CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 112, 29 March 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[By Kleetric Telegraph.— Copyright ] , rKEUTEE'B TKLKftBAMsT Lokdjn. March 26. % Prince Bismarck is credited with havinij remarked to some, of the diplomatic envoys at Berlin that peace is completely nssnred for this year at least. The first of the Irish Lund Bills, dealing with, the -qaestion of leases, will be introduced in the House of Lords on Thursday. The Coptic arrived at Plymouth this afternoon with her cargo of meat in good condition. The University boat race was rowed on the Thames to»day, and resulted in a win for Cambridge. During the race, one of tUe Oxford crew broke his oar. The Victorian delegates to the Imperial Cenference have decided upon a wide programme of subjects to be submitted for discussion. They show a disposition to object to Mr Downer being entrusted with the conduct of tl>e postal discussion. The Phoebe Gold Mining Company, of Australia, has been registered with a capital of £40,000, _ The Bulgarian Premier is now openly advocating the erection of the two Bul» garias as an independent kingdom. Forty officers have been arrested at Odessa, on suspicion of participation in the last conspiracy. The Economist urges the Imperial Conference to simplify the procedure and executions of judgments in the colonies and England. General Tskander Khan, who it is reported was ordered by the Governor of Turkestan to make an attack on Afghanistan, hoped to surprise Herat. March 27. Prince Bismarck states that Germany will continue an absolutely pacific policy and predicts that 1887 will be a year of peace among the nations of Europe, There will be an altered tone of national feeling, and there is no cause for anxiety either in the East or the West. The Duchess of Cumberland has been adjudged a lunatic. The Marquis of Salisbury referring to the depressed condition of the agricultural iudustry, expressed deep sympathy with the farmers of the United Kingdom in their present distresss. It is reported that the Government of Turkestan have ordered Eskandez Khan, with a force of 12,000 men, to invade j Afghanistan, and take Herat. The Ameer has sent 10,000 men to reinforce the garrison of the city. Madrid, March 27. A revolutionary plot has been diseoy« ered, and many arrests have been made in this city, at Barcelona, and other towns. It is rumoured that fresh risings hare occurred at Widin and Plevna: ; An intrigue is on foot; in French pol.iti 'cal circles to eject M. Goblet, and it is considered probable that it will be sue*' cessful. ' ; ■-,--■■■■' Berlin, March 26. : The Emperor William is suffering from a cold, which has affected his eyes. Suez, March 26. The P. and O: Co.'s Home, bound for Australia, ran ashore at Port Said during a eale on Wednesday last, and sustained injuries to her rudder, which necessitated her return to Malta to be docked and repaired. ' -