ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9316, 10 March 1893, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, March 7. It la repotted that the Liberals after pasting the Home Rule Bill will endeavor to nationalise the land in Ireland. Sir C. 6. Daffy, in reply to an interviewer, said that the men who framed the Home Knle Bill did not know Ireland, j Id mast be amended. He himself was not disposed to reject it, bnt he suggested that the Legislative Conneil electorates should be similar to those of Victoria,- in whioh the professions were given a vote. The Financial Times urges that the colonies ought to increase their taxation to balance their budgets instead of iasnlng Treasury bills at fancy prices. Thomas Hillier Green, a New Zealand student, committed suicide at Croydon by taking poison. The reason wa9 an attack of small-pox. Id is expeoted that the next English eleven f,or Australia will include W. Q. Grace, W. W. Read, Shrewsbury, Gnnn, Stoddart, Hewitt, O'Brien, Briggs, Maogregor, Jtookwosd, and Attewell,

Queen Viotorla and the German Em. peror will attend the King of Italy's silver wedding. Maroh 8. In the House of Commona today, Sir Ughtred KayShufctleworth, Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that it was the intention of the Government to get built two cruisers which wonld be superior to any in the British Navy at a cost of £700,000 each; also threp second-clans cruisers, two battleships, and two sloops, Iho latter to be fibfced with single screw and sails and suitable for the Pacific or Australian stations. The estimated total cost would be five millions slerling. Lord G. F. Hamilton, First lord of the Admiralty In the late Administration, criticised the reduction of the -subsidy to merchant ornisers from £50,000 to £22,000 He also deolared that the number of battleships was insufficient. Replying Sir Kay-Shuttleworth explained that the reduction In the vote for the subsidies was owing to the Admiralty wishing to keep one year's cruisers' subvention in hand.

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Intends to move the rejection ot the Home Rule Bill, A large meeting of the Conservative Party wus held at the Carlton Club to-day to discuss the political situation, when it was decided to support the motion for the rejection of the bill. The Marqnia o* Salisbury urged that every effort should be made to defeat the measure, even it the party were charged with obstruction. Lord Randolph Churchill promised to support Mr Balfour as leader of the Con. aervatlve party in the Honse of Commons. The total quantity of wheat and flonr afloat for the United Kingdon is 3,262,000 quarters, and for the Coatinent 808,000 quarters.

The following colonial stocks ars qnoted :-Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Agency Company, £10; Ofcago and Southland Investment Company, 6s ; Robert Campbell and Co. , £2 10 a; Dalgety and Co., £5 10a. Tnrnbull and Martin's new steam servlee to the colonies will begin with the s.s. Elderslie. All the New Zealand ports will be called at. The rates of freight have been fixed as follows :— 153 per ton weight, 17s 6d rough measurement, and £1 fine measurement. The ShawSavill and the New Zealand Shipping Companies intend to fight the new line. The American visible wheat supply la estimated at 104,700,000 bushels. (Received Maroh 9, 8.30 p.m.) The Raapehu, which is loading for Auckland and Wellington, sails on March 11th. The Ruahine leaves Cape Town to. morrow. <Reoeived March 10, 1 a.m.) March 9. The Queen has altered the date of opening the Imperial Institute to May 10th. Mr De Cobain, formerly M.P. for Belfast, has been committed for trial.