London.

Manawatu Herald, 26 June 1894, Page 2

London.

The Rev. Mr Ottley, Vicar of Eastbourne, has been offered the Bishopric of Wellington. The Chancellor of the Exchequer

stated in the House of Common* that he would accept the principle of Sir Richard Webster's amendment preventing the imposition of double death duties, bufc the relief would be confined to colonies which will reciprocate. Sir Wm. Harcourfc added tbat he was drafting a clause to meefc th<_ difficulty. Sir Richard Webster and Sir George Baden Powell approved of w this course. ™ After the victory of one of the Prince of Wales' horses at Ascot, some Dissenters erected a scriptural banner opposite Royal enclosure. A large crowd assembled, and several scrimmages resulted, but the police succeeded in reitoring order. Mr Martin (of Turnbull, Martin and Co.) one of the new board of directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, declares thafc the board has determined to resist the initiation of civil proceedings, proposed by Mr Stewart, the official receiver, to recover from the members of the old board the amount of fche dividends paid out of capital. lt i 3 reported that fche Queen has invited the Ameer of Afghanistan' to visit England. Brail, the Anarchist, charged with felony and having in his possession plans for the destruction of the police and traitors to Anarchism, has been committed for trial. At his lodgings was found apparatus for coining. The Duchess of York gave birth fco a son afc 10 o'clock on Saturday evening. Both are doing well.