FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 3018, 27 May 1884, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE. [Special to the Press Association.] London, May 23. A detachment of British troops has been ordered to support Mr Osborne m repelling the Usutu tribes. Mr Westgarth advocates a ten shilling postal note m preference to a debased half-sovereign. France intends shortly to blockade the whole coast lino of Madagascar. May 24. The Chimborazo's mutton is said to be too fat, and is only realising tivepence. Major Worthy has received orders to march to Assouan to co-operate with Major Kitchener m command at Korosko. Bo til officers command Bedouin forces. Colonel Trotter has garrisoned Wady Haifa with Egyptian troops, expelling the Bazouks formerly there. A stormy meeting of the Shareholders m the Chartered Batik has been held, and a motion for a Committee of Enquiry into its affairs was only withdrawn m order to avoid damaging the credit of the Bank. The deposits mit are increasing. Sir Henry Torrenß is gazetted a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, Colonel Crossman, a Knight Commander, and Messrs Baden and Powell, Companions of the Order. The value of wheat cargoes is unchanged, and recent sales involve a loss to importors. The Press is jubilant, and Booms inclined to under-rate Australian wheat as compared with American. Superior greasy merinos and sound combing wools are steady. Medium cross-breds are a half-penny, aud Victorian fleeces, twopence, lower. Two hundred and fifty-two thousand bales have been catalogued and twenty-one thousand withdrawn. Tho House of Commons has, by a largo majority, rejected an amendment delaying tho extension of the franchise until a redistribution of seats takea place. The Law Officers of the Crown have decided that neither of tho offices held by Sir A. Clark disentitle him to a pension. Tho project for the construction of a Bhip canal to Manchester has been authorised, and a capital of five millions has been subscribed to carry it out. Delaney, a convict, witness m tho Sligo conspiracy case, Bworo that Tynan, the supposed " No. 1," was present at the Phoenix Park murders, and that he heard Patrick Egan and Brennan encourage the Fenians to perpetrate such crimes. The Queensland inscribed loan will be offered on May 30th, at a minimum of 98.