TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume VII, Issue 327, 15 February 1876, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

w . [from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] -.voiaov/j •:■•■ ~-«, .-: , rrn, ... .. ■ , . Monday, 7.55 p.m. ' ; : The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Hampden, which states that the residence and woolshed belouging to Joseph Gulling was burned down last Friday. The damage is estimated at oyer £2OOO, and the place was uninsured. ' - ; Wellington, Feb. 14. i ' Re-Construction of the Ministry. The Hon. Br Pollen will resign the Premiership to-day in favor of Sir Julius Vogel, and the Ministry will be re-constructed before the Governor leaves for the North. ; The Hero brings' news' that the Granada took the New Zealand mails and' passengers from Kandavu to Sydney, notwithstanding a strong protest by our mail-agents against the proceeding. .' ' ' : '" Two Wellington railway contractors have sent a request to the Government that they will grantfree passages to Wellington for all the unemployed miners at the Thames. The Ringarooma arrived at the Bluff today from Melbourne. CARLE MESSAGES. : ,_';" Feb. 3. The Duke of Edinburgh shortly assumes a naval command for two years. ; Obituary : John Forster, biographer of Dickens. .' . ' ", Feb. 4. Cardinal Manning is supporting the Vatican in establishing a scheme of union between the extreme Ritualistic Church and Rome. A hundred of the leading clergymen have repudiated the scheme. : Feb. 7. ' Cardinal Manning has disavowed the Ritualistic scheme. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, Feb. 9. On the House meeting yesterday, Sir Jas. M'Culloch submitted the "iron hand" resolutions in a firm but temperate speech, pointing out that majorities must rale, and stating that it was the decided intention of the Government to obtain supplies for the payment of public creditors. During the.debate which ensued, Mr Lalor said that if the resolutions were carried, it would be a corrupt Parliament, presided over by a corrupt Speaker. ■ ,-• , The Speaker heard the words, and called 'attention to them. • .; Sir James M'Culloch moved that they be taken down. Lalor refused to apologise, although every Opportunity was afforded him. "'.', ; ' - j He was adjudged guilty of contempt, and ordered to attend in his place next day, to explain, his conduct. , . _ ~:- • . Mr M'Kean called Mr Inglis, another member, a d——d sweep, and he was also ordered to attend in his place to explain his conduct. • " ! The House sat all through the night with closed doors, and is still sitting this forenoon. " Relays watch for each side, but it is only a question of time, for the Opposition must succumb. . '■'■ '• A good deal of excitement prevails, and last night, while a crowd was assembled outside; Parliament-house, a few stones were thrown. * . . j; . : i It is reported that the Speaker is anxious to bring about a compromise between the two but at this stage it is scarcely likely he will be successful. A : large crowd assembled within the precincts of Parliament Housed and a large body of police were stationed there. The Chief Secretary was hooted and hissed, but beyond a few groans no other demonstration was made. Open-air meetings were held halfa-mile away, when resolutions were passed, calling on the Governor to dismiss, the Ministry. —♦ ARROWTOWN, Monday, 3.36 p.m. Mr Haughton was interviewed by the Corporation and Miners' Association. • The subjects discussed were the. necessity of a bridge at Morven Ferry to improve com munication with Crpmwell, tracks to the new reefs, and the Arrow water supply. ! ,