THE LATEST.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 21 September 1888, Page 2

THE LATEST.

Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright. United Pross Association. Received Sept 20, at 10.80 p.m. Rome, Sept 19. Monsiguor Persico, the Papal delegate to Ireland sorno time ago, has furnished his completed report to His Holiness the Pope. After referring generally to matters prior to the Papal decree, Monsignor Per-dco states that the Irish Bishops are p rsistently endeavoring to pacify Ireland and that the national agitation has lost much of its intensity. Londox, Sept 19. Truth states that Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador at leueran, will probably succeed Lord Carrington as Governor of Now South Wales.

Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, will accompany Sir Dillon B-ll on his projected visit to Freiburg, for the purpose of further inspecting the treatment of refractory ores as practised at the smelting works of that city. Tho Agents-Gencral will he accompanied by Mr W. Roberts Austen, F.R.S., Chemist and Assayor at the Royal Mint, and who will make a report for transmission to the Colonial Governments interested in the subject. An Adelaide wheat cargo has been sold at 10s. The English hop crop for tho ctirreuo season is estimated at ■J jl), ()<)() cwt. Jhicvivvd Sept 21, at 1.45 a.in. Loxno.v, Sept 2(1 A riot took place among (ho lii-li labor U’S at Glasgow Docks, : i . . i i> ... ... . r. ;., rr 'r.scurv id The police who attempted V) o uell the disturbance were eom-..p-e 1 .rr.v-ic lielmc'l. Tiie fbdt!i:ig a.- Ainued till tho rioters were loroughly exhausted. .. large anmb ;• of arrests have since bi*on tuule 'ml of the ringleaders l/ue . sen - ml-n -o 1 to various terms of i ipns jumo-ut Sv.ucur, -’epr lit. Pc’i ds in large num ers messed . u. mioub, and last mgiu they ! the determined a tempi t • - •in |.o-s s.siun of the can c r oiii e.'ting this place wi ll t u aiiil o.m!. A detachment d Kgypian s ddiers and f.ux.dies, „,,o ■ *i;t out to oppose tm ii.vi.d i g /roe, were overpowered br t.u * +* *i

labels nn I driven ba d< ti town. The rebels might have followed up this advantage, and thus placed Bafety of the town in jeopardy but for the timely assistance of the British gunboat in the harbor, which shelled the rebel position and forced them to beat a hasty retreat. The rebels suffered heavy losses in the skirmish, and from the shells of the steamer. Tho gunboat subsequently landed a force of marines to assist in defending the town.

Washington*, S’ept 20,

The Senate is n >t disposed to hasten the passage of the lietalia tion Bill.