BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7863, 19 May 1886, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.2 [Retjtee's Telegeams.] fEeoeived May 18, at 2 p.m. j DISTINGUISHED YOTAGERS. , SAN PEANCISCO, Mat 17. The Mariposa arrived to-day from Sydney. Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland, and his family, and Sir Alexander Stuart, of Sydney, are passengers, en route for England. ANNEXATION. LONDON, Max 17. Instructions have been forwarded to Admiral Tryon to formally annex the Kermadec Islands. APPOINTMENT. Count Herbert Bismarck has replaced Count Hatzfeldt as German Ambassador at the Court of St James. CRICKET. The cricket match, Australians versus Nottingham, which has been commenced on the Trent Bridge Grounds at Nottingham, has been delayed by heavy rain. FEDERAL MAIL SERVICE. The result of the tenders for the Australian 1 Federal mail service has been made public. The only two

Companies ' applying are the Orient Compny and the Peninsuiar -and Oriental Company. The Orient Cjppany tenders at 12s per lb for lett», and the fixed sum of £750 per yJtkge in lieu of charges °n books ajjjHL newspapers. The Peninsular aa<f Oriental Company dedines to tender by weight, but is willing to undertake the requiied service for a subsidy of <£115,100 per annum, for a contract extending over seven years, or <£llo,ooo per annum for a period of ten years.

f HOYAL BABE. g MADBID, Mat 17. 3 Her Majesiy the Queen Regent s was safely delivered of *a son to-day. B LEeoelvod M*y 18, b£ 10.80 p.m.l y CORRECTION. SAN FEANCISCO, May 17. Sirj Anthony Musgrave and Mr eJ. Q-enace (?)” ar e passengers en ro%de 1 for England, not Sir Alexander Stuart. i £ SHIPPING. . ’ CAPETOWN, Mat 17. f The Doric leftjfor New 2Jealand last * night. ' 3 MAILS. \ ’ ; LONDON, Mat 17. [ The Australian mails, dated ji bourne, April 8, per Parramatta, were l > delivered to-day, via Brindisi. V ; P. AND O.ICOMPANT. • The Peninsular and Oriental St6| n, l ; Navigation Company have 1 dividend for the last half year at t | rate of 5 per.cent per annum. j ’ COMMERCIAL. I Three per cent consols, <£lol 7s 6d I* | New Zealand securities : —5 per cent,! <£lol 10s; 4| per cent, <£lol 10s ; 4 per cent inscribed, <£9B 10s. The market rate of discount is 2 per cent, or 1 per cent less than the Bank rate. fßeoolved May 19, at 1,45 a.m,} THE HOME RULE BILL. LONDON, Mat 18. The debate on the Home Rule Bill was resumed in the House of Commons last night. Sir Richard Cross spoke at some length in opposition to the Bill, which, he stated, offered no prospect of finality of legislation, nor of the establishment of good Government in the country. Mr Stansfield expressed himself warmly in defence of the measure, which, he declared, would smooth the way for federation and strengthen the union of the British Empire. OBITUARY. The death is announced, at the age of 71, of Sir Thomas Erskine May, late Clerk to the House of Commons. [Special to Pbess Association.] [Received May 18, at 2 p m. 3 '• LONDON, Mat 17. ? j The" Hermadec Islands, situated to ithe north-east of New Zealand, have li»een annexed to that Colony, ft The Colonial Institute will hold a Honference in connection with tie Exhibition in June. H The East and West Coast Railway ■Syndicate have paid a deposit of £#sooo to Sir P. Dillon Bell in ?on - fiction with their contract. i JJ A petition signed by IOuOOO j licotchmen has been received by i fiwftßritish Government, protesting 1 against Home Rule for Ireland. The New Zealand Government ire arranging for the establishment a g parcels post by the new direct stem c service. 0 The French Press advocates/^he abrogation of the proposals ma<*d by their Government, respecting E Hebrides. oi The South Australian Coi buy tc have entertained Sir Saul Dav&ort at a banquet. st [Eaoeived May 18, at 9,30i>.m.l LONDON, Mai 7. The intervention of Mr Gladone kc has decided Lord Rosebery inhis ( ! opinion regarding the settlemen of y the New Hebrides question, and ■ ‘ Granville will quickly but fi notify to the French Government ?v-- ‘ the English Government intent “ ati adhere to the terms of the Ptelj 0 Convention. ; c _ Sir Arthur Blyth and Sir Sapc p Davenport advise that the Ju^ tl Exhibition which is to be hel ‘f 6 E South Australia should be miJ i m b Government concern. [j a d ■AC Jg The London warehouses whiclfrs been boycotted by the shippingf^ jVe / have declined (decided ?) to deA« numerous commercial travell(f s<tcil k Australia in the interests off / a J houses. .to”, « [Eeceived Kay 19, at 1.2 S LONDON, MO w Germany is about to reiT, 13, d< Alsace and Lorraine. / & The Government /caucus o’B H Irish question are using cf". ta x # w j reive measures with their seceders, f The seizure of a third Ani; , re fishing smack by the Nova has again caused a feeling of irri' _ i . th . . 6 . '.tion *; in America. , “