London.

Manawatu Herald, 14 November 1893, Page 2

London.

Ml- Gladstone, speaking in the House of Commons, declared that the Government would treat the Matatele natives with justice, humanity and mercy. -•Mr Labouchere and other Radicals raised a debate on the Matabole w&r, -but -it came to nothing, and the closure was applied. Mr Gladstone, replying to a ques tion in the House of Commons, said the Government was satisfied that the Navy was adequate for all purposes. Karl Bpencer. First Lord of the Admiraly, speaking at the Guildhall banquet," said the Government were determined to put the Navy in a position to protect the furthest colonies. The colonial butter merchants have called a meeting of the trade for Monday to appoint a committee to regulate prices for the colonial article in the same way as for the Danish. ■ ■ It is expected that the prices will be fixed every week. The Duke of Devonshire, who is on a visit to Ulster, met with a great reception on his arrival. He delivered a trenchant speech at Belfast. In the House of Commons, with the assistance of 57 of the Irish members, the Government rejected iromthe Employers' Liability Bill, by a majority of 19, Mr McLaren's clause enabling workmen to contract. Messrs Field and Hayden, M.P.'s, have been committed for trial on the cliaVge of unlawful assembly in connection with the evictions in County Mayo.