TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1133, 11 August 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Aug. 7. The appointment of Dr Barry to the Metropolitan Bishopric of Sydney, New South Wales, has raceived official confirmation. In the House of Commons to day, Mr Gladstone announced that in the course of a recent Note regarding the progress of military and judicial reforms in Egypt, Lord Dufferin reported that the re-organisation of the Egyptian army was now nearly completed. The reconstruction of the civil police force, had, however, proved a more difficult matter. A fair body of Judges had been secured for the administration of justice in the Native Law Courts. Aug. 8. In the House of Commons last night, a Bill for providing regulations for preventing the spread of cholera within the city of London, in the event of au outbreak of the disease occurring, was finally passed. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association report the arrival of the ships Arabella from Lyttelton (left May sth), the Castle Holme from Lyttelton (May 2nd), and the Northumberland from Melbourne (March 3rd) via St Helena.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's first steamer, the Tongairiro, is to bo launched on August the 25tii. The St James' Gazette says that possibly the allegiance of the Australian colonies to the Empire mar depend on the extent of protection accorde<l them by England against the deportation of French convicts to the Pacifis Islands.

The festival on the celebration of the 4Coth anniversary of Martin Luther's birth, held at Erfurt, has been a great

success. Admiral Jaureguiberry. the French Minister of Marine, has resigned. A powerful Italian squadron is being sent to Moiocco to enforce the claims against the Sultan. The Chinese Mandarins have rejected Phudac as Regent of Assam, and pro«laimed Vianla as Regent. Seditious letters have been seized in the Punjaub in connection with the Maharajah Duleeph Singh's visit.

Aug. 9.

In the course of a speech at the Mansion House yesterday evening, Mr Gladstone referred to the difficulty which had arisen at Tauiatave on account of the manner in which the French Admiral had treated the British Consul and naval officers, and announced that the fuller advices which had been received confirmed the hope that a speedy and satisfactory settlement of the matter will be arrived at. An inundation of the low-lying country on the bank of the River Nile is imminent.

The Government have proposed to vote £IOO,OOO from the Church ! funds to assist Irish immigration. Mr Parnell refuses to visit America before the next general election. The Dutch papers suggest that the colonial exhibits at the Amsterdam Exhibition Bhould be given towards the foundation of a Museum at Amsterdam. Dr Alfcrd Barry having declined a Deanery, the Record is surprised that' he accepted thi bee of Sydney. The Guardian congratulates the colonial Church upon his appointment. Madrid, Aug. 7. The revolutionajy agitation which has for some days past been actively manifested at, Badajoz, and the surrounding districts, is now rapidly subsiding, and tranquility has been restored. It is not expected that any further outbreak of disloyalty will occur at the present time.

Capetown, Aug. 7. .Reports have been received here from Zululand to the effect that Cetewayo is still alive, and was not killed at Ulundi as previously stated. The rumor, however, is distrusted, and has not, as yet, received any reliable confirmation. Vienna. Aug. 8. A strong anti-Jewish feeling continues to be displayed in Hungary, and at Pesth a serious riot occurred, in which the house of one of the Jews who were recently acquitted of the murder of * Christian girl was sacked,

The disturbance was u innately queile.l by the military, who had to 1 e caiK- ' out,

St. Petersburg, Aug, 8,

A bomb was exploded to day in a street in this city, but ulthough there were a number of people nb >ut at the time, no one was injured. The perpetrator of the outrage"'was not detected.

Alrxandima. \'lr.'. 8

The cholera «'| Hemic c-n 'nine- w>

spread in mi alumiing ii.jimm t in ».' : >:b city, but accounts-to hand from t i>ir> and elsewhere state the disea-e has greatly decreased, and hopes are entertained that its further spread ha« been completely clncked.