London.

Manawatu Herald, 22 March 1894, Page 2

London.

The Earl of Rosebery had a most enthusiastic reception at Edinburgh, wh iv he delivered an address. The Premier complained that his speech on Home Rule in the House of Lords had been misrepresented. AH he meant to say was that if the Liberals were to carry Home Rule ih< y must first carry conviction to th'h.art <f Eng'and, which wsii really it truism and he adhered to h. He believed a majority of, ?ay, one hundred in the United Kingdom in favour of Home Rule would convince even the House of Lord*, whose strength at present lay in the solid majority of English votes behind it. He denounced the Lords aa a packed Court of Appeal Against

I the Liberal party. He approached rhe Irish qußffciou, he said, . as an Imp -rial 6ii •'. vvhieli coiicernod othfi* p filiations a.« much as Ireland. When So tlmd expresses' a distinct el- *'••:• fir H. >me R-ilo h ■ was ready to iad a movement. tlis Lord/hip concluded by expressing the opinion ! that; the maintenance if the su re ; maey of ih~. British Navy was the greatest guarantee of the peace of Europe. ■ The Tims .considers th&t from Lord Rosebery's speech it is c ear thnt Home Bale is shelved, ami fch-ih an early dissolution of P.u liana -nt; is mire than ever probable. The Standard regrets that, owing t • the* Irish clamour, he fought to exp'ain the pui ion, th mgh within BUCCPSS. The Liberal papers are in full accord with his speech. ' Mr Dillon declares that His Lord-* ship's explanation proves that he is an honest and honourable champion of Ireland. The Times asserts that the Healy ites are suspicious with regard to Irish matters. Mr E. Blake has informed Lord Roaebery that the Irish Party are absolutely satisfied with the new Cabinet. ! At a trades union meeting in Hyde Park, a resolution was carried unanimously in favour of abolishing the House of Lords. A procession which took place, one of the largest in the history of London, had in its vast column a coffin as an emblem of the death of the Royal veto, and a threat to burn those workers who did not desire to substitute for the House of Lords an elective Chamber. In the Eouse of Commons, Lord Randolph Churchill moved a vote of ensure on L >rd R webery on the i ground that the latter's speech in Edinburgh had influenced the Leith election. Sir W. V. Harcourt, in reply, said that several members of the House of Lords, as members of the Primrose League, habitually interfered in elections Mr Balfour declined to support tha mbtion, whereupon Lord Ran dolph Churchill withdrew it. Tht> new Registration Act is to l>e th* first measure discussed. It provides i hat :h* pc i>d of residence qualifying an elector sh».li be reduced, and also that Parliamentary general election* shall b on the si me day. It is stipulated further that the 'oil of electors ah .11 be revised half-yearly. The Court upheld the order to examine the Directors of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Notice of appeal was given His Honor Sir Roland Williams, in delivering judgment, said he was decidedly of opinion that a pvimi facie case of fraud had been made i out against Mr Thomas Rimscli, and he wis nrp i e<l that the \ dir. otor.s were unwilling fci take tho opportunity to clear themselves. His Honor also said the report of the liquidators revealed a state of things demanding rigid examination. He expressed the opinion that Mr Thomas Ru-ipell had to a largeextent benefited by his not bona fide dealings with land and loan companies. The Times says that the public are astonished at the directors appealing to their innocence, and adds that their public position ought to render them impatient to meet an enquiry. The wool sales closed with spirited competition — medium aud good greasy £d to $d above the opening rates. The total quantity catalogued was 188,400 bales, of which 118,000 were sold for export, and 63,200 for the home trade. Tallow, medium mutton, 255 ; beef, 255. The English wheat market is heavy and inactive, the Continental depressed, and the American betrays a general decline. An Australian March «hipin>.'nt h-,l<l at, 25* 9d. (■olouial b tier i,s uuoUiuged. The Rimutaka 8 cargo is realising 103s.