LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 129, 24 April 1890, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

;•■ -"•« ■—■ •-•-: JBy Electric Telegraph. --Copyright, ■"' (ver united draißss association). London; April 23The proposed alterations in the duties on tea, spirits, and currants hasbeen adopted by the House of Commons. The World states that Dr Biwry/ has refused the Bishopric St. Albans. Sir J. McKenna, vice-Preßident of the National League, has resignedstating that the League no longer exists, aad" that the American mem- ? bers will not submit to the leadershipof assassins. The Postmaster- General will discuss the ocean postage reductions withi ",",-. the Agents-General on Friday. ' ; R The Colonising Committee; of theHouse of Commons examine the - Agents-General on Thursday, Mr Parker informed the Committee on the Western Australias -.Kii that he disagreed with Sir T. Campbell*-*---opinion respecting the reservation of Albany, He did act think ther* would be any objection tc it, Albany might be made another Gibraltar. It was imperative- that the Government of the colony should control th* northern lands unless a new colony were created. He suggested amendmen to in the Bill which would prevent the immigration of Anglo Chinese, subjects to the colony. Paris, April 23. Information has been received" of au engagement between French and Dahomeyans, in which, after two hours' fighting, the former were defeated, and retreated to "Porto Novoand the enemy pursued them* half" way. The Frenoh loss was 5h wounded but the Dahomeyans suffered severely. The* King publicly commended ., his troops for their gallant behaviour. d Sydney, April 23. Two bodies of men have been- found i floating about at Bourke. The water I is at last falling.

Receiyed April 34, 12.45 ptmLonDOir,. April 23. Mr Daviit disapproves of ParnelTsscheme for dealing With Irish lands, andi it finds no favour witb Home Rule Press. The Australian cricket team having: been delayed at Gibraltar owing to the* collision of the (steamer Liguria, they played and defeated a local sixteen; Her Majesty Queen Victoria has arrived at Darmstadt and on Friday will visit the Emperor William, the Empress- . , Agusta, and the Empress Frederick. Washington, April 23. , The Chicago Exhibition Bill-has passed Congress. Chicago. April 23 Seventy thousand labourers will paradethe streets on May Ist, advocating eighthours labor. Stdnby, This Day. Up to date i&000 has been subscribed in aid of the sufferers by the floods :»£''•" Bourke. • William Warden Couob has- been sentenced to death for the murder of William* Trevithick, an elderly man employed by the United Devonshire Goldminihg Company, at Sandhurst. Deceased was the nightwatchman at the mine, and Couch murdered him in order to steal the plates from, the quartz crushing batteries.