TELEGRAPHIC

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1992, 25 October 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN (special to press association). London, October 20. M. Sau-Oarnot, the French Minister of Finance, who had sent in his resignation of that portfolio, has re-considered his decision, and will now retain office.

It is probable that the decorative fixtures and the best of the trophies among the Government collection in the Victorian Court at the lndiau-Co'.onial Exhibition will be reserved for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition.

The Australian Mutual Shipping Company has been resgistered with acipital of LIOO,OOO, a third of which has been reserved for the colonies, It is intended to charge similar rates for freight, «fcc, as the shipping ring. Exuibition experts report that the New South Wales’ tobacco is strong and rank. Oct 21.

The Duke of Manchester has complained that the Prince of Wales is ignoring the Colonial Inst, tu'e in c nnection with hia Imperial Institute scheme. It is estimated that half of the Scottish wipat cyop jg hopelessly damaged. The Rev. Mr Goodwyn, Vicar of Harrow, Fas accepted the Bishopric of Bathurst.

Lord Derby, speaking at Liverpool, predicted an early and rapid revival in trade,

(reuter's telegrams). BANQUET TO SIR ANTHONY MUSGRAVE. THE SOCIALISTS IN LONDON. London, Out 21. - A banquet was given last evening in the St. George’s Club to Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland by Sir J. F. Garrick, Agent-General for that colony. A large number pf other guests were prejent, including Mr Sfanhopej Secretary of State for the Colonies. In the course of a speech on the occwion, Mr Stanhope expressed ihe opinion that the interests of England and the Colonies were daily becoming more identical, and that the appointing of able Colo* nial Governors like Sir Anthony Musgrave would contribute much towards the maintenance of the friendship which Bhould exist between the various parts of the Empire, (3PKCIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION). Losdon, Oct 21. At the banquet to Sir Anthony Mqsgr*ve ? Sir «[- F. Garnet stated that Sir Anthony had been of the greatest service in prQuroting Federation in Australia. The lat r ter, in reply, considered that Australia was unable to resist foreigh aggressioi without the ass : stance of England, As far as he CDuldf'see, the difficulties in the way of Australian Federation were much overrated, and a comnnu tariff was not essential to its attainment, Mr Kyndman, one of the Socialist ‘ leaders, fas written a letter (o the papers statiog that great dN? treat prevails among (h: working claims, and the proposed procession K

of unemployed on the 9th proximo is the only means of compell'i g th * attention of the authorities t > the distress. THE BULGARIAN REVOLUTION. BULGARIA WARNS TURRET. Sofia, 0a £l. An Interview has taken place between Stambouloff. President of the Council of ihe Regency and Gidban Effendi, Turkish Envoy, at which it was decided not to postpone the meeting of the Sobranje. Stambouloff warned Gadban Effendi chat the days of the Ottoman Empire woull be numbered if Russia were permitted to enter Bulgiria.