INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1501, 21 August 1880, Page 11

INTERCOLONIAL.

Melbourne, August 12fch. Ned Kelly has been committed for trial on October 14th. Advices from Home Btate that arrangements have been made for a match between the Australian Eleven and the A ll- England Eleven. Arrived : Union Company's steamer Tararua, from the Bluff. At the sheep sales to-day Mr Gardiner, of New Zealand, bought Adelaide rams at 120 to 180 guineas. Mr Hall, of NewZealand, purchased a flock of Tasmania ewes, and the New Zealand and Australian Land Company also purchased some high-priced rams. August 13th. Ned Kelly has been brought back to Melbourne, the inquiry at Beechworth being finished. Melbourne, August 17th. New Zealand oats, 2s 6d to 2a 7d ; best milling qualities firm. Sydney, August 13th. News comes to hand per Noumea that the native king of Tahiti has abdicated, and that Tahiti has been proclaimed a French colony. Kerosene (diamond), Is 7d to Is 8d per gallon. Patna rice, £24 per ton. New Zealand wheat, 3s lOd per bushel ; oats, Is 9d to 23 per 401b. Tobacco (Raven twist), Is 5d to Is 6d per lb. Candles (D.KJ's), 6|d to 7|d per lb. August 14th. Kerosene (Diamond), Is 7d to Is 8d per gallon ;, Patna rice, £24 per ton ; New Zealand wheat, 3s lOd per bushel ; oats, Is 9dto 2s per 401b ; tobacco(Raven twist), Is 5d to Is 6d per lb ; candles (D.R.J's), 6fdto7fdperlb. Adelaide, August 13th. Adelaide wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel } flour, £8 10a to £10, with limited busineafl. Sydney, August 17th. Parliament has been further prorogued till September 28th. A box containing 126 oz of gold, from Cooktown, addressed " City Bank," has arrived here empty. Brisbane, August 13th. The Treasurer introduced his Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly last night. He estimated the revenue for the present year at £1,633,500, and the expenditure at £1,690,000. In order to cover the deficit it is proposed to increase the quantity of land to be sold, and to increase the export duty on cedar and the import duty on tallow and stearine ; also to increase the excise duty on rum to 10s. Various articles in the tariff will, moreover, be altered from fixed to ad valorem duties. The Treasurer anticipates a surplus of £32,500. The sum of £317,000 is to be transferred from the loan account to the Consolidated Revenue, leaving the latter in credit. The Treasurer's proposals are generally approved. The following messages have already appeared in Melbourne papers to hand by the s.s. Arawata, at the Bluff :— (Special to the Melboukne Argus ) London, August 5 th, There is excitement in the oountry in consequence of the rejection by the House of Lords of the Irish Land Bill. The Iriah members of the House of (Jommons have started an agitation, which the Radicals outside Parliament are aiding. They advocate the abolition of an hereditary House of Lords, but do not object to a Second Chamber. The harmony amongst the Great rowers as to the pressure to be brought to bear upon Turkey to enforce compliance with the conditions of the Berlin Conference is less perfect than it was. Franca especially shows a disposition to withdraw from the European concert. „ _, v The Earl of Camperdown and Mr Thomas Whitbread will replace Messrs Brassey and Childers as members of the Colonial Defence Commission. A Select Committee on the metropolitan water supply has condemned Sir R. A. Cross' agreement with the London Water Supply Companies, and suggests that Parliament should consider a means of supply available from other sources. The Times, in reviewing the commercial relations between England and the Antipodes, considers it important that the temporary strain caused by bad times should not be perverted, as in the case of Canada, into the permanent obstruction of commerce. Referring to the proposed export dutieß by New South Wale 3, the Times thinks that an income tax or excise duties would be preferable to a wool export duty, which offers a dangerous example si meeting temporary pressure by taxing a single class. The Times, in referring to New Zealand, commends the straightforward action of the present Ministry, contrasting it with the previous extravagant financial policy. Prince Charles, of Roumania, and Prince Milan, of Servia. have met the Emperors of Germany and Austria at Ischel. Ur Tanner's recovery is exciting more interest than his extraordinary fast, which was genuine. There was an enormous amount of betting on the event. The instant the fast was concluded Dr Tanner had a repast of peaches, melons, beefsteak, and milk, and he has eaten voraciously since. August 10th. The London newspapers have lengthy accounts of the destruction of tho Kelly gang. The Daily News and Times have devoted leading articles to the subject. The Times Bays that the determination and courage of the Victorian police are beyond all praise. (SPEOrAL TO THE MELBOURNE AGE.) London, August 4tb. The measure submitted by Government providing for granting compensation by landlords to tenants evicted in Ire- . land, which passed. $he House of Com-I

