Special to "Star."

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 42, 10 April 1884, Page 3

Special to "Star."

bed-tea's telegbams." Received April 10. 12 15 p.m. Albany, April 9. j The case of small-pox which occurred i on board the P. and O. steamship Rome, I fr->m London, was of a mild character, j and the patient is now convalescent. Lonpon, April 8. I In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Gladstone, in reply to a question, stated ■ that Government had not ye' decided what course to pursue regarding dispute which has arisen between Nubar Pasha, i Egyptian Minister, and Clifford Lloyd. ' In the House of Commons to-day, the London Municipal Reform Bill, which was annouT-ce'l in the Q leeu's speech, Wis introduced, and read a first time. The measure provides for the extension of the Ci'y Corporation, so as to embrace the whole metropolitan area office, the office o' Lord Mayor to be retained, but the Court of \lderman to be abolished. The House of Commons adj >urned today for the Easter recess. The Right Hon John Bright is now better. It has transpired that the Quern proceeds to Germany under medical advice, her physicians having stated Her Majesty's health requires her to take a change. The Doric's cargo of frozen mutton has arrived in good condition. The first I portion of the shipment was sold to-day at 6d to 6§d per pound.