TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 1045, 19 December 1882, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Dec. 14

A serious tire broke out last night, at Hampton Court, and is still burning, all efforts to stay the progress of the dames having so far proved unsuccessful. The whole of the cast end of the building has been destroyed, and it is I‘cared that further destruction will result. Later. The tire at Hampton Court lias now been subdued. The destruction was confined to the private apartments of the Palace, alP'tbo private portion having been saved.

Earl Derby addressed a largo public meeting- at Manchester last evening. In the course of bis speech be referred at length to the Egyptian question, and repudiated the idea of au English force remaining in Egypt a moment longer than was necessary. A fresh heavy fall of snow has been experienced in the West and North of England, and traffic is entirely suspended in several places. Two men named Byrne and Hanlon, described as artisans, have been arrested fur the murder of Lord E. Cavendish and Mr Burke in May last. Dee, 15.

It is officially announced that the Right Hon H. E. 0. Childers has assumed the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer, vice the Right Hon W. E, Gladstone, resigned.

Several large failures are reported in the tin plate trade, the liabilities in some cases being extensive. William Westgate, who confessed to participation in the Pbcenix Park murders of May last, lias arrived at Plymouth from Jamaica. He is apparently an imbecile. Three of the men who were sentenced to death for the murder of the Joyce family at Maamtrasua, Connemara, in August last, were executed to-day.

Dec, Hi

A Cabinet Council was held at Windsor to-day, when the following members of the Ministry took the oaths of office :—Lord Derby, Secretary for the Colonies ; Lord Kimberley, Secretary for India ; Lord Hartington, Secretary for War ; and Mr Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The health of Mr Fawcett, Post-master-General, has shown considerable improvement during the last few days. Obituary—The Right Rev Alfred Ollivant, D.D., Bishop of Llandaff, aged 84.

Berlin, Dec. 14

The North German Gazette announces in an article to-day that a communication has recently passed between England and the European Powers regarding the Suez Canal, and that the British Government proposes to insure the maintenance of the neutrality of the eiiua] by the establishment of a joint European protectorate. Paris, Dec. 10.

A statement that the proposed expedition to Touquin had been abandoned by the Cabinet, is incorrect. It is no tv known that the consideration of the project has only been postponed, and will be brought up again.

Cairo, Dec. lb

Earl Dufferiu lias laid before the Egyptian Government a scheme for the reform of native tribunals. Lord Dutferin urges the appointment of a European Judge to the Supreme Court.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, Dec. 15

The survivors irom the Australasian Mine state that sonic of their mates died some time before the rescuing' party arrived. The deceased men have left widows and fully one hundred orphans, and there is a general and spontaneous movement throughout the colony to raise subscriptions for their relief, Kirk, one of the survivors who was in a critical state when rescued, is now better.

The bodies oi the miners who were drowned in the Australasian Mine at Creswick were buried to-day. A subscription list has been opened in Tasmania for the relief of the widows and orphans.

In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr Mu tiro’s motion for the ap-

pointment of a Select Committee to report upon the railway administration, which was treated hy Government as a voted'want of confidence, was, after further debate, negatived on a division by 44 to 48 votes. Adelaide, Dee. 15. Sir Win. Jervois leaves this eity for New Zealand on January Btb next. Brisbane. Dec. Hi. Bir T. Me Ilwraith, the Premier, made a speech last night, in the couise of which lie advocated the principle ol land grants for railway construction and for immigration.