TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1356, 23 June 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 17. Miss Smith, daughter of Mr MurraySmith, Agent-General for Victoria, has been married to Lieutenant 11. H. Calvert, of the 7th (Princess Royal) Dragoon Guards.

Sir William Robinson, Governor of South Australia, has written a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette, in which he opposes the scheme for the establishment of a Federal Council of Advice.

The nomination of Lord Randolph Churchill to the portfolio of Secretary of State for India is strongly censured, and the Marquis of Salisbury is blamed for yielding to and accepting Lord Churchill's advice regardiug the nomi nation of the Cabinet,

June 18

The frozen meat by the Orient steamer Garonne, from Melbourne, is realising 5d per lb. The meat from Sydney by the same steamer is selling at a penny per lb lower. Mr Mackelvie, who recently presented several works of art to the Auckland Art Gallery, has bequeathed £40,000 to the same institution.

William Sheehan, who was arrestsd near Auckland on the charge of murder of his mother, sister and brother at Castletownroche, and subsequently remanded Home, has been brought up charged will) that offence, and has been committed for trial.

John Elder and Co. are building three steameis for the German Lloyds Co. for use in the New Guinea-Australia steam serviee.

The Times to-day publishes an article on the labor traffic, commenting on the startling revelations disclosed by the investigation held by the Queensland Government. The article states that no land must permit the slave trade to exist. It is probable that the Right Hon, Colonel Fred. A, Stanley will bo Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Right Hon. Wm. H. Smith, Secretary of State for War ; the Right Hon. Lord Geo. F. Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Right Hon. Edward Gibson, Irish Chancellor ; and Mr A. J. Balfour, Irish Secretary, in the new Ministry.

Earl Carnarvon will be Lord, Lieutenant of Ireland, and Mr Arthur Balfour Chief Secretary, Mr Edward Clarke, Q.C., has been appointed Attorney-General ; Mr Gorst, SolicitorGeneral ; and the Hon. Edward Stanhope, President of the Board of TradeJune 19. The frozen mutton ex the ship Tnrakina, from New Zealand, is realising s|l per lb. An attempt has been made by the Australian soft, goods men to boycott firms employing agents in the colonies. The attempt has been strongly condemned.

The following constitute the new Cabinet submitted by the Marquis of Salisbury to the Queen :—First Lord of the Treasury and Premier, the Marquis of Salisbury ; Lord High Chancellor, Sir Harding Gifford ; President of the Privy Council, Sir Stafford Northcote ;. Secretary or. State for the Colonies, the Right Hon. F. Stanley ; Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Salisbury ; Home Secretary, Sir Richard Cross ; Secretary of State for India, Lord Churchill ; Secretary of State f<r War, Mr H. G. Smith ; Chancellor ot the Exchequer, Sir Michael UicksBeach ; First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord George Hamilton ; PostmasteiGeneral, Lord John Manners ; ChiVf Secretary tor Ireland, the Earl of Carnarvon. The office of Lord Privy Seal has not yet been filled.

The tenders for the Western Australian loan of €500,000 were opened today. The total amount applied for was £457,500, the average being £9B 2s 6(1. The unallotted balance will be placed at a minimum price of £97 10*.

The Ascot Gold Cup was run It today, and resulted as follows : St. Garten, 1 ; Eole, 2 ; and Dutchman, 3. J-ine 20.

It announced that Sir Stafford Northcote takes the position of First Lord of the Treasury, and not Lord Salisbury as previously telegraphed. The Premiership, however, will not be combiued with this office as is usual, but

will be »«■>umed by the Marquis of Salisbury. Sir Stafford Northcote goes to the Upper House under the title of Earl of Iddlesleigh (?) The request made by Lord Salisbury that the Liberal party should give him an assurance of support in carrying on the business of the country has not been accpdpd to.

Parliament re-assembled yesterday after tlu« odj urnment. The late Ministry have not yet vacnted the Treasury benches, and the position of the Liberal and Conservative members respectively iu the Houpe is unchanged at present. A dUastroua explosion ol fire damp took place yesterday in a colliery at Peudlebury, near Manchester. Twenty. two men were killed at once, and 140 more .are now entombed without the slightest chance of rescue.

News from Port Said states that a hitch has occurred m the works for the removal of the obstruction in the Suez Canal, which threatens to aenoufly delay the re-opening of the channels, which are blocked by vessels waiting to pass the Canal homewards and outward?. Berlin, Juua 19. The death is announced, al the age of 76, of Field-Marshall Baron Von Manteuffel. A USTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, June 19. The transport Arab, with the New South Wa'es Soudan contingent, arrived to-night, and will be placed in quarantine until Tuesday. All the Australasian colonies have sent representatives to take part in the official receptirn of the troops on Tuesday next. June 20. A telegram has been received from Foo Chow, stating that the tea market opened on June 14th. Prices are stated lo be about the same as last year.