LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1247, 19 March 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

I . - • « . (per ueutp-b'sagkncy.) Delayed by interruption of Cable com m unication. ) (Received March 16, 8.15 p.m.) London, 9. Intelligence is to hand from Paris that Byrne, who was recently arrested there on a charge of complicity in the Irish assassinations, has now been released from custody. Gladstone, has resumed tho leadership of his party in the House of Commons, where he was to-day received with much enthusiasm. It has transpired that, Gladstone having refused to facilitate its discussion, Sir Staftord Northcote has abandoned his motion demanding the appointment of a committee to enquire, into the circumstances connected with the alleged Kilmainham Treaty. > Parnell has announced his intention of visiting America after Easter. 10. J. G. Biggar, M.P. for Cavan, Ireland, has been mulcted iv £300 for breach of promise of marriage. An arrest has "been made in connection "with a letter containing explosive material, addressed to. the Viceroy- of Ireland, which was recently detected

in tiio post .'at Balliydehole, County Cork, Ireland. . The passenger steamer Copenhagen, bound from Leitli;;. to America, has foundered ab sea. So far as is at present known 65 passengers, mostly: i immigrants, were drowned, Evidence having been given by Kavanagh and Molloy, informers, that the kmveY usetl in the Phoenix Park assassination were thrown into the Dublin Canal, search was made, and the weapons were discovered to-day. Smith, Liberal, has been elected to the House of Commons by a large majority for High Haycombe, vice Hon. W. H. P. Carrington, Liberal,' resigned. * 12. It has transpired that the Cabinet has resolved upon certain measures lo be taken to protect the Transvaal Natives from Boer oppression. The nature of the steps proposed has not, however, been made known yet. The conference which had been.sitting here itipon the question of a promission for the navigation of the Danube has now closed its sittings. It is understood that all the Powers represented by their ambassadors at the Conference are satisfied with the decisions arrived at It is officially announced that Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Jamaica, has accepted the Governorship of Queensland. Paris, 10. Five thousand Socialists, who had to-day collected •at the Place De Valiades, were dispersed by the police. Louise Michael, who was present, was placed under arrest. 12. An attempt was made to-day by the Socialists to r'pne.w rioting in tjie city. A display of force by a large body of military and police, however, overawed the mob, and they dispersed. Fifteen arrests were made of prominent rioters. . Beceived, March 16, 10 p.m. London, 13. It has transpired that H. M. S; Dryan, on the East. lndian station has been ordered to Lamatati, to watch British interests in Madagascar in the present crisis. The reduction of- the- British army of occupation of Egypt by six thousand men has been, ordered ■ hy the British Government. , ■ ' J It is announced that Earl Spencer, Viceroy of Ireland|nd;^Lord, President of the Council'liftsi'esignied his position. . The Easter recess of the British Parliament will begin on the 20th and close on the 29th inst. The Cambridge! crew ai*e the ; favorites for the University boat-race, which takes place to-morrow. London, 14. Obituary. — Ashton W. Dilke, brother of Sir Charles Dilke, and late member of the House of Commons for Newcastle-on-Tyne. ; i The cargo of frozen mutton ex steamer Enropa, from Melbourne, has realised an average of 8d per To. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that the Government i had decided to only remonstrate with the Boers as to their oppression of the j natives. The cost of a small expedition to the Transvaal would exceed the value of- th& land in dispute. The Natives, His Lordship added, would be | protected, but only in the last extremity would force be justified. It is announced that Earl Spencer, although resigning the Presidency of the Council, will remain in the Cabinet. A new President will be appointed, whose duties will be virtually those of Minister of Agriculture. The University race to-day resulted in a victory for Oxford, by three lengths. St. Petersburg, 12. The death is announced to-day of Prince Gortchacoff, the well-known Russian statesman, aged 85. . 18. An inquest is taking place on the body of the late Prince Gortschacoff; owing to a suspicion that deceased met with his death through poison. The inquiry is not yet finished. ..•■■' 14 -- Makaff, Russian statesman, committed suicide, i There are suspicions that he had been 1 guilty of peculations in the service of which he was ftate Secretary. Received, March 16, 10.15 p.m. New York 14. Egan, treasurer for the Irish Land League, has arrived here. He denies that he . hag flown from Ireland, and that the funds of the League have been employed in connection with the Irish outrages. I : LoKD' X In. In the House of Commons to-day Parnell introduced a motion setting forth that a further amendment of tho Irish Land Act is necessary. Gladstone -.stated that he had abso* lutely refused to agree to further

legislation in the direction stated, and after some debate the motion was rejected by .250 to 63 votes. la the House of ' Commons to-day the l'on. Ashley,! Under-Sec'retary for the Colonies, stated r that the friendly chiefs of the Transvaal Border will be pensioned and located in British territory. The election to the vacancy in the eepresentation of Middle Cheshire in the House of Commons, has resulted in the return of Hon. Egerton by a large_ majority, over Latham, Liberal candidate. The Spanish Government has re^ fused to release the Cubiau refugees, who were handed'over to the Spanish authorities by .mistake on the part of British magistrates at Gibraltar last year. 16. An explosion of dynamite occurred last evening at the offices of the Local Government Board, in Whitehall. , ' The offices were completely wrecked) and immense demage was caused to the building, and thousands of windows in the vicinity were shattered. Fortunately no one has been injured. One man has been arrested in connection with the outrage, which it is supposed was committed as an act of vengeance for the rejection by the House of Commons of Parnell's demand for amendment of the Irish Land Act. A box of explosive material was discharged last night in the neighborhood of the Times onice, but no damage was done. New York, 15. Egan is now conferring with the prominent supporters in this country of the Irish League. Keceived, March 17, 1.80. p.m. - .' r '*" Melijourne, 17. M'Bean has announced himself as a candidate for Collingwood, in opposition to Langridge, who seeks re-election on his appointment as Commissioner of Trade and Customs . Sydney, 17. Eedmond has- returned to Sydney from a visit to the country districts, where he has held meetings of an orderly character throughout.