mons by a majority of 66, has been rejected by the House of Lords by a majority of 231. The bill was almost unanimously oond- mned as an infringement upon the rights of property, and as aimunting to confiscation, A belligerent attitude is assumed by Turkey. As an answer to thethreatened naval demonstration by the Great Powers, a number of Turkish men- of- war have been ordered to cruise along the cnast of Albania. Some uneasiness is felt at Athens that a descent upon Greece may be contemplated. An increase in the Russian navy has been ordered. Russia has also determined upon a large increase of her army. Orders have been given for the construction of 10 war-ships. Much dissatisfaction has been excited on the Continent by the policy pursued by Mr Gladstone in the East. He is accused of intriguing with Prince Gortschakoff and the Chancellory of the Russian Empire with the object of excluding Austria from the Danubian International Tribunal, which hus to deal with the management of questions affecting the control of the Danube. The Austrian Government are indignant that their rights should be Bet aiide in a matter of graat importance to the Empire as affecting the principal artery of trade, and in their remonstrance they are Bupported by PHdc? Bismarck. The German and Austrian papers stigmatise Mr Gladstone's conduct in severe language, and declare that the pursuance of SHch a policy will seriously imperil tbe European concert;. An agitation has been raised by the Trades Councils of London, Liverpool, Bristol, and other places against the foreign export bounty system, and iB attracting a good deal of attention. Meetings have been held in nearly all the large cities of England on the subjeifc, and memorials adopted protesting against the Bys> tern as detrimental to the interests of British labour. The matter was referred to a select Parliamentary Committee, whose report has been submitted to the House of Commons. An influential deputation, representing the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, has waited on Sir John M'Don&ld, the Premier of Canada, who is now on a visit to England in connection with the floating of the new loan, They re* presented to him the injury done to trade between Great Britain and the Dominion by the protective tariff which had been imposed, and Btron^ly urged upon him a modification in the direction of a reduction of the higher protective duties. Sir John M'Donald defended the policy of Protection aa one most suitable to a new country, in which it was desired to efr tablish native industries. Ha pointed out that, having regard to the oompetition of the United States, it was essential to the interests of Canada to maintain a protective tariff, and bo declined in any way to modify it. The Marquis of Hartington received an importanfc deputation from merchants and others interested in the India and China trade, urging that an alteration be made in the conveyance o the Indian mails, [whereby greater despatch might be ensured. Lord Hartington promised to give careful consideration to th« represent*, tions made. , Agrarian outrages recently oooumng in Ireland, following upon the eviction of tenants for non-payment of rent, have excited serious uneasiness. Representations have been made to the Government that disturbances are likely to follow upon the rejection of the Tenants' Compensation Bill, and for the protection of life and property an additional force of 1000 marines has been ordered to Ireland. Januaria, a city in Brazil, on the River San Francisco, has been destroyed by fire. Two-thirds of the town was laid in ashes, and thousands of inhabitants have been rendered destitute. August 7th. Earl Lvtton, late Viceroy of India, has arrived in England, and yesterday took his B9at in the House of Lords. August Bth. Intelligence has been received from Toronto that riots have occurred there in connection with certain frada disputes. The authorities succeeded in quelling tho disturbancas without having resource to extreme measures. Reports continue to be received respecting the unsettled condition of Ireland. In the western districts the peasantry are resisting every attempt at eviction, and in the north sectarian animosity between the different Bections of the community is the cause of frequent disturbances. A place about 40 miles from Belfast waß yesterday the scene of serious rioting, which necessitated the calling out of the military in order to quell the excesses of the mob and to prevent the destruction of property. Intelligence has bfea received t&at the Russian army under General Skobeloff, Bent against the Tekke Turcomans in Centra^ Asia, experience serious difficult^ in obtaining requisite supplies, and that the troopa are suffering great hardships. By the latest accounts a large forage parby of Russians was attacked by the Turcomans, and after a sharp encounter the latter repulsod the Russians, who were forced to retire. August 10th. Tbe French Government exhioic a atvoag disposition to retire from the policy^ hitherto pursued in concert with England in regard to the enforcement of the claims mado^ by Greece upon Turkey. Some time since France promised material aid to Greece ia case the livtter Power was threatened by Turkey. Upon the mobilisation of her army Greece applied to France for the fulfiment of her promise to give a large number of riffos for arming her new levies. The French Govern, ment, however, have now decisively refused to render any Buch assistance. A bitter feeling is manifesting itself between the Albanians and the Greeks. At Prisrend, situated about 80 miles east of Scutari, a diaturbance took place, and the Albanians destroyed the Greek Consulate. Mr O'Donnell, member for Dungarvan (one of the most extreme Irish representatives), has had a violent quarrel with Mr Parnell, and has seceded from his following, The ill-feeling arose in consequence of the support given by Mr Parnsll to Mr Bradlaugh in the debate which aroße over the right of the latter to take his seat in Parliameut. M. Grevy, President of the French Republic, accompanied by M. Gambetta, President of tho Chamber of Deputies, and M. Leon Say, President of the Senate, are on an official visit to Cherbourg, where they have been received with the greatest enthusiasm. , The Princess Louise, accompanied by Prince Leopold, arrived on August 10th at Liverpool. The health of her Royal Highness requires her sojourn at the German baths.