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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 27, 19 August 1890, Page 2

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright fl'BU UNITED PHKiSS ASSOCIATION.) London, August 15 It is stated here that Mrs Parnell, mother of the leader of the Irish party, is dying in New York. Ihe House of Commons sat all night discussing the construction of light rail wiijs in Ireland The measure met with considerable obstruction, and a split has taken place between the Irish party ou this question, one section b iitg led by Mr Sexton and the other by Mr Heaiey In the House of Commons to-day Mr A. J. Balfour. Secretary for Ireland, in reply to a question, stated that the potato famine in Ireland has come on the Government unexpectedly, but he thought that the Poor Law of Ireland sufficiently provided for the distress. August 16 Many bishops, peers, and old Anglican friends will attend the funeral of Cardinal Newman. Heavy gales have been experienced lately, and the crops have suffered severely. The Duke of Clarence has had a second attack of fever, and it is beleived that the disa>e is the result of his Indian tour, from which he only recently re urned. It is probaMe that t c Indian rupee will be recognised in London as valued at Is Bd. At a meeting of the shareholders of the New Zealand Antimony Company a re solution was carried remjving Sir Walter Buller from tlie directorate. Russia is arranging for a railway loan of 15 millions. In commenting on the diplomatic re lations with the United States Govern ment regarding the Behring sea fisheries dispute, the English press generally applauds the action of the Marquis of Salisbury and the firmness that was shown by him. The Standard, while admitting that the position is not without misgivings, considers that England canm>t sur render Canadian rights to those waters A despatch sent by the Marquis of Salisbury to the United Slates Government, on August 2nd, refuses and disallows iVJr Blaine'w proposals that the question be referred to arbitration. Caieo, August 15. Cholera has broken out here, but at present there is nothing serious. Washington, August 15. Robbers derailed a train on the Balti-more-Ohio Railway, killing three persons and injuring many. Guatemala, Aueub) 15. General Ezeta has again defeated llu rebels under General Kivas. Honduras has mussed 10,000 troops on the Guatemala frontier. Buenos Aybes, August 15. An examination of the boots showi that the National Bank has lent to th< friends of President Celman a sum o 30,000,000 dollars.