BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5579, 26 September 1889, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Received September 25, 8 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 24. In the course of a political speech Mr Gladstone denounced land nationalisation, and also described Mr Balfour's denial of the project to found and endow a Catholic University in Dublin as the shabbiest of all shabby proceedings of the present Government. It has been discovered that the Rev. Barlield, a Liberal-Unionist lecturer, who was supposed to have been enticed to Ireland and murdered by the Invinciblcs, really eloped with a girl to Canada. Mr Garland, a member of the N.S. Wales Legislature, is starting a, company with a capital of LIOO,OOO to secure the right of Edison's phonograph for Australasia. PARIS, Skit. 24. The Chamber of Deputies will probably meet in November, when Government will resign, leaving President Carnot free to summon whom he pleases. (Received September 26, 12.40 p.m.) Sept. 25. The Times, commenting on the speeches of Sir Henry Parkes and Mr Dibbs in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on the question of constitutional government being granted to Western Australia, says the only reasonable claim the unoccupied territory of Western Australia should bo administered in a true spirit is on the maxim of Australia for Australians. The absurdities and extravagence of protection shown by Victoria, the Times thinks, impose a preposterous barrier to colonial freetrade. The English and Continental Press, in reviewing the result of the French elections, agree that they point in the direction of the peace of Europe being maintained. In the course of a speech to-day Mr Gl-ulstone said the coercive measures adopted by the Government in dealing with the administration of Irish affairs had only induced the Irish to continue the agitation for Home Rule, and more closely conserve their interests. (Received Sept. 20, 12.30 p.m.) MADRID, Ski-t. 25. The Spanish corvette Navarra is seeking to enforce the lelease of the crew of a Spanish coasting vessel, who were captured by Tripolian Moors. The Sultan and Envoys accompany the vessel and will co-operate with the officers in obtaining their demand. [SPECIALS TO FJIESS ASSOCIATION 7 . ] London, Sept. 24. Mr Gladstone, speaking at Hawardon, said that the issue of 'he recent strike was pregnant with hope for the future of ] labor. General Boulanger asserts that he had an absolute majority in his election and that no second ballot was necessary, but that the officials tampered with and burned a number of voting papers to frustrate a scrutiny. He professes to be satisfied with the outlook. The Lancashire cotton mills will stop work for a fortnight for the purpose of defeating the operations of the " corner " in cotton. The Pope has congratulated Cardinal Manning on the success of his exertions to bring about a settlement of the strike.