NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2343, 10 July 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(by electrto telegraph—copyri6rt) Reuter'b Telegrams. ENGLISH PARUAMENT ELEC- ■ TIONS. London, July 9, (Received July 10th, at 1.15 a.m.) The state of parties according to the latest returns is: 250 Conservatives, 59 Unionists, 131 Gladstones, and 65 Parnellites. Supporters of Mr Gladstone have been returned for Dumfries and East Eifeshire. Campbell, Bannertnan, and the Secretary for war have been re-elected for Sterling. John Pender has been defeated for the Wick District.

Great preparations are being made for the entertainment of a large party of Colonial guests at Portsmouth. A luncheon will be held on board the H.M.S Victory, and will be followed by an exhibition and torpedo practice, Sydney, July 9. The Assembly is still sitting, the House being in Committee on the Customs Bill. The galleries have been closed. A point has been raised that 'there is no House as the Speaker did not take the chair to.day. Gipat

confusion exists' in the. Chamber. Messrs She'ppard and Wisdom are suspeoded for disorderly conduct.. &:•;■ Sydnky, July 10;

TjjeLegislative Assembly has-been sitting continuously since yesterday afternoon in consequence of tho opposition members stonewalling a bill to give effect to the alterations in the Customs duties,

Sailed.—this morning, Manapouri, for Auckland.

London, July 8. At today's wool sales tin catalogues united comprised 14,900 bales, prices firmly maintained throughout. Since the commencement of the present series 269,100 bales have been catalogued of which 6,400 have been withdrawn.

The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve of notes and bullion to be £ 11,3000.000 a reduction of £3000,000 during the week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 35 per coat. Sam Franscisco, July 4. The Mararoa sailed for New Zealand yesterday afternoon.

Sydney, July 9. N. Z, wheat, 4s 2d per bushel. N. Z. oats 2s 5d per bushel, maize, 561b 3 3s 3d, Sugar Company's No. 1 remains £25 per ton.

Melbourne, July 9 Received July 9, 8.45 p.m.—The Tarawera arrived from the Bluff this

morning. Paris, July 81 The death is announced at tho age of 84, of His Eminence Cardinal Qunbert, Archbishop of Paris. London, July 8. The cricket match Australians vet sus Notts was commenced at Nottingham to-day, The attendance was goods, and an excellent wicket was pitched. The ground was in first rate order. The Home team were all disposed of for 197, Shrewsbury 72 (bowled), Daft 42 (bowled), being the highest scorers, The Australians at the conclusion of the day's play had 23 runs for the loss of three wickets.

The whole elections for the English Boroughs aw .now completed. The list shows 144 Conservatives, 22 IJnionists, and 69 Gladstoneites returned, of whioh 49 Conservatives, 2 Unionists, and 11 Glaajstonitos have been elected for the Metropolitan constituences. Liberals have been ousted by Conservative candidates for Camberwell, Woodbrid«e (Suffolk), Pembroke and Southern Lanarkshire.