CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1311, 23 February 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

by eleotrio. telegraph—copyright Reuter's Telegrams. THE VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. • •' MELBOURNE,..; ,'. '" 'February22, Received February 23, 11.30 a.m. The polling for'the.'general'elections took place to-day; and up to the present time 10 p.m. the returns show the following number of candidates have been returned:—Constitutionalists 19, Ministerialists''l,,'Jndepen dants '4, and Liberals 25 (1 23). v The elections have generally passed off quietly, but. there is. considerable excitement in the city to-night, and the stveets are thronged. Sir Bryan O'Loghlin was present when the result of the polling was announced, his name was at the;bottom of the poll. ~ returns, are as yet incomplete. Among the defeated candidates are Sir J7 O'Shannassyj'Sir .Bryan O'Loghlen, Messrs Jamison, L,' L'.' Smith, and Longmore. The.following are among those returned:—Messrs Madden, Langridge, ;Minimo,: i Berry; Francis, Patterson, Service, Pearson, Mirams, and Major Smith.: .' ; . : -? February 23. l Received February 2.3,12.20 p.m.— The returns are now to hand regarding the election of members: to eighty-four seats in the Assembly, Some, howover, as yet are incomplete. The Argus in its issue of this morning gives the following classification of elected members:—Ministerialists, 7; Constitutionalists, 37; Liberals, 32; Independents, 8. The Age classifies them as follows: —Constitutionalists, 33; Liberals, 35; Ministerialists, 16, The general re? suits, howevev, indicate the balance of power between the Constitutionalist ' and Liberal parties, and confirms the ' probability of the formation, of a Coalition Ministry. . PARIS. • - February 22. deceived February 23, 11.40 a.m, M, Jules Ferryhas succeeded in forming a Cabinet. - The varions portfolios : have been allotted as follows:—Ferry, ' Premier and Minister of Education; i General Thibaudin, Minister of War j ! Rosseau, Minister of the Interior; 1 Challeniel Lacour, Minister of Foreign [ Affairs; Lirard, Minister of Finance; , Zrun, (IBrun) Minister for Colonies; i Herrisou Minister of Commerce, ' I Ferry, it has transpired, asked the ' President to issue a decree placing the t Dynastic princes who hold appoints ments in the army upon the retired » list. ' '■'■ ; ■■■■■■■ ; SYDNP, , .;..; ; February 22, Seven fresh cases of smallpox have occurred on board the steamship muir. All the sufferers are passengers, six being Chinamen; the seventh, a saloon passenger, is a jEJuropean, TJm patients have all been removed; to th,e coast hospital at the Little Bay Quran-: tine Station.. There are several other suspected cases of smallpox', on board theMenmuir. ■ ,: ''" CONSTANTINOPE,' ; ' : February, 21, 1 It has transpired that the Porte has c caused an examination to be made into the circumstances attending the recent b disturbances at Tripoli, during which i the Italian flag was insulted at tho • consulate of that country, and has ■< : ordered that full reparation shall be made for the outrages committed durI ing the riot,. , LONDON. . r February 21. ' Received February 23, 1.5 p.m. The debate on the Address in reply to ' the Speech from the Throne was continued in the. House,of Commons to-day ! when the iiipiidment' proposed by. 3p I GorstM.l'. for Chatham., qo i further concessions should bo made tq ■ lawless agitation in Ireland," was under ; consideration, In the course of a lengthy and animated debate, the policy . of the Government was violently I attacked by Mr O'Brien and Mr s O'Donnell, who declared that the out- ' rages which have occurredin Ireland • 1 are the direct result of coercion, 1 Two arrests have been made of por- ! sons who are charged with complicity in the murder of a police Constable at Lough Reo in 1881.