BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5437, 29 March 1889, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Per Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, Mail '27. Cardinal Newman is much affected at tho death of Archbishop Ullathornc, and it is feared that the demise will have a very bad effect on the Cardinal's health. Tho total quautity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdon is one million nine hundred and thirty-two thousand quarters ; and fov the continent three hundred and twenty thousand quarters. The American visible supply of wheat ia thirty million two hundred and fifty thousand bushels. The case against Dr. King, Bishop of Lincoln, isconclnded. The Bench of Bishops reserved judgment. D.ilgetty and Co have declared a dividend of eight per cent. By a collision between the steamer Nisayas and the ship Mavile 30 persons lost their livfts. News has been received of the death of the Hon. Guy Dawnay, who was killed by a buffalo in an expedition in Masowland. He is a brother of the present Viscount Down, formerly a member of the North Riding of Yorkshire in the House of Commons. Truth, referring to tho recent appoint inent of the Rev. Hy. H. Montgomery to the Bishopric of Tasmania, s:\y.i that that gentleman's ability is only of a mediocre order.and attributes his promotion to the influence of Cnnon F.arrar. A mother threw her three young children into the river Tyne. NEW YORK, Mar. 23. By the foundering of an excursion steamer on Lake Chapola, Mexico, 30 persons lost their lives. PARIS, Mar. 28. Oerscudoff, son of the Swiss Consul at Canues, was found murdered in a carriage in a. railway train at Geneva. There is no clue to the murderer. BERLIN, Mar. 28. Emperor William was present at a dinner given by Prince Bismarck to the members of the Reichstag. BUCHAREST, Mar. 2S. Prince Ferdinand, son of Prii.cc Leopold of Hohcnzollern-Sigmaringn and nephew of King Charles of Roumania, has been publicly declared heir to tht Roumanian throne.