SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

West Coast Times, Issue 2210, 30 October 1872, Page 4

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

London, Sept. 26. Bishop Selwyn's son succeeds Bishop Patteson, as Bishop of Melanesia. Eight detachments of railway laborers have been despatched to New Zealand in the Chill for Brogden's railways. Tenders have been invited for a Californian Mail Service. The steamer Atrato narrowly escaped being wrecked after leaving Plymouth, from the loss of her propeller. The vessel has been docked at Reyham for repairs. She is expected to resume her voyage next week. Outward freights have considerably advanced. The award of the Geneva Arbitrators condemns England for allowing the Shenandoah to be refitted in Melbourne. Eight hundred and eighty Commu' nists left Brest for New Caledonia. The stock market slowly recovering. The Bank minimum is 4£. Consols, 92£. Sperm oil, 85s. Adelaide wheat fetches from 6pg to 68s. CABLE TELEGRAM — UNPUBLISHED — RECEIVED IN MELBOURNE THIS DAY, OCTOBER 24th, : 2 O'CLOCK. REUTER'S TELEGEAM. London, October 23. 12.45 p.m. The French elections have resulted in favor of the Republicans, Forcade and Laoquette. Schneider has not been elected. Livingstone expects to reach Wgyl in eight months. fc The Geographic Society hase given a banquet to Mr Stanley, A rise in the rate of discount is 1 expected. Consols, 92. Obituary.— The B^v. Mr Parches, Ritualist. CABLE MESSAGES,' -OUTER'S TELEGRAMS." ~' London, October 21. .$.25.p,m. The ObttK* . Congress . tJV a£ r ,|sad| closed their sittings after Q.toghjyauccapful meeting.

The Bishop of Salisbury has advoca1 ted, .comprehensive indulgences toward? Church differences, and has demonstrated the impolicy of ecclesiastical litigation. «Lord Chancellor Hatherly has resigned, and has been succeeded by Sir Roundel! Palmer, who has been created Baron Selbourne. Justice WiUes, of the Court of Common Pleas, has committed suicide. The act is attributed to an attack of gout oh the brain. Lord Denman has succeeded him. Field-Marshal Sir Creorge Pollock, Constable of the Tower, has died, and has been interred in Westminster Abbey. Sir William Grower succeeds him as Constable of the Tower. Sir Sydney Waterlow is the new Lord Mayor. Thiers ordered Prince Napoleon to leave France, and on his refusal he was escorted to the Swiss border by the police. The American Consul at Zanzibar, has received a letter from Dr Livingstone, dated July 2nd, in which he extolls Mr Stanley for his energy and kindness. A special Cabinet meeting has been held to discuss the Anglo-French treaty, which will be signed forthwith. The Scotsman states that the Scotch harvest this year will be the most disastrous since 1816. An important conference of Noncomformists which has been held at Birmingham, favored the disestablishment of the Church of Eugland. Sir John Wanchoppe, Mr Stirling J: axwell, Mr Alexander Grant Ramsay, and Dr Tulloch, have been gazetted an Education Board for Scotland. Messrs Massey and Waldron are cadidates for Tiverton ; Messrs Seymour and Fitzgerald, for Horsham. A reported outbreak of the rinderpest in "Yorkshire, is contradicted. Mr Graham, a . Director of the National Bank of New Zealand, has sailed to establish a branch there, Mr Burnes, manager, follows with a staff. Mr "Waterson has been appointed manager of the Bank in Australia. The Democratic Governor has been re-elected in Georgia. The Republicans have carried the elections in Pensylvania, Ohio, Nebraska, and Indiana. Several important strikes have occurred in England. New Zealand fives, 102 ; sixes, 112. Hemp has advanced 20s to 30s.