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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 20 August 1888, Page 2

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Per Press Association. Auckland, August 18. Per Zealandia’s general summary,dates from Hurope up to July 27th. Mr and Mrs Gladstone celebrated their golden wedding on July 25tb. Testimonials, letters, telegram* and presents poured in by the hundred. One hundred and fifty members of Parliament presented an address. A German named Glotteu, was nr. rested on July 2Gth, for threatening to murder Mr Gladstone. AU on account a manuscript he had sent him, and which Mr Gladstone had mislaid. It is stated that Queen Victoria will spend threo weeks with her daughter tho Dowager Empress, this autumn, at Baden.

no American elm block, six inches square, was picked up off Kingston, according to a Loudon dispatch of July 20th, with tho fo’lowing iusoription : “ The Ruby, of Dublin, hound to Quebec, was wrecked off tho Irish coast, sinking with all hands on board.” The Daily News of July 26th, declares the Mills Bill, adjusting the United States Tariff, more of a Protective than a Eiea Trade measure. Spurgeon, the Recalcitrant Baptist Divine, thinks, it is said, to ully himself with the Presbyterian body. Seven thousand miners at Pointy Pridd, Wales, struck for an inoroaso of wagOH on July 21th. Tho talk in London, on July 23rd, was that since the Emperor William’s visit to tho Czar, M. Hs Giers, tho Russian Foreign Minister, and Prince Bismarck have gone over tho European situation together several times, and taken Asia into their deliberations. Tho British Government had suddenly decided to send 10,000 troops into the Black Mountain, on the north boundary of India, to punish tho Akzurs for tho recent murder of Colonel Battery and Captain Muston. The Rev YV. S. Green left Queenstown on July 27 to explore the glacier regions iu the Selkirk range of British Columbia. Iu the House of Commons oil July 17, tho Radicals strongly objected to the c'ausc iu the Local Government Bill assisting emigration. Tho Govornmont agreed (o restrict the operation of tho clause to cases where local or colonial guarantees for repayment are given. Ale Samuel Smith proposed to aid the emigration of children. The Government sympathised with the proposition, hut a technical objection was interposed. The 300th anniversary of the destruction of the Spanish Armada was observed on 12tli July at Plymouth, and tho foundation of a national monument was laid. The London Cobden Club is threatened with dissolution, owing to faction in the

Liberal party in view of internal troubles. Tho usual annual festival of tho Club in July was abandoned, and tho Association has decided hereafter to oonfitio its efforts to combating Protection. The condition of his father’s health has caused Mr J. A Bright to renounce bis intended candidature for Parliament at Rockdale. All orders to send reinforcements to tho Cape were countermanded on July 17, owing to tho improved condition of affairs in Zululand. Sergeant Wilson, of Canada, won the London municipal prize at Wirnb’cdon. Many other Canadians won money prizes. Private Fulton, of the 12th Middlesex, won the Queen’s prize with a scoro of 280. Tho Scotch leam won the international trophy on the Kith July. Tho Irish team won tho Klcho Shield, tho score being Ireland, IG. 32 points ; .England, 1012; and Scotland, 1038. Tie Canadian team held a parting reception on July 1 it, at which the Prircess Louise and Marquis of Lome worn present. At tbe semi-annual meeting of tho direct Cable Company, London, on July lit), Mr Pender announced a decline of over six thousand pounds during the past six months. Mr Conybers, M.P', was on tbo ‘2oth of July suspended one month for writing a letter to the Standard denouncing tho conduct of the Speaker in supporting tho Tory motion for a cloture during tho debate on the second reading of tho Drainage Bill. The committee on the subject lias published its report favoring the action of closing all drinking bouses in Irolaud on Sunday.

The Rev Mr Waugh testified bc-fo e the Pour Relief Committee of tho Houso of

Lords that 1000 children were starved or otherwise murdered in England every winter in order to obtain tho paltry amount of insurance upon tber lives. Ho said the system of insuring children’s lives was simply offering a premium to murder.

The alleged illtreatinent of the ex-Em-- ■* press Victoria in Berlin, was the sensation at that city and L -ndou on July 14th. The story, which was started by the Pall Mall Gazette, is pronounced false in every particular by the St names’ Gazette. ft is said that Cardin 1 Moran has succeeded in convincing the Pope that it is policy to refrain from admonishing Irish Catholics. The tenants on the Irish estates of Lord Huntington’s father forwarded to the Marquis a memorial on July 16th, setting forth that an enquiry bs*f., r - a Parliamentary Committee would : .lp to show whether or not the Parliamentary Party was resp <n->ihlo for the murder tf his brother, Lord Cavendish, There were large gets "rings of Orangemen in various parts of l later on 12th

July. A well attended meeting was also held in Glasgow. A TiHPfd •‘"cyclical letter was read in all (Jathohc Churches qc Dublin, on Sun? day, July Kith, expressing grief that meetings had been held in Irelan ], where dangerous opinions regarding his recent decree bad been uttered. The Pope reiterates ids affection for Ireland, but tli« whole system for I lie plan of etmpaign and boycotting are cnritleirned as ful. A letter written by Andddsh p Walsh, accompanied tiic encyclical,which says the agnation referred to had no;/ ended under the resolution of the Bishop, Father ; Gal’agan was released from Limerick Gao n July 20th. The a> t n for libel against the Dublin Frecmai.’.i Jou. mil has been settled out of court. Tr (.- Journal agree to withdraw its imputations, to itpol igisc, and to pay La oo cost.-. Editor U’Biieu with his fellow prbsatj

Mandevillo in Tullamoro gaol, addressed a public meeting in Edinburgh on July 21st. It was called to discuss Home Rule, but rras changed to an indignation meot- % ing over death of .Mandevillo, and suicide of Dr Kidby, and irritating topics. The Homo Rule Union intend to campaign the Three Kingdoms with vans fu’l of Home Rule literature and many speakers. Every hamlet will be visited. An enormous eviction was begun at Kilrusb, County Clare, on the Kandeluro ostates, on July 18. The plan includta the eviction of 114 families. Captain Crokor and the sheriff of Clare wcro on the estates with a force of 500 soldiers and police. The arrears owed by tenants amounted to L*o,ooo. The trouble bogan in 1874, whoa the late Colonel was defeated for Parliament, and never forgave the tenants for not returning him, Inspired by rovengo, he raised the rents to the highest legal point. Of course the tenants rebelled, and there have been troubles ever since. Three tenants were evicted peacefully. On July 20, James Madigan, of Camicok, however, strongly barricaded his residence and poured hot water on the evictors, who used crow bars, sledge hammers and axes in effecting an entrance. Madigan was arrested with two relations, who assisted him Queen Victoria has refused to surrender to the German Ambassador, Count "Von Minuter, Documents made by the late King Fredrick, and consigned to the Queen by her daughter, the Empress. She however, gave Von Muntter permission to read them. The Emperor William meets Kmg Humbert in October, when ho will visit Roino, on tho invitation of tho King and tho suggestion of the Prime Minister Crispi. Tho Popo has protested against tho visit, declaring the Emperors presence in tho eternal city, an act of host ty to the Vatican. The protest was sent to Bismarck. It is stated in Berlin that the Emperor will visit tho Pope as well as K'ng Humbert.