CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 124, 19 May 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright [PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | London. May 17

The Hight Court of Exchequer has decided that the increase of sentences in the recent cases of appeal brought by the Irish members and others was quite legal. News has been received by mail that Benson, the noted forger, has committed suicide at Isew York.

Rain prevented the cricket match at Oxford to-day between the Australian Eleven and the Oxford University.

At a meeting of Parnellite members, held at Dublin, resolutions were passed affirming that the facts alleged in the decree of W<* Holiness the Pope against the Plan of Campaign were without foundation, and that interference in politics did not come within his rights. An Australian wheat cargo of 6000. quarters, >une shipment, has been sold at 34s 4£d ; two cargoes of 2000 quarters and 1000 quarters each have been sold at 335.

The Coptic's frozen meat is selling at from 4d to 4Jd per lb. Lord jfcandolph Churchill, speaking at Preston, denounced the incredible waste and extravagance of the Admiralty and the War Office, where a fatal chaos would reign in the event of war breaking out. The warships and fortresses were without guns, the rifles of the infautry were obsolete, and there was no reserve material on hand.

The Earl of Carnarvon, in the House j of Lords, has given notice of his intention to ask the Government whether the? intend to restrict the entry of foreign cruisers into colonial harbors. The Morning Post in referring to the subject, expresses an opinion that it is difficult to see how the demands of the colonies can be refused without danger of England becoming engaged in a conflict with them, which may have serious results. May 18. Teemer has issued a challenge to Kemp to row him on the Nepean River for the championship of the world and 2500d01e. Brelin, May 18. The Emperor's health is greatly improving. He spends most of the day m a teut in the Castle grounds at Charlottenfeurg. Hong Kong, May 17. The Chinese Imperial authorities are greatly irritated at the recent action of the Australian Governments in attempting to exclude Chinese from the colonies. Ottawa, May 16.

Tbe Canadian Government are protest* ing against the reckless emigration of English paupers to Canada. Pabis, May 17. It is reported that the Premier will move for the expulsion of Boulanger from the Chamber of Deputies.