TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 932, 25 March 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH ANFOREIGN. I London, March 21. I 1 | Th? discussion, in the House ofy Commons on ; the Premier’s motion, fprthe adaption of a modified form, off cloture, was,continued up to a.late hour,last night, and was at, length further.* ariji urried. In ,the course of the debater. Lord Hartington, announced; that Government had definitely decided to. : make the proposal tor cloture a Cabinet', question, and to stand or fall by the, result. The mutton ex steamship Protos hae. realised an average of per pound. _ : The meat has suffered by the temporary • stoppage of the refrigerating machine,, on the voyage, and had in consequence. become somewhat soft. I The Marquis of Huntly, for whose. apprehension,a warrant was issued in. : January last, on a charge of defrauding. a.moneylender, and who , was supposed, | to have absconded to Russia, has re-, turned to, England and surrendered | himself to the po’ue. ! March 22. I A Message, addressed by the Queen. j to Parliament, asking that provision, should be made for Prince Leopold; upon, his approaching marriage, was. tabled in both Houses today. The. debate on the Message will take place , tomorrow. In the House of Commons Mr Lahouchere has announced his. intention to oppose the Queen’s Message. An attempt was made this evening to destroy the offices of the Detective Department in Dublin. A quantity of explosive materials, which had been, ylaced near the offices, was fired, and much damage done to the building. No loss of life was occasioned, although there were several persons in the building at the time of the explosion. It has now been proved that the. cargo of frozen meat and butter wa s badly shipped at Melbourne on board the Protos, and that the very inferior conditiun of the articles on arrival is attributable to this cause. In the House of Commons last evening, there was undei consideration a motion requiring that the electoral ! franchise of England, Scotland, and Ireland should be equalised. The. motion, which was introduced by Mr R. A. Arnold, one of the Liberal members for Salford, was suppsrted by Mr Gladstone, end the House signified its indirect approval of the proposal, though no direct decision was come to on Mr Arnold’s motion. A grand banquet will be given in honor of Sir Henry Parkes next month in London ; the Duke of Edinburgh will preside. Consols are at New Zealand; securities are unchanged.

Adelaide and New Zealand wheats have advanced is per quarter ; Ade laide, ex warehouse, is imw quoted at 54s,.ami New Zealand ' do 51s. Adelaide flour, ( ex store, has advanced to 38s. Best Sydney copra remains a<. £l6 per ton. At the wool sales today 10,000 bales were offered. Prices are firmer. Berlin, March 22. The eighty-fifth anniversary of the birthday of Emperor William was celebrated today, with great enthusiasm and rejoicings throughout the Empire. Capetown, March 22. Telegrams are to hand from the Transvaal announcing that the native tribes in the south-west are now in open rebellion against the Boers, and that a severe engagement has been fought in ■which the latter were defeated with considerable loss. The whole of the S.W, district is now the scene of frequent encounters between the natives and the Boers, AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, March 22. The English cricketers leave for England today. March 23. The Age, in its issue today, pub ishes an article purporting to give authentic information with regard to Russian designs upon tjie Australian Polonies. The intelligence is forwarded by one Henry Bryant, who is alleged to have been employed as agent by Admiral Aslanbegoff during his recent visit to the polonies, Sydney, March 22. Great distress is being experienced by the miners at Mount Brown digidnps, on the border of this colony, owing to the shortness of provisions and water. The New South Wales and South Australian Governments are now organising a scheme for their relief. The New South Wales Parliament has been further prorogued to the 23rd May. March 23. A train of canids, with provisions for she relief of the distressed miners, is now on its wav to Mount Brown Goldfield. <, NEW ZEALAND. (Per Press Association ) Auckland, March 22. The criminal calendar so far shows 27 charges against 16 pm sons. 'I he most serious charges are manslaughter and rape. The Australian crack sprinters, Freeman, O'Brien and O’Connor, have gone into training at the Domain cricket groundThe Magistrate has decided that bicycling on a pavement was not an offence under the City By-laws, A number of natives interviewed Jem Mace, and desired him to vist the native settlements, and give them instructions in the noble art of selfdefence . March 23. A fatal accident happened last night through the capsizing of a cab. The vehicle collided with surplus earth from & drain which had not been removed, *md the forepart of the carriage was completely destroyed. A boy, twelve years old, named Charles McLaughlin, who was seated op the box, had his skull smashed, and died in the Hospital this morning. The cabman was severely 7 bruised, and the inside passengers, Father Walter, Father Garavel (Catholic priests), and Patrick Darby, also sustained bruises,. As no light was fixed to the mound of earth, as provided by the Bye-laws, it is likely the contractors will be sued for damages. Napier, March 22. F. H. Murtagh, well known in racing circles, was arrested yesterday while going on hoard the steamer for Auckland, on a charge of larceny 7 as abaillee, Murtagh ha) given a hill of sale over his racehorses and had sold same byauction, retaining the money. March 23. W. H(. Clayton, son of the late Colonial Architect, and brother-in-law to Sir J. Vogel, was arrested tonight on a charge of passing valueless cheques. He has been working on, Williams’ Edenbam station. Wanganui, March 22. An important meeting- of the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held today, at which the following resolutions were carried :—(1) “ That the Members for the district be asked to get a better definition of * infected ’ as distinct from ‘ scabby ’ ill the Sheep Act next session (2) “ That flocks declared to be infected, but in which n». scabby sheep has actually been found, should not be subjected to clauses

