CABLEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XV, Issue 3724, 19 July 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

EKUTKB'S TBUJGIRAIIS,

MR BRIGHT'S DISAGREEMENT.

LONDON, July 17.

In the House of Commons to-day, the Bight Hon. John Bright explained that he disagreed with his former colleagues on the Government benches solely wit& regard to the policy they bad decided upon pursuing in connection with toe Bgyptiau question.

LONDON, July 17.

A portion of the cargo of frozen mutton, ex steamship Orient, was sold by uuction to-day, aud realised an average of 6|d per lb.

SYDNEY TAIWHANGA AND TUB

SECRETARY OF STATK,

L6NDON, July 17,

A Maori deputation, hearing a petition addicted to the Queeu, were to-day granted an inUrview by Earl Kimberley, and were introduced to his Lordship by the Right Rev. A, B. Suter, Bishop of Nelaou. Sydney Taiwhanga and Hare Mangahaka explained at length the grievances of the natives of New Zealand, and presented thair petition. _ The Secretary of State for the Colonies stated, in reply, that he could only tiausmit the memorial to the Government of xnow Zealand, aud request the opinion of ihe Colonial Executive as to the allegations made by the petitioners.

NEW ZEALAND FKuZEN MEAT causes a sensation.

ALBANY, July 19.

The P. and 0. steamship Ravenna, with the inward mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, June 16th, arrived in King George's Sound, this morning. London advices of that date, to hand by the mail, say that tho con»ignment of mutton, ex ship Dunedin, from New Zealand, caused considerable excitoment in the Home markets. The quality of tho meat was excellent, prime parts of the carcasses being sold, by retail, to the butchers, at lOd per lb. When the mail left, an angry controversy was proceeding in the metropolitan journals bstween the landed proprietors, whose inter*sta are endangered, and the butchers, with ragard to the price of meat, and the facility which tha rapid development of the frozen provision trade affords to persons of limited income to ebtain colonial meat of good quality at reasonable prices.