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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 256, 6 March 1894, Page 2

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A BRITISH VICTORY. THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIBEL CASE. THE NEW SOUTH WALES PREMIER ATTACKED. AN AWKWARD BLUNDER. THE REV DR TALMAGE. SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN AMERICA. (pkb rn»ss association 1 London. March 5. The West Indian Regiment, under Colonel Madden, captured Busumbatta, in Fondislah's country. The loss was nine wounded. The enemy suffered severely. Upon appeal in the case Martin v. the British Museum, the reference to books alleged to contain a libel on Mrs Martin, the Judge reversed the verdict in the plaintiff's favor upon a point of law. The Times condemns Sir G. 11. Dibbs for the suppression of the fact that the Treasury wired him that Mr Peel's essay was a private document before his rejoinder was published, and declares his discourtesy to the Treasury inexcusable. It would be unusual, (he Times consi« dered, in any part of the world to treat the statement of high officials with such open disregard. The Colonial Office is frequently required to accept langnnge from Colonial Governments which would not be tolerated for a moment from a Foreign Power, and the dismty and repute of the colonies are not enhanced thereby. Tlit; Bank of Australasia sued the proprietors of Whitaker's Almanac for including that institution in the list of Australian Banks that had failed during the last year's crisis. The defendants apoloj^ised for the error, and withdrew the bulk of the issue from circulation and the Bank consented to take a verdict for one pound. N* w.York. March 5. The Rev Dr Talmage has withdrawn his resignation of the pastorate of Brooklyn Tabernacle. The sugar duties are regarded as settled, -J of a cent per pound will be imposed below 80 degrees as shown by the Palarisco]>ic. Two negroes entered the residence of Mr Baker, a farmer in New Jersey, for the purposes of robbery, and murdered his wife and child, who throated to give an alarm. Baker, although seriously wounded, managed to seize hold of an axe, with which he killed both the assailants. Rome, March 5. The Chamber of Deputies carried a vote of confidence in tuc Crispi Government by a majority of 300 votes.