TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9410, 25 May 1882, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 20. Sir Julh.s Vogel has sailed for Melbourne by the Orient Company's Steamship Austral. Arrived Ships Unicorn, from Oamaru, December 17th ; Marion Neil, from Omiaru, January 20th ; Dunedin, from Port Chalmers, February 15th. May 21. f The Irish Detective Force has lately undergone a complete re-organisation. Obituary.—Duke of Grafton, aged sixty-eight. May 22. Michael Davitt, who' was recently released on a ticket-of-leave, addressed a meeting of agents of: the Land League at Chester today, and in the course ot his speech strongly advocated the complete abolition of landlords in Ireland, and urged the taking of active steps towards that end. The markets for colonial breadstuffs and tallow are without quotable change. At the wool sale today 10,100 bales were offered. A good demand was£°experienced. Vienna, May 21. Intelligence is to hand from Brody that great mortality is occurring among the children of the Jewish refugees encamped near that town, who are in a starving condition. Constantinople, May 21. The Porte has sent an appeal to the Powers against the action of England and France in despatching their squadrons to Eajvpt. May 22. In the course of communications which have passed between the Turkish Government and the Ambassadors of the Powers, the Grand Vizier has taken occasion to reiterate the demand of the Porte that the English and French ironclads should be recalled from Alexandria, adding that by such a step alone order can be restored in Egypt. Calcutta, May 20. A system of elective local Boards has been instituted throughout British India, Cairo, May 20, The English and French squadrons have arrived off Alexandria, and the command of the united fleet has been assumed by the English Vice-Admiral Six Beauchamp Seymour, of H.M.S. Alexandra. The entrance to the Suez Canal has been placed under a guard of French gunboats attached to the squadron. May 21. The statements current here yesterday that the entrance to the Sues Canal was being guarded by the French gunboats forming a portion of the united squadron, is now proved to be incorrect . May 22. No formal demands have yet been made by the foreign Consuls of the Egyptian Government in view of the present crisis, but informal parleying has taken place with a view to induce Arahi Pasha and the Egyptian generals who are supporting him to leave Egypt. AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, May 23. In the Theatre Royal last night,, while a larrikin who was creating a disturbance was being arrested, a false alarm of fire was raised. There was a general rush for the doors, but the panic was soon allayed. Several persons were injured by the crush during the stampede. Sydney, May 23. Telegrams have been received from Woollongong reporting that the steam collier Llewellyn, 470 tons, of this port, had been wrecked near that place. The crew got ashore in safety. The vessel is insured in the Union office for £IOOO, and in the New Zealand Insurance Office for £250, Brisbane, May 23. Two miners working on the G-ympie goldfields were blown to pieces today by an accidental explosion of gunpowder.