SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 79, 31 October 1872, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

TO THE "WAIKATO TIME S." AKBIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL Via SfEZ. Danedin, October 30. Thb Albion has arrived from Melbourne. She brings j English news, also English Telegrams via Java to ! 2-Itli October, being only six days' interval. I London. J Bishop Selwyn's son lia-s been appointed Bishop of Polynesia in succession to Bishop Patteson. A detatchment of eight Navvies for Messrs Urogden have left the ship Cliiile for Napier. The Wheat Harvest in England has proved a failure. The St. Ledger was won by Wedlock, Prince Charlie 2nd, Vander J)ecken 3rd. Livingstone expects to reach L'jiji in eight months. Mr Justice Willes, one of the Judges in Com .ion Pleas, has committed suicide. The act is attr.bule.l

.to an attack of gout on the brain. Drumaa succeeds him. Prince Napoleon has been ordered out of France. Graham, one of the Directors of the National Bank of New Zealand, has sailed for the purpose of establishing tiiedillerent branches. Burns, who has been appointed Manager, will follow with stail". A German Squadron is fitting out for a voyage round the world. Sir Thomas Cochrane, admiral of the British Qeet, is dead. T:\e Government purpose sending Sir Bartle Frere to Zanzibar to arrange for the annihilation of the slave trade,, and to keep open communication with Livingstone. The steamer Atrato, bound for Melbourne, narrowly escaped shipwreck in the English Channel. She put back to Portsmouth. In their award, the Geneva arbitrators condemn England for allowing the Shenandoah to be refitted in Melbourne. Eight hundred Communists have left Brest for New Caledonia; The Ticiiborne claimant is gaining popularity. Order reigns in Belfast after three weeks' ruthless warfare. Tiie Queen has presented Stanley with a snuffbox set with diamonds. The gift was accompanied by a handsome letter. Johnson, who made the attempt to swim across the Channel, was obliged to desist from the attempt the seventh mile. Great trouble" is anticipated in the Agricultural districts. The Geneva Arbitrators finished their duties on the 7th September. Count Selopsis read the verdict on the 14th. It condemns England to pay 3,150,000 Z. Commercial.—Wool.—The bidding at the last

sales was spirited and an advance of 2d to 3d was established. Flax—l2oo bales have been sold at a decline of 20s per ton. The consumption is still in excess of supply. New Zoa ] and Consolidated fives, £103 ; sixes,' £112. Adelaide wheat, 65s to 03a. Exports to New Zealand for the month have decreased £115,900. Shipping—Loading:: Celseno, for Wellington; Cadueeus, for Auckland; Charlotte G-'adstonc, for Canterbury; Crusaler, for Lvttelton; Harvest Home, for Cin l erbury ; Margaret Gfalbraith, for Dunedin ; and Zelandia, for Canterbury.—Sailed: GHenora, for ■Wellington; Helen, for Otago; Norharn Ca3tle, for Auckland ; Palmerston, for Otago. The Glenmark, which sailed from Lyttelton In February, has not been heard of. The mail conveys to Colonial Governors the Treasury minutes relative to the future postal serv : C2. The Imperial Gf-overnment undertakes, after the expiry of the present contract., to convey mails free to GJ-alle, G-reat Britain contributing £40,000 towards the cost, the colonies to conduct their own services from thence. It is repor'ed that Abbe Michand, the father of Pere Hyacinthe, the Roman Catholic priest who recently married, is going to ??ew Caledonia to found churches among the political convicts there. Splendid entertainments were given to the ArbiI trators at Gfctteva'. The builders' strike terminated in a compromise, both parties being weary of the struggle. A more formidable affair is the threatened strike of bakers. The outrageous demands of the colliers continue. The journeymen butchers of London also threaten to turn out. Twenty thousand persons attended the funeral of Bryan and G-illion, at Cork. Colonel Burke pronounced a eulogy over the grave. The Japanese embassy has arrived. The Princess Christian has given birth to a daughter. Bessember is constructing a steamer for the channel serv ; ce, having a saloon warranted to maintain a horizontal position. The foot and mouth, disease is spreading alarmingly. Tenders are invited by the New South Wales β-o----vernment for a California mail service. Several important trade strikes are feared. The King of Sweden is dead. John Fox and Co., in t e Australian American trade, have failed. October 21, 4.25 p.m. I T u e Church Conarres? at Leeds has clo-?e 1 its sittings after a highly successful meeting. The Bishop I of Sal'sburv advocated a comnrehen«ive indulgence J towards Church difference , '. He demonstrated the j o f pcclesiastinal HHgation. j Lord Chancellor ha* resigned and w : ll j be succeeded bv Sir "Roundell Palmer, who has been j created Baron Melbourne. j Field-Marehal Sir G-eorge Pollock, Con stab 1 e of ! the Tower, ha* died, and was interred in Westminster Abbey. Sir "William Gk>wer succeeds as Constable. Sir" Sydney Waterlow is the new Lord Miyor of | London. j A special Cab : net meeting was held to the j Anglo-French Treaty, which will be signed forthwith- ! The outbreak of rinderpest in Yorkshire i-: denied. | A Democratic Q-overnorwas re-elected for Creorrna. ! The Eeonblican* carriedjthe elections in Pennsylvania, j Ohio, Nebraska and Ind-'ana, j Several important strikes have occurred. I Foot-and-mouth disease is rapidly spreading in | Yorkshire and Warwickshire. i Obiitaey.—Prince Albrecht, Countess Shaftes- j bury, Albany Fonblanque, Bishop of Capetown. Sir ! Isaac Coppin, and Mr Seward, the American statesman. The new treaty will abolish the French differential duties on British shipping, and the annual obligation of England. The tax on wine will be according to strength. October 23. j The French elections have resulted in fa-ronr of the Republicans, Forcabe and Lasquette-Schneider have j not been elected. A rise in the rate of discount is reported. Consols, £92. Obituaby.— Rev Mr Purcuas, ritualists

AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, October 24. The Java cable is working splendidly. ! T .i! (..-Htiiulio Bishop Ima iHsued auothcr pastoral' i coiutcnnuig the lSdueation Bill. HuriK-*, hitt> Manager of the Colonial Bfttik is appointed to tiu , N'atioual Bank of Now Zealand. Twenty-live horsoa havo paid final deposit; for tho cup. Sydnoy. Tho Opera Company will leave for Auckland on tho 11th November. Investigation iuto tho Nukulau kidnapping oaee has brought to light atrocities similar to those in connection with the brig Carl. A line of steamers is to run from Batavia to tho colonies every 75 days by the Nethorlands Indian Company. Tin* (Government is favourable to the Imperial proposal for a new mail service to take all tho respon.-u----bility and invite co-operation of other colonics. If I -Melbourne is made the terminus tho colony will not be adverse to subsidise the California!) ruuU>. iS'ew Zealand wheat, 7s to 7s 8d per bushel. Sydney, October 24. An International Conference Mas been arranged to take place on t,ie Ist of December. Adelade, October 2-1. Another gentleman haa given x'IO.OUU to the LTiiiversity. Mr Hedwiek, the second in command of the exploraig party, id dead. AUCKLAND. Wednesday. Arrived—Phoebe, from tho South, witn tiio Auckland Members.