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Dunstan Times, Issue 1119, 12 October 1883, Page 3

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HOME AND FOREIGN. ! ,r ;* '*■ London, October 4th. The failure is announced to-day of Messis Shis and Saheth, general merchants, or Lime street, the City. Their liabilities are set down at a quarter of a million sterling. Other failures are apprehended in London and the provinces, and an uneasy feeling prevails in mercantile circles. An election toolt place to day for Manchester for a member of the House of Cbm mons in the room of Mr Hugh Bifley deceased. Mr Holdsworth, the Conserve-, tire candidate, was placed at the head of the poll, defeating the Radical candidate by an immense majority. Mr Parkhural (Liberal) had announced his candidature, but at the last moment abstained from going to the poll. . The latest intelligence from Madagascar is to the effect that t.he Hovas a r e making active preparations for the renewal of hostilities. The French forces are stated to b« numerically weak, and their position to be somewhat precarious. October sth, The Emperor William of Germany has wired to King Alfonso that the insults •offered him by the Parisians were directed against himself. Mr Warm den,, the secretary of tb* London River Plate Bunk, has embezzled the sum of LIIOOOO, and absconded. His whereabouts is unknown. Speaking at Belfast, Sir Stafford Northcote accused the Government of a want of sympathy with the Colonies. Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, has written to the Time-, in reply to Professor Dicey, and justifies the action of Mr Service in excluding the Irish informers from Australia. He adds that colonists are determined to prevent the Colonies from becoming the cesspit of Europe. v A company hss been projected with a capital of L 200.000, for the purpose 01 stocking with fish 4000 miles of the Vic tona or Barcoo River, Queensland. October 6th. The Court of Inquiry appointed to investigate the circumstances under which the Orient Co. s s.s. Austral foundered in Port Jackson mi November 1 Ith la«t year, has concluded its sittings, and delivered judgment to-.-'ay. The Court finds that the capsizing of the vessel was due to the water entering the after ports through coaling being carried on all at one side of the vessel for top long a time, causing her to heel over. The ship, however, was pronounced to be perfe-tly stable in every respect, and the casualty was declared to be due to a series of small mistakes, none of which were held to-be sufficiently serious to justify the Court in dealing with the officers’ ceitificates The Court added a rider, drawing attention to the Idameworthy practice of sending ships to sea before they had been inclined, and tb ir stability calculated . The inquiry, which was a most critical.and exhaustive one, lasted a fortni.hr..' The Vatican has appointed Bishop Sbeehy to be Archbishop of Sydney after the approval of tne Synod of Australian Bishops. The Queen of Madagascar is consulting with the whole of her chiefs as to the expediency of declaring peace. October Bth. The death is announced of Dr short, formerly Bishop of Adelaide ; og-d 80 A Parisian paper -ac(U«es CnrntnodoreErskme, of arrogant behaviour towards the agent ->f the New Heb-i its Company, and it urges the French Government to take energeiic raea-ures. The steamer Fawknei, bu-lt for the Melbourne Harbour Trust, has been launched. She will carry a five-ton gun. The Nihilists have sentenced the Czar to death. Madrid, October 6th. The Soanish Government have s. ut a communication'to the French Government demanding salisfac ion for the treatment accmded to King Alfonso by the Parisians during his recent visit to the French capital. Paris, October sth. It is announced to-bay that General Thebaudin has resigned his position as Minister of War in the French Cabinet. October 6th. As reparation to Spain for the insults offered by Parisians to King Alfonso during his recent visit to this city, the official journal in its issue to-day announces the authenticity of the apnlo.y which was made to the King of Spain by President Grevy, in the name of France, on the 29th ult., and which was subsequently published by the newspapers. October 8 r h. The lab st intelligence to band from ,the Congo states that the French expedition ■ here is pushing on actively, and has occupied Elokery. It is announced that General Sanssier has been appointed to succeed General Thebaudin as Minister of War. October Bth. Much discontent prevails throughout Spain at the apology of Presid nt Crevy, which was given as reparation for the insult offered by the Par.sians to King Alfonso. October 9 hj. News from the Cape states that the War den has arrested Cetewayo, who has been informed that he will be permitte I to settle on the re-erved territory if he agrees to remain peaceable Canon Donnelly has been appointed coadjutor to Archbishop M'Oabe. i Rome, October 4th. . .Tim report current yesterday that the Pope; was seriously ill is now proved to have’ been unfounded. It is announced from the Vatican that His holiness is in good health.