LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1119, 21 August 1882, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

♦ I (FROM OIK OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) I London, August 17. The Australian cricketers commenced a match to-<lay against a United Eleven of the South of England, at Portsmouth. The Home team went first to the wickets, and were all disposed of for 196. The Australians then commenced their first innings, and at the close of the day's play had scored 27, for the loss of one wicket The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Princess and his family, have loft I'ngland for \v iesbaden, Germany, for the benefit of His Royal Highness health. August, -IS. In the House of Commons last night an excitad debate took place regarding the sentence passed, upon Mr ' Gray, M.P. for Carlow, for publishing in -the | *Freeauws Journftj^n Article reflecting^ oil tlte judgM and jW^fflan^Wg|l^l||jJßp "the trial of an agrarian murdet. The discussion lasted for some hours, and was of a stormy character, but it finally lapsed without any results. . " Alexandria, 17. ■ The greater portion of the British ■ expeditionary force has now arrived here, and it is expected that the remainder will be landed within a few •days. ' . 18. Sir Garnet Wolsely will personally command the force 'which is being despatched to laud at Aboukir. Major General Hamley will command the 2nd division, and will cooperate with Sir Garnet at Ramleh. A junction of the two forces ultimately being effected at Kafradowar. The whole, of the British ftoets now in Egyptian waters, with two exceptions will be engaged in the l>ombardment of Aboukir, which commences on Sunday next London, August 18. Arabi occupies a very formidable and strongly entrenched position at Kafradowar. He is known to have 100 guns mounted there, -and heavy loss is anticipated in the coming attack. The escort of a gunl>oat through the^ j Canal is now optional to vessels. The experiments of issuing rations ! of frozen Australian mutton to the j British troops en ,roi|t« for Egypt has proved most successful. ■ «$ ,< A National FuncJ^to paj^Jrish ..mern- . bers of Parliament is being organised. An anti-foreign rjßbellionfin Corea was the cause of the King and Queen j being killed. V ,;•*•" j " Japanese men of war have l>een desi patched to protect the menaced Em- ! bassy. ,' } A powerful party in Ireland are organising an extension fund for the purpose of assisting tenants against the , landlords. It has been put in the form of a Company, and Mr Parnell is chief director. Adelaide, August 18. Elder Smith and Co, of the city, are shipping supplies of horse feed for the British troops in Egypt. Fifty tons is being despatched by each outward mail steamer. Bnisdane, August 18. In the Legislative Assembly to-day the motion of the Hon. S. W. Griffths, one of the members for Brisbane City North in favor of payment of members of the Queensland Parliament, came up for discussion, and was negatived on a division by 28 votes to 21. Melbourne, August 19. A man named Burns, who was yesterday acquitted of a charge of murdering another named Forl>es, whose headless l>ody was found at Deep Lead, was immediately afterwards rearrested for the murder of Michael Quinliven in 1880. Another ;warrant is out for Burns, for a murder in South Australia.