CABLE NEWS. Special to "Star."

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 67, 8 November 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. Special to " Star."

BKCTER'S TSLEGRAiIS. LoNDoy, November 6. It is reported that ilonsi^nor Capel, the illustrious prelate of the Eoman Catholic Church, is to be appointed to succeed the late Archbishop Vaughan nt Sydney. The failure is announced to-day of Hempliad Brothers, engineers, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. The liabilities are estimated at £200,000. Several insolvencies have also occuned at Birmingham, the liabilities being set down at a total of fully £153.000. A German firm at Angra Pedvena have threatened to fire on a British schooner, in consequence of the captain having refused to pay diatoms duties. The cargo of frozen meat by the s.s. Orient has arrived in excellent condition. The Orangemen at Derry fired at a processsion escorting the Mnyor of Dublin, and two *'atholica were wounded. Serious riots ensued, but they have now been suppressed. Belokade. ?fov. 6. Telegrams to hand from Scernareliti to-day report that the Servian troops have been reinforced, and are now attacking the ratals' position.

Received November 8, 11.20 a.m. Alexandria, November 7. Reports hare readied here from Soudan that El M'audi, tl.e false prophet and leader of the rebellion in Kordofan, is dead. Amsterdam, November 6. Reports of the Executive Commissioner for the Netherlands have made recommendation to the Minister of Foreign Afffiirs that decorations should be conferred upon the redresentatives of the Australian colonies at the exhibition in this city. Paeis, November 7. OfHVal despatches from Tonquin anaouQce that Admiral Courbet has decided to postpone until next month his projected advance against Bac Ninh. Telegrams are also to hand stating that the Chinese are preparing to offer a desperate resistance to the French attack.