TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 378, 23 April 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH .AND FOREIGN,

London, April 19. A bulletin published this morning with reference to Earl Beaconsfield’s death, states that after a severe relapse which, his lordship, suffered through the night, he sank rapidly, and breathed his last at half-past four this morning;, His attendants state that His Lordship passed away without much pain and peacefully, as if sleeping, news of Earl Beaconsfield’s death has been, received with universal sorrow and' regret through, the country. Later, The death of Earl Bpaconsfield is deeply deplored by all political parties, and haa created a profound; sensation throughout 'Europe. It wap, officially announced to-day that Her Majesty the

Queen expressed great grief at the loss of her most valued and devotee* friend and counsellor the late Earl, J A race took^^^ at Southampton between irickett and an oarsman named Kirby. The contest resulted in an easy victory for Trickeit, April 20, The executors of the will of the late Eearl Beacon sfield have declined a proposal made by the Right Hon. W, K, Gladstone that the funeral of deceased should be publicly performed. The will of the late Earl directs that the funeral should be of a' most simple character, and that his body should be interred, in hfe wife’s vault at Hughenden.

Jn consequence of the continued difficulty in the way of a settlement, of the Turco-Greek frontier question, the Powers have now made proposals to the Government of these countries that a Convention should be held under their auspmes with a view to bring about a complete and final determination af the frontier difficulty. New Yobk, April 20.

The American harvest prospects are unfavorable, owing to the crops generally having been severely damaged by frost.

AUSTRALIAN. SIDNEY, Apr’l %1. Five hundred Chinese arrived yesterday by the stedmef Crusader from Hong Kong. It is reported' that an auriferous quarts reef has been discovered at Mount Brown Goldfield „

Sailed—Pacific Mail Company’s ship City of Sydney for San Francisco via Auckland, Lady Gordon is a passenger foi New Zealand,