TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1047, 23 December 1882, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Dec. 19

H.'R.II. Princess Louise, who is now travelling in Texas with the Marquis of Lome, will shortly proceed to the Bermudas, in the West Indies, and will remain there during the winter.

Mr Parnell is now engaged in forming a branch of the new National League in various parts of Ireland. Wheat is unchanged at 49s for Adelaide, ex store, and 48s Gd to 4Gs (Id foj New Zealand ditto. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, is worth 84s.

A fire broke out on board the ship Rangitikei, which recently arrived here from Lyttelton, on a homeward voyage. Part of her cargo had to be thrown overboard and the remainder was much damaged,

Dec. 20

A third prisoner charged with the murder of two bailiffs at Lough Mask inj February last has been found guilty. Sentence, however, has been deferred.

The Right Rev Edward White Benson, D.D., Bishop of Truro, has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of all England, vice the late Dr Tait. The market for colonial breadstuffs and tallow are without quotable change, Dec. 21. Mr Fawcett is now rapidly recovering from his recent illness.

Cairo, Dec. 19

The majority of rebel officers who were under arrest have been released without trial.

Dec. 20

M. Bredif, it has transpired, has resumed the position of French Comp-troller-General of Egyptian finance, which he held previous to the rebellion and which the Egyptian Ministry recently refused to recognise.

Vienna, Dec. 20. Tisba, the Hungarian Prime Minister, made a speech to-day, in which lie expressed the opinion that the rumors now current of European complications are overdrawn, and that peace might be deemed to be assured.

Paris, Dec. 20,

Boutoux, the president, and Fider, tbe manager of tbe Union Generale which failed in Januaryjast, have been sentenced to five years' penal servitude, M. Gambetta is much improved in health, and is progressing favorably.

AUSTEALIAIS CABLE

Melbotjhne, Dec. 20

The Railway Management Bill, recently laid on the table of the House., has been circulated. It proposes the appointment of a Railway Board, the members of which shall be removable by the Government. The Argus to-day pronounces the measure a sham, and declares it an insult to the community, and demands that it be taken back and re-cast.

Shipping wheat, per bushel, is quoted at 4s 7d. The market is unsteady, and prices have been heavily declining of late. A further decrease is not, however, expected. Malting barley is steady at 3s 9d to 4s, but the demand is net active. The market for New Zealand oats is weak, and irregular. Feeding qualities, duty paid, are worth 3s 9d to 4s Id, and milling do, 4s 2d to 4s Bd.

Dec. 21

An extensive hire occurred this morning at the premises of Messrs Henn_ rous, Laws and Co., wholesale chemists, 55 and 57, liussell street, Melbourne. The.lire raged for some time, but has now been completely subdued. The extent of Iho damage is not yet conclusively known, but the loss is believed to be very heavy. Subscriptions for the relief of sufferers by the recent Australasian Mine disaster ill Ureswick amount to ,£14,701). The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, catalogued 3200 bales at (heir wool sales to-day, and sold 2700 at satisfactory prices. Competition was very brisk, fine sorts being in very good demand. There was a large attendance of Home and foreign buyers. .

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned this evening until February 14th, for the Christinas holidays. The inquest into the circumstances under whicli Mr Thomas was killed in

the recent railway accident at Hawthorn, was concluded to-day. The verdict of the jury was to the effect that the fatality was caused by the culpable negligence of the stationmaster, Thompson, of Hawthorn, and the guard, Hunt, who was m charge of the special train by which deceased was a passenger, and both wore arrested on a charge of manslaughter ; bail, however, being allowed in the case of each ]jrisouei\ The jury added two riders to the verdict, in the first expressing an opinion that the evidence adduced at the inquest showed that great lack ot organisation and discipline existed in the Railway Department, and advised the appointment of a permanent head to the department ; the second urged the imperative necessity for employing continuous brakes to all trains without delay.

Sydney, Dec. 2J

doings

The last of the elections to the New South Wales Parliament was concluded to-day. Sir Henry Parkes' Ministry are in a minority, 85 members having declared themselves opposed to the principles of the Loan Bill, which was rejected on the motion for its secon.l reading on the ] Oth November. It is believed that the Government will resign before the re-assembling of Parliament, which is fixed for the 3rd prox.