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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 13, 26 May 1880, Page 2

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[REUTER'S SPECIAL TO STAR.]

London, May 25. Mr. Parnell, the Irish Home Eule member, has given notice hi the House of Commons of a motion setting forth ihe nesessity for granting home rule to Ireland. The Australian cricketers commenced a match against eighteen of Longsight on the 20th instant. The English team went first to the wickets, and scored 118. Spofforth took nine wickets. The Australians tlien went in, and when the stumps were drawn, they had six wickets down for 26. The bowling against them was dead on the wickets. The Australian cricketers in then* match against eighteen of tho Longsight Club made 214 runs in then' first innings, the top scores being made by Blackham (81) and Bonner (74). The English team have eight wickets down for 72 runs. In th House of Lords, after a short debate, an Address hi Reply to the speech from the throne was voted. In the House of Commons, a lengthy debate took place, and after an amendment proposed by the Irish members had been r jected by a large majority, the Address in Reply was carried. Mr. Gladstone, in course of the debate made a speech, hi which he explained that Mr. Goschen's mission to Constantinople was principally with reference to Greek and Montenegrian questions, which were most prersing, and it was necessary to disabuse the Turks of the notion that England was specially interested in maintaining Turkey. Mr. Gladstone further remarked that the condition of affairs in Europe at the present tune was not criticali Berlin, May 25. A Ministerial Bill has been introduced into the Lower House of the German Parliament for a revision of the laws relating to Catholics. The changes proposed "will proAdde large concessions to the Catholics in Germany, and will meet the views of the Vatican. Paris, May 25. The French war ship Finisterre has sailed with exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition.