CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2246, 17 March 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(BY BIECW.O TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT IiISUTBR's TELEORAMS, London, March 15. The adjourned case 'against Richard and Walter Belt, charged with conspiracy to defraud Sir William Neville Abdy of the sum of five thousand pounds was concluded to-day. Richard Belt was sentenced to a year's imprisonment with hard labor, Walter Belt being acquitted. Australian mails dated Melbourne February ox Garonne were delivered to-day via Naples.

Much 18. It is understood that Mr Oh.vmberlaiu dissents from the Irish policy formulated by Mr Gladstone, and he is expected to resign in consequence. In the House of Commons last night, Mr Osbcrnu Morgan, Secretary for the Colonics, replying to a question from Sir William Macarthur, stated that no decision would bo come to with regard to the separation of (Jmiensland until the receipt of the memorial from colonists on the subject. Melbourne, March 16, TheN.Z. Government hayo definitely declined to take part in tho projected Conference of Colonial Governors and Premiers, which is convened in order to discuss the defence of the Colonies and other schemos of general interest, It is not generally expected that New South or South Australia will join in the Conference. Melbourne, March 16. The new Victorian Parliament opened to-day by commission, after which the membors wero aworu in, Mr Lalor was unanimously re-elected speaker of the House of Reqresentatives. An adjournment will be made until Juno Ist in order to enable ministers to mature a policy. Tho s, 8. Paramatta arrived this morning. The local Manager for the National Mortgage Agency Company of Now Zealand Limited, reports' on Melbourne produce market as follows:—Shipping wheat remains Bteady at 4s 4d a bushel, malting barley irregular 3s till to 4s 3d, New Zealand oats, feed sorts rather firm at 2s i!d to 3s, for milling descriptions in fair demand at 3s Id to 3s 3d, New Zealand oats under bond 2s 3d to2s'Vd, grassseeds, ryo grass jb quieter at 4s 3d to 5s 3d, cocksfoot Js rather weaker at sdtos|d. ConVantinople, March'l6. Prince Alexander qf Bulgaria now demands to be appointed Governor of Roun)eliaforhis iifothne, instead of for a term <>f years only, as provided by tho agreoinent with tho Porto,