ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6369, 17 February 1886, Page 3

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

BT _-i_C_«IOvTMJaBAJ*H~Co-TBIOBT. ' [mutch's r-r__ea___.l Received February 16tb, 12 45 p.nv. WOOL SALES. 1 LONDON, Pebraary 13. At the close of the sales scoured wools were very irregular in price;.faulty sorts ruling abont Id below last sales. , SeeeSwd Feaiuary 16th 7.16 p «•.«:- j ; MOB.B RIOTS. i LONDON, February 15. The labour agitation is spreading in England. Serious riots "of the unemployed have taken place at Birmingham and Yarmouth. Ia both instances the police authorities proved equal to the! occasion, and succeeded in speedily qaelKng the outbreaks. Tha death is announced, at the age of 76, of Viscount Oardwoll. The New Zealacd Shipping Company's Rimutaks left Plymouth yesterday for Auckland, calling at Madeira and the Gape of Good Hope en route. Beceived Febrcart 17th, 1.30 a.m. IRELAND'S NEEDS. LONDON, February 16. Mr Gladstone has written a letter to the newspapers, in which he invites Irishmen of all classes and all parties to .communicate the needs of Ireland to him, and calls npon them to aid him in deciding upon a plan for the settlement of the Irish question. The mails ex tho Orient Company's Fdtoai, dated Melbourne, January Btb, •were delivered yesterday, via Nsples. The P. and O. Company's Carthage,from Melbourne (Dscember 31st), arrived at Plymouth lasl night. Received Fobruary 17th, 1.30 _m. BERLIN, February 16. A Bill has been introduced into the Diet by Prince Bismarck, virtually repealing what waa generally known as tbe Hay Lawp, affecting the clergy. [spxcxax. to pbbss association.] Beeelvad February :6th. 2 31 pjn. FEDERATION LEAGUE. LONDON, February. 15. The annual meeting of tbo Federation League was held to-day. The report presented was of a hopeful character, and it* is considered that the cause has been greatly advanced by the action of the New South Wales Government in despatching a contingent to the Soudan. Sir Alexander Gait, High Commissioner of Canada, and Mr Dodaon, of Tasmania, urged the immediate projection of a scheme of federal defence. There waa only a small attendance, and Lord Rosebery and Mr W. H. Smith, who were present, did not speak. Received February 17th, 1.10 a_n INDIAN AND COLONIAL EXHIBITION. LONDON, February 16. The Corporation of the City of London are arranging for the reception of the notables visiting the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Mr Morrison has introduced a Bill into the American Congress for the purpose of reducing the amount of duty on various importation*. The proposed .amount of' reduction to be effected is 20,000,000 dollars, and will be principally on sugar. The reduction in wool will -9 ofcdy very slight. Mr Gladstone expresses sympathy with the movement in favor of State emigre* &°V* ■ ■ ■" ■ ■'■ •'■ '•'-■■ '. ::•■'-•; : The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, have received a telegram to the effect that the R.M.S. Rimutaka sailed from Plymouth on 14th inst. for Auckland, calling at Madeira and Cape of Good Hope.