London.

Manawatu Herald, 28 May 1895, Page 2

London.

The vacancy caused in the repre- | sentation of Warwick and Leamington in the House of Commons, owing to the retirement of Viscount Peel, the late Speaker, has been filled by the return of Mr Lyttelfcon, the Unionist candidate, by a majority of 500 votes. Jabez Balfour has been committed to stand his trial at the June sessions on six charges. - Lord Salisbury in his speech at Bradford said it was imperative for the Empire to assume new responsibilities when opening new markets in uncivilised nations. The son of the Ameer of Afghanf has arrived in England, and great preparations, are bting made to entertain hira.

General Lord Roberta hag been promoted to the rank of Field->Mar-shal. Oscar Wilde's case has been adjourned. The charge against him in conjunction with Shelly has been with* drawn, as there was no corroborative evidence. New Zealand long' berried wheat, ex warehouse, is firm at 27s 6d ; South Australian do., 27s 9d ; Victorian, steady, 27s 9d» - ..-.,- «.«* New Zealand mutton— First quality, 8d per 1b ; second do ; 2Jd ; lanab averages 4Jd, New Zealand hemp— The market is unchanged. At the wool sales a good selection is offered, and prices are very firm. A.t Bradford prices are firm, but business is restricted. Owing to the bad reports of the American crops, a sudden boom hai occurred in Australian wiieat* which rose from Is to Is 6d per, tmarflßF in a few hours. ' . ' . In order to counteract _t^g a^)erft« tions of the Bimetal]!? Leagag,; a Parliamentary committee T& ffc^gbg formed to maintain the goJ4 monetary standard. :.•/..' I Leading merchants ana, Hanker*! including Messrs Brown,, Sbipley, Deunistoun, Cross, Frumin^ fjftJU. Goschen, Schroeder, Raphael and Hambora, all the private .' banks, principal discount houses .and. directors of the leading joint stock banks, including Mr .D. Larnach;.o£ the Bank of New South Wales, nave signed a memorial to Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, praying for his adhering to a single gold standard, as the change to bimetallism would be disastrous both to capitalists and wage^earn^era. Leonard Harper has been * remanded until .July 10th ip await documents from New Zealand. Bail has been allowed in two sureties of £1000 each, ' ;/ The Financial Bill has. passed through committee without amendment. , .. ... i■■ Rumours of an impending dissolution continue. Mr Ritchie, President of the Local Government Board in the last Salisbury Administration, has been elected unopposed for the Croydon seat, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Hon. S. Herbert,' Conservative. In his Bradford speech, Lord Salisbury said he doubted whether the Turks were answerable for the Armenian atrocities. Wordy protests would only induce the Moslems to continue the persecution, and he did not believe the Great Powera would actively intervene in the matter. The Bank of New Zealand 13 issuing £750,000 worth of 4 per cent debentures, redeemable j.n : l9o4, to replace the 5| per cent debentures payable in November. .. ' ' At the wool sales ft medium • catalogue was offered. Prices re* mained firm, Continental buyers operating freely. . ". ...;,. ,£ --•.. The sales closed with gooiit spirit, and very firm. The wheat market, iiow^r,;.,^!tiuues very active, as there "is a general impression;thai the, European crop is below the average'. "^