LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 126, 25 February 1873, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, February 8. Two Conservatives were elected for Liverpool. The Conimittfco of Thirty rejected tho request of Thiers concerning tho modification of tlio decision in regard to power of veto. On the motion for tho adoption of the Committee's reporfj Thiers moved an amendment which was agreed to, giving a suspensory veto for two months. Eiustwich, member" of Parliament, called the attention of the House of Common* to tba Centrnl Asian question. Tho Nationa' Zeitung, of Berlin, advocates the annexation htf Tfusm'n. nf Central Asia.

February 9. Exports for the last month show an increase of four millions. The yield of tho collieries shows a marled decrease. Colliery strikes sli 1 'continue. Coal, ?jO* The introduction of Chinese labour threatened. Mr McArthur tab'el a motion calling on Government to ascertain the wishes of the Fijian authorities as to an Impcrsl protectorate, or annexation to ono of tho colonies. Mr Alackfie reviewed tho question of ooloniul annexation tfnvtwi Duffy, aad" Wilson, of Tasmania, are created Knights Bocholor. A committee of colonists met to consider tho propriety^ tho erection of a colonial annflxo] to the Exhibition of 1873. Mi< Cliildcrs nresidea.

February 10 The Committee of Thirty rejected the proposal of the Government respecting the creation of a second chamber, and ther continuance of executive power during dissolutions. The whole of the proposals in regard to the constU tution'wtJre* adopted. The discussions are regarded as indicating a rupture between Thiers and the Committee, causing considerable urfcasiness in Paris.

lebruary 12. King AmAclcus has definitely abdicated. The Chambers aic constituted sovereign Cortes, 'f lie abdication has been unaniino *sly accepted, and the Spanish Government proclaimed a republic upon a division of 256 to d' 2. The cause of the abdication is said to be the question relating to the maintenance of artillery. Lord Kiraberloy, in reply to a qnestion l,y Earl Belinore in the House of Lords, promised to produce papers relating to outrages in the S >uth Se.is. nud gave a detailed account of the mftasurea adopted,' stating that it w.»s intended to further increase the squadron lie also acknowledged desire of the colonists to .UMst the Imperial Government in pnttmg down tho nefarious tralGo and punishing those engaged. Wejifchor hevcrc.

February 13. Official correspondence respecting Central Asia lias been laid before Failklncnt, and couClitcles with a despatch from Goitebakoft. it iS stated that the difTeronce between EiHand aitd RuSsta related to Badftkihan and Waksbau; whTch Russia rcgaulcd as enjoying a 1 certain amounted independence. Considering, hoWevei 1 , the difficulty of establishing the fact, Rua M.i would not refune to accept the boundary hiic laid down by Karl (.Jianv'ille Russia roltes | upon England to ufcc her infl\ienoe to mduco the rulers to maintain 0 a peaceful attitude and rehh^uitli' measuies of opposition: