TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1570, 19 April 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, April 18. The British art collection which is to be forwarded to the Adelaide Exhibition is rained at £30,000. Mr' Wisdom, of New South Wales, lias accepted a knighthood. April 14. One of the steamers trading between Newharen and Dieppe was' wrecked on the rocks near the latter port. The passengers were landed in boats, bat one boat full of people oapsieed, and 12 persons were drowned. Sir Charles Tdpper, speaking at a banquet at Montreal, laid if America retaliates Canadian trade will be removed to England. Mr Lorimer ssked the Admiralty to pay off expirees in Australia, in order to facilitate the formation of the nucleus of a colonial naval reserve. It is probable that the Imperieuse, of 10 guns, 7390 tons, will replace the Nelson on the Australian station. Dslgety and Co. offer a quarter of a million of 4 per cent, debentures at £97 10s.

It is announced that the Imperial Government has agreed' to mike important conceaeione regarding the pensions of military officers eerving in the colonies. The party of conference dilegjates, who visited Portsmouth yesterday* with tbe First Lord of the Admiralty, inspected several torpedo gunboats' and ironclads, They afterwards lunched with the Admiral Superintendent, In the afternoon they witnessed q' sham fight between two bodies of Bluejackets, numbering 800, and after a trip to tbe Solent returned to London. The Tainui’s shipment of froisen meat has arrived in splendid condition. , April 15. | The Chancellor of the Exchequer' will bring forward the Budget Statement on the 22nd inst. Subscriptions to the Imperial Institute are coming in slowly, but it is, expected that 1 tha requisite amount \ will be’ obtained. It ia reported the Government intend to propose a' grant of £1,000,000, but the report is net believed.

Forty Freffch raen-of-war, carry ing 200 jgohe' end 10,000 men, are 'now iseembled at Toulon for the purpose o engaging in naval manoeuvres. •The hostile attitude assumed towards the Republic of Hayti has been abandoned, and modified demands will be Submitted by the British Government. April 16. Sir James McCnllogh a»d MrLangton advise the purchase of a landscape painting for the Melbourne Art Gallery at £250). The Times states that the objections to Admiral Tryon’s scheme of colonial defence are almost subversive to common actions, and considers thst the demands of tbs colonies for defences is not unreasonable. The article urges a speedy settlement, Ottawa, April 14. ,

The Canadian Parliament was Opened to-day by the Marquis of Lansdown, the Governor-General. In bia speech Lord Lansdown stated that negotiations -between tbe Canadian and United States Governments relative to the fisheries disputes were progressing,| and hopes were entertained that an honorable and satisfactory settlement would result therefrom. Meantime measures would be taken to protect the Canadian inshore fisheries. AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, April 15. Arrived—Muraroa, Sydney, April 15. The Governor received a telegram from London conveying the Queen’s sympathy with the sufferers by the Bulli coliiary disaster. The Legislative Assembly sat all night until this morning debating the Budget. It now stands adjourned till Wednesday, when Mr Copeland’s adverse motion will be discussed, April 17. Arrived—Rot omahana.