London.

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London.

Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, speaking at Birmingham, said it would be little short of criminal to evacuate Egypt at present. Government would introduce free education in Ireland on Tuesday.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand and Biver Plate Land and Mortage Agency Company, the Chairman stated that capital would certainly be withdrawn from New Zealand if the recent legislation were put into operation.

The Archbishop of York, Archdeacon Sinclair, and the Chief Eabbi called on Cardinal Manning on the 18th. The Pope sent his blessing by telegraph.

The Cardinal died peacefully in the arms of the Eev. W. Vaughan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth.

Mr E. Whitley,M.P. for Liverpool, has died of influenza.

New Zealand long-berried wheat, 445, quiet.

Canterbury mutton, 4£d; beef, hindquarters, 4d.

A thousand bales of New Zealand hemp were sold at the following prices : — Good Auckland, £22 5s ; fair Wellington. £20 10s.

Cardinal Manning's teetotal principles rendered his treatment difficult. He was only ill three days. The Pope was profoundly affected by the death of the venerable Cardinal.

It is expected the Right Eev Herbert Vaughan, Bishop of Salford, will succeed him as Archbishop of Westminister,

Six of those arrested at Walsall in connection with the alleged anarchist conspiracy were brought before the Court on Saturday. The police gave evidence that a wide spread conspiracy in England and on the Continent had been discovered.

Among the prisoners' property were found bombs, fuses, seditious papers, and directions how to destroy public buildings and theatres when full of people.

The prisoners were remanded.