CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5287, 30 December 1885, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Reuteb's Telegbams.]

London, December 28.

Mr Labouchere affirms that Mr Parnel! is prepared to accept an Irish Parliament, a fourth of its members to be nominees of the Crown, a Customs union with England, and tbe right of Irish members to vote at Westminster on Imperial questions ; also, a Royal Viceroy in Ireland, exercising the right of veto with the advice of the Privy Council of Ireland.. Mr Parnell also agrees to tbe compensation of landlords.

Mr Murray Smith will resign the position of Agent-General for Victoria in tbe beginning of April.

It is feared that the parleying which has been proceeding respecting the pro* clamation of a sovereignty over New Guinea, and the question of increased contributions by the colonies to this end, will be a fiasco. December 29. The Duke of Argyle, writing to the Times on the subject of local governmept for Ireland, protests that it is impossible to treat Ireland like the colonies. The Times considers that Mr Gladstone's leadership will imperil the Liberal party. CArifo, December 29. General Stephenaon, commanding the British troops at Wady Haifa, has arrived at the front, and is no«r actively engaged in preparation,! for repulse of the pebcls.

[SPECIiXS TO THE PBKBS ASSOCIATION.]

London, December 25.

The Sentence cm Sheefcan.

The trial of Wm. Sheehan, who wa arrested in New soipe mouth ago charged with i!;e murder of several members of his family at Oastletownroche, County Cork, Ireland, has resulted in a yerdipt of " (guilty,'' and he has been sentenced to deatlj.

ft is intimated tq polon.pl Stanley that Soiith Australia has declined to continup the subsjdy t.Qwards the co?t of maintain* ing a British protectorate over New Guinea after July next,

The reduction io cable charges for press messages, which was expected to come in,to operation at the commencement of the j^Tew $Tea}?, wjil not, it has now been decided," take effect uatil March; c ' JjGNpoii', Dececiber 2?. Obituary: The Bight Hon. ftfarquis Beresford, D.D., Archbishop of Armagh and primate of Ireland, 81 years of age. '££. G.rcvy, if re elected French President, wiii gr^nt cjj amnesty to all political prisoners. Jt is bel'iered thaj; iij. Brisson will resign, and that M. will re«forra the Cabinet. it jp bpl^ered that . Osman Djgna ysho was stated to )?b dead;, ip |t|}l

alive, and is preparing to re-attack the Abyssinians.

Occasional cases of cholera bare occurred in Venice and Trieste.

Mr Parnell has received a large re*, mittansa from America towards the Parliamentary fund.