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Golden Bay Argus, Volume I, Issue 125, 13 November 1885, Page 3

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LONDON. - November 10th

Annual Lord Mayor’s dinner was held at Guildhall la t night. The Premier Lord Salisbury replying to the toast of Her Ministers, stated that Russia was heartily co-operating with Gi-eat Britain in making out the Russo-'Afghan frontier.

Referring to the Burmese difficulties Lord Salisbury said.as little ehange would be made in the administration ofßunnah as was consistent with the interests of the British empire.

Alluding to the Conference now sitting at Constantinople, he expressed a hope that the strength of the parties would be maintained unimpaired and such a settlement be arrived at as would satisfy the people concerned.

The policy of Her Majesty’s Government m regard to Ireland was to uphold Union, protect loyalists, and generally try to give contentment and happiness to the people. • Mr Gladstone commenced his Midlothian campaign, addressing a crowded meeting of his constituents at Edinburgh last night, when lie was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm in the course of his address. He exhorted the Liberal party to remain.united and to confront boldly the demands made for the separation of Ireland from the United Kingdom.

Sentence was passed to-day on the prisoners found guilty of the abduction conspiracy in connection, with the Armstrong case. Mr Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, found guilty of abduction was sentenced to three years imprisonment, while Jacques of the same journal, ‘found guilty of conspiracy received one year. Rebecca Jax - rett and Madame Mouvey were each sentenced to six months imprisonment, ...in. the latter case with hard labor.