CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, Issue 465, 27 July 1881, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

’(Eeutek’s Special.) HOME Al'iD EOIiEiG-N. London, July 20. in ths House of Commons to-day, the postponed clauses of tho Irish Land Bill were passed through committee.. .After a debate tho bill was reported to the House with amendments, and the third reading was Used for thenext sitting. In the course of to-day’s sitting the appointments to the Irish Land Com-' mission .were approved by the House of Commons without opposition. Telegrams are to ’baud from Tunis -announcing,that miruocous desertions are taking place from the .Tunisian army .owing to the strong feeling among the troops of sympathy withtbe rising of’the Arab tribes. July 21. A strong movement is being blade to organise a public banquet to the members of the Cabinet .as an expressibn of gratitude, for the liberal policy of the (government. . The:Daily News to-day publishes a telegram from Lahore announcing that Ayoub Khan’s troops have inflicted a .defeat , upon the . Ameer’s outposts in Candahar. Australian and New Zealand breadstuffs arid Australian tallow are without quotable change., ' A fair demand exists for most descriptions of Australian hides. . Z : 'y- July22. "Wibeat -has advanced 6d; Adelaide, <ex warehouse, 48s- 6d ; New Zealand, 48s 6dd •. M ;■ Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 34s 6d. Australian tallow—best beef, 34s J3d ; best mutton, 365; EC-lT’u.tuyy r -'y July 23. A very severe storm’has passed over the Shetland Islands. . Ashing. •vesselsTiave been .totally wrecked, and 70 Asflejinjen .drpwAed.‘ A telegram is-, to hand from Cuba announcing that two' employes of the Bank- of Matiazis haye embezzled 200,000 dollars, and have succeeded in effecting their.escape with the money. "'V; . July: 24. ; SisGTnferhal machines concealed in 'barrels, of cement forming part of the •cargo,of the,ship Malta, which recently arrived at from America, were discovered to-day. Ou examination they were . found to contain i ■charges of dynamite. The police are instituting enquiries, but have not up to the present time been able to trace the owners. . r Calcutta, July 25. Telegrams have been received today from Candahar reporting that Ayoub■Khab -has endeavored to open negotiations with the Ameer for the •cessation of hostilities. Abdul Eahman has, however, steadily refused to consider any overtiues on tho part of bis opponent.;Capetown, July 23. Nows is to hand, from Pretoria that the Eoyal Commission appointed to undertake the settlement of affairs in the Transvaal, which has been sitting •since. May,, has concluded its labors. A draft, convention has been arranged with the’ Boor leader, providing for the retrocession of tho whole, of the 'Transvaal to the Boers subject to the -sjuzerian* rights of Great Britain. The convention, moreover provides for ■the recognition of claims on the part •of British subjects in the Transvaal for compensation for losses during the date war to the extent of £500,000.

The. news to hand farther stales that 'the Volkraad will be forthwith elected, and will meet without delay for the purpose «£ratifying the convention. Telegrams are to hand from Pretoria, Sin the Transvaal, announcing that since the . conclusion of the draft ■convention by the Boyal Commission hitch'.haa occurred in further negotiations which have been opened between the Commissioners and the Boer Headers.*, -The difficulty it is feared, may delay the Transvaal settlement.. News is also to hand from Pretoria that the. trial has been concluded of IBoera .who were arrested and charged 'with the murder of Captain Elliott, a British ‘officer, while he was unarmed end a prisoner of war on parole daring the warC The jury which was composed of-Dutch; residents, has returned a verdict of Not G-uilty, and the prisoners have been released: ; (New Tqek, July (25.

The medical attendants of the President having decided that it would be necessary; to .perform an operation to relieve him’from the effects of tho bullet wound in his loins, an incision was made this morning in his back to facilitate the I 'discharge of pus. It was a complete success, and it is believed that this treatment will materially aid Mr Gfarfield’s recovery. INTERCOLONIAL. MELBotritjnE, July 23. Judgment in the Ferret prosecution -was delivered to-day. Henderson (the rreputed owner) and Wallace (the purser) have each been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, and Wright (the captain) to three and a half years’. : Brisbane July 22. The doctors have decided to-day Ithat the malady from which three children in. South Brisbane are suffering is small-pox, and the authorities have therefore considered it advisable to place thorn in quarantine. Every possible precaution is bring taken to prevent the spread of the disease. July 23. After further examination of tho three children residing in South Brisbane, the doctors have pronounced their case net to be small-pox. The house, however, in which the children live is to be isolated until all doubt as to the nature of their sickness is removed. Stdket, July 24. f Admiral. Earl Clanwilliam is now better. The squadron will not, however, leave for Auckland before Tuesday next, and its departure may probably he further postponed to allow time for the Bacchante to come on from Melh 3'irne to loin. —r ' July 25. Two more cases of small-p.ux are reported to-day. The sufferers live in tbs vicinity of Sussex street, where the

disease has previously appeared, xao supposed cases of small-pox at Burwood are now proved to be only chicken-pox. .... The Admiral, Earl Claawuham, is in better health to-day. He is not, however, yet out of danger. No date has as yet been Axed for the departure of the.squadron for Audi! and. _ Adelaide, July 20._ The German steamship Galatia, from Hamburg (May 25th) arrived here to-day.