TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1705, 1 March 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 26. Mr Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, King’s scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, succeeds the late Sir George Alexander MacFarren as President of the Royal Academv of Music, Feb. 27. A melee occurred at Anglesea, where the police were endeavoring to collect tithes. Severe fighting took place between the police and residents, and several were injured, Ihe Rev. Dr Vernon, rice-president of All Hallow’s* College Dublin, hap visited His Holiness the Pope, and has been created a qahon of the Ohnrch of , Rome witb-.tht) title of Monsigneur. lie has been appointed rector of Manly Seminary, Sydney, founded by His Eminence Cardinal Moran and just completed. It cost £BO,OOO. Dr Vernon will leave almost immediately to take up the duties assigned him as principal of the seminary. Berlin, Feb. 27. Prince Hohenlobe to-day attempted to commit suicide at St. Petersburg by shooting himself. The attempt was not successful, though it has nut been ascertained to what extent the Prince was injured, San Ee*o, Feb. 27. Professor Kussmaul, the Strasburg specialist, arrived here‘to-day, and after examination, pronounces the lungs of the Crown Prince to be free from disease, though the general condition of the PrinceY health is bad. Feb. 28. Professor Kussmaul considers that the Crown Prince is in a critical condition, and confirms the opinion expressed by the German doctors that cancer is at the root of the disease from which he is suffering. Rome, Feb. 27. The village of Valmeta has been completely buried by avalanches. Twentyfour persona were killed, St. Petersburg, Feb. 28. There is renewed disorder among the University students at Moscow. Calcutta, Feb. 26. The Indian Government have warned the Thibetans to evacuate Sikhim immediately, but it is feared that an expedition to that State will be necessary, in consequence of the raiders having been reinforced. Suakim, Feb. 26. News has been received that a force of Natives have attacked the military post at Wady Haifa, secured a cataract of the Nile, and captured a lieutenant and two men. Massowah, Feb. 26. The Negus, at the head of a strong army, is now encamped at Godofelassi, a town about forty miles to the southeast of Asmor. Pan aka, Feb. 27, The Nicaragua Canal Bill has been agreed fo by the Senate. The Bill provides for the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Nicaragua from the Bay of Guatemala on the Atlantic side to Port Realejo on the Pacific side. The total length of the projected canal is 278 miles. New York. Feb. 28. An extensive strike of engineraen has taken place on the Chicago and Quincey lines. Five thousand five hundred miles of lines are affected, and the traffic is paralysed. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Feb. 27. The barque Diamond, which arrived yesterday from Kuiparn, had a narrow escape from foundering during the voyage. On the 16th Inst, a terrific hurricane was experienced, which blew away all the canvas and bore the vessel down till the water reached the middle of the main hatch and found its way into the cabin. It was only with the greatest difficulty that the crew succeeded in righting the vessel again. The gale lasted two hours. A man named Byrow, who was engaged in a prise fight which lasted an hour, suddenly fainted, and died in the hospital shortly afterwards.

Feb, 28.

Evans, the other fighter in the match which resulted in the death of Hyrow, has, together with a number of meniwbo were present, been arrested. Neither Evans nor deceased were experts in boxing, and both received severe punishment.

Sydney, Feb. 27.

Arrived—Waihora, trom Russell,

A tablet, erected by the members of tbe Permanent Artillery Force of the colony to the memory of four of their comrades who died when a regiment of the force was stationed in the Soudan, was unveiled yesterday at St. Andrew's (Anglican) Cathedral. Air Dibbs refuses to waive his plea of privilege in connection, with his accusation against Mr Garrett, thp Minister of Lands, in the llouse of Assembly last week. Moderate members of the House on both sides propose to hold a meeting, with tbe object ot discussing this and other like disgraceful secene in the

House, and devising some means to restrain the disorder which now so frequently occurs. The Speaker is blamed for a good deal of trouble, and is generally condemned as being too weak. The sheep disease which was recently reported from Queensland, and which was stated to be of a mangy character, has now made its appearance among stock in the Clarence district, New England, in the northern part of this colony.

A rich silver find is reported to have been made at Gownkey, near Carcoa, Claims hare already been extensively pegged out. A heavy fall is reported to have taken place at the Zigzag Colliery, Lithgow. No miners were at work at the time. Defective pillaring was the cause.

Feb. 28,

KeMas Watson, the man who was sentenced to death for shooting at Thomas Parker, a publican, in the early part of last month, with intent to murder him, has had his sentence commuted to penal servitude for life, three years of the sentence to be served in irons. Parker, the victim of the outrage, is recovering from the effects of the bullet wound in the neck which he received on the occasion referred to.

A silver company has been floated in Tana district with a capital of JJiOO.OOO, The capital was subscribed seven timed over before the prospectuses were issued. The great Cobar Copper Company have sold the output of their mine for threo years to a French syndicate for £6O per ton delivered at Sydney, the product being restricten to 2500 tons per annum, with the option of extending the term for a further period of three years. The average price obtained in Sydney by the company during the last twelve years has been slightly over £52. Under the new engagement the company expect to clear a profit of £l2 per ton. Brisbane, Feb. 27.

The schooner Louisa Lamont was totally wrecked in the gale of last week. A system of corruption has been discovered amongst the police of this city, and two constables were to-day sentenced to six months' imprisonment each for taking bribes to permit unlawful games being played in licensed houses. Feb. 28.

f A numb, r of lifebuoys, hatches, and a gangway bearing the name of the ship East Munster, have been picked up in Keppel Bay, about four hundred miles north of this city. The Eastmunster arrived at Maryborough on the 29th of January last with emigrants, and left for Newcastle on 17th February. It is feared that she have met with an accident in a recent hurricane off the coast.