25 and 26, but that all other precautionary measures, such as quarantining, dipping, etc.. «hou’d be enforced.” March 23.

A serious case of stabbing occurred at Aromoto early this morning. A man named Reuben Bason, was walking with his wife and abusing her, when, either by accident ordesign, a knife which he was flourishing in liis hand struck her in the abdomen, inflicting a wound inches long, from which her intestines protruded. Medical aid was obtained, and it was fou id that the intestines were not cut. They were replaced, and some hopes are entertained of the woman’s recovery. Bason has been apprehended . He is a well-known character, having served several terns in gaol for illtreating his wife. The depositions of the wounded woman, Mrs Bason, were taken late this afternoon. She states most positively that the wound inflicted upon her was not the result of an accident, but was intentional. Hkitika, March 23.

There arc now close on two hundred men on the Woodstock rush. Today Roberts and party, next to the prospectors, washed fifteen pennyweights from one load. Blundell and party will bottom to-morrow ; their prospects are good. O’Loughliu and party are also on gold. A large number of holes are being sunk, and there is every indication of a fairly extensive and payable field being opened. Wellington, March 22.

This afternoon the seal of the colony was affixed to the contract between the Government and the West Coast (North Island) Railway Company, and the document has been posted to Christchurch for His Excellency’s signature. It is understood that it has been finally decided to call Parliament together for the despatch of business on Thursday, the 18th May. Kaikqura, March 22.

The inquest on the second fire at Warrow’p was concluded late yesterday. The jury found that the fire was maliciously caused by some person or persons unknown, adding the rider “ That the Coroner communicate with the Government, requesting that the services of a detective be placed at the disposal rf the district, with a view to preventing these mysterious fires, two of which occurred within 48 hours.” Christchucrch, March 22. Another candidate is out for Wakanui, in the person of Mr P. McGuire, a farmer of the district. Messrs Bamberger and Franz, of Rangiora, the firm who obtained a large contract (o supply flour for New Caledonia, a short time ago, have received a large order for Sydney. T e Government of Noumea intend stipulating that for the future a proportion of all the breadstuff supplies thr-y order shall be New Zealand flour. Dunedin, March 22. At a meeting of the Volunteer officers tonight, re an Easter review, it was decided to abandon the idea of camping out, the materiel available being quite inadequate. The Volunteers will be billeted in hotels throughout the citv, and subscriptions will be invited, in order to make the cost to visitors as small as possible. At the Supreme Court, Lawrence, the Grand Jury threw out +he hill against J. Smith for stabbing. Patrick Butler, charged with assaulting a little girl, was acquitted. The Grand Lodge T.0.0.F., reelected Mr Boyd, G,M. ; Mr Reade, Secretary ; Mr Alexander, Treasurer ; and appointed Mr Williams, of Wellington, Deputy Grand Master.