LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3727, 26 June 1883, Page 3

LONDON.

June 17. The anti-vaccination agitation is being vigorously revived in England. It is believed that the Cabinet are inclined in regard to the agitation against contagious diseases to let Parliament decide without maintaining any opinon of their own. The Admiralty have decided to pay off all the sailing schooners on the Australian station, but will replace them with small powerful composite steamers. The gunboats Raven and Goshawk have been selected, and will proceed to Australia. The Raven is a new vessel, carrying , four heavy breech-loading guns. She will leave Shecmoss in a few days, but the Goshawk is undergoing repairs, and will not bo ready for a month. The schooners will bo sold. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the principal members of the Royal Family, opened the International Fisheries Exhibition at South Kensington. The Prince of Wales in replying to an address, thanked, on behalf of the Quocn, tho foreign nations and colonies represented for their generous co-operation. The exhibition is a great success, and has been much crowded daily since the opening. Fishermen from the several countries represented attend in national costume. The Chinses collection is the most remarkable and instructive section in the exhibition. A disastrous double collision occurred at Lockery junction on the Caledonian railway on the morning of tho loth instant. A goods train from Glasgow ran into a. passenger train from Strander, and immediately afterwards tho mail train from Glasgow dashed into the debris. Five passengers and two officials were killed, and 30 persons injured. The committee of the Aborigines' Protection Society have addressed a letter to Lord Derby upon tho proposed annexation of New Guinea, a strong conviction that if New Guinea is annexed measures should bo taken by the Governmont that the administration of the island be placed on. the same footing as Fiji or any other Crown colony, such a course being essential for the maintenance _of tho Queen's supremacy and the establishment on a secure basia of the rights of tho native inhabitants. The committee deprecated the adoption of any policy which wo\ild virtually place New Guinea under the control of the planting interest of Queensland, and subject the natives to the labor system, which can only be prevented from degenerating into slavery by the most vigilant supervision of the Home Government.

By Electeio Telegraph.—Copyright. [Reotee's Teleoeajis.]