LATEST INTELLIGENCE

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3221, 8 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

CABLE MESSAGES.

[SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.]

ANOTHER LOAN AGENCY COMPANY. London, September 3. The New South Wales Mortgage and Loan Agency was floated with a capital of £1,000,000. The first issue of half a million was subscribed. CRICKETING TEAM FOR AMERICA.

An English cricketing team, com. prising Daft (captain), Ulyett, Lockwood, Pinder, Etnmett, Selby, and Shrewsbury, have sailed for Quebeo to play a series of matches in Canada and the Statos.

SYDNEY EXHIBITION. George Sala leaves fop the Sydney Exhibition to represent the Daily Telegraph.

ULTRA-MONTANE SETTLEMENT. It is stated that tho Ohandornagore party intend fonnding an ultra-Montane settlement at Papua. . THE HOME RULERS IN IRELAND.

Several prominent Home Rulers aro stumping the southern provinces of Ireland. They have addressed large and enthusiastic meetings, and greatly iucreased the spirit of sedition

SUFFERINGS OF COMMUNISTS.

Large ,nu.mb,erq o^, amnestied Communists have returned to Paris from New Caledonia. They are mostly in a deplorable condition, clqthed in raga and debilitated in health. ■-

NEW*. ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

HORSE PARADE.

Auckland, Soptember 5. Ttje first annual' horse parade in connection with the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, took place at Bllerslio on Saturday. The Auckland : Stud< Company was represented by tho I following horses r—Musket, Knotting- \ ley, Young Performer, Young Lochryan, St. Clair, Young Napoleon, Clydo Compsie, the colt Creur de Lion, Albert, Nobleman, Elgin, Prince Arthur, Young Wellington, Blair Athole, Lord Derby, and Romeo.

A QUARRELSOME CUEVV.

John Smith, second officer of the Miuister of Marino, was fined £1 and costs, for an assault on Colo, the prosecutor in the cruelty caso.

SUSPECTED MURDER.

CfIRtSTCitURCir, September 6. An analysis of the congested aubatenco found iv the saijd near the man Vennell's house proved to bo human blood of an age somewhat corresponding- with that of Vermeil's, and t hut stains on a piece of blanket found in the river are also proved to bo blood. It is felt to be certain now that tho man has been murdered, and a search party, provided with barbed iron rods, are probing through the sand.