London.

Manawatu Herald, 12 January 1897, Page 2

London.

The Right Hon. W. G. Gladstone, in returning thanks to the AngloArmenian Society for a present of his portrait on the occasion of his birthday, said the heart of England had been stirred by the Armenian atrocities, and the disgrace which now lay on the shoulders of the six Powers. There was a prospeot of better days, and the triumph of iniquity was doomed. He had an inextinguishable hope that the iniquities of the great assassin of Turkey would not go unpunished. The enthronement of Dr Temple, Archbishop-designate, a 9 Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of England, took place on Friday. .The procession, which included 25 bishops, was an imposing one. The trial of Lady Scott, John Cookerton and William Aylott, on the charge of oriminally libelling Earl Russell, resulted in their being sentenced to eight months' imprisonment each. Lady Scott will be treated in prison as a first-class offender. Speaking to bis constituents at Bristol, tiir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, an* nounced that in all probability there would be a fair surplus at the end of the financial year. During the approaching session the House of Commons would, he added, be asked to make conpiderable financial pro* vision for the establishment of British coaling stations. He hoped France would recognise the fact that British was determined to be supreme upon the seas. Sir Michael said it was imperative that Britain should continue to extend her Empire. Sir Faudel Phillips, Lord Mayor of London, has opened a fund in aid of the sufferers by the Indian famine. The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has appealed to the colonies for help in a similar direction. Mutton is unchanged. Lamb, B£d. Hemp is unchanged. Butter is in slow demand, with about 2s decline. The weather is mild.