CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 354, 9 May 1874, Page 3

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

London, April 20th. The Canal difficulty has neen settled by the submission cf Barron Lessepa. It is probable the Powefi will consider the dues. A German trbunal sentenced the Bishop of Nancy to two years' imprisonment for his hostile Pastoral '1 he Reich&tagr lias.closed. The Emperor's f peech was stnngly pacific. April 21st The motion nade on Dr. Kenealy's application, for a new trial of the Tiehbourne cliam•mt' was ref usec. In the i i ous( of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury haJ introduced a Bill, enabling Episcopal authorities to cheaply anil expetlitiously restrafi clergymen froni.introduc-" ing irre^lar frac bices in connection with church service| Earl Carnavon produced instructions given to the 8 ecial Commissioneers re the cession of thei "iji Islands, and stated that it was not vthin the competence' of the Commissioners ;o accept such cession, without 'the' sancia tn of the Government ; but

until the report is received it would be premature to express an opinion on the subject. New York, .April 21st. i The Agricultural Department reports the Americnn wheat crop as unusually promising, and the urea under crop as increased eight per cent. April 22nd. A disastrous inundation occurred at Louisiana through the Mississippi overflowing its banks, destroying plantations all through the State. London April 22nd. The Coal and Iron Masters of Wales have given their men notice preparitory to a reduction of wages. April 24th. The agricultural lock-out is spreading. A meeting to symathise with the labourers was held at Exeter Hall. The question of the fc-uez Canal dues has reached a crisis. Tolls are to be settled by an International Commission, to commence on the 29th April ; but the Canal Company notified the Admiralty and Board of Trade yesterday, that vessels including Government ships cannot pass through the Canal unless they pay the old rates. Messrs Fawcett and Holmes were elected for Hackney, the former election being declared void. The harvest prospects are favourable, and money steady. The failure of the Messrs. Whitworth, of Uulirax, witn liabilities amounting to £200,000, has led to the suspension of three Yorkshire w lolstaplers. John Baynes, an Indian merchant of Manchester has failed. His liabilities amount to £200,000. The Somersetshire sailed on the 23rd, but grounded in Plymouth harbour. The damage is not yet known. April 24th. President Grant has refused to sanction the Inflation of Currency Bill, London, April 25th New Zealand hemp, ordinary, was sold at £18 to £20.