CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6307, 29 April 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Reuteh's Special,)

London, April 26th. New Zealand 4£ per cent. 1579-1904 loan is quoted at 104, being an advance of 10s. Australian breadstuffs dull at yesterday's quotations.

Australian tallow flat, and quotations are falling. Best beef, 41s; best mutton, 425. The further examination of the meat brought from Melbourne by the Garonne has proved that a large portion is in bad condition, owing to the carcasses having been packed in an unfrozen state.

The Homeward Australian mails viaßrindisi, which left Melbourne on March 18th, were delivered in London to-day. The Orient Steamship Company have declared- a dividend of 2t per cent, for the last half-year, and carried £28,000 to the reserve fund.

.A large number of Royal and other distinguished personages have arrived at Windsor Castle as guests of her Majesty on the occasion of the marriage of Prince Leopold the festivities in connection with which have commenced.

The Order of the Garter was to-day conferred upon the King of Holland by the Queen at Windsor Castle.

The Home Secretary has had under consideration further affidavits forwarded by President Arthur in support of the alleged' insanity of Dr Lamson, the Wimbledon murderer ; and after full inquiry Sir William Harcourt has decided that the .appeals made on behalf of the prisoner cannot be entertained. It has been definitely decided that the sentence of death shall be carried out on Friday [yesterday.] , . „, _ , April 27th. The Garonne's cargo of mutton has realised an average of 4Jd per lb. The portion which arrived in bad condition had apparently been frozen hastily before shipment at Melbourne. > Consols are unchanged at 101 J. New Zealand 5 per cent. 10-40 loan remains at 106; 5 per c§nt. 1889 loan, 106 ;4i per cent 1879-1904 loan has declined to 103. The total reserve in the Bank of England in notes and bullion is £13,500,000. The Bank rate of discount remains at 2J per cent. The markets for Colonial breadstuffs and tallow are without change. April 28th.It is Tumoured that Earl Dufferin, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, will succeed Earl Cowper as Viceroy of Ireland. In the House of Commons last night a bill containing stringent clauses for the suppression and punishment of bribery at elections to Parliament was read a second time. Dr Lamson, who is to suffer the extreme penalty of the law to-day, has confessed that he is guilty of murdering his brother-in-law, Percy Malcolm John, at Wimbledon. Obituary : Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher, aged 79. Vienna, April 20th. Intelligence is to hand that hostilities between the Austrian troops and the Bosnian insurgents have now entirely ceased, and that an amnesty has been granted to the latter by the Austrian commander. Capetown, April 2Gth. Telegrams are to hand from Pietersnaritzburg reporting the arrival there of 1000 Zulus, who have left their-country to appeal to the Governor of Natal in favour of the return of Cetewayo to Zululand.

INTERCOLONIAL.

(Redter's Special.)

Sydney, April 27th. A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into and report upon the construction of the various theatres in this city, and the provision- that has been made to prevent loss of life through fire or other panic. An offer has been made by a number of gentlemen in this city, who propose to form a company or corporation for the obstruction of a bridge across the harbour, from North Shore to Flagstaff Hill. It is probable that a bill will be introduced into the Assembly to* authorise the construction of the bridge. Melbourne, April 28th. It is denied that there were any cases of smallpox on board the P. and O. Company's steamship Carthage when she arrived at Albany. .. ■