TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1522, 22 June 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, June 16

At the banquet given to-night by St. George’s Club to the Colonial AgentgGenerai, and various Executive Com missioners to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, Sir Cuniiffe Owen presided, and took Advantage of the occasion to express the general regret felt at the death of Sir Alexander Stuart. r lhe banquet was most successful, and the proceedings passed off with eelat.

June 17.

The Marqaia of Hartington has issued an address to the electors of the Rosendalo division of North-east Lancashire, in which he says it is unnecessary that Parliura' nt should represent the whole Kin«‘lom, and that the powers conferred on subordinate bodies should be delegated, and not renounced, the right of con ml being reserved by Parliament. His Lordship further contended that such bodies should administer justice by tbe authority of a responsible Parliament.

Mr Gladstone has gone to Edinburgh to prosecute bis electoral campaign in Midlothian.

The s.s. Coptic arrived at Plymouth yesterday evening. Her cargo of frozen meat is reported to ba ia good condition.

The chief of the Badahshaws, in Tartary, haa seized and confined Colonel Lockhart’s party, who are engaged in the work of delimiting the Afghan frontier. The frozen meat by the Orient steamer Iberia is selling at s|d, and that by the Rimutaka at s£d.

The Prince of Wales has forwarded a message of sympathy to tbe family of Sir Alexander Stnart.

The shipment of fruit by the Rimutaka is in a damaged condition, owing to defective packing. The Colonial Office is opposed to the number of suggested honors to be conferred upon those connected with the Exhibition.

June 18.

Twenty thousand troops will take part in the review which is to be held at Aldershot. A large number of colonists will be present. The Invercargill municipal loan of £150,000, at per cent., has been placed in tbe market, Tbe minimum has been fixed at 98, and tenders will b« noenrd on Monday, 28tb init.

The Manchester Cup, of 2000 iovs., added to a sweepstake of 25 eovs., run yesterday, and resulted as follows: —Sir R. Jardine’a Reedidale 1, Mr R. Peck’s The Barb 2, Duke of Beaufort’s Eastern Emperor 3.

June 19

New Zealand mutton has slightly improved, realising per lb in Smithfield market.

The funeral of the late Sir Alexander Stuart took place to-day at Roxeth. All the colonial Agenta-General and a large number of colonists, together with delegates from Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales, attended the ceremony.

Mr Gladstone addreeaed a public meeting to-night at Edinburgh. He said be was convlaced that the people of Great Britain were resolved that autonomy was necessary for Ireland, and urged that the real issue was a question of creation of a Parliament, in the country. He expressed the opinion that the proposals of those in favor of Ireland seceding from- the Union were both baiting and visionary.

Tbe Marquis of Salisbury spoke to-night at Leeds. In tbe ceurse of his speech, he denied that he was an advocate of coercion for Ireland, He stated that ho desired due observance of the law, and took occasion to adjure the Conservatives to support those in favor of the maintenance of the Union.