TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1365, 14 July 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 9. In the House of Commons tonight, Sir Michel Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, brought down the financial proposals of the ii"\v Government. He announced that atteuiion would \v> directed to a new sinking fund and to Treasury Bids to the extent of £4,000,000, which had been issue''. In other respects he was prepared to adhere to the scheme formulated by Mr Childers in his recent Statement. He informed the House that out of tinex traordinnry vote of £11,000,000, '£10,000,000 had already been expended, The University College at Aberswyth, Wales, has been completely destroyed by fire. The frozen.meat fiom Melbourne by the Orient steamer John Elder is selling at per lb. The meat, by the Sorata has arrived in good condition, The shipment of grapes by the John Elder from Melbourne and Adelaide are bad. An immense sensati"n has been caused by the Pastoral Gazette publish ing au article under the guise of refciim of social evils, in consiquence of which the paper lias been expelled from all the dubs and bookstalls. The police arc also preventing the sale of the paper containing the offensive article, aud the authorities threaten to take proceedings against the proprietors of the Gazette. In retaliation, the proprietors of the pap?r threaten to publish disclosures which will involve Royalty and Cabinet Ministers.

I In ih" House of Cc lnn.ons to-nigh', the Colonial Federation Enabling Bi i! was read u second time. July H. Discussion on the Coimiial Federation Enabling Bill did not take place when the second reading was moved, but it is reserved until the measure shall have reached the Committee stage, ' Sir R. Herbert, Permanent UnderSecretary for the Colonies, has inform d the various Colonial Agents-General that Government intend to move the omission of the proviso allowing any colony quitting the Federation Union to repeal any Act referring to itself that may have leeu passed by the Federal Council during the time that such colony was a member of the Union.

It is expected that the New South Wales loan will be placed in the market ou Tuesday.

The meat by the ship Oamaru, from Wellington, is selling at 5d per lb, July 11.

The Russian preparations in Asia are causing grave anxiety, and it is feared the difficulty will be resumed in the autumn. The Russian Press claim that Russia is entitled to the territory lying at the foot of the Hindoo-Koosb Mountains in Afghanistan.

Mr Goscherj will move for the omission of clause 30 in the Federation Enabliug Bill, and it is understood that Sir F. Stanley, Secretary of State fo r the Colonies, w>ll accept th« amendment. Lord Derby will urge the retention of the clause, but will not divide the House on the question.

The election of a member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire in place of Mr Rowland Winn, who has been elevated to the Peerage, took place today, and resulted in the return of the Conservative candidate, Mr Atkinson, who defeated Sir Henry Thompson, the Liberal candidate, by a larger majority than that polled by Mi Winn at the last election. Prinife New Zealand muttor. is realisfor average s|d to per lb. Madrid, July 12. The number of cases of cholera reported to the sanitary authorities is on the decrease, and thei'e are hopes that the violence of the epidemic is abating. Cairo, July 11. Brigadier-General Green, R.E., bus proceeded to Assouan, on tho First Cataract, taking with him half the regiment of the 20th Hugsarc General Brackenbury tel graphs a report that the Mahdi is dead, but the rumor is said to lack confirmation. Teneriffe, July 10. The New Zealand Shipping Com-, panv's e.s. Kaikoura left yesterday fori New Zealand ports.

Washington, July 11. Tho monthly returns of the United Slates Agricultural Bureau, just published, estimate the coming American wheat crop at 368,000,000 bushels, , AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July 10. It is announced that the Government will shortly call for tenders in London for a loan of £5,500,000, bearing interest at the rate of per cent, July 11. the sculling match between Harrington and Nelson took place to-lay, and resulted in an easy victory Ur barrington. A procession numbering nearly 5000 proceeded to Government Uouso to-day, and presented a petition t,o bis Excellency signed by over 20.000 persons, praying for the commutation of the capital sentence passed upon the prisoner Frank Johns,condemned to death for lire murder of a fellow prisoner in Parramatta gaol.