Mr Labouehere. M.P. for Northampton, and proprietor of* Truth, tor libel, the jury were .unable to agree, and were discharged without returning a verdict. The Right Hon Earl Beaconsfield is at the present time seriously indisposed. The exact nature of his illness has not transpired. Constantinople, March 28.

In view of the possibility of hostilities breaking out between Turkey and Greece the Sultan, has asked the Khedive that a contingent ot Egyptian troops may be sent for service in Turkey if war is declared.

St. Petersburg, March 28,. The funeral of the late Czar took place to-day. Bucharest, March 26. Two Houses ol the Roumanian Parliament—the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies*—have passed a! resolution proclaiming the principality of Rouraania a kingdom. Capetown, March 26. Sij Hercules Robinson made a speech to-day, iu the course of which he said that there was every prospect of permenant peace being secured in, the Transvaal. Later.. News has been received to-day from Basutoland reporting the resumption.of hostilities between the Basutps and the Colonial forces. A severe battle has been fought between the latter under Colonel Harrington and the enemy, but without decided success on either side. Colonel Carrington was somewhat severely wounded during the, fight. i' | , March 28.

News has been received from Basutoland, announcing that tbeßasutos have made a raid through the Boteka district and have captured a large number of cattle and horses from the settlers.

Telegrams have come to hand to-day from the Transvaal, bringing news that the British garrison at Potchefstroora, which hat' been besieged by the Boers since the outbreak of hostilities in the Transvaal, yielded to the enemy on the day on which the Treaty of Peace between Si'’Evelyn Wood, on behalf of the British, and the Boer leaders was signed Before the garrison surrendered, however, desperate fighting, lasting several hours, took place, and the British suffered a, loss of 18; killed and fully 90 wounded. The loss of the Boer» is not stated,

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, March 28. Mr Thomas Ellis, Wanganui, has been awarded a fifth prize for a butter churn. March 29. In the Legislative Council this evening a motion, introduced by the Hon

Mr Read, a Government supporter, disagreeing with the President’s ruling in regard to the Reform Bill, was negatived after a debate. It bias transpired, how-: ever, that at a caucus of members of the Council it was agreed to waive the technical grounds of the objection to the reception ef a Reform Bill from the Assembly, and to proceed with the consideration of the measure on its merits . Sydney, March 29. Yesterday news came to hand from New Guinea that four native teachers, with their wires and families, have been murdered by natives.