NEWS-BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8523, 1 November 1888, Page 6

NEWS-BY CABLE.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, October 29. A phonograph hasilpfen specially constructed for ' the- 1 recording Mr GladstoneVepeech at the Liberal Home Eule demonstration which it is proposed to hold at Birmingham on 7th November. The speech will afterward, by means of the instrument, be re-enunciated in London and various cities in America. Great interest is being taken in the experiment. The Chancery order, empowering trustees to invest money in colonial inscribed stock under certain conditions, have been suspended in consequence of the protests of lawyers. The Financial News asserts that the Bank of New Zealand clique engineered the recent rise in New Zea« land inscribed stock for the purpose of assisting the new issue of bank shares.

Lord Eosebery, writing on the subject of Imperial Federation, states his belief that the union of the colonists with Great Britain would increase the liabilities of the latter. It is, he thinks, impracticable to admit the colonies to a share in the control of the Imperial policy unless they are willing to pay their share of the cost, A representative of the Daily Telegraph has had an interview with the Pope. The latter, who appeared to be in excellent health, intimated that his recent interview with the Emperor of Germany might possibly strengthen the position taken up by the enemies of the Vatican. His Holiness expressed satisfaction at the present state of the relations between Germany and the Papacy, but said he would never concede the demand that the education of Eoman Catholic children should remain exclusively in the hands of the State.

October 30.

The Eev D. F, Sandford, Bishop of Tasmania, has accepted the appointment of coadjutor to the Bishopric'of Durham.

A report is circulated that Stanley and all his followers except two have been massacred. 1 Sir L. Sackville West has offered to resign his post at Washington. Money is declining. There is increased weakness in the rates owing to the absence of demand following upon the Stock Exchange settlement. Arrived —Barque Lanarkshire, from Lyttelton (13th June); barque Mercia, from Auckland (24th July); barquentine Gazelle, from Auckland (25th June).

Berlin, October 29.

It is believed here that England will co-operate with, Germany in establishing order in Zanzibar. Pabis, October 29,

The retired German officer who was arrested at Nice in August on suspicion of being a spy has been found guilty, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, beside a fine of 5000 francs (L20O). Athens, October 29

The rumoured intention of the King of Greece to abdicate after the marriage of the heir - apparent is officially denied. New Yoek, October 28.

Colonel Hughes-llallett, who is now on a visit to the United States, was interviewed by a representative of one of the paper in the city. He declared that the reason the Queen had never manifested her displeasure at his conduct by depriving him of his military rank, or in other ways putting him under the ban of society, was because she was fully aware that the real facts of the case went to prove that he was not so guilty as report averred. Christiana, October 28.

The Russian steamer Archangel came into collision off this town with the steamer Neptune, of' Glasgow. The former was sunk, and eighteen of the crew'drowned. ,A

BimQEADE, October 28. King Milan'deposed all the bishop's who opposed his divorce. Caibo, October 98.

A letter has been received from Slatin Bey by his relatives, in which he states that he is happy in the service of the Mahdi, and has been treated better lately. Eio be Jareieo, October 25. Arrived —-R.M. S. Kaikoura; all well.

New Toek, October 3D,

Arrived—Barques Essex and Elinor Yernon, from Auckland (25th July and 16th Jane).

Melbouere, October 31.

Sailed—Manapouri, for the Bluff.

A severe frost, the most destructive for 20 years, was experienced last night. Great damage has been done to thejvineyards in the Mansfield district.

■Sain is badly wanted in the Eutherglen district, or the crops will be ruined.

Sydney, October 31,

The London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald states that on the inquest on the last victim of the London murders Dr Baxter gave it as his opinion that there was, every reason to believe the murders were committed for the purpose of obtaining specimens of a portion of the human body. They were the work, not of a lunatic, but of a medical student who was a surgeon, for the body was cut cut up in a way that showed the assassin knew exactly where to find' the organ he wanted. Ho meaningless cuts were observable, and this applied not to one, but to all of the victims. SPECIAL. London, October 29. Jeremiah D. Sheehan, M.P. for East Kerry, has been arrested on a charge of inciting the tenants at Killarney to join the Plan of Campaign. Mr o. J. O’Kelly, member for Eoscommon JST., who was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment incit-. ing witnesses to refuse to give evidence under the Crimes, Act, appealed against the verdict, and to-day the case was argued in the higher Court-'

'His Honour, in reducing the sentence from four to two months, expressed his sympathy with Mr O’Kelly, but said the law, however objectionable, must be respected. He believed that language similar to that used by Mr O’Kelly would pass unnoticed if used in England, and hia 'Hngfiur agreed with the prisoner that if such an Act, as the Crimes Act was brought into operation in England it would he regarded with suspicion. Calcutta, October 29. The Akozais having submitted to General McQueen, the campaign has closed.