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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5320, 15 October 1885, Page 2

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j -? .' '■•■■'■-': " •-■ '■ ■' \V'•'"'' ':'-vt "4J | ; ' -''^'-L^NpoN^ctWieb 4. Mr W. E. Gladstone, speaking with reference to the position of the, Christian population .in the Balkan ..provinces, advis s them; to imitate the, moderate attitude assumed "by the Powa sjin regard., to matters asJtKe best meaiis ,of securing V favorable se'ttlernient I.' , . .;' .' .•'»'•' '' ' i { A letter has beerifpublished in Truth from G. A.;S,al^,jwEich -indicates that f Sala has an ambition to bedoine^'in.pmb'er of the House ,of JCommotfs'.'' Sala describes the meinbters; of- the Melbourne Yorick Club as. rt a' gang 'of bads." ; '■ j'■ i '■•!•:.'! ' i ■.!!, " -j ■■■' s, A ; ; n! ) Xondon, October 6. Lieut.-General F, Ponsonby,! keeper of Her Majesty's private pursOj'has denied the statement!'.jthati;;He¥/.Majesty.f.has nmassed a fortune amountingto £1,000,000 during her reign; > ''■■'VA-'.s'jH'c'.tSi' : It has been definitely resolved that the sentence of death; passed upon Loufa>RM, >, \ the Canadian rebel, shall'be ordered unless the appeal that i has been I'mafle-by/the prisoner to the Privy Council should result favorably to him. ;. London,' October 8; A: The news of Sir, Alex. S^art'.s appointment to the'position of Agent-General of -New South' Wales was published in London at noon yesterday, but Renter's Agency has since been' instructed to suppress the information.^;;. Lord Salisbury, in /hb^speech,. threw discouragement on the MsHfdepands^He advocated the Adoption <sfliberal" proposals^ local gbVenfn^ent,/ arid he expressed -a-* desire to further"". colonial interests;:; He: also propomwte'd: a scheme for selling -glebes to the peasantij(,>Pand advocated the acceptance of .-: ari enlarged Bulgarian barrier. < "I a. The Russian., newspapers are, greatly at the moderate tone of the speech, which they .sayiaresembl^fijthjejl' liberal sentiments expressed by the.Duke of irgyle and;Messrs,Gqscljen.and Poster. The Radical. Press allege that the speech is simply an attempt to dish up the policy of the Liberals. , . .:... ; October 9. „q MrTddd, Postmaster-General for South Australia, has nearly;, conclrfififed arrange- / ments for the establishment,of the parcel post system to Australia, at the: rate of Is per lb,"and is now awaiting the consent of the Victorian Government to allow, the . P. and O. Company to carry, the parcels. The Sultan of Turkey is assembling 150,000 men. - ' ,: , : / '"mP President Greyy- insists^ ■thafri'vthe Cabinet shall remain intact until after the result of the b'allotages fqr:tne Senate is made known.' October 10. The crisis in Turkey is causing acute" excitement resultant upon the Powers being so divided in 'opinion regarningtheyl settlement of the Roumeliaii difficulty.' ;.. ( ' .October 11. ;" ■.';. In a speech at Blackburn, Lord i)erby"'"'' expressed doubts whether the colonies, r, wpuld strongly care for closer relations- ! J with England than at present existing/ October 12. . Lord Randolph Churchill has issued a ■'■ manifesto to. the Brimingham Federation: : League, in which he urges practicalfedera- ' tion by commencing a united scheme of'; defence. j ; : V ■'='• -'■ ■ The German Government reiteratedi their claims to the Pelew'■aM I%6thei: islands of the Caroline Group. ■'•:. p ''-f- ;;* :]; Germany proposes that the c )ibt!ificatiisii made by Servia and Greece rtlmt^tliey intended to demand -an; indenini^: if-the union of Roumelia. and Bulgaria^ 'was' acquiesced in should be rejedtSdj arid'the union recognised by the Powers.- "England, Russia, and Austria approve of the suggestion. : \*/• '