BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2839, 1 May 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Rkotkr’s Aqbnoy.j ' ; Newmarket Babes* I London, April 29. ; The race for the One Thousand, Guinea Stakes was run at Newmarket and resqltod ; as". srrSaint Margefite, 1; Shotover (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas'), 2; Nellie, 3, The New L-li-lt is now definitely announced : that v Earl Cowper has resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. No, authoritative statement as to his successor has yet been published ; but it is under- 1 stood that Earl Spencer (Lord President :, of the Council) will be appointed to tho vacancy. : ,r ■ ■ ; Later. The announcement that Earl Spencer, has been appointed to succeed Earl - Cowper as Viceroy is now fully confirmed. It has further transpired that r the noble earl, although resigning the Lord Presidency of the Council, will. . continue as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to remain a member of the Cabinet. Parkes Again. . A grand banquet, given by Australian colonists and others to Sir Henry Parkes, took place at Willis’ Booms this evening. H.B.H. the Duke of Edinburgh presided, and a distinguished company was present. In|the course of his speech on the occasion Sir Henry Parkes quoted freely from statistics of the colonies with the object of shewing that the “ Australian child was rapidly becoming equal to its parent.” Aquatics. Both Hanlan and Triokett are in splendid condition for their race on the Ist proximo. Betting is 4 to 1 on Hanlan,