LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4725, 21 July 1890, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,) HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (PSR UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). Received July 20, at 8.40 p.m. London, July 32. The Chancellor of the Exchequer atatea that the Indian Government has raiaed some important points in connection with the reduced postal rates, whioh necessitate further negotiations taking plaoe. Sir Vernon Barcourt advises the Liberals to aßalet in bringing the session to an early close. Mr W. H. Smith announces that-, the procedure proposals of the Government will be abandoned, and the present session close in August, after passing supply, a Bill for providing for housing the working classes, the Police Bill, the ceding Heligoland to Germany, the Cenaua Bill, and the Royal Taxation Bill. It was proposed thai the new seaaion should meet in November, when the Irish Land Purchase Bill and the Tithes Bill would be considered. Mr J. R. Jeffray, managing director of the Union Mortgage and Agenoy Company of Australia, undertakes the management of the Assets Company formed to take over the globo aßseta of the Bank of New.Zealand. In declining to share in the. cable subsidy or guarautee, Mr Goachen said it waa contrary to the general policy .of the , .Government to open the door to. numberleaa claims. At auction to-day. 1000 bales of New Zealand hemp were Bold. Common aorta were easier, but good waa firmer. The opening of the Mining Exhibition has been postponed until the 28chinst. The Bill providing for the cession of Heligoland to Germany has passed the House of Lords virtually without opposition. Received July 21, at 0.40 a,m. London, July 12. Peter Jackson, pugilist; leaves for Australia on the 26 b. The Duke of Fife being unable to open the Mining Exhibition, ; the Marquis of Salisbury will be asked to perform: the ceremony. Colonists generally iare dissatisfied at the opening date being, postponed. ,The New South Wales Court will, however, be opened unofficially on the 18 th. That colony haa a grand'show, comprising nearly half of the exhibition, and ita timber exhibit Js also very attractive. South Australia has a good display, while that of Victoria, Tasmania, -and New Zealand is only fair. The Hoogley, from Sydney, sighted the Carmelite (from Sydney)^'burning, at the end of February. After five days' struggle the crew were transferred to the Hoogley, which suffered in a cyclone, and from want of food and water, and several deaths occurred. The crew were unable to work. Oa May 10 all the members of the Emin Bey Ralief Committee were present at the marriage of Stanley, who was very unwell and appeared supported by aatick. Kiog Leopold's representative acted as Stanley's best man, and Stanley's African companions as groomsmen. The spectacle was a moat brilliant one, and presents were both numerona and valuable. Vlsoount Wolßeley will be ;appolnted commander,of the forces in Ireland. Telephones have been extended from London to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham. Lord Salisbury ia negotiatinof with France for the recognition of an English protectorate of the Zanzibar'coast. He will probably admit French rights from Like Tchad to Algeria.

Seven Australian wheat oargoea on passage sold at 37s 3d to 37b 6d. Two New Zealand cargoes at 365, and another at 35s

Good New Zealand cheese ia4Bi to 50a; medium, 363 to 44:3. The American ship Babock has arrived at Queenstown with a portion of the crew of the Mirage, bound from New Zaaland to London, on board. On June 26th tha Babock found the Mirage in fl*mea, and burnt nearly to the water's edge. The reßt of the crew are on board an American ship bound for Hull. Mr H. M. Stanley had a very serious attack of gastritis two days before hia marriage with Miss Dorothy Tennant, but was able to attend the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, though he was in a very weak state. The officiating clergymen at the marriage ceremony were the Bishop of Rlpon (Master of the Temple), and the Dean of Westminster. Among thoße present were the Prince of Wales, Mr Gladstone, leaders of society, art, and literature. The abbey waß crowded with the public. Berlin, July 12. Prlnca Bismarck baa assured an interviewer that the Emperor William's Labor Conference has not solved a single question, and resulted in nothing but words. Washington, July 12. The Silver Bill, as agreed to by tha Conference, has passed the Senate. Boenos Aybes, July 12. The financial crisis in the Argentine Republic and the State of Uruguay is leas acute. Gald has exceeded a premium of 300. Dr Coleman, President of the Argentine Republic, fearing a revolution has withdrawn his forcad currency proposal. The Government is endeavoring to negotiate a loan with England. Halifax (Nova Scotia), July 12, .By the collapse of a wharf at Dartmouth, on the eastern side of the harbor,. 100 persons were immersed, many of whom were drowned. New York, July 12. A serious explosion took plaoe on board an oil steamer at Chicago, and 15 persona were killed. Capetown, July 12. Sir John Gordon Sprigg, Premier, has resigned in consequence of the South African Railway Bill having been defeated, and Mr Cecil Rhodes has been summoned to form a Ministry.