LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 200, 2 June 1893, Page 5

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Friday, noon. Mercantile Bank Fraucba. The Victorian Cabinet have decided to take the Mercantile Bank cases out of the Attorney General’s hands and have instructed Mr Wynne, Postmaster General, to issue warrant against Sir Matthew Davies and Mr Millidge. The Government have issued a warrant for the arrest of Sir M. Davies at Colombo. Davies sailed for Colombo from Adelai le. The doctors certified he was too ill to break voyage, and the case might prove fatal if the patient landed. As vessel sailed the police received instructions to detain Sir Matthew, hut too late to take action. Millidge has decided to return to Melbourn. Victorian Railway Management. The case of Richard Speight, late chairman of Railway Board versus Age newspaper, an action for libel, begins today. The hearing of case is expected to occupy a couple of months. If, i s stated the costs of defendants amount to £15,000. In course of trial the defendant will seek to show that the late Railway Commissioners absolutely wasted a million and a half of public money. Home Rule. In tlie House of Commons today in Committee on Home Rule Bill Viscount Walmer, Edinburgh West, proposed amendment prohibiting Irish parliament from discussing any subject on which it was forbidden to legislate. Gladstone thought it would not be wiso to adopt such a clause, and that even if carried it would he impossible to enforce it. The amendment was rejected by 21 votes. Walmer’s amendment withholding power from Irish parliament to grant votes and subsidies without asking the consent of Crown was negative by 52 of a majority. Goldsworthy urged that a member of Royal family should ho substituted for Lord Lieutenant. The suggestion was greeted with cueers. Gladstone agreed it would be desirable, and have an immense moral influence. The ‘ Times ” referring to reduced majority on Walmer’s amenlment says the Liberals are recoiling from results of their blind submission to Gladstone British Catnolies headed by the Dukes of Norfolk and Denbigh have issued a manifesto to Irish priests that they cannot cope with the revolutionary character of Home Rule, and that there is sure to bo ultimately a conflict with the Church. Th.e Mark etc •L ii . Potatoes, oats, ami wueat snow n change. Maize is now coming in, but is soft and old, 4s.