TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1128, 31 July 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 26.

Mr Gladstone lias fixel Monday next for the discussion of Sir Stafford Northcote’s motion, urging that the claim of Count de Lesseps to a monopoly of the construction of canals in Egypt should be repudiated in any further parleying with the Canal Company. la expressing his willingness to take the motion on Monday, Mr Gladstone at the same time deprecated any discussion at present, ns Government do not intend ini; mediately to re-open negotiations with Count de Lesseps,

Tiie death is announced of Mr Dennis O’Connor, M.P. for Sligo County (Ireland), aged 43. July 27.

It is reported that a case of cholera has occurred at the Docks. The rumor has not, however, received any trUf-t----worthy confirmation. Accounts to hand from the hop growing districts are less favorable, bright dry weather being required after the recent heavy rains. The Figaro states that the Captain of fI.M.S. Dryad refuses to admit that Tamatave was in a state of siege. The French authorities there have now re leased the persons arrested. The Emperors of Austria and Germany are to meet at Ischl, a village in Upper Austria, on August'Tth.

The Government will support Sir Stafford Northcotc’s anvmdment that the House will retain its freedom oi judgment in regard to the construction of canals between the Medit°iranean and the Red Sea.

Eleven British soldiers have died from the cholera in Egypt. Cetewayo’s son and the remaining chiefs and fugitives have reached British territory.

Julr 28.

The report that a ease of cholera had occurred at the Docks has been ascertained to be without foundation, In the course of an address to the students at Cooper’s Hill Engineering College to-day, Earl Kimberley said he rejoiced at the success which had been achieved by students from Austral's, and hoped that many others from the colonies would join the institution. M. Grevy's reply to the Pope is of a friendly character. It remarks that the cleiicals were the first to attack the Republic.

In Austria the prosecutors have abandoned the charge about the Jews having murdered a C hristian girl in order to have her blood .for a Passover rite, and have demanded the acquittal of the accused.

In the House of Commons Baron de Worms will make an amendment to preserve the perfect freedom of British action in the matter of a second Suez Canal, despite Mr Gladstone’s assurances on the subject. Parh, July 28.

Intelligence is to hand from Tonquin reporting that at a sortie made from Hanoi by the French garrison on the 19th inst, fully 1000 Anamese were killed and only 11 Frenchmen lost their lives.

Cairo, July 28

A rapid decrease in the daily number of deaths from cho'era has been reported, and it is hoped that the epidemic has now been got under control.

Calcutta, July 28.

The International Exhibition buildings are now in a state ot forwardness, and extend over an area of 25 acres. An exhibition shipment of meat and show of xAustralian stock is looked f <r, and the limn for receiving entries in these classes has been further extended a fortnight,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July 28. Du&ng a terrible gale a bush fire ignited at Gerringong, near the south coast of this colony, and spread rapidly. Six homesteads were totally destroyed, and villages in the neighborhood of the bush were only saved with great difficulty.

COMM UR'. IA L

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. GBIUX.DINB. Messrs Mundell and Co. report for the weekending Saturday the 28th inst.: —They have nothing of a special nature in sales to report, but find several enquiries for fat sheep and 2-year old store cattle, which seems to warrant a market being found for these lines of stock when vendors have such to dispose of. At their rooms, Geraldine,-on Saturday, there was about the average attendance of buyers, and the following prices were realis'd : Potatoes, per sack. 4s fid; carrots. p> j r ■'ark 4s ; Flour, per sack, 24s ; ou:on-, !i ; pm lb ; bacon, 51 per lb ; per Ikjn. 14s ; sugar 4|d per lb, in other lines former prices were mairraimd.

TIMAUD. Messrs Mich-au and S• ‘■ wll r, - tioneers, Timuni, rep rt- forth" >v k ing Saturday list, .is f<>i 1o — Horses.— They re ■' h’ecl entr h- ;ii ; r Yanis to-day for sale a iO''t 45 draught and light harness hors'-s and hacks. A goodly number of the draughtst<ck were as fine specimens of good heivy geldings as could he seen. They have to report a very dull demand for almost all sons, and although owners were prepared to sell at consideribly reduced prices, but few changed hands, A f j w evtra good gildings were sold at from £4O to £45 10s; ordinary sorts, from £2B to £33 ; light harness horses, from £lB to £22 ; h icks, from £8 to £l6

Sheen.—There is hut little enquiry for almost ail kinds of store sheep, and when these are being offered a loss in almost every case is made, taking into consideration the prices ruling some three months ago. They have no transactions of importance to report, Fit sheep are keeping at fair values, and prime mutton may lie quoted at about 2| l Der lb-

Cattle.—There are few lots of store cattle changing hands at present, and there is no dferation in values since they last report'd. Fat cattle are rather in better demand, and prices are fully 1001 b better this vve-k They quote prime heel at about 25s to 27s fid per 1001 b.

Skins.—They catalogued a usual lot last Wednesday, about GOO having been entered. Good full-woolled skins, 3s to 3s 9d ; medium, 2s 61 to 3s.

ENGLISH MARKETS,

London, July 27

New Zealand securities :—5 per e-mt 10-40 loan remains at 106, and 5 per cent 1889 loan at 105£ ; 4| per cent 1879 1904 loan, is quoted at an advance of 2hs ; 4 per cent ’n scribed stock has advance I by ICs, and is quoted at exdiv.

The market for Australian tallow continues dull at 40s for best beef, and 41s

for best mutton.

Colonial breadstuff* are at last quotations, viz. : Adelaide wheal, ex warehouse, 47s ; New Zealand, ditto, 44s to 475; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 335.