LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2919, 8 March 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. QUANTITY WHEAT AFLOAT. NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MUTTON. ANOTHER LOAN FOR QUEENSLAND. BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY RULES OF PROCEDURE. HEREDITARY PRINCIPLES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. THE DINNER TO THE VICTORIAN AGENT-GENERAL. TWO MORE PEERS CREATED. (Received March 6, 9 p.m.) London, March 5. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,870,000 qnnrters, an increase of 600,000 quarters during the week. New Zealand frozen mutton is 5Ad to 4-irl. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association:—Arrived, the ship Dragoon, from Lyttelton November 30th; and the steamship Orient, from Melbourne January 22nd. (Received March 8, 1.30 a.m.) March 6 Tenders are invited on behalf of the Queensland Government for a loan of one million five hundred thousand pounds. The minimum is fixed at £lO3. Tenders close on May llib. In the House of Commons last night the question of modifying the Ruh-s of Procedure came under discussion. A. motion to enforce suspension for one sitting only was negatived by a majority of 26. Mr Henry Labouchere, member for Northampton, brought forward a motion having for its object the abolition of hereditary principles in the House of Lords. The lion. Mr Gladstone, speaking on thu subject, stated that her Majesty's Government recognised the necessity for reforming the Upper House.

His Royal Highness the Duke oi Cambridge has been asked to pieside at the farewell dinner which is to be given to Mr Murray Smith on the occasion of his leaving England for Victoria.

It is announced th.vt her Majesty the Queen will be pleased to create Lord Bichard Grosvenor and Barou*Kensington Peers of the United Kingdom.

(Received March 8, 13.45 p.m.) Evening. The judicial committee of the Privy Council dismissed the appeal brought by A. G. Taylor, member of the New South Wales Legislature against the decision in the case of Taylor v. Barton, in which Taylor claimed damages against Barton, Speaker, for suspending him. The costs were given against Taylor. [special to press association. I London, March 1. Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner of Canada, has invited the several Agents-General to discuss with him a proposal to construct a cable between Vancover's Island and New Zealand. March 5. The Assets Compauy, which was formed by the Oriental Banking Company, is offering to purchase the deposits in the Commercial Bank of South Australia. Mr Oetavius Morgan, who resigned his seat for Battersea, id consequence of having been concerned in a Government contract at the time of his election, has been re-elected for that constituency. Lord Randolph Churchill, in a speech at Manchester, said the Conservative party _ would support a Liberal or a coalition Government.