CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1248, 8 December 1882, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. ■■. . »' .. -. Reuteh's Telegrams.' "'■■ '*•■ .".'. MELBOURNE, ■-■■■■■■ : ' f -December 7. • Received December 8, I.sa','n,-TheNew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency company '(Limited), report that at their wool sale to-day 2275 bales were offered, Competition -was very brisk, fine cvossbreds being decidedly firmer in response to the' tone of the ■ London auctions, and fine wools generally 'being in good demand,' 2000 bales were sold '»; satisfactory prices. In the Legislative' Assembly this evening, MrMunro asked that precedence might be givtfn to a motion, which he had placed upo paper, for the appointment of a selcct'committee of soyciv to investigate tin 'railway administration of tho colony,' Si. • Biyan o'Lojjnlen declined: to. gran.t precedence to tho motion. Mr-Monro, however, insisted'-on precedence being granted, and he was warmly supported by Mr Berry, Tho Premier thereupon stated that the Government considered the motion as tantamount to a vntr of want of confidence, and ■■■■ moved the ■adjournment of the HoiisVuntil Tuesday, next. At 10 o'clock the discussion was still'proceeding, tho general feeling til the House being adverse to a vote of want of confidence, , i .' >

LONDON, ," ' ' December (!, •''-••' The Orient steamship Liguria arrived at Plymouth 10-day, from. Melbourne (October 25). .■:.".'.- ;'.V. ! r- : - • PARIS, .-. ~ '■■ ,' , ; ■'■■ •• ■;|Decembero, The death is announced of M, Louis Blanc, politician and author, aged G9. LONDON, ■'Deceihbjsr'S., . Mr Anthony Trollope, tho novellat'wiio . has'been seriously 'ill for some' time past, died today, agtd G7. "'"'" .■>■■ .; ;,.,..• .MELBOURNE;-..,-/ .'■-:.•• ~:;>;. * Tin's day, Received December 8,12.45.—At a later t period of last night's sitting in' the Letjislativo Assembly, .tho* a< jonrnment of the , .H<)use was carried.,,and, Mj-i-rc-'s,|.motion for ' the appointment.of a select comrhitteo'to investigate ;the .railway, administratjon will be treated as "a vote of-wantof confidence iu ;..; the; Government:,' Much; angry altercation occurred during last night's debate, Tho Government hav'o announced thai a > Board will, be appointed •to .assess x the amount of compensation to lie awarded to the-sufferers by. tho Hawthorn railway aeoi- .. dent. . .. .':'""' .. ''.'.' The'- steamship 'iioto'ni'aha'n'a sailed at '"midnight for New Zealand. '■■" ' : ■ '■ ; r;.. : ..'.'■','.".... : , v : ■ j:: . this day. ...The Cricket match between "the English 'eleven and twenty-two of Maitland liss re•suited in a victory for tho Engliiihmen in one '■ innings with 15 runs to spare,. Tho following Were the scores .-English, Ist innings, •. 155; Maitland, Ist,'4t), second 91 ~; , ';. i ADELAIDE, , '■„ ' ; ''"" : -" ' J ' " ' '"'" : " this day.'' The observation of the transit q[ Venus ; by Mr Todd, CM.(J. Poitniaster-geneVal, South -' Australia, at Wentworth,:waiy successful', the weather was clear,,and,a good view of internal and. .external contract -were obtained. Observations hoped for in this city were lost owing to slight clouds.