YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Evening Star, Issue 7495, 13 April 1888, Page 4

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Home and Foreign. The Emperor Frederick had a twohours' interview with Prince Bisinarch. Petitions are being drawn up and public meetings are being held in favor of urging the Emperor to retain Prince Bismarck as Chancellor. In his speech at Carnarvon, the Marquis of Salisbury attributed much of the success of his Government to the brilliant policy of Mr Goschen as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He stated that the only hope for Ireland was to encourage industries there and inculcate the hopelessness of any political change taking place in the government of that country. The country members in the House of Commons have resolved to support the Local Government Bill. The temperance members are opposed to the licensing clauses, and the Liberals propose to move several amendments when the measure is under discussion. Several transport steamers have left Naples for Massowah. The * Vaterland,' published in Vienna, states that England's Navy and Army are hopelessly weak, and inadequate to protect the scattered Empire. It considers that 100,000 troops would be able to capture London. At the wool sales 13,000 bales were sold. Sir Charles Tupper has introduced a Bill providing for the ratification of the Fisheries Treaty. j

Australian.

Merritt, who was convicted for the Warilda murder, has been sentenced to death, but the recommendation to mercy of the jury is to be forwarded to the proper authorities.

The P. and 0. steamer Oceania has been placed in quarantine at King George Sound, two cases of scarlatina having broken out on the voyage. The West Australian Government have declined to send a delegate to the Rabbit Conference.