CABLE TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 3602, 28 May 1873, Page 3

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Home News to Friday, 16TH MAY. [PER 'TARARUA,' AT THE BLUFF.] TUB NEW ZFAT. AND MESS London, May 6. Dilke's motion for a re-distribution of seats has been rejeoted in the Houso of Commons. Lord Chelsea, Conservative, returned for Bath. May 7. Correspondence between Consuls and Imperial Government, being of a confidential nature, their production in the House of Commons was refused. The exports to Australia for April pmounted to £1,287,0C0. Discount, four and a half. Exports for April, £21,343,000 : imports, £31,246,321. Chester Cup—Bowes' Field Marsha 1 , 1 ; Rothschild's Laburnum, 2; Nieholl's Inwusk, 3. The Khan of Khiva is returning Russicu prisoners, and demanded stoppage of expeditions against him, bosides certain unaccepted conditions. May 8. Waite, the Conservative, is returned for Gloucestershire. May 9. On tho House going into committee of supply on Colonial Estimates, Air. Addeley will call uttention to tho state of colonial affairs. The Trust Agency Company of Australasia have declared a dividend of 20 per cont. Arrived. —Malay, from Wangauui ; Queen Bee, from Aucklaud. May 10. John Stuart Mill died to-day. May 14. The Brindisi mails, per s.a. Bangalore, were delivered vesterday. Californian mails via Auckland delivered to-day. Tho steamer Fidelia, for Melbourne, is totally wrecked off Port Elizabeth. All hands saved. England and France have exchanged communications relative to the failure of Bartle Frere's mission to Zanzibar.

Franco denies thut she authorised the Sultan to rely on her protection. The Daily Telcgra/h published a telegram (undated), guying that the Khiva has fallen. A detachment of marines and a battery of artillery is leaving Portsmouth to-day, for operations against the Ashantees, on the Gold Coast. The Tunis correspondent's letter from Naples confirms the engagement of the Duke of Edinburgh with the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandra of Russia. May 16. The Dublin University Eill has passed the second reading. Extreme depression prevails in the German Bourse. The Prussian Government have introduced a bill proposing to lay out a portion of the French indemnity money in bills of exchange, which will be advantageous as Government securities. In Vienna the Bank Act is suspended. Piiiis, May 6. Thiers will introduce constitutional bills at recommencement of the session. Barradox and other deputies promise their support to Thiers' efforts indefinitely, in instituting Republican Government. May 10. The Conference in Paris has result d in a new sugar convention, and duty will be charged according to strength, and not colour. May 11. The supplementary elections of France give three Republicans and one Buonapartiat returned to the Assembly. Madrid, M-y 10. Admiral Topete has arrived at Madrid. Ten other Conservative leaders (refugees) are at Portugal. Marshal Serrano is at Biarritz. May 14. Three hundred and fifty members have elected in favour of the Federal Republic of Spain, only forty in opposition. Vienna, May 14. The financial crisis at Vienna continues, but is confin 1 tj the Bourse. Rome, May 16. The Pope has lately been subject to long fainting fits, and is suffering from great debility. Bombay, May 14. The Bombay papers announce that Admiral Cumming, the admiral on the station, with all his avr ilable naval forces, has been ordered to Zanzibar. Cape Tow>", May 13. Two severe engagement.! have taken place on the Gold Coast, resulting in the Fantees heing obliged to retire. The Ashantees — 30,000 to 40,000 strong —have advanced upon Cape Coast, and the King of Ashanlce has expressed a determination to retake Eluiira, the capita! of the Dutch settlement. New York, May 9. An armed resistance against the payment of taxes has been mace in Louisiana, and Kellogg has telegraphed to Grant that the Stale is drifting into revolution and anarchy. Reinforcements have been sent.