TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1589, 2 June 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLJSB AND FOREIGN. London. May 28. A disturbance has occurred at Arran, si tax collector being stoned by a determined baud of laUnders. The polic who escorted him nway were also stoned, and, in defence, fired on the disturbers, •vounriing several of them.

The fire which originated in the New York tram stables was got under at ei>: yesterday morning. One life was lout. The stabler, besides the horses, contained 20 tram ears and nnd an enormous quantity of fodder, the whole of which was destroyed, twenty other building's were also burnt down.

May 29. Arrived—Barque Salado, from Port Chalmers. The Gaulois estimates *hat 250 lives were lost in the Opera Comiqup fir-. Twenty-five persons were found suffocated at a drinking bar, and 18 in the grepn room.

Rioting h»B oceurrd at Mil ford, where the wealthy farmers . reftiaed to pay church tithes, and 2000 farm laborers compelled the police to stop distraining for the amounts. May 30.

The Committee of the Imperial Institute has prepared, anil the Prince of Wslps has approved of, a scheme whereby the governing bodv of the Institute shall consist «f 100 members. Fortyfive will represpnt the United Kingdom, 15 India, and §0 the colonies, of which numbpr 10 will be Australians. Ten governors will also be nominated by,tjje Queen. Ihe Vatican ha* approved of the acts of the Plenary Council at Sydney. • Later.

Another 50 governors will be appointed if the Colonial Institute and other Societies affiliate themselves to the Imperial Institute. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Cape will have two each. The mode of nomination bas not yet been decided on. Mayors and provinces iwill elect 17.

The Cardiff Council have refused! to present an address of welcome to :Mr Gladstone on his arrival there.

At the Jubilee meeting at Wimbledon a prize will be offered for Victorian cadets.

' Merry Hampton, tjie Derby winner, has sufficiently recovered from his recent injuries to enable him t» be exercised. Sir Henry Holland has informed, Mr Chesson that further enquiry into I the treatment of the natives at Perth is unnecessary. He upheld the dismissal of Inspector Mayne, and states that he is arranging with the Admiralty for, the more efficient control of the pearl shell fishery. New York, May SO.

The sculliug maich between Gauclsur and HanUn for the championship of America resulted in the former winning by four lengths. Timp, 19tnin. 30secs.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, May 30,

The enquiry regarding the Windsor railway accident was resumed to-day, when Mr Cameron, one of the passengers by the first train, deposed that he had. requested the gcaid to go backalong the line to stop the express. This the guard declined to do, staiiug that the signals were sufficient safeguards against accident. May 81.

General Sbaw has reported on the defenaes of this colony at the request of the Government, and expresses the opinion that if the works it progress pre completed and the defences vigorously used, Melbourne will be perfectly safe in the event of an attack.

The enquiry regarding the Windsor railway accident was resumed to-day, when the driver, fireman, Bnd guard of the first train were examined. They stated that they considered the traiu sufficiently protected by the signals, and the guard, whose name is Long, comtradicted point blank the evidence of Mr Cameron, who yesterday stated that he had requested Long to go back and warn the express.

Charles Forword, the solicitor who was arrested on Wednesday last charged with larceny as a bailee in New Zealand, has been remanded for a week. Albany, May 30.

The P. nnd 0. Kniser-i-hind, with mails from London, April 19tb, arrived to-day. Sydney, May 81.

The Mariposa arrived at noon to-day. Incessant rain has fallen in Sydney for several days past. Heven inches were registered for a week.