TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1207, 22 July 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 17. In the House of Commons to-day, in reply to a question, Mr Gladstone stated that the financial experts have finished their deliberations, and that the Conference will resume its sittings at an early date, to consider their report. ; The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend for the past b»lf year tit the rate of 6 per cent per aßnura, and carries forward and places to reserve £IOOO. The Bank rate of discount remains at 2 per cent, and the market rate at l£. Jnly 18. In the House of Lords last night Lord We.myss' motion for obviating a deadlock between the Government and the House of Lords on the Franchise question, carne up for discussion. The motion, which proposed in effect that the Fr-mchise should be passed at once by the Upper House, an.l that the Government should introduce a Bill for the redistribution of teats during the autumn session, was negatived on a division by a majority o( fifty vr-te*. Much excitement prevails in political circles at the refusal of the Lords to accept the proposed compromise, and both Liberals £and Conservatives are actively engaged in organising a popular demonstration throughout the country. Notwithstanding the recent denial in Paris of the statement that the Chinese Government refused to pay the indemnity demanded by France on account oftheLangson affair, it is definitely known that the report is substantially correct, and that the Chinese Government have up to the present time sliowa no intention of accepting the terms dictated to th?m by France, and have hitherto declined to pay the indemnity as demanded by M. Paternotre. The British and Dutch Governments have Bgreed to take joint action with a view ofobtaining the release of the crew of the steamship Nisero, who were shipwrecked and mado prisoners by the insurgent Rajah of Acheen. Another battalion of infantry has been ordered to proceed to Egypt, and the departure is expected to take place immediately. In consequence of the collapse of Middlesex in the recent match with the Australian cricketers, several alterations have been made in the team chosen to represent All-EngUnd in the tnateh against the Australians which commences at Lord's on Monday. Every endeavor is being made to strengthen the representatives of the English Eleven. The death is announced of Dr Hochstetter, a well-known German savant. The latest telegrams to hand state that there is but little prospect of a settlement being arrived at between France and China, over the Langson embroglio. The French fleet under Admiral Courbet is cow menacing Foo Chow, and will, it is expected, seize the town unless the French demands are met.

In tho House of Commons to-day, Lord E'imund Fitzmaurice took occasion to deny the truth of the statement recently current that England is about to annex Berber bb a maritime station in the Sounvili country,-opposite Aden. Obituary—Sir C. «L Watkin Williams, Judge of the Quei'n's Bench', aged 56. Two deaths have occurred from cholera at Liverpool, on a ship which had arrived from Marseilles. Dr Moran, the recently appointed Roman Cathriic Archbishop of Sydney, suls for Australia by the Orient steamer Liguria. He has received an wddrejs from the Irish Hierarchy. July 19. The Diily Telegraph tr-dfty warmly approves of the newly proposed plan for admitting Colonial Barristers to practice at the English bar. The Greely exploring party, of which six members were recently rescued, reached to 83 deg. 26 rain, north latitude, or within 6 deg. 84 min. of the North Pole. It is considered doubtful whether the Egyptian Ccnference will again meet, owing to the refusal of the Powers to accept a reduction of the int.ere§| on {he

Egyptian debt, as proposed by the Uom- ; mittee of financial experts. One hundred arrests have been made in connection with the recent dynamite plot at Warsaw to injur* the Cz*r Paris, July 19. A renewal of the panic has occurred at Toulon, owing to the continued spr-adr of cholera, «nd the. Government officials' are reported to be deserting their post?. , A further flight outbreak of cholera has occurred here and at Aries'and NitrieF,' in the neighborhood of Marseille?. Hong Kong, July 19i It is announced that the Emperor of China has issued orders that the towni of Laoki and Coabang, in* Tonquiu, now in the occupation ofythe Chinese, shall be snnendered to the French troops within a month. Parley ing between M. Paiernotre, the . French Miniver, and the Chinese officials at Shanghai, on the subject of France's claim for sri indemnity on account of the Langson outrage, is still proceeding. Meanwhile, the French-fleet, umlir Admiral Courbet, remains at Foo Ctmw, with a view of holding it if the French' demand is refused, Cairo, July 18. In consequence of a suspicion which is entertained by the authorities as to the fidelity of the native police now doing duty in this city, the strength of the British military police who have been tetained here for the maintenance of order, is to be materially lrcreased. : New York, July 18. News has been received that the search expedition, has rescued the Arctic exploring vessel Greely and six of her crew in Smith's Sound, at the north of Baffin's B»y. - —■» i AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, July 18. Further cases of the doubtful sickness which are now prevalent, have occmred at Uotham and Mount Gambier. The patieuts have been isolated. Judge Molesworth has made ai» order to stay the winding' up of the local affairs of the Oiienia! Bank. The final course for the Waterloo Cup was run to-day, and resoled in a victory for Melfort ; Monsoon took second place. July 19. Sir Wm. Jervois is now busily engaged in connection with the local defences. The trial of Biddel, the Werribee Stationmaster, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the Little River railway disasier in April last, has resulted in a verdict of acquittal. Sydney, July 17. It has transpired that the Duke of Manchester, who is now' here, is negotiating on behalf of a syndicate to puichast a lease of the Lucknow gold mine.