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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1870, 1 July 1884, Page 2

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J Loxi fly, June 27. In the House bfi Lords last night Lord Carnarvon gave notice that he would, on Tuesday next, move a \ ote of censure on the Government for their Egyptian policy in connectfon with the Anglo-French agreement. In the House of Commons last night, before the Bill for the reform of the franchise had been finally passed, Mr Gladstone made a speech, in which he took occasion to warn the House of Lords that the rejection of the measure in that Chamber could only be attended with the gravest results to the natiou. The Bill was then passed. It is announced that the British Government have decided, after further consideration, not to ratify the treaty which was agreed upon in February last with Portugal, providing for the appointment of an Anglo-Portu-guese Commission, to regulate the trade and navigation otithe Congo River, West Africa.

1 June 23. In the House of Commons to-day, Lord Edmond Fitzmauiice, Under-Secretary for Foreign Aff.iirs, announced that the Government iutended to propose to the Powers the appointment of a mixed international commission, to decide the questions which had arisen in connection w ith the Congo Rher and adjoining couutry. The commission is to bo appointed on the same basis as that wnich sat to regulate the question of tile navigation of the Dumb?, aud will superse/le the existing Anglo- Portuguese Commission. At the anmul dinner of the Coblen Club this e\ening, Sir Henry I'aikes, exPiemier ot New riouth Wales, responding to the toast of the colonies, said that the legislation of the colonies would never take a direction hostile to the interests of the mother country.

P.vius, Juno 26. In the Chunlur of Deputies to-day the recently eouo'uded Anglo-French Convention with ieg<ird to Egyptian affaiis was under discussion. A vote of confidence in M. .Jules Ferry in connection therewith was cm-i ed by a substantial majority.

Bkulix, Juno 28. The prorogation of the Reichstag took place yesterday The discussion for sulsHy for establishing a line of mail steameis to Australia has been shelved, but the Bill will be re introduced next session.

Curo, Juno 26. News of the fall of Berber into the hands of the Arab rel els on the Bth instant, has now lecehed official confirmation.