CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 6 December 1890, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London At tbo meeting 1' ile-iri-li p-irty on the ls% Mr Parne'l d- i*l:ircl that uo member of tho Gladsto ian party wus to I)'., trusted, and Mr Gladstone himself wae a tfam'loui eld. pintle*

man. Air Parnell accused s certain \ sjction, inoluding Messrs Sexton I a>id Ileal}', of conspiring with < Messrs Labott'-hero and Jas. Stuart i to oirt him li'oui the leadership. In < the course of bis remarks ho als > ■ accused Mr Gladstone of provo It- * ing tho present situation of afl'iiir. 1 aud called him "a leader killer," ] who had stabbed the lato Isaac Butt j in the back. Tbo Iriah leader admitted that he had erred in keeping « the pledge made to Gladstone, and .. not revealing the Hawarden proposals to his colleagues, but said - uhat the parly had virtually agreed to decline Home Rule for Ireland : on the basis ske'.ched at Hawarden. The meeting wasaltcnled by 74 members. Mr Paru ell's speech at (he meeting of the Irish party was very pas ionato, and as he disallowed any reference to be made to the recent divorce proceedings, this led to a series of hot encounters between Mr Parnell, Mr Healy, and others. Excited meetings have been he'd iv Cork, at which cries were raised of " Gladstone is a slippery devil," aud both Mr Gladstone and Mr Morley were hissed. The partisans of Parnell shouted, "To hell with Dillon, O'Brien, and Davitt." Mr Gladstone is convening* a ! meeting of the Liberal party. j Tho second reading* of the Irish i Land Purchase Bill is benig debated j in the Hous.- of Commons. The Tithes Bill has passed its ?eeond reading in the House of Commons hy a large majority. The Opposition loaders abstained from voting-. News has been received iv London to the effect that the Portuguese lowered tho British flag at Matacas in Kraalmmica Country, and hoisted their own. A party sent by the British Soath African Company, surprised the Portuguese and replaced the Hag. They captured two oi the Portuguese leaders. Hemp is in poor demand. 250 bales were sold at auction to-day. Good average realised £23. Wool is firm, and prices have hardened sh.htly. The present series of sales close on December 12. Frozen meat is uncbanctd. . .