CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4349, 20 February 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, February 10, There was a scene in the House of Oommonß to>day, Mr Sexton acousing Viscount Wolmer, member for West Edinburgh, of falsely alleging that the Irish members were paid by the Gladßtoniana. Yiscount Wolasi apologised, T v On the motion of Mr Sexton, the editor of Tbo Times was ordered to be summoned to tho bar of the House for staling that the Payment of Members Bill was to be introduced in order to relieve the financiers of the Liberal Party from tho necessity of supporting tho clerical contingent, whereby corruption was implied. The llousonlso unanimously agreed thai an article in The Times describing tho Irish members in the House of Commons as mercenaries, was a breaoh of privilege. February 17, Commenting on taction of the [louse of Commons, !&fl»irne3 says: —" As Visccunt Wolmer has apolo. giaed, so do we, who used his words: but we repeat that the Irish are paid by the enemies of England," The report of the Parnell Commission is quoted to that offeot, and Tbo Times concludes by saying, "Mr Gladstone and his Irish allies have beon com« pelled to resurrect Parliamentary privilege to quell a hostile newspaper." Tho Times strongly protests against the threatened attack on the freedom of the press. Lord Kandolph Churchill, 'in a speech said the Home Kule Bill was a Constitutional revolution. There was no adequate cause for it, and the whole measure was grotesque. JL. would bo impossible to conduct®H Imporial Government with two rate majorities in tbo House of Com* mons. Tho scheme would allow- tho Irish members an almost irresislihlo power of extracting concessions. Ho felt confident tho constituencies, if appealed to, would reject the Bill, i No decision has yet beeu arrived at I as to summouing the editor ef The i Times to the bar of tbo House.

Lord Randolph Churchill condemns' tho absence from the Home Rule Bill of provision for the safety of Ulster, which he considers a direct insult to loyal people who should receive more than sympathy in resisting a Parliameat whioh is unable to compel Ulster to transfer its allegiance. In the course of on interview to. day, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy said the great omission in the Homo Rule Bill was the absenco of provision for tho proper representation of minorities, and it was imperative to afford Unionists a fair number of seats in the Assembly. Mr Labouchere considers the Rill a thoroughly good one, though it would bo better to exclude tho Irish memhere from the Imperial Parliament.

The debate in the House of Commons has not, up to the present, de« tached any of Mr Gladstone's supporter, The real issue, however will be fought out in committee, chiefly on tho retention of Irish members at itfnstminster, finance, and tho proteofio.. of minorities,

Mr Gladstone and Mr Joseph Chamberlain supported Mr Sexton's motion to summon the Editor of The Times for breach of privilege, Mr Dillion said The Times was conspiring with Mr Balfour to drive tho Irish from publio life, Mr Gladstono favours the payment of needy members of Parliament, The Radicals will not agree to this pro--posal.

The deputation to the PostmasterGeneral relativo to tho Imperial Penny Post has beea postponed for the present.

Mr Hennikor Heaton, M.P., in a letter to tho Times, asserts that he possesses written and verbal authority from Colonial Governments for stating that they would assent to England creating Penny Postage throughout the Empire.

Mr Buxton, Under-Secrotary for the Colonies, replying to Mr Hanbury, said no ohange had been made in tho practice of appointing colonial Go* vernors,

Over a quarter of a million's worth of Now South Wales Treasury Bills, have been sold,

Tho French cable Bchome is ad» voraely criticised hero, as being likely to prevent the construction of a British cablo to Quoenslaud across tho pacific. For the Cirencester soat in the Homo of Commons, Colonel Mastor (Conservative) and Mr Lawson (Liberal) havo been renominated. In the Houbg of Lords, the Eavl (M Onslow has given notice to askxtJffJß Government if the statement by Sir G. K. Dibbs that no Governor of New South Wales shall be appointed until tho name has been submitted to tho Government of the Colony, is correct, Lord Ardilaun, a depositor to the extent of £IO,OOO, has applied to the . Court for the compulsory winding up of tho Federal Bank in England, Tho case will be heard on Monday. Hobabi, February 17, Arrivod-S.S, Rimutako, with 18 passongersfor Australia and 57 for New Zealand. She sailed at 4 p.m. for Wellington, [The vessel should arrive in port about Tuesday night.] Capetown, February 16. Owing to the necessity for sending tho lonio's shaft to England for repair, tho steamer will bfitilayed a month- The vessel horß'JKnot in« jured. The passengers 'ior*Bobart and Wellington will probably bo sent on by the Ruahine. Berlin, February 16, Tho Reichstag has rejectod the two years' service clause in the Army Bill. Sydney, February 17, Mr Ferguson, proprietor of tho Cumberland Times, has been committed for trial for criminal libel on Messrs Cnk, Willis, Alexander, and Hutchison, members of the Legislalativo Assembly. The article complained of made charges of a disgraceful nature. News has hoen received of tho wreck of tho Auckland trader Jessie, at Long Island, where she was loading guano, A hurricane drove tho vessol ashore, Tho crow raached ; Noumea in a small yacht which tho Jeaeio was taking to the islands. Washington, February 17. Tho President's message to tho Senate advising tho annexation ofv Hawaii describes the monarchy of islands as effete, making the country a prey to designing persons. It would be undesirable, if not impossible, to restore it, and it is essential that no other Power shall annex tho islands, as such an event would be inconsistent with tho safety of the United States aud the peace of the world. The President points out that there has been no protest against annexation by the United States, and bo denies the latter had any hand in the overthrow of the Queen of Hawaii. A Resident would bo appointed, with power of , veto in matters affecting the foreign and commercial relatione. They would continue'to prevent Ihe influ* of

Chinese into the country. Tho United States would take ovor the dobt noil pay tho Quoen 20,000 dollars and li3r niece 150,000 dollars. Tho sugar protlucora would not recoivo any bounty unless Congress passed a special measure authorising it.