CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2224, 19 February 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(by eleotrw telegraph—oopyright). Hedter's Telegrams, Sydney, February 18, It is announced that the oable win-, panies have agreed to \\a terms, demanded by the New Zealand Government prqvided that the subsidy be extended for a period of six years and a quarts instead of five as ojforadi In. the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier, Sir John Robertson, announced that His Exoeljenoy Lord Carrington had declined to grant a dissolution of Parliament, and Ministers decided to place their resignations in the hands of the Governor forthwith. A Supply Bill for one million and twenty thouaand pounds was passed through all its stages, after which the Assembly adjourned, London, February 18.

It is announced that Mr GladstPflq W taken tho portfolio, ft? Lord Privy. Seal/ Commenting upon this announcement the Press generally takes the appointment as an indication of the result of the reqen,ti divorce case, which dchwrqij Sir Charles. Dilke from aoooptlng the offlco. The Czar of Russia has signified his assent to the agreement drawn up for tho settlement of the Roumelian difficulty, with the exception of the alliance clause. London, February 17, The Socialist leaders, Windeman,Burns, Champion, and Williams, were charged at Bow-street to-day with uttering seditious speeches at the recent meeting of the unemployed in Trafalgar Souaro, After jjeariijg sevopl witnesses for the prosecution, including the "reporters for the Times, and tho Daily Telegraph newspapers, who testified as to the seditious nature of the speeches, the prisoners were remanded for a week for the production of further evidence.

Berlin, February W Count Von Molkte is ill. Melbourne, February 18. Mr Gil]ies has succeeded in forming a Ministry. The following is a list of the new ministers with the portfolios that have been allotted to them which lias, been submitted to His. Excellency the. Gqyorflpr. Mr.'Gillies, Premier, Colonial Treasurer, and Commissioner of Roads and Bridges; MrDeakin, Colonial Secretary ; Mr Wrizon, Attorney General ) Mr Dow, Minister of Lands and Agriculture, and Minister of Mines; Mr Pearson, Minister of Publio Instruction: Mr Nimmo, Commissioner Public Works; Mr Walker, Commissioner of Trade and Customs; Mr Cuthbert, Minister of Justice ; MrLorimer, Minister of Defence, and Mr Davics, Portfolio without office. It is believed &Ir Harper will be appointed to the vaoant portfolio of Postmaster General.