TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1352, 13 June 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 9. In the House of Commons yesterday, Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Government hoped for a renewal of negotiations with Spain for a commercial treaty between the two countries.

Tbs Redistribution of Seats Bill lias been passed by the House of Lords.

The claims put forward by Germany to the town of St. Lucia, on the sea coast of Northern Zululand, which wag recently annexed by Great Bricaiin, hare been withdrawn.

It is reported that the town of Kassala has fallen into the hands of the rebels.

The French Chamber of Deputies has adopted the scrutin de liste. The new dredger built for the Melbourne Harbor Board has had a highly satisfactory trial. Mr Gladstone stated in the House of Commons that it would be premiature to assert that the war difficulty with Russia bad passed.

In consequence of the Sultan of Zan-. zibar’s action in opposing the protectorate recently established by Germany over the territory to the northward of Zanzibar, it is expected that the town will be bombarded by the German war vessels at psesent in the neighborhood. A syndicate tendered largely for the Adelaide loan at £IOO 6s, Tenders for the South Australian loan of £1,500,000 at 4 per emit. were opened to-day, when the amount applied for was found to be £3,750,000. Tenderers at £IOO 6s will receive 31 jer cent, of the amount applied for, above that in full.

Arrived, at Plymouth—P. and O. Company’s Khedive, from Australia. The mails ex Zenlandia, from Auck land, May Ist, were delivered to-day via San Francisco, and the Garonne’s mails from Melbourne, May 2nd, via Naples. The average price of the Adelaide loan is £IOO 8s lid. June 10. A meeting of the Cabinet liras held yesterday at which it was resolved that the Ministry should resign in consequence of the defeat on the i Budget. Mr Gladstone accordingly proceeded at once to Balmoral, and informed Her Majesty the. Queen of the decision arrived at.

Parliament has been hdjburhed until Friday. It is generally believed that ihe Conservative party will* accept office if called upon to do so.

A paper on “ Australia ’’ was read by Mr Howard Vincent at the Royal Colonial Institute, in which he advocated the federation of the colonies. The Hon. W. U. Smith ’ Suppbrtcd the remarks made by Mr Vincent bn federation.

Sixty-two of the Liberals kbstained from voting on the Budget question. The defeat of the Government has caused great astonishment on the Continent.

An impression prevails at Home, that the govern then t courted defeat so as to prevent a disruption in the Cabinet. The Radicals are jubilant over the result of the motion.

It is' believed that Mr Gladstone will conduct an election campaign.

The fleet, under Admiral Hornby has sailed for Bantry. Constantinople, June 9. > Intelligence from Crete slates that all Christian officials on the island have resignjd their positions, owing to the appointment of Saras Pushal as Governor. Paris, June 10. News is to hand stating that a treaty of peace has been signed between France and China. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, June 10. Rain baa fallen here to day, and it is hoped will continue, as water is still much required. An exploring party, under the auspices of the Australian Geographical Society, has started for New Guinea. June 11, The Union Steamship Company’# Manapouri left this afternoon for Auckland.

Intelligence to hand reports that the Australian Steam Navigation Com pany’s e.s. Gabors struck upon Evans Rocks, near Bullini Head, and has bicoma a total wreck. Her passengeis and crew were saved, Melbourne, June 10. Arrived, this morning Union Steamship Company’s a.a. Te Antu, from the Buff. The same Company's a.e. VVairarapa sailed this morning for the Bluff. Adelaide, June 10. In the House of Assembly, the Hon, J. W. Downer (Attorney-General in the Bray Ministry) proposed a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry. The deßoteis expressed to lasr several day a.