CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 120, 16 April 1889, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [PE* U»lTi;l> PBESS ASSOCIATION. [ London, April 13. Bradlacrgh's Bill repealing the blasphemy laws has been rejected by a majority of 96. Tho Court of Queen's Bench has decided (apropos of Lady Sandhurst) that ■women are ineligible for seats on County Councils. Information has been received that Mrs Langtry's residence at New York has been destroyed by fire. In a speech at Norwick.Lordßosebery said that Gladstone's Home Rule proposals attempted too much. If the country returned a House pledged to that principle, he thought that the Ministry should appoint a Commission comprising leading lawyers, jurists, aud civil Bervant* to report to Parliament as to the best system. The House of Commons adjourns on Tuesday until the 29th for Easter holidays. , The wool.market is very buoyant, but low crossbreds.are easier. Eoreign buyers have taken 4 7ths of the bales oftered Kell and Company, merchants, of Bradford, have suspended payments with liabilities amounting to £90,000. Pabis, April 12 A terrible tragedy is reported from Limoges, an ancient town and capital of the department of Upper Vienna. A mother strangled five of her children, and attempted suicide. Zanzibar, April 14. Bushire, the Arab leader, is endeavouring to make peace with Captain Wissman who is in charge of the German operations. Brussels. April 14. General Boulanger is suffering from insomnia, and his condition is causing great anxiety to his friends. Bbblis, April 13. It is believed that an amicable settlement of the Samoan difficulty will be the result of the Conference between the American and German delegates.