Condensed Cablegrams.

Manawatu Herald, 2 April 1889, Page 2

Condensed Cablegrams.

LONDON

Ia the House of Lods the Marquis of Salisbury pronounced a eu oguim on the late John Bright. He described him as the greatest master of English oratory who had been heard for several generations. His eloquence wasrcbust and powerful, burning with noble thought. He alluded to Bright's rectitude of character, saying that his actions were never guided by personal feeling but were inspired by the purest patv -tism from the beginning to the end of his career.

The Captain and the officers of H M S. Snlfcan, which was recently wrecked off Malta, will be tried by court-m«»rfcial ''or '.be loss of the ship.

Tlie rapprochement between England and Germany is regarded as complete. Sir E. B. Malet, the British Ambassador at Be.lin. has banquetted the Emperor and Empress, and the relations between Lord Salisbury and (Jouut Herbert Bis-ua.'ck. now on a visit to Ing land, a.c of the most co-dial character. It is expected that when the Empetiov vinita E upland official y he will be reconciled fco the Prince of Wales.

The Queen has sent letters of condolence to the relatives of Mr Bright.

Tbe spo ting cases Wood v. Cox aud Wood v. the earl of Durham have been compromised, aud it is probable that the case of Chetwynd v. the Earl of Durham wiil bn settled in a similar mannev. These actions all arose ou . of the allegations made by the Earl of Du:ham agaiust Sir G-. C-ietwynd's stable. .

N»-w Zealand mutton, 4d to 4Jd; Beef, nominally the s me price. New Zealand hemp, ,£37 5s to £31 10s

Mr Gladstone delivered a formal panegyric on the late John Bright in the House of Commons on 30th March. He said his old colleague had been removed from the present busy scene of lif e, at^ h_ippj_jjiQH_ent when the great cause of Freetrade, which he advocated for so many years, was in its "full career of triumph ' His opposition to Home Rule, though disappointing to those with whom he had been long associated, had not been able to provoke a disparagement of his character on their part, but he believed it had produced a deeper impression than either his distinguished intellect or his splendid eloquence. Mr Brightsupreme eulogy was an elevated political life of the loftiest standard, which had become an object of reverentia' contemplation, and caused his name to be indelibly written on the hearts of all Englishmen.

The funeral of the late John Bright took place on the same day, the deceased being interred in the Quakers' cemetery, Bochdale Lan cashire. Among those who followed the remains were the representative of Her Majesty the Queen and a large number of the members of the House of Commons and other political bodies. I'OBEIGN Duke Adolphus of N nssau has been appointed recent o> Holland INTERCOLONIAL

Four thousand one hundred and s-venty-fouv bags of wheat by the Pukaa. from New JZea and have been sold a*. Sydney at prices ranging from 4s 6(1 to 4s 10£ d.

0.-.ions have al o risen to Ll4, owing to the scarcity.

In Melb.nrne Seventy thousand hags of wheat have be_i sold at 5s 7d per luishel. The tone of the market is stiffening.