TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1457, 21 January 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 17.

The Koyal Colonial Institute i is urging Government to reduce the import duty on Australian wines. Lord Carnarvon has explained that he resigned the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland in consequence of ill-health.

The Times this morning, referring to the translation of Bishop Moorhouse to the See of Manchester, praises his colonial career. The hppointment has been the cause of much gratification in Manchester and Sheffield.

Mr John Douglas has been gazetted digh Commissioner of New Guinea. It is expected that the Nalal League will be " proclaimed." Commenting on the Samoan difficulty, the Cologne Gazette will not object to the German annexation of Samoa. The North German Gazette states that the Government hare ordered the German flag which was hoisted at Samoa to be lowered. An exhibition of paintings by Australian and New Zealand artists has been opened in Londoi. A gigantic Socialistic plot, has been diacovered in Chicago, having for its object the destruction of Washington. One thousand explosive bombs had been distributed amongst the conspirators for use in the city. Jan. 18. Tn order to promote immigration to the colonies, Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has expressed himfielf as being favorable to the placarding of the Poil-offices throughout the r Jnited Kingdom with Any reports on the various colonies which may be supplied by the Agents-General for that purpose. Mr Michael Davitt is at present in Wales organising a land league there. The Daily News states that attempts are being made in political circles to induce Mr Gladstone to resign the leadership of the Liberal party. A letter has been published from His Grace the Duke of Bedford, in which he states his intention to secede from the Liberal party if Mr Gladstone yields to the demands put forward by Mr Parnell and the Irish party. Mr Collins Levy has bpen appointed Sir Alexander Stuart's deputy at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Mr Service has directed Mr MurraySmith to use every endeavor to have Samoa protected from Germany. A large banquet is being arranged to be given to Mr Murray-Smith, AgentGeneral for Victoria, prior to his return to that colony. The Pall Mall Gazette pives every praise to the Marquis of Salisbury for •electing Bishop Moorhouse as successor to the Bishop of Manchester. The Agents-General will confer with Colonel Stanley on Wednesday regarding the import duty on colonial win»s. Tt>e steamships of the new GermanAustralian line will proceed to Brisbane, if allowed to cnrry a porti n of tha emigrants for Queensland. The first steamer of the line will sail in July. Jan. 19. A thoas&nd French residents in Mauritius have petitioned the French Government for permission to colonise Madagascar. Constantinople, Jan. 18. The Greek Government hava forwarded a reply to the note of tha Powers, declining to demobilise their army. Paris, Jan. 17. M. de Freyoinet, the new Premier, has just made his first Ministerial statement in the Chamber of Deputies, In the course of his Bpeech he hinted at the disestablishment of the Churches in France, and urged the necessity for rigorous economy in all branches of the public service. M. do Freycinet further stated his Government would countenance no colonial adventures. Cairo, Jan. 18. Advices from Souakim state that the hostile Arabs have teen renewiug their activity in the neighborhood of the town recently. On many occasions they have fired upon the British patrols in the outskirts. Cettinjb, Jan. 17. Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has left for Constantinople,