HOME AND FOREIGN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9291, 19 February 1889, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

MR. PABNELL'S HEALTH. London, February 16. Me. Parnell is in indifferent health. THEATRICAL STARS FOR, AUSTRALIA. LONDON. February Iβ. jyir. ana Mrs. Jlendal ana - Wilson Barratt are arranging a visit to Australia. A NEW BISHOP. London, February 18. The Ven. H. W. Watkin, D.D., archdeacon of Durham, having declined the bishopric of, St. Asaph, ( the Rev, Mr. Edwards, vicar of Caermarthen, has been appointed. CARDINAL MANNING'S CHURCH. London, February 18. It Is proposed to raise £12,000 to frea Cardinal Manning's church from debt. A STEAMER DISABLED. Colombo, February 18. The North German Co.'s steamer Hohenstaufen, which trades to Australia, has been towed into port, having broken her shaft. POPULAR FEELING IN HUNGARY. Pesth, February 18. Over 100,000 of the populace assembled at the Emperor's Palace and cheered the Kaiser with great enthusiasm on his arrival, at the same timo crying Down with Tisza " (the Premier). THE AMEER'S VENGEANCE. ; London, Fdaruary 18. Many thousands of the Usbens, fearing the vengeance of the Ameer, have entered Bokhara and taken up theii allotted land. THE AUSTRIAN ARMY BILL. Vienna, February 17. Herr Tisza is making certain amendments in the Army Bill. MR. GLADSTONE. London, February 17. - Mr. Gladstone is at present sojourning at Cannes. THE PROPOSED COPPER BANK, London, February 16. The Copper Bank projected by Messrs. Matheson has collapsed. ACTION FOR LIBEL. London, February IC. Mrs. Georgina Weldon has sued the society paper, Man and Woman, for libel, claiming £300 damages. Judgment has been postponed. O'BRIEN'S SENTENCE. London, February 16. The application for a mandamus to quash the conviction of O'Brien has been refused. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. London, February 16. The St. James's Gazette endorses the opinion of Sir Henry Parkes as to the necessity of further division of, Australia before federating the colonies. . . SCULLING. . -. '"! London, February 18. . .' S. D. Muttlebury, the winner of the Colquhoun sculls, and who it was said would be unable to row again this season owing to having met with an accident, has again gone into training. SHIPPING. London, February 16. Arrived : Ship Wairoa, from Auck* land, November 25, all well. .■" London, February 17. ■' Arrived : Ship Opawa, from Oamant (20th November); ship ■■ River Indus,; from Lyttelton (27th October); barque Cairnsmore, from Timaru (17th Octo ber) ■; ship Inch Keith, from Timaru (Bth : November);.: ship Pleione, from Wellington (14th November). . ; Rio Janeiro, February 15. The Ruapehu arrived yesterday all well. Her cargo of frozen meat is io good condition. ; v ■■■■•■■--• •