LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 950, 2 July 1880, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (From Exchanges.) London. June 22nd. News has been received from South America that a revolution has broken out at Buenos Ayres, capital of the Argentine Republic. The city is besieged, and the poi t blockaded by the revellers. Money Wigram’s steamship Durham arrived at Plymouth to day.

June 23rd. On the House of Commons meeting tin's evening Mr Bradlaugh appeared at the liar of the House and claimed the right to take his seat for Northampton. He was requested by the Speaker to withdraw, but this bo refused to do. He was then ordered into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arras. London*, Juno 24th. A reply has been received by the Great Powers to their collective Note to the Sul-

tan, in which he was informed that ho would bo held responsible for the delay that has taken place in the cession of territory to Montenegro, and for his failure to cxo cute the necessary reforms in Armenia. T’e Sultan, in reply, proposes that the ex' ol1 * tion of the treaty of Berlin, so far as » relatea to Montenegro, should bedelayd un * til tho agitation which exists in Albania against the required cession of t l ' r *tory to Montenegro has subsided. It h -1 n °t transpired what answer the Sultarl las returned regarding reforms in Armen*'

June 25th. In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir Stafford Northcote moved that Mr Bradlaugh bo released from the custody i f the sergeant-at-arms. The motion after debate, was agreed to, and Mr Bradlaugh has I ieen accordingly released. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Rank of England is L 18,000,000. The writ of error in the Tichborne case, by which it was proposed to set aside the Verdict on the ground that it Wrong hilly ordered two cumulative sentences for the •same offence, has been heard before the Court of Appeal. The Court has discharged the writ, and the Claimant therefore remains in prison. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,750,000 quarters. June 26th. In the House of Commons, the Premier, in answer to a question, said the Government wou'd reconsider the position in Mr Bradlaugh’s case. A resolution in favor of prohibiting Sunday trading has been agreed to by Parliament.

The resolution in favour of the prevention of Sunday trading, which was discussed in the House of Commons to-day, was strongly opposed by Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Home Secretary. The motion, however, was agreed to by the House. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters’ Association. —Arrived : Inglewood, from Lyttelton, March 27th ; Remonstrant, from Lyttelton, March 31st ; Eastminster, from Wellington, April sth ; Canterbury, from Port Chalmers, April Bth. June 2Sth. 'lt is announced that the Government will shortly introduce a resolution for permitting members of the House of Commons to make an affirmation instead of taking the customary oath. June 18th. The Agents-General”of the several Australian Colonies intend to meet and discuss the wine duties- It is expected that they will express a favourable opinion in regard to the proposal. June 19th. The action taken by the Gladstone Government in threatening to employ material force to compel Turkey to carry out her engagements under the Treaty of Berlin is considered likely to lead to grave complications. While France and Italy support the steps taken by England, Germany and Austria are averse to coercive measures being pushed to an extremity.