CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3914, 24 May 1877, Page 2

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, May 20. The resignation of the French Ministry is owing to a complaint by Marshal M'Mahon that Jules Simon left undefended (?) the Conservative Press Laws, which the Chambev had vepealed. A Right Centve Ministry has been formed under the Presidency of the Due de Bvoglie ; Due de Lages, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Bethaul, the Minister of War, remain. A letter from Marshal M'Mahon to tho Chamber states that as two Ministries failed to uphold Conservative principles, and as he cannot associate with the Radicals, lie has resolved to maintain the status quo until 1880. The excitement in Paris has calmed, down. MELBOURNE, May 23. The Assembly has adjourned -for reelection of the Ministry. Sir Gavan Duffy is elected Speaker. It is stated that Six* J. M'Culloch intends taking a seat on the Opposition cross benches. Mr Gillies leads the Opposition. SYDNEY. The barque Pleaides, from Wellington to Newcastle, had a rough passage. During a heavy gale, a sea broke over her, straining her seriously. A man fell overboard, but was picked up. The tidal phenomenon caused a rise and fall of 3 feet 6 inches in Sydney. At Newcastle the water fell twenty-nine inches in four minutes. The Tasmanian Ministry was defeated by 16 to 13. WELLINGTON, May 23. The Loan and Mercantile Agency report, under date London, May 18, wool competition increasing. Quotations on the average aye a halfpenny to a penny better than at the opening sales. The principal advance is in superior greasy and superior combing, washed cross-bred and scoured remaining unchanged. Seedy and buvvy wools are neglected. Up to date fifty-eight thousand bales have been sold. Be tlie Ocean Mail, it was stated yesterday morning by a representative of the New Zealand Shipping Company, in the presence of Captain Watson, and uncontradicted, that the greatest possible indiscretion has been shown as to the disposal of the wreck and cargo ; that no publicity whatever was given of the day of sale ; that the wreck, with boats and gear, were sold five days after the vessel went ashore for £600, and on the following day the cargo, which was valued at £100,000, was sold fov £945. A protest signed by all the principal residents at Waitangi, has been sent to the insurance oflices interested, urging that the sale was entirely illegal, ancl that it should be held again. It is considered probable that other questions may avise to test the legality of the sale. Even the £945 has not j*et been paid over. Besides the 400 bales of wool saved, the whole coast fov miles is strewn with wool, which is being collected. The vessel broke in two about ten days ago. An effort is being made to form a company to be called the Wellington and Mokihinui Coal Mining Company. The nominal capital is set down at £30,000, in thirty thousand shaves. The promoters have secured a prospector's license for over five thousand acres, with the option of taking up two square miles within six months on lease fov twenty-one years. The head-quarters of the company to be at Wellington. The object of the company is to work to a coalfield on the southern side of the Mokihinui river. DUNEDIN, May 23. The Government has informed Archdeacon Edwards [that they cannot meet his views in regard to the continuance of his service as Gaol Chaplain at Dunedin. AUCKLAND, May 23. Te Pati was hung this morning fov the murder of Morgan in the Ngavuawahia gaol. He was baptised at his own request on Saturday. He struggled about three minutes after the drop fell. ALEXANDRA, May 23. The township is full of country natives, with their produce. Tawhaio has called a meeting at Hikurangi for Monday next, to consider the advisability of inviting the Governor to a meeting, ancl fix the time and place. Tawhiao is now anxious for such meeting. (FROM OUR OWN* CORRESPONDENT.) DUNEDIN, May 23. The statement that a ship was seen on fire off Cape Saunders turned out to be a complete hoax. The person who started the report informed the harbormaster with the greatest circumstantiality he had seen the ship on fire, ancl that rockets were being sent up. Acting on this report, the harbormaster sent out the tug Koputai, and the ship on fire proved to be the little steamer Ino, which was not on five, and the rockets to be the sparks from lier funnel. The Iron Age ancl steamer Jane also went out, with a large number of poople on board, the result being that three vessels burned coals fov five hours to no purposo. The feeling in the Municipal Council is running very high over tho gas question, and the question is whether the entrances to the Princess Theatre shall bo constructed to suit one publican ov another. The railway agitation still goes on. By a process of scratching a horse for one event ancl entering him in a private match, Dunedin bookmakers aye engaged in skinning lambs, said lambs being the public. A sporting authority gives mo the following tips fov to-movvow's proceedings : —Hurdle Race, fov which I expect to see Eclipse (if she starts), 1 ; Kildai*e, 2. For the Maiden Plato I fancy the result will be—Little Lad ov Miss Wills, 1; Lady. Ellen, 2, Terzemachus, 3. The Birthday Handicap should fall to Eclipse, with Cloth of Gold 2; Haphazard, 3. The Trotting Handicap is a very open affair, but I think the'finish will show Black Boy, 1 ; Snip, 2 ; M'Farlane, 3. The Selling Bace looks a good tiling fov Comet, with Stanley, 2 ; Elk, 3. Fov the Tradesmen's Handicap I anticipate seeing Tadmov, 1; Ellin King, 2 ; Rob Roy, 3.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WAIROA, May 23. Thore is little water on the bay. The weather is fine. The Wairoa team play a cricket match against Mohaka to-morrow. Mv Hamlin is at Te Kapu paying the natives.