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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1444, 31 January 1885, Page 3

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London, January 30.

The Right Rev Dr Temple, Bishop of Exeter, has been translated to the See of London, rendered vacant by the death of Dr Jackson.

Egyptian Finances. Preliminary parleying is still proceeding between the British Government and other European. Powers, with a view of arrivingat a satisfactory settlement of Egyptian financial difficulties, and the last proposals of the English Cabinet, which include a loan to Egypt, under British guarantee, and the rejection of the principle of multiple control by the Powers of Egyptian finance as proposed by France, has now been accepted as a basis for further negotiations.

Shipping. Arrived —Ship Crusader, from Auckland (Oct. 19).

Bechuanaland.

Capetown, January 29.

Telegrams from Potchefstroom announce that a mutual understanding has been arrived at between Colonel Warren and President Kruger, of the Transvaal, regarding the settlement of Bechuanaland and the land of Goshen. It has been decided to order off all Gosbenite freebooters who still remain on the land they occupied outside the Convention boundary.

Federation.

London, January 28.

Mr E. Forster, in an article in the “ Nineteenth Century,” considers that Earl Grey’s scheme of a Federal Council, having power to deal with' questions of peace and war and the allotment of the cost of defence, together with the admission of the colonies into representation In the Imperial Parliament is impracticable.

Cost of AnnexationThe Colonial Office still adheres to the payment of the cost of annexation as set down in Lord Derby’s despatch of July last. (Received January 81, 1.20 pm) The Annexation Question. London, January 30

Hon. Mr Bright addressed a crowded meeting of his constituents at Birmingham to-day. In the course of his speech he referredlat length to questions of annexation and federation, and deprecated any increase of Empire, and alluded in terms of ridicule to the idea of Imperial Federation, but strongly urged that sympathy and goodwill should be manifested by the Mother Country in dealings with the colonies.

Nicaraguan Treaty. Washington, January 30.

The Nicaraguan treaty was under discussion in the Senate last night, when the report of the Foreign Committee, which favored the ratification of the treaty was discussed at length, and ultimately by a considerable majority the’ House declined to act upon the recommendation of the comipittee, and refused to ratify the treaty.

Italian AnnexationPoms, January SC).

In the Chamber of Deputies last night Signor Mancini, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, made a statement reeardiPg recpnt extension of the Italian dominion at Assab and Belul Bay, in the Red Sea. He referred especially to the entente cordiale between England and Italy, with regard to’ the Red Sea coasts, and declared that Italian action in Egypt was parallel with that of England.