Telegraphic.

Western Star, Issue 387, 23 October 1880, Page 3

Telegraphic.

HOME AND FOREIGN. London, Oct. 18. New Zealand securities are falling to-day, quotations being—Five per cent. 10-40 loan, 102$; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 102$; per cent., 18791904 loan, 94f (sic). '1 here is a good deal of interest being taken in the forthcoming race between Trickett and Hanlan: The latter is the favorite in the betting at 6 to 4 on him. Agrarian outrages continue to occur frequently in various parts of Ireland. One of a serious nature was committed to-day near Bantry. A landlord was driving into that town in his carriage, when ho was tired at by a pirty of men. The slurs missed their intended victim, but the coachman was shot dead.

Constantinople, Oct. 18. The delegates appointed by the Powers and 'Turkey to arrange for the cession of Dulclgno have met at Gettinge, in Montenegro, and have commenced their deliberation. Cape Town, Oct. 18. Telegrams have been received announcing another deleatof the Basuti'S. The latter bad invested Mafeting in large force, when the Cape Rifles, under Lord Carrington, made a desperate attack, and succeeded in completely dispersing them. ~. : Calcutta, Oct. 18. News has been received from Afghanistan that in accordance with instructions from India, Khorum Yaliey has been evacuated by the troops which were stationed there. Intelligence also comes to hand that caravans are daily arriving at Candahar from Herat, the road between the two cities being opened, London, Oct. 20. The Government offer a reward of £IOOO for the discovery of the perpetrators of the outrage near .Bantry yesterday, which resulted in the death of the driver of a carriage of a landlord who was attacked. In consequence of recent agrarian outrages, the county of Kerry has been proclaimed a disturbed district. r Oot. 21.

The death is announced to-day of the Eight Hon, Alfred Henry Thesiger, one of the Lord Justices of Appeals. Constantinople, Oct. 20. News has been received that a hitch has oi cured in the negotiations which were opened at Cettinge between the delegates of the Great Powers and Tuikey for the cession of Hulcigno. The Turkish delega’es demaud that the etatu quo shall be maintained as regards the territory to the east of Scutari, which is required to be ceded to Montenegro. In consequence of Ibis action, the sincerity of the Porte’s offers to arrange a settlement of the Montenegrin difficulty is generally doubted. Paius, Oct. 20. In consequence of the action which is being taken by the Frei.ch Government to carry out the March decrees and complete the expulsion of members of all unauthorised religious Orders residing in France, the leaders of tbe Order of Carmelites baVe determined to contest at law the legality of tlie action of the Government in ordering their expulsion, and the necessary proceedings have been commenced.

INTERCOLONIAL Melbourne, Get. 20. Mata’s price for the Cup is now 100 to 6, Subscriptions for £500,000 Treasury bonds amounted. lo £1,250,000. Messrs Melbado and Curtis, on behalf of the Bank of New South Wales, get almost the entire amount at £lOl 0a 2d to £lOl 10s 2d, INTERTROYI NCI AL. Wellington, Oct. 20. A large number of pc< pie are leaving here - for Australia. The Wakatipu, which left for Sydney today, had her full complement of passengers, and the barque Sophia R. Luhrs, which sailed for Newcastle today, look 40 passengers, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company received advices by the mail that Money Wigram’s steamer Nor humbedand is loading for Wellington, and is to sail for this port direct 10-morrow, 21st Oct, An official telegram from the Camp states that the natives this morning approached nearer to the fences than usuj. and then scampered off. Christchurch, Opt. 2(X The man Pearce, who was shot on the river bank, died to-dav. Three lads have been arrested, charged with shooting with intent, and his dying depositions were taken in the’r presence. 6 AMARU, Oct. 20, The inquest on the body of James McMillan, who was found hanging to a boam ia a s'ore on Tuesday, resulted in the following verdict:— “ That deceased hanged himself while in a stale of temporary insanity.' 1 Dunedin, Oc'. 20. The Tuapeka Times ” has hi eu informed on good authority that a saving is being effected on the permanentway alone on the Invercargill section of railways of £3OOO a-year. Mr Grant, Secretary of the Industrial Exhibition, this day received from the Hon, Thos, Dick his own consent and that of the Hon. Richard Oliver, Minister of Public Works, to allow their names to be added to the list of honorary members of Committee. His Honor Judge Williams also agreed to n *t on the honorary committee, Official information has also been given that His Honor the Chief Justice and the

Hon. the'.Premier will act as vice-presi-dents. The Minister for Public Works has also most promptly and liberally granted|the Exhibition Committee the the privilege of having all goods intended for exhibition conveyed to and from Dunedin on the New Zealand railways free of charge, and has presented their secretary (Mr Grant) with a free railway pass to facilitate his visit to the various towns and districts likely to co-operate in making the Exhibition a success. Gbevmouth. Oct. 21. A man nam d William Carpentc’*, belonging to the Alma, was drowned this morning at five o clock. It is supposed he was walking from the vessel to the wharf when a plank slipped, and he fell between the vessel and wharf. His body has not boeu rtcovered. Dunedin, Oct 21. The “Herald” says one of Sir Julius Vogel's friends in Dunedin was so anxious to ascertain for certain whether he intended to return to the colony that, he telegraphed to him direct, making enquiry on the point. An answer was received thac Sir Julius does not intend favouring the colony with his presence at present.