LATE CABLES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1083, 26 May 1882, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

ENGLISH NEWS. THE IBIBH REPRESSION BILL. ANOTHER INFLAMMATORY SPEECH FROM DILLON, M.P. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY GIFTS. NEW DIGNITIES FOR DISTINGUISHED COLONISTS. London, May 23. The Australian orioketers are going to Epsom to-morrow, to witness the Derby. At to-day's wool sale a good demand was again experienced; 9200:& ales were offered, To-morrow, being Queer's Birthday, all the markets will be dosed. May 2i, Reports which have been current to the eSeofc that Mr Parnell intended to resign his seat in Parliament are now declared to be without foundation. The Mowing is the reaalt of the Derby, ran to-day :-§hotover 1, Qaioklime 2, Saohem3. May 25. In the House of Commons last night, the Irish Repression Sill was again brought under .consideration, In tho. course of the debate Mr Dillea made a speech in which he stated that, as landlords were continuing to evict their tenants for non-payment of rent, he must refuse to denonnce the commission of outrages against landlords. Mr Gladstone spoke in strong terms of reprobation of the attitude assumed by Mr Dillon, and stated that the Government felt it was imperative that the Repression Bill become law.

The Gazette to-day contains the announcement of various. promotions and appointments in the order of St. Michael ana St, George, including the following To be ordinary members of the.second'class, i or Knight Commanders of tho said Order: Mr John Hill, lite Premier of New Zealand; Colonel Whitinore, 0.M.G.. formerly Colo. ' nial Seoretary of New Zealand; Mr Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales in Loildon, _ . , To be ordinary members of the third class or Companions of the said Order; Mr H. H, Hayler, Government Statist of Victoria; Mr John Forrest, F.R.G.S., the Australian explorer; and Mr Victor Williamson.