CABLEGRAMS. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 192, 19 February 1887, Page 1

CABLEGRAMS. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

London, February 11.— In the Houb6 of Commons to day the debate on Mr ParneU'd amendment to the Address in-Keply, that no disorder exiscod in Ireland in dintricta wl-eio rente had been suitably reducod, was resumed and concluded. On a division (he amondment was rejected by a majority of 100 in a full House. The voting was as follows: Ayes, 246 ; noes, 352

London, February 14.— Tho Marquis of tlartingron has written a letter to the Unionist Liberals ot Barnsley, urging them to support the candidature of Mr Thuveby, Conservative, against Mr Stamp, a follower of Mr Gladstone Mr Low is, Conservative, ha-< been elected for North Antrim by a majority of 1 301) 3Nat]onali°t meetings were held at Lcighrea and Youghal yesterday in spite of tho meetings having been prohibited by the authorities.

London, February 14. Mo&t of the military aud naval schools of Russia are involved in the recent conspiracy detected thoe, and numerous arretts of officers havo been made. London, February 14.-- It it reported that 2,0U0 Chinese troops havo entered (Jpp6r ftaxmah, to coorce the Shann. London, February 15. —The St. Androvv'd Univeisity has conferred on Mr LuishJey, of Auckland, the Doctorship of Law.

London, February 14 — The steamship companies do not feel disposed to alter the duration of the contract fur the carriage of the mails to Australia Sir Graham Berry has suggested that the term should be eeven years. The Agent*-Qeneral have hinl 3d that there is a pot-sibuity that tho colonies would be content with afortcightly service. An iototvbw with reference to the carriage of mails to Australia took place to-day between the Agents-General of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Mr Blackwood (secretaiy of the Post office), and the managers of the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient Companies. No settlement of the question was arrived at. Mr Black wood promised to communicate with tbe two companies on Wednesday or Thursday next, when he would inform them what decision the Government had come to with regard to the postal contract.

London, February 15.— The trial of Dillon O'Biien, Harris, and O'Sheehy, for conspiracy, commenced in Dublin yesterday. Rome, Febiuaiy 14 - Signor DepretL?, Pi-e ident of the Council of Ministers, who recently tendered his resignation to the Sing, has undertaken the reconstiuction of the Cabinet;. A let" sr from Mr John Bright, in i eply to a communication from Mr J. NortoD, i8 published in the mouiiog papdis. The wrilar expresses the hopo that the Soudan expedition will be the laat occasion in which Australia will join in a war where her interests are not immediately affected.

Pauis, February 9. News h to hand from Lyons that three bombs were exploded to-day near the Palais do Juistic am that city. Mo damage was done to the building, but several persons who participated in the outrage were hurt. Eight of them were subsequently arrested.

London, February 10. Italian accounts state that in the recent engagement at Maseowah, six hundred men were opposed to ten thousand AbyssinianeThe fighting lasted for four hours, the garrison inflicting terrible lose on their assailants. At a banquet given last night by the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Sir J. Fevgusson, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, expressed the opinion that a Euroj: Dan war was unlikely to break out at the present juncture The election to fill the vacancy in the representation in the House of Commons of St George's, Hanover Square, Division of Middlesex, took place to day, resulting in the return of Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, by an overwhelming majority over Mr Haysman, the Radical candidate. The polling was as follows :— Gopchen, 5,702; Haysman, 1,5 '5.

London, February 10.— The report that Lord Duuraven had resigned his appointment as Urider-Secretaiy of the Colonies has now been officially confirmed. It is understood that his resignation has been caused by a difference of opinion which exists between himself and Lord Salisuuiy on several important questions. At a concert given in the Opara House in San Francisco, at which Madame ddelina Patti was singing, a man, who is supposed to be a lunatic, threw a bomb at that lady. Th.c only one injured was the man who threw the bomb,

London, February 11.— The remains of the late Archbishop Vnughan were interred at Belmont Priory on Tuesday. But little ceremony was observed, the whole cost of the obseques being; under ten" pounds. It i8 hoped that the friends of ' the deceased prelate will, subscribe to erect a Buitable monument over his remains. The Rev. Jerome Vaughan and Mr Reginald Vaughan were .among those pieeent.

London, February 10. — The London Chamber of Commerce have abandoned their claim to have a separate institute in the city in which would be exhibited articles of British commerce. ' The survivors of the Kapunda will arrive at Plymouth on the 23rd. l The death is announced of Mrs Hepry Wood, the popular novelist, aged 67. Sir Charles Warren, chief of the metropolitan police, has contradicted the report that on the occasion of the {Socialistic meeting at Olerkenveell a body of roughs! pillaged several of the shops in the tteigbou£hodd. s The death is announced of jthe ! of Lainater. and also of the; Key; Richatd Young, a well-known' Sidney clergyman^

Constantinople, February 9. '. Sir Henry Dru^on* \t 9 i^Bpsh Special Commissioner „," ifd H jn6w t cbnferritii? with the Turkish' Qoys:»mer>£ Egypt. The prinbipa) psjn£cfc Hia f prop t9P»I t 9P»l is underatood to , tjjo nevitraJlsation^pf that country. ' ' * " •* ' a