ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7196, 23 June 1885, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, June 17. Sir "William Robinson, Governor of South Australia, has written a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette, in which he opposes the soheme for the establishment of a Federal Council of Advice. The nomination of Lord Randolph Churchill to the portfolio of Secretary of State for India is strongly censured, and the Marquis of Salisbury is blamed for yielding to and accepting Lord Randolph Churchill's advice regarding the ' formation of the Cabinet. June 18. The frozen meat by ' the Orient e 'earner Garonne from Melbourne, is realising 5d per pouud. The meat from Sydney by the. same steamer is selling at Id per pound lower. Mr Meckelvie, who recently presented several works of art to the Auckland Art Gallery, has,, bequeathed £40,000 to the same institution. William Sheehan, who .was arrested near Auckland, on the charge of the murder of his mother, sister and brother at Castle town, Roche, and subsequently remanded Home, haa been brought up, charged with that offence, and has been committed for trial. Messrs John Elder and Company are building three steamers for the German Lloyd's Company, for use in the new German-Australian steam service. The Times to-day publishes an article on the labor traffic. Commenting on the startling revelations disclosed by the investigations held by the Queensland Government into the matter, it states that England must not permit a slave State to exist in Northern Queensland.

[BY. KLEGTBIO TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT. [router's telegrams.] (Received Jane 22, 1 p.m. London, June 19. Prime New Zealand mutton averages 6}d to 6£d per Ib. At the wool sales to-day 11,600 bales were submitted to competition. The market is dull in tone. (Received June 22, 11 a.m.) June 20. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr Gladstone moved that the House be further adjourned until Tuesday next, which was approved by the House, In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury also moved a similar adjournment, as he was not ready to make his promised statement to the House. Referring to the Re-distribution of Seats Bill, Lord Salisbury stated that the Government objected to its being proceeded with because its passing would prevent a 1 dissolution before November. A motion to postpone the consideration' of the. measure was subsequently carried by a large majority. (Eeceived Jane 22, 8.40 p.m.) At to-day'fl wool auctions 10,700 bales were catalogued. The tone of the market is flat. (Received June 22, 12.30 p.m.) June 21. The political deadlock still continues, Lord Salisbury demanding to monopolise the House until the prorogation of Parliament, and also insisting that the Liberal party shall forbear from attacking the Budget proposals.