NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3391, 20 December 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

;% /ENGLISH. '''■-..2 : .1'-' London, Decomber 18. Tho Marquis of-Tweedale (W. H. Hay) lias been appointed to the position of Lord in Waiting recently vacated .by the Earl of Hopetouu ou| his acceptance of the Governorship .pf v Victoria. Parliament will meet for despatch of business b'ffllth February; - ■" .The appeal of the Eight Rev Dr Temple, Bishop of Loudon, against the decision of the.Comt of Queen's ordering him to rehear charges in connection with the structure of a reredos in St Paul's Cfttliedral, has : beeh argued before the Appeal Court and judgment given in favor of Dr Temple. Mr ParueU has recovered from his recent severe illness, and addressed a meeting at Nottinghainy where hemade'a strong demonstration, against the National Unionists, He contended Ireland had a l-ierht to develop, industrial resources at her own expense. Referring to the establishof tho Tenants' Defence League, ho thought it was one of the 'most powerful agents in Ireland, and one' that was likely to, destroy Imperial Government Rule in Ireland. Ha made a brief reference to the- Times Commission, observing that the C'cmmisioners could not discredit the evidence of tho Irish party. Mr Parhell lias gone to .visit Mr, Gladstono at:Hawarden.' '■ ' ; i:: "■■■•■'■ Tho owners of the Victoria dock companies, .have niado. satisfactory arrangements with ''the men oh strike and they havo returned to work,

FOREIGN.

Ss. PETEnsnuito, Dec. 17. ' It is alleged that a number of exiles -at'-Hhd' Siberian- mines have been guilty of disobedience, nud their conduct was reported to the authorities;.:fflio sent guards to..lrkutsk,, where six of the offenders were brutally killed, while nine, others were wounded, Subsequently three others were hanged AMERICAN. ~ : ..- Chicago, December 17. Dougliliii, O'Sullivau, and Bourke were iound guilty of the murder of Dr; Cronin, and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Kunze was 1 sentenced to three years' imprisonment,, and iieegs was ncqu.it.ed.' • The jury'fixedthe sentences thomselves. They were four days in arriving at a verdict, ', One juror ptbodout and; compelled the rest'to compromise',- The friends of the dead man are indignant. The prisoners have applied for a now'trial' Nkw Yoiik, December 18, >

The American press'declares' feat tho. verdict in the Cronin case is., an: outrageous miscarriage of justice,

Owing to the number of fires which have recently occured in the l States, from accidents from electric lighting, a difficulty lias arisen between the police and'the lighiiug companies'and this has iiow culminated in an open The ; police .having gained the day ; are now .engaged in removing all tho overhead wire's,' • : ■ ■■:;■.;>' ■■■ Rio de Janeiro, December 17.

It.'is alleged thet : the Brazilian Naval ollicors who r We opposed to the Republic were secretly. executed. 1 Australian. Sydnky, December 19. " Mr Miller, a Protectionist, lias been elected for Monaco constituency, vice Harold W, H, Stephen,' recently deceased, Memouiine, December 19, Tho Foreign' Colonial Exchange Bank has been mulcted in £2OOO damages for publishing'an advertisement *in which .referenco to the oitpitulis alleged to be misleading. ■• Tho Lubeck has arrived from Apia. She reports all tranquil, and that the flag of Malietoa, who was recently elected King, waslipis.ted on the sth inst.,' with an appropriate ceremony. The German warship' Sophie was in the harbour on the day of the ceremony,-"but rib-display was made by her, although tho German Consul took part in the proceedings,. -....,.■;.-. ~,.,.