TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1102, 8 May 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 4.

James Fitzharris, who was recently acquitted of the murder of Lord F. Cavendish and Mr Burke, is being retried as an accesory to the crime, and the Grand Jury has returned a true bill against him. It is now stated that * Number One ’ is John Walsh, one of the former secretaries of the Land League, or Sheridan the alleged negotiator of'-thtf*Kilmain-barn treaty, both of whom are now in America, and rumor is current that the American Government has consented to their extradition.

William Maloney and James Mullett have confessed to complicity in the murder of Lord F. Cavendish and Mr Burke,

Consols remain at and New Zealand securities at last quotations. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England has fallen to £10,500,000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities to 34 per cent. In the House of Commons last night the Affirmation in Lieu of Oaths Bill was defeated on the motion for the second reading by 292 to 289. The defeat of the measure was unexpected. Later.

The truth of the rumor that the American Government has agreed to extradite Walsh and Sheridan, is authoritatively denied. The trial of Lawrence Hanlon, for the attempted murder of Field, a juryman in Hynes’ case in November last, was concluded to-clay. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and Hanlon was sentenced to penal servitude for life.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Bradlaugh was heard at the Bar of the House in support of his application that he should be permitted to take the oath and his seat. After he had concluded his speech, Sir Stafford Northcote moved that Mr Bradlaugh be not allowed to swear, and the motion was adopted on a division by 2v I to IGS. Later. The division on the Affirmation in Lieu of Oaths Bill was wildly applauded by the Opposition, many members standing on their seats and hurrahing. The Government appeared to have been in the bands of tbe Irish party in the House, who not only voted against them, but jeered openly at them.

The Freemasons’ Hall in London has been burned down, and all the valuable insignia and paintings destroyed. Messrs Howard, Smith and Co.’s new steamer Burmah has been launched.

A dynamite factory bas been discovered at Cronstadt. The Due de Auraale is seriously ill. May 5.

It has been now determined that if Mr Bradlaugh attempts in any way to en ter the House of Commons lie shall he expelled the precincts. It is probable he will resign his seat. The Affirmation Bill was not made in any way a Ministerial question, and the defeat of the Government upon it is not there regarded as a question of confidence. The majority against it resulted from the knowledge that even if the Bill passed the Lower House the Lords would reject it. The question will now be deferred till after the next general election. Sir Stafford Northcotc has stated that the Admiralty has already adopted some of the suggestions made by the recent Commission on Colonial Defences, and he and Lord Carnarvon eulogised the public spirit displayed by the colonies in providing as they had done for their own defence.

Baron tie Lesseps asserts that it would bo impossible to form a second canal across the Isthmus of Suez. A vessel named the Gaflfler has been burnt at Vancouver Island, and fifty Chinese lost their lives in her. May 6. Timothy Kelly, one of the Phoenix Park prisoners, in whose case the gury were unable to agree upon a verdict, will be again brought up for trial tomorrow (Monday.) Alexandria, May 3.

Intelligence is to hand from the Soudan, that the Egyptian troops have routed the rebels after severe fighting. They inflicted heavy logs on them.

Lat|er. The latest intelligence fromi the Soudan states that the'Tdbels lost i fully 500 men in the recent tfd'ttle, New York, May |3. Cardinal McCloskey, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of this cityj has publicly expressed his approval of the decision of the recent Irish Convention at Philadelphia. May 5. The Pennsylvania ironworkers are agitating for an increase of wages, and it is feared that a serious strike is impending. It is estimated that 100,000 men at Pittsburg and its neighborhood are connected with the movement.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, May 4

A fire broke out last night about midnight in the storeroom of the ship Leicester Castle, lying at Sand ridge. It was fortunately soon discovered and suppressed. A lad has been arrested who is belieyed to have caused the fire. The Melbourne and Sydney Chambers of Commerce have united, with a view of urging the Postal Conference at Sydney to reduce the rates on telegrams.

May 6. The death is announced to-day of Sir J, O’Shannassy, K.C.M.G. Sydney, May 4.

The Postal Conference is now sitting here. It is probable that in addition to the question of joining the Postal Union the Conference will consider the intercolonial postal and telegraph rates and the charges on cablegrams to England. Later. The Intercolonial Postal Conference met to-day, and, after considering despatches from the Imperial Government with reference to the entry of the colonies into a postal union, adjourned until Monday next. May 5.

The six days’ walking match between Edwards and O’Leary, for £2OO a side, concluded to-night, and was won by the former by seven miles. The distances covered were —Edwards, 466 miles O’Leary, 459. Edwards thus covered the greatest distance yet recorded in the colonies, Great excitement prevailed at the finish. Adelaide, May 5. At the South Australian Jockey Club’s meeting to-day, the race for the St Leger was won by Guesswork.