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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 54, 2 March 1880, Page 2

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London, February 28. At wool sab to-day. 10,300 balsa were offered, making total of 107,900 bales catalogued since opening. The *• sale was firm. Combing wools show an advance of 2£d, as compared with last series. Berlin, February 28. The appointment of Prince Hohenlohe as Foreign Secretary has been made, in consequence of Prince Bismark's state of heulth, which is reported to be bad. London, February 20. The House of Commons to-day voted a motion of Sir Stafford Northcote's, for punishment of members who obstruct business of House, by temporarily suspending them from the privilege of silting in Parliament. The\ n Liberals supported the. Government v on this question, and the debate lasted „ three days. Party feeling occasionally ran very high. Melbourne, Monday. Arrived. — Union Company's Steamship Albion, from New Zealand. The Argus to-day states Opposition have a majority of ten. * Tbe Age pub. lishes returns showing majority of

Welvc .for. Opposition. The latter journal, in a leading article in this morning's issue, referring to the elections, blames Beiry tor the defeat of the Liberal party in Victoria. , \ Melbourne, February 28. k\ the elections O'Loghlen and Munro have been defeated. Berry tops poll for Geelong by a smnli majority. Service was elected for Waldon. .Opposition gained all the seats for Melbourne suburbs. February 29. 75 returns have been received. Opposition, so far, claim a majority of nine. Pearson and all other Ministers, except O'Loghlen, are • elected. Casey, L. L. Smith, and Dixon were defeated.