TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1841, 17 January 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, January 13, The Rev. Mr Spurgeon was much bruised by his recent accident and is suffering severely. The death is announced of Alexandro Givaggi, the famous “ No Popery ” lecturer. Tha Tongariro sailed from Plymouth for Wellington, January 14. Peter Jackson declines to visit England to meet Jem Smith. It is not yet decided whether be will accept a challenge.from Jem Smith on any other condition. The tenants who were being evicted at Lnrgan, Connly Armagh, made a desperate resistance, and in the encounter with the police three were wounded. The Financial News condemns the New Zealand system of taxation, and contends that the property tax is injurious to the best interests of the colony, inasmuch as it tends to exclude British capital. The Pope has presented gold chalices to Cardinals Newman and Manning and Archbishop Eyre, The Glasgow action of breach of promise of marriage, brought by Phyllis Broughton against Lord Dannan, will be heard shortly. Cardinal Manning is of opinion that much good will result from the cordial reception of Mr Gladstone by the Pope. The English Press is objecting to Mr Gladstone’s visit to the Pope. The Maori football team met Castleford (Yorkshire) Club tc-day, and were defeated by 3 goals to 3 tries. January 15, Frederick Da Patourel, formerly private secretary to the Marquis of Normanby, when the latter was Governor of New Zealand, will shortly be married to Miss Eckley, of Boston. It is expected that Parliament will meet on the 21st February. At a meeting of the British Borneo Trading Company it was decided to open a timber trade with Australia. The Standard strongly protests against protracting the sitting of the Times-Parnell Commission by enquiring into the circumstances of the various cases of outrage and boycotting in Ireland, the evidence in which, from the similarity of the cases, ia becoming hackneyed and wearying in the extreme. That such outrages were committed, says the Standard, is not denied by the Parnellites, bat the Commission is only concerned in discovering the complicity of the Irish members in acts of outrage. An English-French syndicate has acquired two hundred square miles of auriferous country in Dutch Borneo, Several Australian capitalists are interested in the undertaking. Madrid, January 14.

Tha Spanish Republican party regards the resolution of Senator Edmonds (U.S.) with reference to the Panama Canal as an infringement of national rights, Paris, January 14. The Bank of Paris has agreed to issue sixty million francs of fresh capital tor the further prosecution of the Panama Canal. Party feeling is running very high over the Seine election, and both candidates are spending immense sums of money. January 15. A scene occurred to-day in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Laur, a deputy, accused M. Floquet of using secret service money in order to defeat General Boulanger, who is a candidate for the Department of the Seine. The Premier indignantly denied the accusation, declaring it to be an infamous calumny. Thereupon M. Laur challenged M. Floquet to fight a duel, but the Premier declined, insisting that M, Laur should substantiate the. charge he had preferred against the Government. The Hague, January 14. King William, who is lying seriously ill from a throat affection, is now reported to be in a hopeless condition. Berlin, January 14. The Emperor William, in his opening address to the Reichstag, referred to che recent visits paid by him to the rulers of various friendly States, and said that he was more than ever convinced that he might cherish the confident hope that peace would be long maintained. At the opening of the Reichstag today the Emperor William’s speech was received with great enthusiasm. The Emperor referred in confident terms to the future of the country, and said that the flourishing condition of industries, together with the economical handling of the finances, would enable the Government to propose a remission of taxation, St. Petersburg, January 13. Russia is increasing her army by a hundred thousand riflemen, and 10 new brigades of artillery, Th;j frontier guards in Turkestan have also been largely reinforced. Rome, January 14. The Amnicau prelates, in on audience i with the Pope, urged His Holiness to

do bis utmost to combat the coils of socialism. January 14. His Holiness the Pope has presented gifts valued at £IO,OOO to many dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. Cabul, January 13. A minor has reached this city that Russian agents are persuading Ishak Kb«a to revive the rebellion against the Ameer, and have promised assistance. Sikkim, January 13. The Thibetans decline mediation by China, b'AN Francisco, ,^January,, JLfL.-. Jackson, the Australian pugilist, has made a match with McAuliffe, of San Francisco, for 2000 dollars. The Australian champion has decided to visit England with the object of meeting Jem Smith. New York, January 13, The revenue of the Rev. Ward Beecher’s church has decreased by onehalf since bis death. Washington, January 14, Three American cruisers are to be despatched to the Isthmus of Darien immediately. January 15. The war vessels ordered to proceed to the Isthmus of Darien are being made ready for sea with the utmost despatch. The Senate has passed a Bill which will enable the Panama Canal Company to go into liquidation if necessary without being forced into bankruptcy. t

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, January 14. The Medical Congress has finished i(s session. An invitation was received to bold its next meeting in New Zealand, but it was decided to meet in Sydney. Professor McLaurin, of Sydney, was elected president, January 15. The intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was concluded to-day. New South Wales won by 8 wickets. Sydney, January 14. Arrived—Wairarapa. Mr G. R. Dibbs bas succeeded in forming a Ministry, and tho following portfolios bave been allotted :—Premier and Colonial Secretary, G. 31. Dibbs ; Attorney-General, Edmund Barton ; Minister for Public Works, James Fletcher ; Colonial Treasurer, James Patrick Garvan ; of Justice, Thomas Michael Slattery ; PostmasterGeneral, Henry Clarke ; Secretary for Lands, William John Lyne ; Minister for Mines, John Moore Charter; Minis-' ter for Public Instruction, William H. Sutton, M.L.C. ; President of the Legislative Council and vice-president of the Executive Council, Hon, John Lackey, M.L.C. Newcastle, January 15. Sailed—Ohau for Wellington. Adelaide, January 14. An expedition leaves shortly to prosecute exploration in Central Australia. Brisbane, January 15. Admiral Fairfax has cibled instructions to the commander of the gunboati Palumah to proceed to Sy<!n<y. The vessel will !eay.> abom the end of the week, A sharp shock of .earthquake was experienced at Edswold. It lasted about 10 seconds.