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New Zealand Mail, Issue 869, 26 October 1888, Page 25

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(per press association. ) : ~ London, October 17. The Court of Appeal, by a majority of four to one, has endorsed the judgment of Mr Justice North, upholding the action of the Directors of the Bank of Australasia, in granting a pension of LISOO a year for five years to the family of Mr S. S. Parkes, the Melbourne superintendent of the bank, who was killed in the Windsor Kailway accident.in Victoria. Five thousand colliers in South Staffordshire are still out on strike. It is believed that-the Parnell Commission will last two months at least. Count N. de. Robilant, the Italian Ambassador in London, died suddenly to day. r - The rumour to the effect that Sir John Gorst, Political Secretary to the India Office, would succeed Air Wm. F. Drummond Jervois as Governor of New Zealand, is denied. It. is reported' that Mr D. R. Plunkett, Commissioner of Works in the present Administration, will succeed Sir W. 0. F. Robinson as Governor of South Australia, little credence being given t-o the rumour formerly telegraphed to the effect ; that Mr Plunkett would be the probable successor of Sir Anthony Muegrave as Governor of Queensland. It -is thought the climate of South Australia will be more suitable to Mr Plunkett’s health than the climate 4 * of Queensland. The succession to the Governorship of Queensland is now regarded as a certaiinty for Mr Henry Cecil Bailees, one of the members for Cambridge University and PostmasterGeneral in the present Administration. Some months ago Mr Raikes was.mention’ed as a ! probable successor to Sir Wm Jervois, New Consols, 03:1-. Thn market rate of discount is 31; per cent. Two Victorian wheat cargoes have been sold at from ,41s 6d to 42s 3d. A gigantic Scotch iron syndicate is being formed. . The Bank of New Zealand have offered a quarter of a million new capital at a premium of £l. The allotment of shares is fixed for the 24th. The New! Zealand Shipping Company, Shaw, • Sjivill and Albion

Shipping Company, Nelson Bros., and certain insurance companies have combined to improve the frozen meat trade. New Zealand growers under the new arrangement will be .guaranteed 2Jd net. The freight has been fixed at 1-3-d. When prices realise between 3d and 3f-d, and 4£d, the proceeds will go to the combination; between 4-g-d and sd, the proceeds will go to the growers, who will receive 40 per cent, and the combination 60 per cent. When prices go beyond 5d the growers will receive 80 per cent, and the combination 20 per cent. London, October 18. The Jokon goldfields in Alaska is declared British territory. The Times claims that Parnell having issued an English writ the day before the Scotch action was commenced, the action must be tried in England. An off-coast cargo of Australian wheat has been sold at from 41s 6d to 425. Australian flour is quoted at 29s 6d to 30a. Leather, 10Jd to lid. Galvanised iron, Orb brand, Ll 7. London, October 18. The unveiling of the statue erected in honour of General Gordon was attended with very little ceremony, and the Press generally characterise the conduct of the Committee as shabby in not making it a popular demonstration. Mr D. R. Plunkett, in defending the action of the Committee, declares that silence was necessary in view of the fact that the Socialists would, undoubtedly, have availed themselves of the opportunity to hold a demonstration, and unpleasant complications might have arisen. The Times this morning has an article on the case of Ah Poy v. the Collector of Customs, recently decided in Melbourne. The paper congratulates the Australians on the judgment of the Appeal Court, which was in favour of the plaintiff, and declares that all lovers of international fair play will rejoice at the result, as it is conclusive evidence that ,the unreasonable excitement of some Australian politicians is not shared by the people. The article recommends America to imitate the colonies, and mete out justice to the Chinese. ..The "appointments to the various colonial Governorships now vacant or about to become vacant will be announced during the week. It is stated

that the successor to Sir William E. Drummond Jervois, Governor of New Zealand, has been appointed, but up to the present the name has not been allowed to transpire. The New Zealand parcels post has been arranged on a eiihilar system to that in force between Great Britain and the Australian colonies. The new service begins in about a month. A financial company is being formed with a capital of two millions, of which it is proposed to establish branches in all the Australian capitals. Mr Herbert Sandford is a Director of the new company. London, October 19. At a banquet at Belfast last evening, the Marquis of Hartington, in the course of his speech, said the Unionists were prepared to concede local government to Ireland when the condition of the country was safe for such a change. The report of Saint Giles’ Discharged Prisoners’ Mission states that SUO discharged prisoners have been sent to the colonies during the year.

