TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 930, 21 March 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. Lokdon, March 15. In the House of Commons today a Bill that was introduced, by Mr Findlater, Liberal member for Mnnaghar. providing for certain amendments in the Irish Land Act, came tip for consideration. In the course of the debate which took place, Mr Forster, Secretary for Ireland, made a speech in which he admitted that Government felt it to b a pecessary to suggest some revision of the Act if the present block of cases before the Land Courts continued, and the pressure of work could not be cleared off. Several other members add.essed the Hon e on the measure, hut the debate was at ' length idjourned. At the-wool sales today 9900 biles were catalogued, making' a total ol 137,90.0 offered since i he commencement of the series. A firm and active demand was again experienced for the lots offered, March. 16. It is announced that Mr Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has arranged that the imprisoned suspects ” shall receive an additional two hours’ Ideation daily.

The President of the Northampton Radical Club baa applied to the Queen's Bench fo* a mandamus to compel Mr Bradlaugh to perform his parliamentary duties. The Radical electors demand that he should have a hearing at the Bar..

Her Majesty the Queen has arrived safely at Mentone, At a meeting of the Conservative members of Parliament today, it was unanimously resolved to give the fullest support to the leaders of the party, and to strenuously oppuse the cloture pn> posals of the Government, It wns further resolved to act with caution in dealing with the Irish question. Marc ■ 17 , Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is unchanged at 535, and New Zealand ditto, 49s ; Adelaide fl«ur, ex store, 375. The total quantity of wheat afloat f* r Great B-itaiu, is 2,780,000 quarters. Australian taliow —B st beef has declined to 39s per cwt, and best mutton to 445. At the wool sales today 11,800 bal< s were catalogued. Prices were steady, but the demand was not so active. The present series of colonial wool auctions will close on the 81st inst. Capetown, March 17. The Cape Parliament was opened today by the Governor, Sir Hercules R binson. In his speech his Excellency announced that it was intended to main)ain a moderate force of color,ial troops in Basutoland for the present, >n order to ensure a due observance of the laws by the natives and prevent any outbreak among them. • * AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, March 18. At the Windsor station, today, a train of many wagons, which was standing in the station yard, was run into by an express train ; the passenger? in the latter were much shaken, and. several of them suffered slight injmies. Government have now definitely decided to complete the defences of tin colonv and to reorganise the military forces, and arrangements have been made ;o carry out the work with the least possible delay, Sydney, March 17. The strike of miners at Newcastle continues. The men will hold a mass meeting tomorrow to discuss the position of affairs. March 19. New Zealand wheat is at 5s 11 1 ; New Zealand oats, 3s ; maize, 4s 9d. Brisbane, March 19. The Customs House officials have seize* £SOO 'worth of jewellery which had h en smuggled into this port. Adelaide. March 19 Wheat is dull at 5s 3d. Town flour is at £l2 to £!2 5s ; country brands, £ll 5s to £l2 7s 6d. NEW ZEALAND. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, March 18. A despatch was received from the Governor this morning enclosing an Ordev-in-Comjcil, dated 19th December, giving ihe Queen’s assent to the revised Chinese Bill, passed last session, to regulate the immigration of Chinese. Nelson, March 18. The Golden Ridge Company’s mine at Anatori, which has i'er « for along time been declaring no dividend, is stated to have struck a reef showing good gold. The diat alongside the reef gave 2 ounces of gold to the dish. The last report states that some two tons of stone had been taken out of the reef, which waa estimated to yield at Last 100 ounces to the ton. Greymouth, March, 18. A Land League procession, cwo hundred strong, paraded the town yes erduy. Lyell, March 18. The mailman and fenytnan while crossing Inangahau jnction this morning were upset over the falls, and but for t lie presence of mind of the ferryman would have been lost. Chiustchdcbch, March 18. The dwelling-house ot Mr George Baker, Loudon street, Lyttelton, was destroyed by fire at midnight last night, Mrs Baker and her children had a very narrow escape. The house was insured for £2OO, and the furniture for £l5O in the Victoria office. Dunedin, March 10. At a meeting of the Committee <f the Kaitangata Relief Fund, held yesterday, the statement of accounts showed thaT £I2BB 12s 8d had been distributed during the year iu fortnightly allowances to the widows and families of those killed in the Kaitangata coal mine explosion. The amount. invested is 13 700, and the interest itceived thereon was £1259. The \ trustees start the year »it.h a balance in the bank of £2lB,