CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 October 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(Ueuter's Teleorams.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.

Beceived October 19,10 pm.

. ■';. Melbourne, October 19. A meeting'was held here to-day, at which 21 captains of vessels now in port were present, to oonsider the rates for freight upon wool, and they unanimously resolved that no wool should be taken on board at a lower rate than a }d to U per pound, pending further instructions from the owners of tho vessels.

The New Zealand Loan and Meroantije Agency Company (Limited) held their opening wool sale for tho season today The catalogue w fairly representative'. The attendance at the sale was very large and representatives, Irom all parts of Europe and from America were in greater numbers than at any previous sales. The bidding was animated, and a brisk competition was experienced, nearly every lot on the catalogue being sold. A general advance of fully Id per pound was obtained for sound, well grown wools of all olasses. The highest price realised for greasy merino was Is ljd; for greasy crossbred, Is • and for scoured merino, IIIOR The Australian land lines are interrupted.

(Received Oofcober 19,11,30 am.) Loitoon, October 17. , Cherif Pasha, on behalf of the Egyptian Government) is inclined to resent the pressure brought'to bear b~ England in regard to the Engagement of .European counsel for Arabij and Bhows an inclination to retransfer tie rebel tothe. British Authorities to be dealtwth....,/ ,'■,'.', '"... . The programme to be ■ considered at the Irish Conference,' whioh meets shortly, will be the extension of the parliamentary and municipal franchises; the. advisability of peasant proprietorships, the State advancing the money,for the.purohase of holdings, and the repayment to be made within 63 creation of Gounty Boards j the compulsory purchase, of, unutilised lands; and the question if! abolishing the Viceroy will also he considered. ~ Arabi implicates, both the; Khedive and the Saltan in the recant defence of Alexandria, and states that the former was in command. Lieutenaut-Qeheral Sir -John Adyo has been appointed Qovemor-Gfcnorai of Gibral.tar, inprecognition of his services in Egypt. The six pers'ons'who were arrested on suspicion of being' concerned in the Lough Mask murders, have been committed for trial. Earl: Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has retnrned from his recent visit to Ensland/:' ■.:-.--.rf;r>•,.•',?.•:.-•■■:■:.•: . ■■■ f he American wheat yiejd is lately above

the average, and shows a aurpluß of twenty. bne'millMnquarte'r'a.-,'-'--.:: ,:; .. ; : A Coramißaion haß been appointed to en. quiie.into the recent attempted escape of connote from Dartmoor.; ;, London October 18, Inconsequence of the recent execution of agrarian 'murderers, intense excitement prevails amongst the Land Leaguers in Dublin, it is reported that several letters have been sent to Marwood, the publio executioner, threatening to murder him,

Memoorne, October 19. The two men who were arrested by the police on a charge of attempting to fob the Commercial Bank of Australia, at Aveual, on the 6th inat., wore committed for trial to-day.

(Received October 20,1 p.m.). Melbourne, this day. The Railways Construction Bill was finally passed by the Legislative Assembly last night.

Humors which have teen afloat that a meeting of the members of the constitutional party bad been held, with a view to change of leadership are denied, but the Age reiterates its statement regarding the meeting.

Sydney, this day. A strike, of. the men engaged at the Nepcan Waterworks for a reduction of hours has commenced, and a Btrike among the workmen on the Wrall railway contract for an increase of wages lias also occurred. Arrived last evening—the Pacific Mail steamship Australia, from Auckland. Telegrams from country districts report that rain is urgently necessary. It is now raining in Melbourne, , Bridget Ryan, wife of Patrick Rvan (who is in custody for horse-stealing in New Zealand) has been arrested for aiding to defraud her husbands creditors, deposit recaptsto the value of £I2OO andsecunties to the value of £9OO have been found in* her possession.