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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 108, 27 June 1885, Page 3

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London, June I.— Kauri gum is 10s lower, being now £11 10s, Australian leather is gd higher, being now llfd. At to-day's wool sales 11,800- bales were catalogued, making the total offered during the series 139,500 bales, of which 22,000 have been withdrawn. The market remains flat. London, June 10. — In the measure which Government prepared for a modified form oi Htme Rule in Ireland, provision was made for abolishing the office of Lord-Lieut. It is expected that the incoming Conservative Cabinet will discard the budget proposals brought forward by Mr Childers with the exception of the one providing for an increase of the Income Tax from 6d to Sd, and postpono dealing with the balance of deficit until a future occasien. London, June 10. —3 percent, consols, four-eighths lower, 97 six-eighths. The quantity of wheat afloat is 760,000 quarters, or 500,000 quarters less than last weekg. Prime New Zealand mutton averages s£d to s£d per lb. At the wool sales to-day, 11,600 bales were submitted for competition. The market ii dull in tone. -__. Loxdon, June 12. — It is probable that Sii Henry T. Holland, member for Midhurst, will join the Ministry as Under-Secretary for the colonies. London, June 16. — The failure of the Suez Canal conference to arrive at any definite conclusion regarding the control and working of the Canal has irritated the French Government. The House of Commons has accepted the amendments which were introduced by the House of Lords in the Redistribution of Seats Bill. London, June 17. —Mr Gladstone has been offered an Earldom, but has declined the offer. Her Majesty the Queen returned to-day to Windsor Castle, from Balmoral. The strike at Pittsburg has ended, the employers having agreed to the demands of the men, and in consequence all those out have resumed work. Cholera is spreading in Murcia, and ifc is estimated that fully thirty thousand of the inhabitants have left that province. Lordfßandolph Churchill and the Marquis of Salisbury have held a conference with regard to the points of divergence between them, with the result that their differences have been moved. Sir Stafford Northcote ha 3 been offered, and accepted, a seat in the House of Lords. Ix is announced that in the new Cabinet, the Marquis of Salisbury will be Secretary of State for the Foreign Department ; Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India; and Sir Michael bicks- Beach will be Chancellor of the Exchequer, and leader in the House of Commons. Negotiations for the formation of a new Ministry are still in progress, and jthere are rumours of a divergence of opinion among the leaders of the Conservative party, it being stated that Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach are opposed to the inclusion of Sir Stafford Northcote in the administration, as wished by Lord Siliabury. A special message to the Press Aeiociation says that Sir Stafford Northcote will probably be raised to the peerage. London, June 18.— An attempt has been made by Australian soft goods men to boy. cott firms employing agents in the coloniesThe attempt has been strongly condemned. The nomination of Lord Randolph Churchill to the portfolio of Secretary of State for India is strongly censured, and the Marquig of Salisbury is blamed for yielding to and accepting Lord Churchill's advice regarding the formation of the Cabinet. Mr Mackelvie, who has already presented many works of art to the Auckland Art Gallery, has bequeathed £40,000 to the same institution. Sheehan. who was arreeted near Auckland on a charge of murdering his mother, sister, and brother, at Castletowaroche, and who was subsequently remanded Home, ha 3 been brought up charged with that offence, and has been committed far trial. London, June 19.— The frozen mutton ex the ship Turakina, from New Zealand, is realising sjd per lb, and lambs, S^d. The following is the constitution of the new Cabinet submitted by Lord Salisbury to the Queen :—: — Premier : The Marquis of Salisbury. Lord High Chancellor: Sir Hardinge Gifford. President of the Privy Council : Sir Stafford Northcote. Secretary of State for the Colonies : The Right Hon. R. F. Stanley. Secretary for Foreign Affairs : Lord Salisbury. Home Secretary ; Sir Richard Cross. Secretary of State for India : Lord Randolph Churchill. Secretary of State for War : Mr W. H. Smith. Chancellor of the Exchequer : Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. First Lord of the Admiralty : Lord George Hamilton. Postmaster-General : Lord John Mannors, Chief Secretary for Ireland : The Earl of Carnarvon. The office of Lord of the Privy Seal has not yet been filled. Earl Carnovan will be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; Mr Arthur Balfour, Chief Secretary; Mr Edward Clarke, Q.C., baa been appointed Attorney General ; Mr Gorat, Solicitor General ; and the Hon. Edward Stanhope, President of the Board Trade. The Marquis of Salisbury has been suecesaful in forming a new Ministry, and proceeded to Windsor to-day in order to submit the name 3 for the approbation of Her Majesty the Queen London, June 20. —News from Port Said states that a hitch has occurred in the works for the removal of the obstruction in the Suez Canal, which threatens to seriously delay the re-opening of the channel. Over a hundred steamers are already congregated, either homewards or outward bound. In the Wool Market there is no advance in prices, and bidding is irregular, French purchasers being languid. Crossbreds are a penny below the opening rates. Greasy, scoured, and merinos from to Id below the April sales. Up to date 171,000 bales have been catalogued, and 24,000 bales have been withdrawn. The wheat market remains inactive and unchanged. Seventeen off coast cargoes are now awaiting sale. 33s 6d is offered. One cargo has been sold for transhipment to the continent at 34s 8d. There have be en no sale? of cargoes on the passage. For the June shipment 37s is demanded, while 36b is all that is offered. - n , * Mr J. T, Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, has written a letter to the " Times " on the subject of the labour trade abuses, in which he states that Mr Griffiths, Premier of the colony, will take steps to legislate for the effectual prevention of such abuses. , , f The Duke of Manchester condemns the outcry that haa been mad© over the labour aueation.

