TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1091, 10 April 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, April 4.

The Oriental Bank Corporation has declared a dividend of 2 per cent for the past half year. Arrived at Plymouth to-day—P. and 0. Company's steamship Indus from Melbourne (left February 15th.) April 5.

A man was Arrested at an hotel in .tha_Strand to-day with a quantity of dynamite in his possession. Two other men, believed to be accomplices of his have been arrested at Lambeth.

A factory which is proved to have been used for the manufacture of dynamite has been seized by the police at Birmingham, and is now occupied by a strong force of constables. Several arrests have been made of persons believed to be connected with the manufactory. April 6.

In the House of Commons last night, (he Right Hon Hugh Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Budget speech. He stated that the revenue for the past financial year amounted to £89,000,000, and the expenditure to £88,875,000. The revenue for the ensuing year, 1883-84, he estimated at £88,500,000 and the expenditure at £85,037,500, leaving a surplus of £3,473,500. It was proposed to devote £170,000 of this surplus to a reduction of the charges on telegrams from 1s to 6d, A further portion would be absorbed by the proposed abolition of the passenger duty paid by Railway Companies upon the penny a mile fares, and to reduce the duty upon fares above a penny a mile to two per cent. A proposed reduction of Hd in the income tax was also announced leaving a balance of £240,000.

An American named Dalton was arrested last evening in connection with the dynamite conspiracy now being investigated by the police. Another man has been arrested, charged with being concerned in tin explosion of dynamite by which the Local Government Board Offices in Whitehall were wrecked on the 16th ult.

In the House of Commons yesterday Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt, in the course of a speech, referred to the recent dynamite explosion and to the conspiracies which had been diseovered, and stated that the gravity of the outbreak would render legislation upon the subject necessary.

A serious explosion, caused by the accidental discharge of a quantity of dynamite which was beiug used for blasting purposes, occurred to day, and c&used the death of 40 men who were working near the scene of the explosion.

Berlin, April 4. Thirty men residing in Sch)eswigHolstein have been sentenced to banishment for refusing to serve in the German army. The National Theatre in this city was totally destroyed by fire to-day. The building was fortunately empty at the time, and no deaths are reported. A number of Socialists have been arrested at Kiel, a town in the Province of Schelswig-Holstein. Cairo, April 4.

Earl Dufferin, replying to a petition presented to him by a number of Euiopeans, prayiag for the permanent occupation of Egypt by British troops, has intimated that the British force now in the country will not be withdrawn for the present. St, Petersburg, April 5.

Intelligence is to hand from Moscow anouncing the discovery of a mine in that city, which is believed to be the work of Nihilists.

April 6.

Further intelligence to hand from Moscow deniea the truth of the statement current yesterday that a mine had been discovered in that city,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, April 6.

Estimates of expenditure, amounting to two million pounds, have bean passed by the Legislative Assembly, Mr Grant, Chief Secretary in the late O'Loghlen administration, has passud over to the Ministerial side of the Assembly.

Brisbane, April 6. Sir Arthur Kennedy leaves for Eng land this month, before the arrival ot his successor in the Governorship, Sir Anthony Musgrave.

."•ydney April 7. Further complications have occurred at Newcastle between the coal miners and managers, The masters have refused to agree to the eight hour's limit and other demands which have been K*» *l*« tut/Hi

' _ . April 8. An attempt was made to float the Austral into the Fitzroy Dock at spring tide this morning without success owing to the insufficient depth of water. It is probable the vessel will proceed direct to London about the end of May.