CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 28, 15 August 1885, Page 2

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London, August 13.

Both Houses of Parliament last Bight passed unanimous votes of thanks to the British forces engaged in the Egyptian campaign for their services. In the House of Lords the pnncipal speeches were made by the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Cambridge Earl Hartingdon, and Lord Carrington, and in the House of Commons by Sir Michael Uicks.Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, all of whom lauded the gallantry of the New South Wales contingent, and asserted that the loyalty shown fey the British colonies was adding new strength to the Empire. The departure of Lord Carington, the new Governor of New South Wales has been definitely fixed for December 30th. The Royal Commission appointed to consider the present trade depression includes Lord Dunraven and Messrs P. H. Muntz, S. Storey, and A. O'Connor, -M.j?'B. A number of prominent Liberals, including Hon. G. J. Goschen and Hon. G. J. Sbaw-Leferre, declined appointment on the Commission. , > The Payment, of Irish members of Parliament Fund has been augmented by a subscription of £1,000 received from -Australia. - Archbishop Moran returns to Sydney on the 16th in it. Messrs W. W. Tickle and Company, merchants and Australian agents, have become bankrupts, with liabilities amounting to £38,000. Their assets amount to £12.000. , ■ Bbbltv, August 13. Despatches to hand from Admiral Paschen, commanding the German Squadron at Zuniiba. state that on the 11th inst. be presented an ultimatum to the Sultan. As no reply was received for 24 hours, the fleet anchored opposite the Sultan's Palace, where it ao<r remains. ■ ■ Vienna, August 13. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff arrived here to-day en route for Constantinople.