REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 21 December 1881, Page 2

REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.

[from our own cobbespondent.] London, December 18. It Is announced tbat Sir George Bramwell, who resigned the position of Lord Justice of Appeal in September last, has been raised to the Peerage. The Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State/for India, made a speech to«dav, at Burnley, Lancashire in course of which stated although leaguers were continuing: guerilla warfare in Ireland, there were hopeful signs of the agitation in the country gradually diminishing among the tenants.. This was- fact of the increase ing tendency, which has of late been shown on the part of juries to convict for agrarian offences. It is announced that the Queen will attend in person at the opening of Par* liament in February next. December 19. A storm of unusual severity was experienced over a great part of England last night. The wind blew with hurricane foroe t> and caused immense destruction of propertyiin several places. News is to hand from Ireland that the police yesterday proceeded to a house at Dublin, and made an extensive seizure of dynamite, gun powder, and arms, in addition to a number of documents im plicating several people. Persons in charge of the house were arresfed, and the arrest of others will be made forth* with Obituary — George Edmund' Street, the eminent aachitect, aged 57. The statement which has been current to the effect that the Queen would open Parliament i.i person is officially denied. The United Slates Government has decided, in,, accordance with generally ex» jpress ei3 Wish of the .-nation to confer upon the widow of the late President Garfield some special token of its high apprecia* tion of character and success of her late husband, and sympathy for her in her great bereavement. It has, therefore, been announced that Mrs Garfield shall have the privilege of sending letters throughout the States Union free of postage. A coal mine at Barnsley, a town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, about nine miles from Sheffield, exploded, conse* qaencps were, /nost disastrous, no less than 60 miners were billed. Alexandria, December 18. The steamship Europa from Australia for London with a cargo of frozen meat has passed through the Canal. Her cargo is reported in perfect condition. . . Melboubne. December 19 The cricket match between the English team and eleven of "Victoria was resumed to-day. The weather was again showery during the match, and wickets was very dead. Play was frequently interrupted during the day, and when stumps were drawn, the Englishmen, who had continued their second innings, had put toEOlher 162 for the los* of seven wickets. Barlow was caught for 42 ; Selby was c«n»ht for 32 ; Shrewsbury is no 1 fMit for G2,