ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9342, 11 April 1893, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, April 7. Mr Gladstone, In moving the second reading of the Home Rale BUI, said he did not Intend to alter its proviiiona exin one or two details. The crltioisme of the measure were weak, and its opponents had not proposed any improvements, He denied that the Irish people were not civilised, and declared that they possessed a jost sense of sympathy with England's political principles. It was, he said, absurd to assume that Ireland paid no regard to the favor and sympathy of JJngland. The present syßtera of government in Ireland was incredibly wastefnl, and the administration cost twice as much as thav of England. He declared that there was no prosperons union in the world maintained by force. The statement wai received with oheers. He pointed out that Holland, Belgiaw, Austria, and Hungary were happy since their separa. tion. The colonies, too, at one time were disaffected, but were now mo3t loyal. Mr Gladstone read a letter from Mr FitzGerald, of Canterbury, prior to autonomy being granted to the colonies, in which he stated that Governors were hissed and the Press generally abused the Imperial authorities, but now loyalty was exuberant, and the coloniea desired oloser ties. Mr Gladstone said he would not deny that the cases were different, bnt still there was the same disease, and a similar remedy would prove effective. He intended to propose that Ireland should share the coat of war and cease to contribuoe unduly to the general govern* • meat. In the House of Commons Mr S. Bnx-. ton, Under- Secretary to the Colonial i Office, replying to a question asked by i Mr Henniker Heaton, said that Sir J. B. Thurston, High Commissioner of the i Western Pacific, had been instructed to greatly modify the opposition displayed towards Mr R. L. Stevenson, the novelist. A deputation from the Imperial Federj ation League will interview Mr Gladstone | on the 13th on federation matters. I Seven experts examined the Cazco's , butter. They consider 18dc£j Fahr. prei ferable to 32deg. The edges of the ; packets are Blightly tinged and they are J of opinion that paper is not a sufficient i wrapping, s The London Board of the Commercial > Bank suggest that depositors in the baak I should bold meetings in London, Edin> , burgb, and Glasgow. The managers of the r Union Bank of Australia, the Bank of i New South Wales, the Bank of Victoria, the Bank of New Zealand, and the Bank ; of Adelaide favor the reconstruction of the ) bank. The Exchange also approves. • The Times says that after careful inquiry | it is satisfied that the Australian banks , are sonnd, and that it is unlikely that the r " boom " injured any of them badly, cxi cept the Commercial. The Daily ; Chronicle states that the uneasy feeling | prevalent at the first blush is disappearing. April 9. Mr Vicat Cole, 8.A., landscape painter, died suddenly yesterday. The unionists at Grimsby have under* taken to boycott vessels from Hull. The Seamen's Union intend to fight the Ship, ping Federation at every port. Hull is quiet. Riotiny took place in Trafalgar Square yesterday. An organised body of three thonaand teetotallers broke up a meeting in opposition to the Local Veto Bill, and ilaatroyed their banners. Several persona were iujured in the mel(Se. Ten rioters were arreated^^^^ >^~- w Mr Balfour addreag«Hr«eetingof five thousand Unionists in Leinster Hall, Dnblin. He was received with immense enthusiasm. Thelcfliingin Glasgow among the depositors in tw, Commercial Bank 1b favor, able to its reconstruction. The total amount of Glasgow deposits is about a million, but there are o n ) y f onr Bnare . hoi ders in that city. Leading English and Scotch journals continue to discuss the affairs of the bank, the opinions expressed being conflicting, but in the main favorable. The Financial Times remarks that iv the teeth of the disaster the way in which the Victorian Government stocks keep np their price is really wonderful. It considers it probable that the maintenance of prices is due to the shortness of the stock offered, which shows the confw dence holders have in it. The Economist considers the suspension of payment prudent, as all oreditor shonld be placed on an equal footing. The following are the last quotations o bank shares :— Australasia, £77 105 ; New South Wales, £64; London Chartered, £18 j Union, £47. Tallow, medium mutton 30s 6d, beef 28s. The total quantity of wool catalogned up to date is 54,800 bales. There is a biisk demand, and prices remain firm, Continental bayers are especially active. Medium wools are very strong, English representatives buying freely. New South Wales consignments are bringing 9Jd to Is 7id according to class. Merino and crossbreds are a farthing tea half* penny above last quotations. The English wheat market is firmer, the Continental is dull, and the American has an upward tendency, Frost spoiled forty cases of the Orangi'a apples, and worms damaged a number of others, The exports from the United Kingdom decreased £232,000, and the imports £2,700,000 last month. (Rooelved April 11, 1.6 a.m.l April 10. Elpht thousand stand of arms have been landed in Ulster, where ferty.four corps are now drilling in secret. I Stones were thrown at Mr Balfonr as he was returniog from Lord Iveah's (?). The •tones struck some of the occupants of Mr i Balfour's carriage. 1 The Times says that the Board of Trade returns for March were better than those tor many months previous. Two gunboats have arrived ac Hull to protecb the docks and other property In case of attack.