TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1060, 27 January 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN London, Jan, 23.

The report current yesterday that the Prince of Wales intended to visit Canada in March is now authoritatively denied.

Cardinal McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin, has received a communication from the Pope, in which His Holiness exhorts the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland to do all in their power to calm, their countrymen and to induce them to abstain from lawless acts.

The death is announced to-day of Gustave Dote, the well-known French artist, aged 51.

Jan. 24

The appearance of the ex-Empress Eugenie and the Princesses Clothilda and Mathilde, in Paris, defying expulsion, is stated to have caused the resignation of the French Ministry.

(Spain has taken possession of and occupied the Saviton (?) and Sooloo Groups. Barrett, recently convicted of agrarian murder, has been executed at Tralee.

At a meeting of the Colonial Institute last night a paper by Sir Win. Fox on New Zealand affairs was read. It deplored the impolicy of the promises made to Maoris by the Treaty of Waitangi, and entered at length on the native question from the foundation of the colony up to the present time. The paper justified the confiscation of native lands as a punishment for rebellion, and as a necessary security for life and for the preservation of peace. At a meeting of shareholders in the Bank of Australasia 'to-day, a ballot was taken on the proposal of the Board to increase the capital by the issue of new shares to the amount of four hundred thousand pounds. A scrutiny showed that the majority of shareholders were in favor ot an increase of capital. Mr T. M. Healey, M.P. for Wexford, Mr Michael Davitt and Mr Quinn, leaders of the Irish National League, who were summoned last month for making seditious speeches, have been again brought up for trial. The case closed to-day and the defendants were required to find heavy bail that they would keep the peace or undergo six months’ imprisonment each. The election for the vacancy in the representation of Mallow, Ireland, in the House of Commons took place today, and resulted in the return of Mr O’Brien, a Nationalist, who defeated the other candidate, an avowed Government supporter, by a considerable majority.

Consols havj advanced to 102. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Wheat is firm at 50s 6d for Adelaide, ex store, and 44s 6d to 48s for New Zealand ditto.

Australian tallow—Best beef, 43s fid, best mutton 465. The market is firm.

Park, Jan. 23

The question oi the expulsion of Bonapartists from France will he discussed in the Chambers on Thursday next.

The ex-Empress Eugenie has arrived here from England. A Committee has been elected by the Chamber of Deputies to consider the Bill introduced by the Minister of the Interim to provide measures to prevent the issue of Bonapartist manifestos. A majority of the members of the Committee are in favor of the immediate expulsion of members of the Bonapartist families from France. It is unstood that there is a dissension in the Cabinet as to the course which should be pursued in dealing with the Bonapartist question. Later.

The Bonapartist agitation is causing considerable disquiet throughout France at the present time, and the uneasy feeling is increasing. Jan, 24.

The ex-Empress Eugenie has succeeded in re-uniting the Bonapartist party, and returned to-day to London.

Cairo, Jan. 23

M. Bredif, the French ComptrollerGeneral is about to leave Egypt, but it has transpired that he has been instructed by the French Government not to icsign his position as Coaiptroller.

Jan. 24.

Sir Auckland Colvin, who recently resigned his position as British Comp-troller-General of Egyptian finance, has

been offered and accepted the post of Financial Adviser to the Egyptian Go-

vernment

Capetown, Jan. 24.

Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that Cetewayo has arrived at Ulundi, and that the ceremony of re-instatement will take place immediately. Constantinople, Jan. 24,

It has transpired that communications have recently passed between the Porte and the French Government regarding the Circular Note issued to the Great Powers on the sth instant by the English Government, in which it explained its intention with regard to Egypt, It is now understood that the Ottoman Government is preparing to protest against the policy avowed by England, and has received an assurance of support by the French Government from their representative at Stamboul.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, Jan, 24

The Melbourne Manager ol the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports of the local markets as follows Wheat is firm at 5s Id ; malting barley very strong at 4s 9d to 5s 2d ; New Zealand oats, feeding qualities, are worth 3s 3d, and milling ditto 4s, Quotations for seed are nominal.

At their wool sale to-day, Messrs Goldsbrough and Co. sold 1790 bales. The competition was brisk, and there was a large attendance of buyers. Fine qualities were in very good demand. Greasy wools realised up to 12|d, and scoured up to 20d.