TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1544, 25 January 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 20; , Eight' hundred tenders were received for the "Victorian £B,ooo.ooo'loan. The. total amount was£lo,l94,soo.Tenders' at'£lo2l9B will receive 60'per cent., ■ arid those above that in full, 'A/syndicate tendered for £6,000;000 at' \W lOd. The official average is £io2 lis 4d. : - v - _■■.■'■-'■ ! ;-.- | The PehinßUJa and Oriental Company have reduced the amount of their •mail' tender. " . ' ' i * ,* Truth publishes.as article 'attacking the• Mount Britton gold . mines, a Company to work which was recently: floated.": '" "" ;i ■' ._ ";.'..'.' ! B.M. troopship Tyne takes relief crews to Sydney shortly. _-, Tbeßev.F. N. Goodwyn, Vicar of Harrow, who recently declined the Bishopric ft Bathurst, is about to be/ married to the eldest daughter of the. Archbishop of York. .......,„ At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday it was deciJed to bring forward n BiU for the suppression of agrarian conspiracy, The s.s. Arawa (Lyttelton, December 11th) arrived at Plymouth this morning. Her cargo'of frozen mutton is in good condition. Jan. 21. { Sir Dillon ,Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, has accepted the invitation of ,the Prince of Wales to join the Committee of the Imperial Institute. The Foreign Committee of the United States Senate recommends that 50,000 dollars be appropriated to securing.the. efficient representation of America at the Adelaide Exhibition. The cotton, woollen, iron, and steel trades are improving. Mr Pender, on behalf of the Eastern Extension. Company, will submit to the' ''. eolonial conference a scheme for. reducing the present cable rates by onefourth, Lieutenant Allan has been appointed' to the command of H.M.SI Swinger. The Caledonian (Etheridge) Mining Company is announced, with a capital of £120,000.. It is. announced that the Rev. Mr Lees will probably aecep', temporarily, the pastorship of Scot's Cburch, Melbourne, but is not likely to take it permanently. '.'•■' Jan. 22.. It is rumored that the P. and O.; Steamship Company offer to undertake a contract to carry the colonial mails for £IOO,OOO, or a ten-year contract for £85,000. The Orient MtearrsMp Corap»ny have agreed to accept the reduced bonus for carrying mails, The National'Rifle Association urge teams throughout the Empire to compete for, the Queen's priz* in the jubilee year., It is 6Uggtste,d that the Mnrqui* of ' Lome i shou'd negotiate for u fishery treaty between Canada and America. There is a remarkable industrial revival in America. . Rome, Dec. 21. Monsignore Vantelli will shortly be appointed Papal Secretary, 6ueceeding Cardinal Jacobini, who has signified bis intention of resigning that appointment owing to illhoalth. Rangoon, Jan, 20. It is announced that the J3riti»h forces in Upper Burmah will, in March next, be reduced by 10,000 men. Washington, Jan. 20. A Committee ot Congress has slrongly approved of a Bill which has been introduced for the purpose of obtaining reprisals for the treatment of American fishing vessels by the Canadian Government, —« AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Mklbournb, Jan. 21. ' The President of the Board of Healih has written to the Gi.yernmint urging the establishment of a lederal quarantine station. The smallpox patients at Sorento are progressing favorably. No fresh cases ire reported, Jan. 22. The Preusseu's passengers will be released from quarantine a week to-day. Sydney, Jan. 21. It is expected ti.e general election will be concluded within a month from the present date,

In the Legislative Council to-day v Mrs Barnes, -jtbe .new Colonial, Ureas'iiferr,-* took his seat on the Government benchps. • iThe seats' of f Ministers were ■ declared vacant. A deficit 'in''-"(ha Budget-. ,of, £250,000 '■ has' been announced; '• Both Houses of Parliament grained two months' supplies'. Sir 'He'irty Par'kes will "explain the! policy; r of the new Government on Mondny next. ~ were 'arrested; in < connection with the Newton outrage were ibrongbl. op at the Polirje Court today. ~ The, case, for the prosecutionbroke. down, and the prisoners were' con-sequently-discharged, r; , , At a meeting of,' the Opposition yesterday, a Committee was appointed; for the purpose of submitting; pro.'grammes for the forthcoming general ei<>cii<>n. Sir Patrick ./.-linings intimated that.he_w_ou | d..be„.uiuble to act fas leader of tbeCOpp'-sitifiii, Probably < •'■ f v ? v »*....•. .-■ •• .. 'Parliament wil| be dissolved on Tuesday .next.. ,;,..,. * 'A 150 fards* race bntween llutchiiis, the English pedestrian, and" M.aloiH>,'t'he' sprint runner, took placn yeMerday, an ! resulted in a victory f<»r the. former, lime—'l4 : 3-si'bs secsl ; Vi ln the intercolonij*! vai hi.race yesterday, on! the inside course, the Waltangi beat-the Jariet 1 and •■Magic by her time, allowance,* ' -".; AnottiieV death frb'mVumlpox occurred at the quarantine sfi'i i>n. ! 'Adelaide,' Jan. 22. . A 'News from ' Mauritius state's thai before leaving the Cape Sir -Hercu'es Robinson, who was .sent to Mauritius to bold an enquiry into the,disagreement, between Goyeiirior Sir Pope Hennussy and;Mr Clifford Lloy4, received u commission for,appointment of Governor at Mauritius, thereby enabling him to supersede" Sir P ( op<> Hennessy. Sir Hercules Robinson left Mauritius on the 18th inst., ; having appointed Genera! ; Hawley Administrator riud, Mr F;' Round Colonial Secretary. \ Sir Pope Hennessy: will remain at Mauritius for the present. There is every probability of Mr Chaff&'y undertaking the extensive, irrigation scheme for South Australia; Perth,;.Jan. 23. The Rev. Dr Gibney was consecrated : Bishop of Perth ,to-day by Cardinal Moran, who. met with a splendid reception.