TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1418, 14 November 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Nov. 10. , Sentence was ‘passed to-day on thp prisoners found guilty of abduction and of conspiracy, connected with the Armstrong case. Mr Stead, the Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, was found guilty of abduction, and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, while Jacques, of the same journal, was found guilty of conspiracy, and received one year’s imprisonment. Rebecca Jarrett and Madame Morey were each sentenced |:o six months’ imprisonment, in the latter case with hard labor. Mr.Gladslone. commenced hi« Midlothian campaign by addressing a crowded meeting of his constituents jn Edinburgh last night. He was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm. In the course of his address he exhorted the Liberal party to remain united, and confront boldly the demands made for the separation of Ireland from the United Kingdom. The Marquis of Salisbury, .spcajcljiig at the Lord Mayor’s dinner at Guildhall, predicted the Conference at Constantinople would not result in any durable settlement being arrived at.on the Roumelian question. He also stated that England and Russia were heartily co-operatiug in the d(?limi,Utioa of the Afghan frontier, and that the status quo ante in Burmah would be disturbed as little as possible, consistent with British interests. Mr Gladstone, in a speech to the electors at Edinburgh, said he considered the Irish demands for, largo selfgoverning powers were not alarming, assuming that there quired by them which would in any way jeopardise the unity of the Empire. Messrs Stead and: Jacques and Mesdaraes Morey and Jarrett were found guilty of indecent (.assault. In passing sentence, the Judge censured Mr Stead for distorting facts and publishing filthy particulars, thereby disgracing journalism. The entire Press endorse the verdict, and rejoice in the removal of what they term a national stain. The fund which has been raised by sympathisers of Mr Stead for his defence has realised LSOOO. Nov, 11. The postal transit in Egypt has been resumed. It is rumored that, owing to the heavy drain caused by the despatch of troops for service in Egypt and India, it has been decided by the War o® ce to augment the British army by ten battalions. Mr C. b. Parnell, addressing a public meeting at Liverpool last night, made an appeal to Mr Gladstone to submit to electors some scheme of government for Ireland] which should be combined with the maintenance of the unity of the Empire. The P. and 0. Company’s R.M.S. Indus, 3462 tons, W. B.' Breeze commander, has been totally wrecked near Trincomalee, Ceylon. Ihe passengers and mails have been saved, and arrangements have been made, whereby the Australian mails will not be delayed. Lord and Lady Dalhousie have booked as passengers by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Kaikoura, which leaves London on the 21st November. Rangoon, Nov. 12. King Heehaw has, issued a proclamation announcing his determination to exterminate the English, and the Burmese forces are, now blockading the river Irrawaddy, so as to prevent the ascent of the British troops to Mandalay. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne,. Nov. 11. The Te Anau sailed for th.e Bluff yesterday morning. The police, acting on information from New Zealand, have arrested a man named Bland, charged with embezzling over LIOOO from his employers, Messrs Stewart, Dawson and Co., jewellers, Dunedin. The prisoner brought up to-day for examination, and remanded for a week. Arrived, this morning—-s.B. Chusin. Nov. 12. The Federal Enabling Bill was read a first time in the Legislative Council yesterday, {

A telegram has been received from Gooktown, which tends to confirm the truth of the report concerning the massacre in New Guinea of the New South Wales Geographical Expedition, The message says the camp was surprised during the night about 137 miles up tbp Fly River, and the party was slaughtered by an overwhelming force of natives. Sydney, Nov. 11. The Ringarooma arrived from Auck land last night. The statements made by the Malays that the members of the Geographical Society’s to New Guinea had been massacred by the Fly River natives are received with caution, and further news is anxiously awaited from New Guinea. The Government and Opposition leaders have taken a private census ,of, their respective supporters, and political parties now claim to have , a working majority in the Legislative Assembly. Brisbane, Nov. 12. j A conflict has occurred between the. Legislative,,Council and the Legislative Aosembly, relative to the payment qf members. On July 30th last, the Legislative Council threw out the Payment of Members Bill, which had already passed the Assembly. Government intimated at the time that they would .recommend pis Excellency the,G° T ,® r P or to include-in the EBtimates-Bums.suffi-cient to pay , the,expenses of the members , of. the Assembly for the current sespipn. The recommendation has been adoptpd, and the Legislative Council, in retaliation, have how voted L. 7000; in payment of their members from ,the Appropriation Bill. The proceedings have resulted in a deadlock between' pie two branches of the Legislature.