TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2153, 22 January 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jin. 17. The Duke of Buckingham, 6.6./ has arrived in the Channel, all well. She made an excellent passage of forty-eight days from Lyttelton, Aristotle's treatise on the Constitution of Athens has been discovered in papyrus manuscript, and secured for the British Museum for £3OOO. ; The liquidation of Barings business is nearly completbd. The money market is now flooded with capital seeking investment. Jan. 19. Sir J. Hannen, the Divorce Court Judge, has been appointed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in succession to Sir Barnes Poacoeke. It is proposed to hold a world's labor exhibitioa in London this year, at" which operatives from every trade can be sean attbeirwofk,

It is expected that within a fortnight Queensland will issne a loan of '£2,500,000, and Pouth Anstralia one of more than 551,500,000. News of the defioit in the Victorian railway revenue prejudices that colony's borrowing and, possibly she will borrow at par in April. Rumours of farther financial difficulties' in connection with Sontb American stocks hid a depressing effect on the Stock Exchange. Consols fell -| per cent., bat have recovered to 97. The South Pacific squadron has been ordered to Chilian waters to protect British interests. This is" the ninth successive week of frost. Paris, Jan. 18. A vote; of censure on, M. Jouveir, Minister of Finance, for" assisting the Bank of England during the Barings crisis, was rejected by a large majority in the chamber of Deputies. The rivea Seine is frozen snd Bkating is indalged in. Jan. 19. Successful experiments have been made at Nantes by the induction of goat's blood in cases of tuberculosis.; Vienna, Jan, 16. The Turkish Minister who attempted suicide by inhaling 'gas and strangling himself died to-day. Naples, Jan, 19. Owing to a fall of snow the railway traffic is stopped, Brussels, Jan. 18. The Belgian Government has ordered out the militia in'view of ah agitation amongst the working class over the redivision and extension of the franchise. Constantinople, Jan. 19.

The Sultan has granted an amnesty to the Armenians who were driven to revolt by the outrages of the Kurds. Washington, Jan. 18. The Chicago Exbibitbn will be opened in May, 1893, Bancroft, historian of the United Pistes, is dead, aged 90,

Seyen thousand loditns have now surrendered.

The Indians who surrendered have given up their arms, and several of the chiefs will shortly piya visit to this city to interview President Harrison and arrange terms with him for 'the future treatment o! the tribes.

It is generally considered that the McKinley Tariff Act has failed to realise the benefits to workmen which were urged in support of its becoming law, Jan. 19. General Miles has formally announced that the Indian war is at an end.

Secretary Blaine proposes complete exchange with Canada, but Sir J. MacdonaTd iaVors a partial reciprocity only. The Press support the former. Zanzibar, Jan. 19. Colonel Wissman, who was engaged attacking the stronghold of Machonobar, bus been recalled; he having developed symptoms of lnhacy. Valparaiso, Jan. 19.

The rebel fleet menaces Valparaiso. The revolutionary movement is spreading to the interior.

Buenos Ayres, Jan 18. It is reported another revolution is imminent in the Argentine.

Rio db Janeiro, J»n. 16. The R. M. s.s. Ruapehu arrived today, all well. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Jan, 19. The weather is clearing, but serious damage has been done to the crops in many districts. The dispute over the Gonlbourn Cathedral continues. An injunction has been issued restraining Captain Rossi from retaining possession of the building. The Primate was refused admission yesterday, though the opposition to his entrance was afterwards withdrawn. The principle involved is whether the church shall be used as a cathedral or as a parish church, Capt. Rossi removed the vessels and vestments peculiar to the cathedral. Jan. 20.

Tho barque E'len, from Kiipara, had to Jettisou her deck cargo owing to springing a leak,

The floods hsve done great damage at Gondagai. Several thousand sheep and ■ larger number of cattle have been drowned.

Hansen, has confessed hisgoilt in the Peak Hill murder. He bad quarrelled with Duke and tomah»wked him. The Murrumbidgee river is in flood, and North Wagga is partially inundated. Melbourne* Jan. 19.

The locust plague has reached Ballarat and is ravaging the fine Botanical Gardeoa belonging to that city. A. libel action, elaiming £25,000 damages, haß been instituted against Mr James Cosmo Newberry, C,M;li„ Analyst of the Department of Mines, by : Mr Pound, a mining manager, for alleged liber contained in bis report on mining ! property, ; . Brisbane, J»n. 19.

. News has been received from New [Guinea that a miner at Sadest was killed ,and partially eaten by Papuans. A force of miners and friendly Natives captured three of the murderers and handed them j over to Sir W. McGregor, the British tAdministrator. Jon. 20.

j A black gin has been found at CookBuffering from leprosy in its worst !form, and the woman is in a fearful conjdition, | .- Adelaide, Jan. 20. ! Experts appointed by Government to jenqaire into the merits of various pattern of railway brake recomm>rid adoption of the Westingbousa quickacting automatic brake. Perth. Jan. 20. AH the Ministers having been reelected Parliament was opened to-day, when the Government announced their intention of floating a £1,886,000 loan. Hobart, Jan. 20. The Federal Council opened its sittings to-day. '