TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1033, 21 November 1882, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN London, Nov. 17

Since the passing of Mr Gladstone’s now procedure rules on Wednesday evening, more rapid progress has been made in the House. During yesterday’s sitting the third, fourth and fifth rules, relating to debates on motions for adjournment, division, and irrelevance or repetitious, were carried.

A disastrous fire occurred to-day at Whiteley’s well-known shops in Westbourne Grove. The damages are estimated at £IOO,OOO.

The trial of another of the prisoners concerned in the murder of the Joyce family, in County Galway, in August last, was concluded to-day, a verdict of guilty being returned by the jury, sentence of death was passed upon the prisoner.

A report is current here, today that the cargo of frozen mutton per steamship Marsala, which left Dunedin on the 22nd September last, was jetisoned [near Java, owing to the refrigerating machinery having broken down. The Czar has undertaken to defray the expenses of publishing Baron Macleay’s travels.

It has been decided to raise £SOOO for the erection of a memorial to Dr Pusey. Mr R. A. Cross will lead the Opposition in the House of Commons daring the absence of Sir Stafford Northcote. M, Leon Save is insisting that the French finances demand rigid economy. Nov. 18. Sir Stafford Northcote has started on a health cruise to the south of Europe, and expects to he absent from England for some time. All the troops which have returned from Egypt were at the Horse Guards to-day. The various regiments afterwards marched through Piccadilly and Whitehall, and received an ovation from an immense concourse of people assembled along the route.

The total quantity of wheat afloat foi Great Britain is 2,120,000 quarters. There are no changes to report in the colonial produce markets.

The Standard announces that a baronetcy has been conferred on the Hon W. Clarke, of Victoria.

Mr Henry Hughes, late member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, is dead. Colonel Scratchley is made an Honorary Major-General on the retired list, and he and Messrs William McArthur and Thos. Mcllraith are appointed Knights of St, Michael and St. George, and Mr Michael Stuart Mitchell, of Fiji, a Companion of the saaie Order.

One and a quarter of a million loan invited for Natal. Only seven liundred thousand pounds were subscribed.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Adelaide, Nov. 17

Several farmers in the Pikina district of this colony have sold out and loft for the Middle Island of New Zealand. The South Australian Farmers’ Association are circulating large numbers of guide books and plans of that colony, and its agricultural advantages and prospects are exciting much interest hero.]

Nov. IS. The South Australian Parliament has been prorogued to February (ifch next.

Sydney. Nov. 17

New Zealand wheat has declined 4d per bushel during the week, and is now quoted at 5s Id : New Zealand oats have fallen to 3s Td : and maize to -Is sd. Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces remain at £35 per ton.

Nothing further has transpired regarding the political crisis. Sir Henry Parkes left town this morning to see Lord Loftus at His Excellency’s country

The inquest on the bodies of the men who were drowned in the Austral lias been adjourned until Aloud ay next, the 20th inst.

Mei,';ouuxe, Nov. 18

The Congress of the Church of England, which lias been sitting hero since Tuesday last, has now been closed.

Nov. 19

It is reported that Mr Munio, with the knowledge and approval of Mr

Berry and the Opposition, will probably move a vote of no confidence in the

Ministry

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

London, Nov, 16, Lord Granville has firmly reiterated his refusal to allow an Ottoman Gomrais-

sion to Egypt

CoNSTANTINOI’LE, Nov. 16

In spite of the assurance given by the English Government, the Pone has opened farther parleying regarding the .despatch of a Turkish Commission to = Egypt, and has notified the British Charge d’ Affairs at Constantinople that it insists upon sending Commissioners.

Alexandria, Nov. 16

The Egyptian Commission for the prosecution of Arabi and other rebels, has conceded the point at issue regarding the legal procedure of the trial, and counsel for the defence commenced a reexamination of Arabi to-day.