LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume VI, Issue 339, 9 April 1880, Page 5

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

London j April 5. "The wool market cotitiiines"fi!nri. : '•'': ; The return of the elections, „so far as they sir© knowrij show 271 ' Liberals and 141 Conesrvatives ' to ' have been' elected, giving a majority of 180 to the Liberals. The total number of seats gained by the ' fatter is now 59, and their "majority; is ! already sufficient to make? them quite independent .of the support, of the Horne 1 Rule party. ' It is generally thought 'to be quite probable' that Mr Gladstone will ; not- accept offi6e should thS Liberals, come" into power: ' ! <■.':■-■-• *; -"'f!^ ;:'-■■'■:; -' The election for 'Middlesex took place to-day, and, resulted in the- return of the two former 'members, Lord George'Hamliton and Mr E. .Gf^Opop. tri Mi- Herbert Gladstone, a son* of the* ex^PremierJ; who; contested the 1 election,- was* defeated:' : - : 1: > The Hon. ; Right^W.^.' Gladstone ;has^ been elected for Midlothian by a' large majority.' '• ■••' : ;; il \ •<■ ''i ; ! .?.:-- i.-.M ; I,'-M>:-1- --' Three' per cent, consols; ; 98|. : r - ! Brandy/ lOs 6d. • f ;• " »- ;• ! In the elections'now proceeding the net Lib.eral Igain is '62; ; DubKii returned' one Home Ruler ''and one Liberal. : The<Hbn'. : R.' Lowe has been re-elecfced for "London " Uriiyersity. ' "/''■ ' ''/•■■■ : - '*■ •'•-•'■'■•■ f -* h-'h--- iff--, i : ... .' 'The Times/' iri a leading r "airtidlej has ,'reasdti to believe' that' 'the Ministry' : will" resign befbre Parliament meetk r - :;v \ ■'-' -"- The Tijnes'ahri6urices ;! th*air Sadrali«has been- appointed . r soyereign ; -ruler" : at''©an^: dahar, >r uiider British 1 protection:? '•? -hau.i r Arrived • Waikato. '■:■' She4eft Auckland' on' 23fd' December. ■ •;' \ ' ;- !:v -''' - ' '" : The election returns, so far, shW that;the Liberals have [gamed 1 sixty-seven'se'ats ■ ■whichl wefe 7 lield ( iiii' i! tHe last 'Parliament > by Gqnservatives) five 4 having.' been 1 ;won'smce r the_sth ! inst;-> ; TheLi^^ afej; ih'owever^^b'eing^ less ' Buccesßrul^in^ 7 the"! 'counties:'; Mr Parhelia ; the;B?6me 'Ruler'who represented tne Gouiit^.-ottMeath, in- . the last House; ha^ b'een;electedlprGdrki- ' BBKMN,f April .6. "- J , The Federal Council has rejected Prince Bismarck's stamp duties, and in coose- . quence of the action taken, Prince Bis- ' marck has resigned. It? is,, however, : probable that the Council will re-consider the resolutions.