"Special to Star."

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 122, 31 March 1885, Page 2

"Special to Star."

, [bsctebs teleohams.l Londom, March 27. The proceedings recently instituted by the, Earl of Durham fora divorce from his wife on the ground* of her insanity \ hare been brought to a close, with the result that Lord Durham has been nonsuited. The Shipping Company's Aorangi, from Wellington (February 14th), arrived at Plymouth thii morning. Her shipment of frozen meat was ia good condition. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Waldeck Rousseau stated that the worst type of recidivistes would be seat to Cayenne. . ..* * . The b*at race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-day, and Oxford won by two and a half lengths. Sir Julius Benedict, the eminent m««ical composer is dying. It is rumoured that Prince Bismarck and M. Ferry have joint designs on Luxembourg, a neutral territory belonging to the King of the \ etherlunds. The dividend of the old Oriental Bank estate will be paid on April Bth. The necessity of increasing the strength of the Australian »quadron is being discu«sed by the authorities. The beef ex the steamer Cusco ii realising 4d -per pound. ' ;' if.' ' „;"•: March 28., The wool market i* firm. 10,600 bale* were catalogued yesterday, and l<>,loo bales have beeh withdrawn up t<» date, In tap House of 1 Commons last night, the convention recently concluded between the Power* and England for the settlement of the Egyptian financial question.* on the basis ot the proposals of the French Government, and as subsequently modified by the British Govern-r nient, was uuder dicussion. Sir Henry Bruce moved the motion of which he had given notice, cennuring the action of the Government in the mittcr.. ■ A, lengthy debate followed, with the result that the amendment was rejected, ami a resolution passed by a majority of fan y-i«iijht, expressing approval of the Egyptian Con : vention. . , March 30. The Daily News publishes a dr* patch from its St. Peterubnrg correspondent stating that the reply from the Kußsian Government to,EarlGranville'it communicntion.of tbej.6th, is now on its way to London, and further that it is couched in conciliatory language, and is likely to lead to & pacific settlement of the difficulty.