TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2434, 6 December 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Nov. 22. The Scotland Yard officials, who are taking interest in the mysterious discovery of human limbs in Melbourne, disbelieve the Jack the Ripper theory, but will not move in the matter unless requested to do so by the Melbourne authorities. Williams has been committed for trial for the murder of two lovers on Dartmoor. Mr Labouchere has been formally reconciled to Mr Gladstone, the difficulty created by his exclusion from office having been smoothed over. The London County Council are urging the Government to introduce a Bill to form London into one municipality. The trustees of the British Museum have bought the original parchment of the deed of purchase by Mr John Batman of the site on which the city of Melbourne now stands. It is believed that the widow of Governor Macdonald first offered the deed to the Melbourne Public Library, but received no response. The price paid was £25. Dec. 8. At a meeting of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company, the chairman said that the proposals of the Government in varying the terms of the contract were being made in a fair and business-like manner. The petition lodged against the return of the Hon. G. H. Allsopp, for Worcester, has been dismissed. The medical officer of the port of London expresses himself confident that the choleraic epidemic will return in the spring. .The Earl of Deby is improving in health. The committee over which Lord Onslow presides have examined General Booth with regard to the Salvation Army's position, and are now engaged in drafting their report. The steamer Greystoke, of 1367 tons, hailing from West Hartlepoole has been wrecked at South Elbe. Twenty-two persons were drowned. Paris, Dec. 1. A ccording to the text of the Triple Alliance, as published by Le Journal de Paris, in case of war the Italian forces will be directed against the French frontier. In giving evidence before the Panama Canal Enquiry Committee, the accountant of the company mentioned the names of seven leading Parisian newspapers that have been bribed. Dec. 3. Wells, of Monte Carlo notoriety, has been arrested in Havre on a charge of obtaining the sum of £50,000 from persons in London by means of fraudulent representations.

M. Brisson has failed to form a Cabinet, and M. Casiraer Perrier has been summoned.

At the Panama Canal Enquiry a member of the committee on the Panama Lottery Loan Bill deposed that an emissary of M. Charles de Lesseps vainly offered him 300,000 francs to vote for the Bill, and on his refusal the offer was increased to 500,000 francs. M. Barker deposed that M. Barbe, late Minister of Agriculture, received 500,000 francs for promoting the Lottery Bill, und he alleged that the late Baron Reinaeh assisted in keeping up Panama stock. A city banker indicated the names of persons whom M. Charles de Lesseps had bribed. Bekiin, Dec. 1. A movement is on foot in the Reichstag to bring about a conference between the Great Powers to secure the neutrality of private vessels in the event of war, Brussels, Dec. 2. It is believed that the committee of the Monetary Conference have rejected Baron Rothschild's proposal. Bucharest, Dec. 3. Tlie Chamber of Deputies has voted Prince Ferdinand the sum of £12,000 annually, and empowers him to transfer half to Princess Marie of Edinburgh, to whom he i§ betrothed., Toiao, Dec. 1.

Later accounts shew that seventy-, four Japanese were drowned in the collision between the steamer Ravenna and the Japanese worship. Washington, Dec. 2.

Mr Gordon Bennett will probably be appointed United Minuter in Paris.

A convention sitting in New Orleans passed a resolution favouring the Nicaragua ship canal on the grounds that it would double trade, bring San Francisco ten thousand miles nearer to New York, and attract the Oriental trade. New Yokk, Dec. 2. Mr Jay Gould is in a critical dition, and is suffering from, norvous dyspepsia Dec. 0. Mr Jay Gould died from pulmonary consumption after nine days' illness. He leaves a fortune of £84,000.000. It is expected that he has bequeathed from 3,000,000d01s to 0,000,000d01s to charities. Mr George Gould inherits 40 per cent, of the estate. The entire American Press refer to the death with contemptuous pity, and are glad that his sinister influence has ended.