CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1162, 7 March 1874, Page 14

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

London, February 14th, Six hundred and four (out of the total number of the House of Commons, six hundred and fif ty-two) members have been returned. The Conservatives have gained 92 seats, the Liberals 32. Two Conservatives have been elected for Middlesex, Viscount Enfield, the former Liberal representative, having been rejected. The Kaffir outbreak has terminated in the surrender of the rebellious chief. The following members of the Government were rejected: — Chichester Fortescuo, President of the Board of Trade, at Louth ; Hon. A. Greville, Junior Lord of the Treasury, at Westineath ; Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Comptroller of the Queen's Household, at Kililare ; Hon. Mr Ayrton, Judge AdvocateGeneral, at Tower Hamlets ; Bon. Mr Hibbert, Under-secretary of the Home Department, Oidham ; Viscount Enfield, Undersecretary of the Foreign Department, at Middlesex. Bank returns are stronger. Gold exports have ceased. Australian securities have improved. Wheat is drooping, owing to large expected arrivals. February 16th. The Eight Hon. Geoi'ge Young, Lord Advocate for Scotland, has been defeated at Wigton. The Queen is at Windsor. There was a meeting of the Cabinet today to decide about the resignation of the Ministry. A most disastrous fire has occurred at the Pantechnicon, Motcomb street, Belgrave Square — an establishment for the sale of carriages and warehousing of property. Pictures to the value of £250,000 and an immense quantity of valuable furniture have been destroyed. February 17th. Mr Gladstone goes to Wirdsor to-day to tender the resignation of the Ministry. The Queen has accepted the patronage of the Bengal Famine Fund. The Emperor of Eussia is expected to visit London on the Ist of May. Cape Coast news of 26th January states that the troops are expected to enter Coomassie on the 29th .January. The termination of the war is anticipated about the ' 7th of February. The London Colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals up to data amount to 160,000 bales ; upwards of 5500 \ were submitted to competition. The attend- ] ance both of home and foreign buyers was j good, and the biddings commenced with g great spirit. Prices rule about the same us at last series. The mails from Australia via Sa.n Francisco and Brindisi, were delivered in London x yesterday. The following are amongst the arrivals in j time for the wool sales : — Lady Bowen. Pa- a triarch, liamsay, Glencairn, Benmore, Duke of Sutherland, Superb, Thomson, Ranee, j Agamemnon, MacdufF, Miltiades, Mermerus, Hampshire, Jerusalem, Gartside, Lifra, Otalka, Darra, Adelaide, Craigendarroeh, Balcionc, and Countess Kin tore. A February 10th. s The Queen has accepted Mr Gladstone's re- f, signation, and Mr Disraeli is engaged in the formation of a new Ministry. o The elections are concluded. The returns Bhow that 351 Conservatives and 302 Liberals have been elected. Mr Cardwell. Mr Chichcster Fortescue, c and Viscount Enfield will be raised to the <* peerage. j> Obituary. — King Lunalilo, of the Sandwich £ Islands. b St Petersburg, February 16th. fi The Emperor Francis Joseph ot Austria T has been most cordially received. The Czar, in drinking the health of his guest, said that friendship with Austria, Eussia, Ger- A many, and England would secure peace with the world.