London.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 14 July 1891, Page 2

London.

The Financial Times is of opinion there is evidence that the rise in colonial stocks will bo substantial. The authorities of Cambridge and Oxford decline to. abandon their special jurisdiction over the townsfolk. : , . ... The London School Boards have decided to abolish school fees in the event of the Free Education Bill becoming law. The Eev C. Spurgeon's condition is slightly improved. The Archbishop of Canterbuiy , has visited him. : Canterbury mutton, 4£; lamb, 5d ; beef, hind-quarters, 4fd. The meat market is glutted, and a quarter of a million carcases of mutton are stored in London. New Zealand' hemp is unchanged. Miss Dodd defeated Mrs Hillyard for the lawn tennis champipnship, and the brothers Baddeley defeated Messsr Prim and Stoker in the men's doubles., "... . Warrants; have besn granted against two policemen named Cattle j and Branbury, in connection with the arrest of one Alice Mil'ard as a fcrbsiitute, on 22th June; Inquiries made since' prove the charge against the woman to be entirely unfounded.

The Times, Standard, Advertiser, St James' Gazette, and Globe, call the Tarlow election a Papal viotorj, and denounce the returning power ot the priesthood. Mr Balfour is engaged on a scheme of Education for Ireland. The Irish Catholio has absorbed the Nation newspaper. The Irish Land Purchase Bill has passed through the House of Lords. Prince Dowlas has summoned the Khurds to give up the girl Greenfield abduoted by them. In the House of Commons to-day Sir James Fergusson made a further statement regarding the British girl Greenfield abducted by Khurd? in Persia. He announced that after the strong protest offered by the Imperial Government, the Porte had withdrawn the objection to Persia taking forcible action to release the girl from the Turkish consulate. Mr H. Labouchere, referring to the Minister's remarks, said that the Turks were brigands, and; as such ought to be told to clearly understand that outrages of the nature of the present would not be tolerated. The mere entering of a protest was nothing, they might as well talk to a blind ass as to Turkey. Sir James Fergusson. replied that he would again protest to Turkey in connection with the abduotion.