TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1461, 30 January 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London. Jan. 26. In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Salisbury announced that the Government intended forthwith to introduce proposals for a settlement of the Irish difficulty. In the House of Commons, an amendment to the Address-iu-Reply, moved by Mr J. R. Barclay, member for Forfarshire, to the effect that it wob desirable to legislate fur the improvement of farmers’ tenancy was rejected by a majority of 28, Mr Parnell and his followers supporting the amendment. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Black gave notice that on Thursday next be would ask the House to grant precedence to a Government Bill having for its object the suppression of the Irish National League, and the prevention of terrorism now prevalent in Ireland. It was announced that a Land Purchase Bill would speedily follow. Sir Francis Dillon Bell, AgentGeneral for New Zealand, in a letter to the Times, says that it is uncertain whether New Zealand will place a loan in the market before June. At a meeting at the Mansion House on the question of Slate emigration, Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, and the Hon. J. F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, stated that the colonies preferred to select for themselves the class of people that should be sent out. Sir Saul Samuel denies the statement

that New South Wales will shortly place a loan of two millions on the market. The Spanish Government have notified that they are not at present prepared to renew parleying in connection with the Anglo-Spanish Treaty. Fifteen hundred Burmese have been defeated at Rodal. Jan. 28, The Chronicle states that Mr Henniker Heaton will shortly be knighted for his colonial services. Mr A. Berber, the Conservative candidate, has been returned by a large majority for Croydon, in the room of Mr William Grantham, Q.C. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne. Jan. 27. The steamer Afghan arrived in Hobson’s Bay with 178 Chinamen. Of this number 64 were detained on board by the Customs authorities for having false naturalisation papers. A terrible tragedy occurred at Coburg yesterday, when a mother and three daughters combined murdered a younger sister, which they did by nearly severing her head from her body. The daughters afterwards attacked each other, and all were more or less severely wounded, one being in an extremely critical state. The cause of the crime is believed to have been religious mania, the mother being entirely demented. The s.s. Te Anau arrived from the Bluff this morning. Jan. 28, The men charged with the attempted Bank robbery at Collingwnod were brought up before the Magistrate yesterday, when the prisoners—Murray, Hopkins and Beal—were committed to take their trial. Several others, charged with being accessories, were also committed for (rial, but allowed out on bail. One of the girls who assisted !ur mother in the committal cf the Coburg murder has made a full confession. Insanity appears to be generally rife in the family, as one of the sons has gone raving mad. Proceedings have been commenced against the captain of (he Afghan in connection with the false naturalisation papers held by the Chinese passengers of that vessel. The prosecution has been instituted by the Government. Sydney, Jan. 27. Arrived, last night—Wakatipn, from New Zealand. It is announced that the Cunard steamer Parthia is under offer to the Pacific Mail Company, to run between Sydney and San Francisco, in conjunction with the present vessels, Australia and Zealandia. ]

oiin. 28. The Mariposa sailed to-day with the Homeward San Francisco mails. Sir Alexander Stuart is a passenger by her.