NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2603, 20 May 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

PRectbr'b Telegrams], Bit ELECTRIC TBiiBORAPH.-OOPYRiaJIT "••.-. ..-\,. Sydney, May'l.?.-. '! It is officially' announced that' %t M. H. Stephen has been .appointed to the newly created sixth judgeship of the Supreme v Coiift.... Mr ,W. J. Foster 'has .resigned .Wr position- as Attorney-General, ojnngVto;his not receiving the judgeship, ■.; ihe Opposition to the'.Legislative Assenihlykye;decided to strenuously oppose the cloture rules-to be proposed ty the Government; :'; ■;■". Melbourne, May 19;---' The Union Company's s,a Wairarapa arrived this morning. The Board of Enquiry -in connec-

tion with the Windsor Railway accidentia satisfied that the accident was caused by the mistake of the boy: •Blackburne, who was hi charge of the signals at Prabram, in allowing the express to puss-when ho bad not received notice of the line being dear from Windsor Inasmuch, hawover, as the boy is only a probationer fcbo Board does not feel justified in holding bun responsible. It places the primal' responsibility upon Mr Ged|e; the statioraaster at Prahan for leaving the boy Blaokburno in charge while not competent,' The Bpard also, blames the arivor and Guard of the 'ordinary' train for not taking precautions to protect their train by endeavouring to stop the expross which was following. Sydney, May 18. Mr W. E. Sheridan, tho tragedian, who has for some time been seriously ill, died in Sydney to-day. Sailed—Union Company's R.M.S. Alameda, for San Fransoisco via Auckland. The court-martial in connection with the recent collision between

H.M.S. Tyne and Myrmidon concluded its sitting to-day, when the Court acquitted tho Captain of the Tyne from all blame. The captain of the Myrmidon, was dismissed from that vessel.

Hobart, May 18. The N. Z, Shipping Company's E.M.S. Rimutaka arrived this morning, from Plymouth, and sailed, this afternoon for New Zealand; .all well. She brings 125 passengers in all classes for New Zealand ports. Paris, May 17. It is announced that M. Goblet's Ministry has resigned in consequence of a vote of the Chamber of Deputies, supporting the Budget Committoo'a domauds that a roduotion shall be made in the public oxpenses. May 18. It is expected that the Ministerial crisis which has arisen.here will be prolonged.for some time, and.that either M. Freycinet or M. Clemenceau will 'be appointed Premier, vice M. Goblet. ■ 'ihe chief difficulty which has tobesunnouutedjs the question of the retention of General Boulaugor in tho position of Minister of War, he being vory popular both with the army and in tho country, but distrusted by tho German Government. St Petersburg,.May 18.

Tho Czar, Czamia, Czarovitch, aud members of the Imperial family made a state outry to-day into tho city of Novo Tcherkask, the capital of the Don Cossack country. Ottawa, May 18. A serious disturbance took Place at Toronto to-night, whpn Ms W. O'Brien, tho Irish Nationalist leader, in attempting to address an open air meeting, was stouod by tho mob, aud was compelled to run for his lifo, Ho succeodod in oscaping, though tho crowd smashed tho windows of the shop in which it was believed ho had taken refuge, It is feared that the rioting will be renewed to-morrow. St. Petersburg, May 18. ' It is reported that at Nova Tcherkask, into which town the Czar and Imperial family made a Stato entry

to-day, twenty-four persons have been arrested for implication in a plot to assassinate the Czar, London, May 19, Notices have been given of fully 100 amendments to the second clause of the Irish Crimes Bill. Owing to the resignation of Mr W. 0. Borlase, a Gladstonite Liberal, a Parliamentary election for the Saint Austell division of Cornwall took place to-day, when Sir W. Macarthur, Conservative, defeated his Liberal opponent by a majority of 211 votes. The Prince of Wales is-promoting a Jubilee scheme to entertain 80,000 Education Board scholars in Hyde Park in June. Her Majesty the Queen has promised to be present on the occasion. '•■-.' :