CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4350, 21 February 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

London, February 18, The Home Kulo Bill has been circulated, The chief points are as already cabled, Twenty seven Ulster members will be retained at Westminster, and 15 in the Legislative Council, Dublin. In the debate ou the motion for the first reading, Mr Joseph Chamberlain dwelt upon the danger of the Irish taking advantage of England's emergency in the event of war to extort complete autonomy for Ireland, He ridiculed the retention of Irish members at Westminster as a principle which would piove unworkable, and said the preamble to the Bill reverently buried the corpse of supremacy, and he would prefer to see a Federation of the United Kingdom, The Hon E, Blake. M.P for Longford, formerly Liberal leader in Canada, said ihe Bill should bo accepted by Irishmen all over the world as a settlement of the difficulty. Mr J. Chief Secretary, closed the' debate, and protested agaiust the everlasting distrust of tbo Irish. Tlio Bill was read a first time without a division, and the second reading was fixed for 18th March. Unionist meetings are to bo held at the principal towns in England and Scotland. The Marquis of Salisbury will speak ft Belfast on sth April, and at Derby on 7th April, It is rumoured in Dublin that the Parncllites and the followers of Mr Jußtin M'Carthy are reconciled. It is stated that tlio Independent and Freeman's Journal will amalgamate, The M'Carthyites are appealing for money by cable to their friends in Australia. London, February 17, Edward S, W, De Cobain, formerly member for Belfast East, who in April, 1891, was accused of a grave criminal oflenco, and who fled to Spain, has been arrested at Bolfist, and will be placed on trial, De Cobain protested his innocence when before tlio Court, He was remanded, Stdssy, February 20, Tho Premier, Sir George Dibbs, lias announced that he will not appeal to the country until the measures now before Parliament are dealt with. A rich gold reef has been discovered nearGundagai, on tho Murrumbidgeo. A piece of quartz lloz in weight yielded Gok pure gold, Melbourne, February 20. On Saturday aamall steamer, with •picnickers on board, foundered y;e Wendoureo, but all on Madrid, February 17, Twenty-seven miners have been suffocated by an escape oi gas in a lead mine in Mazzaron, The wives and families of tlio deceased rushed to tho scene of disaster, and moat pitiful scenes werel witnessed.