CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4464, 26 April 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Eeuibb's Telegbams

[Received April 25th, 12.40 p.m.]

London, April 25.

Tenders are invited up to Wednesday, the 2nd May for a loan of half a million for the Government of Tasmania. The minimum is fixed at 98.

In the House of Commons to-day the Hon Evelyn Ashley, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, stated that papers in reference to the annexation of New Guinea would be laid on the table of the House at the earliest possible date.

The Rev. CW. Sandford was today consecrated at St. Paul's Cathedral as Bishop of Tasmania. The ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a large number of church dignitaries were present.

The jury in the case of Timothy Kelly, the third of the Pboenix Park murder prisoners, have been again unable to agree upon a verdict.

New Yobk, April 25.

Later intelligence from New Orleans shows that fully one hundred persons were killed by the cyclone which recently passed over the State of Mississippi.

Intelligence is to hand showing that a majority of the delegates to the Irish convention about to take place.at Philadelphia are opposed to the use of dynamite in connection with the Irish agitation. [Received April 26,1.15 -p.m.] London, April 25. The 2000 Guinea Stakes.

The race for the two thousand guineas stakes at Newmarket to-day resuled as follows:—Galliard, 1 ;Goldfield, 2; Prince the Second, 3.

London, April 24.

The Prince of Wales has paid a visit to the White Star Liner, lonic, Capt. Sakee, which has been chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Co. for the direct steam

service to New Zealand. His Royal High* ness expressed admiration at the class-of Teasel, and the arrangements made for the comfort and safety of the passengers.-He also evinced great interest in tho exten* sion and improvements of the refrigerating machinery which is erected on board of i her. Mr Ismay of the White Star line ; Mr J. L. poster (of Christchurch), chair"man of the New Zealand Shipping Company ; Mr O. E. Strickland, manager of the company in London, were" presented to the Prince of Wales, who displayed much interest in the welfare of New Zealand, and he wished every success to the Direct Steam Service,

London, April 23.

In the apppeal case,Bradlaught, Newdegate, judgment has been given for the appellant, and Mr Newdegate has been condemned" to pay the whole of the

expenses. In the House of Commons to-day Sir Henry James, Attorney-Generßl, mored the second reading: of the Affirmations in Lieu of Oaths Bill, and the debate is now proceeding.

London, April 24.

The Homeward mails via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on the 15th ult., were delivered here to day.

[Specials to the Pbess Association.]

London April 24.

The distress from which the peasantry of Ireland has been suffering is being alleviated.

The reported dynamite explosion at Enfield proves io be a hoax.

A Fenian attack on the Curragh camp is meditated.

Mr Creighton, as representing the New Zealand Post Office in New York, is protesting against the high charges of carriage of the San Francisco mails across America.