TELEGRAMS .

Temuka Leader, Issue 923, 28 February 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS .

ENGLISH ANT FOREIGN.. London;, Feb. 24 The House of Lords, has, in accordance with a resolution passed on the 17th inst., nominated Peers to serve on Select Committees to enquire into the working of the Irish Land Act. The Marquis of Salisbury, at whose instigation the motion was passed, refused to relinquish the proposed enquiry, because of a motion tabled by Mr Gladstone in. the House of Commons, setting forth that the proposed* action of the Lords is untimely, and will defeat the operation of the Act, and. prpye injurious to good government in Ireland This motion is deemed by Lord Salis~

bury to be a threat to the House of Lords. Consols have declined an eighth and are quoted today at The total reserve in the Bank of England is £12,4* O,{K»C. Bank rate of discount, 5 per cent ; market rate, 4| pel cent. New Zealand securities are unchanged. The following are quotations :—5 per cent 10-40 loan, 105 ; 5 per cent 1889 loan, 1)4; 4| per cent 1879-19G4 loan, 100, Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at, 555, and New Zealand do at 51s, Adelaide floqr, ex warehouse, 40s. * Apstraliap tallow* —best beef, 42s 6d; best mutton, 48s, Hides—heavy quali- ■ ties in good demand, but light weights, have declined a n eighth. Paris, Feb. 23. In the Chamber of Deputies today* Id. Freycipet, Premier and Foreign Minister, made a statement relative to. the future policy of the Government in Egypt. He stated that the concert of European Powers which now existed would minimise the danger of armed intervention in the affairs of Egypt, and that Comptioller-GeneralM. De, Blig-i nieres had been instructed to maintain the French preponderance in that country, Negotiations for the conclusion of a pew Anglo-French Commercial Treaty haying virtually collapsed, M, Tirard, Minister of Commerce, today introduced in the Chamber of Deputies a Bill pro-, viding that English goods should receive the most favored national treatment. The produce of English colonies is also, included in the Bill, bqt will remain on, general tariff. The Bank rate of discount is 4£ percent. Sx. Petersburg., Feb. 23. Count Scbouyaloff, whp.se death, wag; announced yesterday, was pot the wellknown Ambassador o| that name,, but; Count Schourajoff, Qjmm.andantGeneral of tfi& Russian Guards,. AUSTRALIAN; Melbourne, Feb. 26: «. The return match between the AllEngland Eleven and an eleven of Yictoria was, resumed today. There was ®s large attendance. sumed their first innings, which closed: for a total of 249=, Boyle being the, highest scorer with 37 - The men then went in, and when, the stump*; were drawn had put together 2f)l fertile loss of five wickets. Stdnet, Feb. 26;

The trial of Messrs Wad J el, Baker,, and Matheson for conspiracy to defr.audi the shareholders, of the Milbura Greek; Company was concluded, today .. The. jury, however, disagreed' as. to the. v.er-_ diet, and were discharged. The accused; were bound oyer to appear at the. next, session. Adelaide. Feb. 22. Wheat, per bushel, 5s to 5s Id, mar-, ket is dull town flour, per ton, £ll 12s 6d do country brands, £lO lOs*. Freights to the United Kingdom from, Adelaide, 505;.d0, from, outporta. 45s to, 47s 6d. NEW ZEALAND. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, Feb. 24. A fish-curing establishment is to bo. erected at Helensville for the output of' 100 oana per day. Feb. 25. A women's immigration society has. been formed, with Lady O’Rorke. President, and an influential Committee, has been appointed. The object is the. introduction of respectable female servants. New Plymouth, Feb. 26. The Parihaka natives have finished' wheat threshing ; the crop is good and; the grain, is superior to. the average. The Herald states that natives are. allowed to see Te Whiti and Tohu in* prison, and although no conversation of a political nature is permitted, yet when, visitors return to their homes, imaginarysayings of, Te Whiti are repeated and believed by the people, thus maintaining Te Whiti’s influence. The A.C. force is being gradually reduced at the front. About thirty have applied for and received their discharge within the last month, and it is understood that there is no intention to recruit the force, Wellington, Feb. 25. The Directors of the WellingtonManawato Railway Company intend to make a second local issue of shares to the extent of £50,000 before . placing the enterprise on. the London market. Feb, 26. At the annual meeting of the - NewZealand Central District Independent. Order of Rechabites held here, delegates, were present from Napier, Blenheim^

Nelson,'Marlon, Taranaki, Invercargill, And Shag Point. The meeting was held in compliance with the Friendly Societies .Act, The total number of ients is stated to be 28 and numbers on books 770. It was stated that £350 had been paid in sick allowances during the year. The total,of the sick fund was £5183 and .contingent and district funds raised the total £6729. After providing for all liabilities, £782 bad been added to the funds. It was decided to hold the next general meeting here in February, 188:8. Christchurch, Feb. 25. It is proposed to hold two race meetings, a general athletic sports gathering, an interprovincial football, tournament, and an interprovincial bicycle meeting during the exhibition period.