TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9419, 23 May 1882, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, May-18

The Irish Judges have taken steps to protest against the clauses of. the Irish Repression Bill, winch provides for the suspension of jures in Ireland.

It hat u,i\v been ascertained that the ten men who w re re'.-ntiy airested on board the steamship Egypt at Liverpool, on.suspicion of being concerned in. the assassination of Lord Frederick.,. Cavendish and Mr Burke, were only" stowaways.

At today's wool sale good competition was experienced at full current rates. 1800 bales have been withdrawn from, sale since the opening of the scies.

May 19.

The election which lias taken place for a member for the Northern Division of West Riding, Yorkshire, ia the room of the late Lord F. Cavendish, has resulted in the return of Mr Holder, a Liberal, by a majority of 2000 over the Hon Charles Garthorne Hardy, second son of Viscount Conservative. ?

In the House of Commons last night the Irish Repression Bill was read a second time by a. majority of 45. In the course of the debate whion took place, Mr Gladstone stated that the provisions of the Bill had been long planned by the Government, and were not merely intended as an act of resentment for the murder of the Irish Secretary.

New Zealand securities :—The 5 per cent 10--iG loan remains at 106 ; the 5 per cent 1889 loan has advanced by 14s to 104, ex div. ; the per cent 1879-191)4 loan has also advance by 10s to 104.

Accounts to hand of the season's

hop crop are somewhat unsatisfactory.

10,tOC bales of wool were offered at .oday's auction. Prices showed a

tendency to advance. Colonial bread stuffs continue dull at the following prices :—Adelaida wheat, ex store, 53s ; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 51s ; Adelaide flour, ex store, 85s. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,460,000 quarters.

Constantinople, May 18.

It is announced that the Porte has sent a request to the French and English Governments that their ironclads, which have been despatched to Egypt, should be recalled, as their presence in Egyptian waters is deemed an encroachment upon the suzerainty of the Sultan.

Cairo, May 17

It has transpired that the foreign Consuls, acting under instructions from their Governments, will demand of the Khedive that the Egyptain army shonld forthwith be disbanded and that all rebellious officers should be banished. It is stated that in view of the present position of affairs the Turkish Government will probably despatch a fleet of ironclads to Alexandria.

Capetown, May 18

The elections which have been held jn Natal with the object of testing public opinion in regard to Lord Kimberley's offered of autonomous government to that colony, have resulted in the votes being adverse to the proposals.

New York, May 17

The steamers of all the Atlantic lines are now carefully searched by the police on arrival here, with a view of discovering the Phoenix Park assassins.

Vienna, May 18,

Intelligence is to hand that ten thousand starving refugee Jews are now encamped at Brody, a town on the Polish frontier of Galicia (Austria.) Tne greatest destitution is reported to

exist among them

AUSTRALIAN".

tSi'Dxnr,

May 2v,

r, r ow Z'wlaml wheat remains at Gs 7d; !m>\v Zealand oats are quoted at 4s, showing an advance of 2d during the week. Maize is quoted at 5s Od, an advance of Id.

Adelaide, May 20

Wheat is firm at Gs to Gs 2d ; town flour is quoted at £l3 15s to £l4, and

country brands £'2o