LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1188, 5 September 1874, Page 5

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

July 13th. Sir Charles Stavelcy has accepted tho post of Com-mander-in-Chief of the Bombay Presidency, with tho local rank of Lieutenunt-General in India. He proceeds to Bombay early next month. July iGthi In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone withdrew the resolution against the Archbishop 01 Canterbury's Bill. The freedom of the City of London has been presented to Sir Bartle Frere. At Wimbledon, the English team won the Rajah of Kolahore's Cup, having scored 3 i points. India scored 493 points, and Canada 450 points. July 21st. In the House of Commons last night, Mr Gathorne Hardy announced the settlement of the question of the pay of the mvjo s of artillery serving in India. Majors of horse artillery are to receive the same as majors of cavalry, majors of foot and field batteries the same as majors of infantry. Mr Bourke, replying to Sir W. Anstruther, testified to the honest desire of tho Sultan of Zanzibar to fulfil the obligations of the treaty for the suppression of the slave trade, but the only effectual method of prevention was to blockade the coast, for which purpose three ships have been commissioned and a supplementary vote of £105,000 asked. July 23rd. At a banquet to Ministers yesterday at the Mansion House, Air Disraeli in bis speech said referring to foreign relations, that the triemUhiij of England was never more sought than at the present time, im>l that, while lining our influence in the interests of pc iw, »'c should not content oursclvas with merely ofr'oring empty words to those who courted our trictuliiiiji. He did not advocite the priuciplo that we weic not responsible to the countries of Europe upon questions affecting the fortunes of the world, but he believed that the influence of England might be exercised with good effect towards reconciling the interests of tnoso states and countries now distracted and distressed, and towards assisting them to resume a position worthier of their former fiimu. During tho ivucss, he added, the Government would have leisure to prepare what measures they consider necessary. July 24th. Russia had abandoned Baron de Losscps' project of a railway to India. In the House of Commons, Mr Gathorne Hardy, replying to Colonel Bavtiel >t, said the report of the Army Purchase Commission would be carefully considered during the recess. July 25th. In the House of Commons last night, Lord John Manners, replying to Mr Holmes, eomirmed tho new mail arrangements us already tulu^r.vjjhed from London on the Ist inst. Tho hea\y portion of the mails only, he said, would pass through the canal, but both light and heavy mails would be accelerated by 24 hours. His Lordship said that tho subsidy paid to the P. and O. Company had been reduced by C 20.000, and that premiums had boon abolished, thus showingatotal saving of £24,000. Mr Disraeli has abandoned the Supreme Court Judicature Bill, the Land Transfer Bill, and tho obnoxious clauses in the Endowed Schools Bill.

A proposal is now before the Tasmanian Parliament to spend £5000 upon the erection of a suitable residence for His Excellency the Governor of that Island, at Launceston. The Governor's residence is at present at Hobart Town, and the building is one of the handsomest in the Australian Ooloniea.