ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10360, 21 July 1896, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, Jnly 19. The Poet Laureate yesterday unveiled the (Barns monument at Irvine, ln Ayrshire. At the Pope's request Cardinal Vaughan has directed the Catholic members of the House of Commons to oppose the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 216,198 hales, of whloh 199,597 hales have been sold. Highest prices are well maintained ln all olasses. "Kereru" brought B|i and "Glencoe 1 ' Old. Sliver, 2s 7d. The Gulf line of steamers havo agreed to extend their Manchester service to Glasgow if guaranteed a minimum of 100 . tonß of frozen oarcases por trip. In the House of Lords tha Premier said that the negotiations with America re« garding arbitration npon international disputes, though not yet complete, were advanoing amicably. The adoption of a general prlnoiple cf compulsory arbltration would be attended by some risk, and some form of appeal would be reqnired to prevent miscarriage of justice. There was a danger of speculative claims being mado for the purpose of gaining popn» larity, especially as the United States were disposed to adopt as their own questions affecting South America. A Blue Book shows that Lord Salisbury ia willing to embrace the unsettled territory in the general soheme of arbitration npon the Venezuelan dispute, althongh part o' it ls Inside tbe Sohomburgh line.