London.

Manawatu Herald, 14 September 1895, Page 2

London.

Cardinal Vaugban contends that the kernel of the difficulties as to the reunion of the Anglican and Roman Churches is the question of the admission of Papal infallibility. In the stiUlling rade between Harding and T. Sullivan, the betting was 11 to 10 on Harding. Sullivan led half-way, but was then pumped but. Princess Alexandra, third daughter of the Duke of Coburg and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, has been betrothed to Prince HohenloheLangeriburg. /"•" '**/T The Timet says the details J)f the Queensland Budget now -availabie> increase the satisfactory impression made by the cabled summary. It congratulates the Premier on the position in which he has placed the colony. The English colliery owners are sinveating largely in Victorian colliery 1 companies. / Tne Thnd says the revival in trade means in reality that values and quantities have both risen. The Polar expedition in the steam yacht Wind ward, ..formed by Messrs Jackson and llarmsworth under the leadership of the former, has reached Vardoe. < The expedition set out in July, 1894, going by way of Franz Josef Land. Three of the Windward's crew died from curvy. Jackson sledged northwards on March 3rd. Lady Frances Gunning has been convicted on a charge of having forged her father's name to bills of exchange, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. In the cricket match All England v. Stoddart's eleven, Stoddart declared his innings closed with six wickets down for 289. Ford was not out with 111, and Lock wood not out with 60. This left England to score 293 to win, but they made a wretched stand, and w^rft all disposed of for 68, leaving Stoddart's eleven winners by 224 runs.