LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 108, 12 April 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. [PER UNITED PKKSB ASSOCIATION.] London, April 11. At the woel sales to-day 13,000 bales were catalogued, and there were only small withdrawals. Merinos are improving in price, but inferior faulty sorts are irregular. Crossbreds are > generally weak. The appeal of Mr O'Brien, M.P. for Monaghan North, who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for inciting the people, has been dismissed. The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at Carnarvon, stated that he had every hope that the peace of Europe would be preserved. Beferring to a&tirs in Ireland, he said that rente were now paid with more freedom, the law better observed, boycotting was becoming rare, and the people were being relieved from tyranny. He stated that some of the worst members of the League aimed at theft as a mode of operation, and often murder was resorted to. He ridiculed the idea that nationality justified a separate political existence. BsBUK, April 10. The Emperor Frederick has conferred a decoration upon Sir Morel i Mackenzie, and in doing so pronounoed a high eulogium upon his skill. Stwtbt, April 11. It is stated that the duty proposed to be imposed in England on high* class wines will net affect the wines . shipped, from Australia. The 8.8. Titus, which- went ashore i at Warnambool, is insured for £7000. She has not yet been floated off. I The wheat yield this year is slightly over 12 bushels to the acre, as against an average of 14*88 for the last ten » years. Bbisbanb, April 11. A case of leprosy has broken out at t the Croydon goldfields. The miners , in the 3 district are petitioning the ; Government to eject Asiatic and Afri- , can aliens from the goldfields, except i those who are engaged as gardeners. , For the next election 170 candidates* i are announced for 72 seats. Of this number 78 hare declared themselvea . as Protectionists, and 10 Freetraders. * Vessels which are arriving from 1 New Guinea state that during the " voyage, and shortly after leaving the l island, show ers of hot ashes fell on the „ deck, and it is supposed that a serious j eruption has occurred in that neigb> t borhood. Mbumwbnx, April 11. The tunnel which it is proposed to> drive under the Yarra River will cost '_' LBO,OOO, and it is intended to connect South Melbourne and Geelong. d Vignerons have asked the permission of the Government to replant the j vines, but the Minister in charge of r the Department has declined to grant the request, as phylloxera has not been thoroughly eradicted.