The Fraudulent Merchandise Marks Bill has been introduced in the Indian Council. Mr D. K. Plunkett has declined the Governorship of South A ustralia. Count Hatzfeldt-Weldernberg, the German Ambassador, has made a formal complaint to Lord Salisbury in reference to the publication of the fac similes of a portion of the late Emperor Frederick’s diary. The Premier repudiated any complicity in the matter by himself or any member of the Royal Family, and has, promised to institute inquiries as to how those parts of tbe late Emperor’s diary came into the possession of the publishers. It is reported that Prince Alexander of Battenburg will sliorLly be married to Princess Victoria, the second daughter of the iate Emperor Frederick, and that the ceremony will be performed at Windsor. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to day, show the total reserve in notes and bullion at .LIL.GOO.OOO, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 36 per cent, being an increase of L 507.000 on the total of reserve, and an increase of, 1| per cent in the proportion of the reserve to the liabilities. It is stated that the Treasury is disposed to subsidise the VancouverNew Zealand and Australian mail service. London, October 19 Further parts of the human body discovered a (ortnight ago at Whitehall have recently come into the possession of the police. They bear evidence that a terrible murder has been committed. The corpse was dismembered and so disfigured that identification is impossible. Tallow.—Best mutton, 29s to 29s 6d ; best beef, 28s. The stock, on hand is 110,000 casks. The sugar market is flat. German is quoted at 13s 3d. Hides, 4d to 4^d. Iron (Gospel Oak brand), Ll 7 10s. The official report of thr murder of Major Barttelot has been received by the Home authorities. It Btates that Major Barttelot was attempting to stop the incessant drumming carried on by some men belonging to his party, when one of them suddenly turned on him and shot him dead. Tbe proprietors of the Leicestershire coalmines having refused to grant the demand of their men for an increase of wages, the latter have gone out on strike. In speaking at Belfast last night the Marquis of Hartington urged the Unionists and Conservatives to light the elections to the House of Commons unitedly. London, October 20. The successor te Sir Wm. Jervois as Governor of Nevr Zealand is still kept a secret, but it is believed that the gentleman appointed is a Duke, whose name has not been permitted to transpire. The rumour is again revived that Lord Carrington has resigned the governorship of New South Wales. The action of The Times in omitting the name of Davitt from the charges presented to the Parnell commission is regarded by the Irish party as peculiar and unexplainable. A. J. Bn 1 foh i, StCrcla'y for Ireland, speaking at Manchester, siiowed that the Irish policy adopted bjr the present Government had led to reducing crime and outrage in Ireland* and asserted that the provisions of the Crimes Act were not so rigidly enforced as the coercion measureaetefaeft by the Gladstone Government. New Zealand 5 per cents are quoted at 104£; 4 per cent inscribed, 97i. Consols, 100 i.

Obituary—Rear-Admiral Shorfclana (retired). Iron —Best Scotch pig, No 1, 41 s 9d.

Wheal —-Market shows general decline of Gd ; the Continoutal market is depressed ; tile American market is steady. Australian wheat, ex warehouse, 435. For cargoes of new crop sellers are asking 435, New Zealand long-berried, qucitod at 435. Money market weak, owing to abundant supplies in open market. New Zealand hemp has advanced from 1 L3O 5s to L3O 10s.

A largely attended meeting of colliery owners was held to-day, when a resolution was passed regretting that they were unable to grant an advance of wages to the minerß ; and they also agreed that the Mayor of Sheffield, along with representatives chosen by the miners, could inspect their books in order to prove that they were not in a position to pay a higher rale of wage. Considerable alarm is felt in the Metropolis in consequence of tho strike extending throughout the coun-

try. The stock of coal at present in London will probably last a fortnight, but, should the strike become general, much inconvenience and distress will bo experienced. SPECIAL. (PER PL.ess association.). London, October 17. It is reported that Sir Thomas Mellwraith, Premier of Queensland, has intimated to Lord Kriufcafoi-d that he expects to be consulted in appointing a successor to the late Sir Anthony Musgrave.. Truth mentions that it is probable either the Marquis of Normanby*or Mr 11. Cecil Raikes will receive the appointment of Governor of Western Australia. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message from their London office, dated 19th instant:—Tallow—Market firmer. Good mutton is worth 29s 3d per cwt; good beef, 28s 6d per cwt. Frozen meat—Mutton market is weaker. Canterbury mutton is worth 5d per lb ; Wellington, 4f<l per lb. Market is overstocked for beef. New Zealand hind-quarters are worth 3fd per lb.