TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 733, 27 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

EUROPEAN CALOGRAMS. [press agency ] London, February 21. Australian galograms. DEFEAT OF THE ROBERTSON GOVERNMENT. Sydney, Feb 23. Owing- to the serious defeat of the Robertson Government on the question of obtaining supply, it is «aid that a dissolution of the Assembly will take place shortly. Business in England is very dull, through uncertainty re continental affairs. The ; unprecedented bad weather has done much damage. There is a split in the Conservative party, occurring from differences of opinion between Lords Beacpnsfield and Salisbury. The Liberals, also, are expected to divide under Gladstone and Lord Hartington. • The relief for the famine at Madras and Bombay is estimated to cost £6,500,000. Eighty-six deaths occurred in London in one week from smallpox.

An ice gorge ia Ohio destroys I three million dollars worth of property. . The Indians massacred 20 settlers at Bluok Hill. - c ispM!l4L telegrams. "• , x ;Auqkland, last night. SALE Oti THE' HAGIjA.N • s ;<-v;' • v ; Dunedin, Monday. Mr A Driver sold on Saturday, the Raglan estate in the North [stand to Mr Studholme7 of OhriatcKurch; . for .£34,000.,'. The .Ziaiandia arrived from San Francisco v^itli r the c mailSi - Captain I Ferries died a few days out. Among the passengers are Mace, the" champion pugilist, who goes to Sydney, arid on hU return';! wUI-visit New Zealand ; also, the Hon Mr Ypftng, a Canadian Commissioner, *has come to report on the Australasian Colonies as a market for Canadian produce. THIiJ ALL ENGLAND TEAM LOSING. :■• CHRisTCHURCn, last night. Splendid weather. The English-

men went in first. Charlwood and Jupp were warmly cheered. Frith opened the proceedings by delivering to Jupp, who; off second ball, drew first, blood by a draw to leg. Sweet took the ball at the other end. A bye was run off first ball. Charlwood broke his duck-egg off Sweet's last ball, followed up by 2 and I off Frith. After this the bowling improved. At 1 o'clock the first 10 appeared on the telegraph. ; Singles came slowly till ten minutes-past 1,

when Charlwood was clean bowled by Frith, amidst loud cheers; Game, 14.1.7! Selby took the vacant wicket. Jupp made a single by careful play ; on all aides. .At 1.30 Jnpp gave Fuller a difficult chance at short slip which was splendidly taken. Telegraph 15.2.4. Off second ball, which/was Sweet's, neit. over, Selby was x clean bowled, retiring for a -duck-egg. dame, 15.1.0. Canterbury was jubilant. Greenwood next appeared, and sent first ball forward for 1. The Englishmen were puzzled at Frith's balls. At 1.30 Ulyett slogged at one of Sweet's, and was splendidly caught by Fowler at wicket. Telegraph, 22.4.3. Shaw filled the vacancy, and made 3 singles and was then clean bowled by Frith. 25.5.3. Armitage took his place and made a single, and several maidens followed. Then Greenwood sent one of Frith's over longstop's head, which was splendidly takeu by Neilson. 26.6.4. Emmett uext snowed at the wicket, and made 2 singles. Then Armitage cut Sweet for 2, bat sent next bail to mid-off, where Secretan made a magnificent catch. 30.7.3. Being now 2 o'clock, an adjournment was made for luuch. The following were the scores : Jupp, c Fuller, b Frith ... ... 4 Charlwood, b Frith • ' ... ... 7. Selby, b Sweet ... ... ... . 0 Dliyett, o/Fowler, b Sweet ... 3 Greenwood, c Neilson, b Frith 1 Shaw, b Frith 3 Armitage, o Seoretan, b Sweet ... 3 Emmet, not out 2 -Bjes ... 3 Total, 7 wickets for 30 (?) runs.