In the House of Commona yesterday, Mi Gladstone moved that the House be further adjourned until Tuesday next, which was approved by the House. , In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury moved a similar adjournment, as he was not ready to make his promised statement to the House. Referring to the Redistribution of Seats Bill, Lord Salisbury stated that the Government objected to its being proceeded with, because the passing would prevent a dissolution before November. A motion to post] pone the consideration of the measures was subsequently carried by a large majority. London, June 21. -The political deadlock \ still continues in the Lords, LordSalisburyJ demanding to monopolise the House until the prorogation of Parliament, and also insisting that the Liberal party should forbear from attacking the Budget proposals. Mr Gladstone hesitates accepting a policy of neutrality. Mr Arthur Balforis will take the office of President of the Local Government Board, The Colonial Office promises to release the colonies from the offers made by them of men for service in the Soudan. London, June 20. Lord Derby, in responding to a farewell address presented to him by the several Agent-Generals, stated that Australia has, I during his term of office, acquired sixty thousand miles of territory in New Guinea. He admitted, in spite of international difficulties, the advantage of consulting the Agents on matters regarding the colonies. it is announced that Sir Stafford Northcote takes the position of First Lord of the Treasury, and not Lord Salisbury, as previously telegraphed. The Premiership, however, will not be combined with this office, as is usual, but will be assumed by the Marquis of Salisbury. Sir Stafford Northcote goes to the Upper House under the title of Lord Iddeslegh (?) The request made by Lord Salisbury that the Liberal party should give him an assurance of support in carrying on the business of the country has not been acceded to. Parliament re - assembled yesterday, after the adjournment.. The last Ministry have not as yot vacated the Treasury benches, and the position of the Liberal and Conservative members respectively in the House is unchanged at present. A disastrous explosion of fire damp took place yesterday, in a colliery at Pendlebury, near Manchester. Twenty-two men were killed at once, and 140 more are now entombed without the slightest chance of rescue. The Ministry have now eracu theiratcd Treasury benches. A fresh loan for New South "Wales will be placed on the market shortly. King Alfonso of Spain is insisting on visiting Murcia, where the cholera is now raging. Three thousand men are to be despatched to Madagascar to reinforce Admiral Miot. Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris has refused to accept the assurance as given by the French Government that the Recidiviste Bill would not be enforced. Lord Lyons beiieves that the measure was an electioneering manoeuvre. London, June 21. -The British territory in New Guinea does not include Rook Long, or any islands to the northward of the Sth parallel. The Russian newspaper "Novosti' states that in consequence of the Ameer of Afghanistan massing his troops at Annedira (sic), the Russian troops will be compelled to advance on them. London, June 22.— One of the three reasons for King Alphonso abandoning his projected visit to the cholera-infected districts was that the Ministry threatened to resign if he persisted in going. London, June 22.— The English Government have approved of the joint report prepared by Mr Thurston ami Dr. Krauel on the Anglo-German Commission on Western Pacific Affairs. The German Government are now considering it. The difficulties which hay« occurred in the formation of an administration by Lord Salisbury have not yot been surmounted, and it ie considered probable that the Liberal party will again return to power. In that case Mr Childers would not resume the portfolio of Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is understood that a re-arrangement of Ministerial portfolios has taken place as follows : — Lord President of the Privy Council, Viscount Cranbrooke ; Lord Privy Seal, Earl Marrowby ; President of the Board of Trade, the Duke of Richmond; President of the Local Government Board, Mr Balfour ; Vice-President of the Com mittee of Council ©f Education, the Hon. E. Stanhope. Mr Hugh Holmes, Q C , has been ap pointed Attorney-General, and Mr John Monroe, Q C, Solicitor-General for Ireland. Her Majesty the Queen has arranged a compromise between the leaders, and it has now been agreed to pass the Federation Enabling Bill. Madrid, June 20. —The cholera continues to increase rapidly in the south-east of the country. During the past few days no less than 2,000 cases, 800 of which ended fatally, as reported from the provinces of Valencia, Fastellon, De la Plana, and Murcia. A few deaths have occurred in' this city, and a very general feeling of alarm prevails. Madrid, June 21.— A riot of a serious character occurred yesterday. The trades men resented the proclamation declaring the presence of cholera within the city, and the mob doclining to disperse when summoned to do so by the anthorities, were fired upon by the military. The riot was not repressed until many persons had been seriouely injured. Paris, June 22.— Tho Madagascar question has again occupied tho attention of the French military authorities, and the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has given notice of an attention to ask for a credit vote of twelve million francs, for the purpose of despatching 3,000 troops to reinforce the French force under the command of Admiral Milot in Melagasy waters.