London.

Manawatu Herald, 1 May 1894, Page 2

London.

In his speech iv support of the Miners' Eight Hours Bill, the second reading of which has just been carried in the House of Com inons by 87 votes, Lord Randolph Churchill said the measure would benefit 400,000 miners, and that it was preferable to strikes. Messrs John Morley, Burt, and 80 unofficial Liberal members voted against the Bill. Ministers are willing that 15 members from the Opposition side of the House be nominated as members of the Scotch Grand Committee. la the House of Commons, Sir Edward Clark moved the rejection of the Registration Bill unless the inequalities in electoral power are redressed. . The proposal for the Sootch Grand Committee has been carried, the Government concession having bean accepted. The Scotch Radicals complain that by the concession the Government whittled away the value of the Grand Committee. The Scptch Local Government Bill has been read a first time. In the House of Commons, the 'Right Hon H. H. Asquith, Home Secretary, moved to introduce the . Bill for the Disestablishment of the Church of Wales and Monmouthshire. The measure, which is of a highly complicated character, follows broadly on the lines of the Act for the Disestablishment of the Irish Church. The Church Commissioners a)s .empowered to ultimately apply the 'Church funds to "parish -and county councils, hospitals, and to institutions for technical and higher^ education. The cathedrals are treated as national property, and every incumbent will retain his life interest in his office, parsonage, and 'glebe, receiving from th» Commission the net proceeds of the tithes. The Bill is to come into operation in January, 1898. The Timet characterises the Bill as a gigantic bribe to the ratepayers to spoliate the Church. The Standard says the Government has no intention of passing the Bill in the present Parliament. The Morning Post advises that Germany should be asked what price Bhe will take to withdraw from j Samoa, and that the United States should bo placated by allowing her to retain Pago Pago. The way

would then be clear for England to deal with the islands. Mr Weadell is at Paris, urging the French Minister of War to purchase the Timaru's Geelong mutton," and utilise the ship at Rouen for cold storage purposes. - There are complaints that the bones of the mutton in all the vessels that have recently arrived from New Zealand have a bad odour. It is believed to be due . to. dafectiffl- , freezing in the first instance. '^P^ The Port Said Refrigerating Com«^^ pany has secured a gite for a store at Malta, at a cost of £40,000. The works will be finished in six months. The Government is directing the construction of a cold store at Gib-' raltar, . ' .-•■•■••.• Mr Asquitb, Home Secretary, has refused Anarchist groups the uiual facilities for assembling in Hyde Park on the occasion of the May Day celebrations. The police say there is no doubt the Anarchists intended to blow up the Stock Exchange. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, 26s 93; market flat and business restricted. South Australian do., 27s 6d ; Victorian, 275. New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality, 4£d ; second quality, 8 7-Bth pence; market depressed. Lamb, first quality, 5 l-Bth peace. There are no beef hind'quatters in the market. ' '■ Hemp is quiet. One hundred and ninety bales of New Zealand hemp were offered, but had to be bought in. .