Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5964, 17 October 1890, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

[PER r_BS3 ASSOCIiTIOIf. CO-YBieHT.] London, October 15. The Stock Exolmngo ia still excited. Colonial stocks remain unchanged at a nominal figuro, and aro quito unsaleable. The brokers suggest that the colonial Governments should sell treasury bills instead of floating loans as at present. October 16. Mr G. 0. Levy has been appointed Commissioner to tho Chicago Exhibition, aud will visit tho oolonios for the purpose of procuring exhibits. Th* Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, Dean of Windsor, will succeed tho Rev. Anthony W. Thorold as Bishop of Roches- j

In addressing tho Cortes to-day tho Portuguese Premier said that reoont events in Zanzibar had rendered cordial relations with England moro difficult, and that he was unable to advise the ratification of tho Anglo-Portuguese convention. Owing to tho advanced prices caused by tho M'Kinloy tariff almost; a political revolution is threatened, and the western Republicans now admit that it was a serious blunder to havo allowed tho measure to pass. Sydney, October 16.

In the House of Assembly there has beeu a good deal of unseemly squabbling over tho position of the Speaker, who has called a meeting of his creditors. Mr M-Millan commenced to deliver his financial statement late this evening. Ho defended tho Government from the attack that they wished to appeal to the country during tho present labor crisis, and contended that working men wore not in a position to calmly consider fiscal matters. He explained that had it not been for the industrial crisis the revenuo of tho colony for the past half-year would havo fully realised anticipations. The delivery of the statement had not concluded when tho j telegraph oflico closed.