CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 316, 14 November 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

.Londok, November 8. Mr Gladstone's meeting in Bingiey Hall was attended by 19,000 people. He spoke for two hours, his speech being confined to Irish matters. The meeting was most enthusiastic, and the excitement was unprecedented in Birmingham. Mr Gladstone &aid the Government, aided by cruel and insidious laws, had entrapped many offenders, while they themselves showed u ■- blushing and unscrupulous <: ju tempt for law. He fieicely denoiW'ced rhe Crimes Act. Referring to labour lepresentation in Parliament he said it was inadequate and he advocated the p.i)ment of members. Mis Gladstone <vas presented with an addiess of velcome, signed by 20,000 women. Mis Glad 1 stone made a lengthy and eloquent reolv.

London, November 9. The Church Association have de cided to take action against the Bishop of Lincoln on a charge of ritualism. While speaking on Irish pffiiis ot Birmingham yesterday, Mr Gladstone said the residue of his lift* w'as> ihe property of Ireland.

London, November 9. The "Times" has intimated to \\iv Commission that it will not com hide its case this year. The Royal Coinu.it.Mon .1;: pointed in September, ISB6, to lr.quut' into and repoit upon [h<t ica-r.t c.iam.es in the relative values ut piedous metals, ami their erlects upon the trade of India and the United Kingdom, piese-nted it" report 10 Parhanuu to-day. It strongly rec Mj'.inends thn bi/t!i yold and siher should coitiipie ih" stand.ud o! money, and proposes fit_e cr>in.'. c c ot both metals at fixed rales. Tne Commission was not unanimous in its lepoit, the members being almost ujiially divided. A section, led by Sn 1,. Maler, lecomxnends that E'l^land should join America and Geim 'ny, j which are partial bimetallic countries, and .suggests that the best oasis of union would be the re-esl tbHshmer; of the jjnic bimetallic system. The other sec! urn, of which Lord Herschel, Chairman of the .Commission, is ;he head, opposes Su L. Malft's proposal on the ground that the risk is excessive.

Paris, November ' 7. A reservoir at Montreuil burst yesterday, causing a larg.. number of htalities, .uid considerable dcHTu^e to sur i rounding property . j

Calcutta, November 7. I Bv the sinking of a fc/ry steamtr to- j del} 700 peiaons were drowned j

Washington 1 , K"o\embei 9. Ibe final result of 'he poling r>>r ihe 3 J resident gives tho numbrr-; a? :— j Hani-Mn, 233; C,l''v li l .nri, 168. The J Republicans carncl California and In- ; diana. j

Washington, November 10. Tji'e Republican X J) arty will probably havn j a majority of six in the Senate. (Jencral Hamson, the President-elect, has drawn ■ up a reduced tariff, which has been revised ! on a protective basis. j St. Peteksbuku, November 11. Russia is taking active steps do restrict the influx of Chinese into the Amovo'r ! country. j

Melbourne, [November 8. The following awards have heen made in connection with the Exhibition: — 1 Photographs, Burton Biolhcis, Dune din; F. A. Coxnead, Diinedin ; J. D. Valentine, and Helen Stuart, Auck- • land, his" ; Maitinand Mom , second; ' •A. Beck, Auckland ; King Dougall, J inveicHigill, honourable mention. The jurors in their repoit refer to the magniticent scenery in New Zea- ' land, moie purticuhuly as to its beir.g i e produced with cameta with such admir,abie skill that the pictures produced j are entitled to be legardid as works of art. Geoige Syme, who was sentenced to death for shooting Mis Clifford, his mother-in-law, during a family quarie), was executed jesteiday. j A body of bheaxers f-cveiely aisbaultecl the pioprietoi and ovoitcer of the Koroifc station, and foicibh cairierl oil 9 non-union-ists.

Syi»j«:v, November 9. The Su])ieme Court has decided that the bj 'aw under which eight officers of the bilvaiion Army were committed and sentenced at Woollongong is ultra vires au(\ unreasonable. The prisoners have thcie'ove been released.

Bkisbanic, November 9. Sir Tho«. Mcl'.wiaith, the Premier has in loaned Lord Knutsford, Secreta;y foi ilie Colonies, that the appointment oi Sir A. H. Blake to the Governorship of" Queensland IVis caused great dissatisfaction and 'indignation.