TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 945, 2 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, April 26.

The Home Secretary has had under consideration further affidavits forwarded hy President Arthur in support of the alleged insanity of Dr Lamson, the Winbledon murderer, and after a full enquiry, Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt has decided that the appeals made on behalf of the prisoner cannot be entertained. It has been definitely decided that the sentence of death shftll be carried out on Friday next, the 28th inst.

A large number of Iloyal and other distinguished personages have arrived at Windsor Castle as the guest of Her Majesty on the occasion of the marriage of Prince Leopold, festivities in connection with which have commenced. The homeward Australian mails via Brindisi, ‘'which left Melbourne on March 16th, were delivered in London today.

A further examination of the meat brought from Melbourne by the Orient steamship Garonne has proved that a large portion of it is in bad condition, owing to the carcases having been packed in an unfrozen state. The New Zealand, per cent 18791904 loan is quoted at 104, an advance of 10s,

Australian breadstuff's are dull at yesterday’s quotation

April 27

The Garonne’s cargo of mutton has realised an average of 4|d per lb. A portion which arrived in bad condition had apparently been frozen hastily before shipment at Melbourne.

April 28.

The announcement that Earl Spencer has been appointed to succeed Earl Cowper as Viceroy is now fully confirmed, It has further transpried that, the noble earl, although resigning the Lord Presidency of the Council, will continue as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to remain a member of the Cabinet.

A grand banquet, given by Australian colonists and others to Sir Henry Parkes, took place at Willis’ Rooms this evening. H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh presided, and a distinguished company was present. In the course of his speech on the occasion Sir Henry Parkes quoted freely from statistics of the colonies with the object of showing that the a Australian child was rapidly becoming equal to its

parent. ” In the House of Commons lust night, a Bill containing stringent clauses for the suppression and punishment of bribery at elections to Parliament, was read a second time.

Dr Lamson, who is to suffer the extremely penalty of the law today, has confessed that ho is guilty of murdering his brother-in-law, Percy Malcolm John, at WimbledonObituary —Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American poet and philosopher, aged 79

April 29.

Tho race for the One Thousand Guinea Stakes was run today at New-

market, and resulted as follows: Saint Margurite, 1 ; Shotover (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas), 2 ; Nellie, 3. Capetown, April 26. Telegrams are to hand from Petermaritzburg reporting the at rival there of one thousand Zulus, who. have left their country to appeal to the Governor of Natal in favor of the return of Cetewayo to Zululand,

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, April 28

It is denied that there were any cases of smallpox on board the P. and O Company’s steamship Carthage when she arrived at Albany.