LATE CABLE NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2408, 10 June 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(Bx TatsasAPH.) (Ptr »a. Manapouri at Port Chalmers.) : : LoitDOX (undated). " Moffaf, the lata manager of tbe Post Office, Savings Bank at. Moonts, who absconded m April last, ha* been arrested on board the steamer Pekin, at London, on a charge of embezzlement, but was remanded, pending the arrival of certain legal documents from South Australia. The balance of the shipment of frozen meat by the Dnnedin has been placed on the Smitbiield market. Sixteen hundred carcases were offered, and realised an average price of 6d. The cargo is highly commended by the trade as being exactly anitable for tbe Home markets. Earl Spencer, replying to a deputation to urge the 'release of the " suspects," stated that he hoped a, general amnesty for past political offences would shortly be proclaimed. In his opinion it would be desirable for the State to grant a wise extension of local rule to Ireland. . . : ' The Duke of Man'ohesrer, on behalf of s syndicate of Scotch capitalists, has purchased th« partially constructed Canadian Pacific Railway, and all the rights are secured to the projectors under their charter. The Company : intend to colonise tea million acres of land along the line. . In comeqaence of the increasing gravity of the- situation m Egypt, the British^GoveroBent have directed four additional ironclads to proceed immediately to reinforce the English squadron at Alexandria. Bus«ia hat made an unsuccessful attempt to float a loan on the Paris Bourse. A collision oconrred between two trains at WeiDingen/in the Grand Ducby of Bsden. A number of carriages were completely smashed. Thirteen passengers were killed and several were seriously wounded. ■ The approval expressed by O'Donnvan Boss* of the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke has rendered him an object of general indignation m the district where he resides. In order to mark their teosa of his Conduct tha tradesmen have refused to supply him, and the residents generally refuse to have any dtalings with him. : The' Czar has given an audience to the Chief Babbi of the: Jews m Bnsiia. In the course of the inverview the Czar pledged himself to protect the Jew* from further persecution to the utmost of his power. Extraordinary frosts havo been experienced m British North America. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is partially frozen over, and at the present lime no less than fifty vessels are icabonnd m ths Gulf. '