HOME AND FOREIGN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9263, 17 January 1889, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

BOUCICAULT'S DIVORCE. London , , January 15. In the Divorce Court the decree nisi has been made absolute in the case of Mrs. Dion Boucicault (nee Miss Agnes Robertson) against her husband. THE COSSACKS~AT SUAKIM. Paris, January 15. With reference to the reported arrival at Suakim of 200 Cossacks aboard an. Austrian steamer, ostensibly bound for Obok, a French settlement on the northern coast of Tajura Bay, Gulf of Babel-Mandeb, instructions have been sent to the Governor of Obok to resist the landing of any armed parties in that colony. , A FATAL FOOTBALL MATCH. & _ London, January 15. •„ ®f A fatal accident has occurred in connection with a football match. Cropper, the crack bowler of Derby, was taking part in a match when he sustained injuries from which he has since died. THE VICTORIAN LOAN. London, January 15. Tenders are invited for the Victorian loan of three millions at three and a-half per cent. The minimum is fixed at par, and tenders close on the 22nd; It is expected to average 103. The Daily Standard, in the course of an article on the prospects of the new Victorian loan, says the Victorian debt is very moderate compared with the public debt of other colonies ; and proceeds to show that the present time is very opportune for placing the loan on the London market, as the credit of the colony has not been subjected to any severe _ strain. The successive land booms in Victoria have in a small anclk venturous way been an imitation of the land speculations which occurred in the Argentine Republic, and cash is nowrequired in abundance to enable Victorian financial bodies to come easily through their trouble.

GOLONEL HUGHES-HALLET. , London, January 15. Colonel Hughes-Hallet, who is suffering Jfrom a stroke of paralysis, is recovering. THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. Washington, January 15. The Electoral College of the United States has finally elected General Harrison President, and M. Morton Vice-President. PASTOR SPURGEON'S ILLNESS. ... London, January 15. The injuries sustained by 'Pastor Spurgeon on the occasion of his recent accident at Mentone are more serious than was at first supposed. His condition is now reported to be worse. A MERCHANT'S BANKRUPTCY. London, January 15. At a meeting of the creditors'in the estate of David Clarkson, merchant, it was resolved that an offer to pay 20s in the pound within two years be accepted. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. London, January 15. The Antwerp wool sales opened today. There was a large attendance, and biddings were brisk. Plate wools experienced a decline of 5 centimes, whilst Australian sorts fetched the 1 closing rates of the last London series. About one-third of the bales catalogued were withdrawn. ART EXHIBITION. London, January 16. The Anglo-Austral Society of Artists will shortly hold an exhibition in Sydney. A collection of important oils and water-colours will be sent from England. THE EVICTIONS IN IRELAND. London, January 16. Archbishop Croke, in the course of an address dealing with the present condition of affairs in Ireland, said that many of the acts of the soldiery who were assisting in the eviction of tenants cried to Heaven for vengeance. RECALL OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. London, January 15. The Hon. Edw. J. .Phelps, American Minister in London, has been recalled by the United States Government. BREACH OF PROMISE. London, January 15. The breach of promise of marriage case, in which Phyllis Broughton seeks to recover damages from Lord Denham, has been deferred for the present. THE KING OF HOLLAND. The Hague, January 15. In view of tho serious condition of King William, it is probable that a regency will be appointed. NEW ZEALAND TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY. London, January 16. The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent. SIR JOHN GORST. London, January 16. It appears that Sir John Gorst, who is a passenger by the Tongariro, will not proceed further than Teneriffe, where he goes for a short holiday.