BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6027, 26 March 1891, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

[Per Press Association —Electric Telegraph — Copyright] LONDON, March 24. The New South Walesconversionschera© is well received, Silver 3s B|d. The newspapers which announced that the baccari».fc case had been compromised nndor pressure from the Prince of Wales have been censured by the Court, and ordered to pay coats. March 25. The Pope, in the course of an interview with the Archbishop pf Dublin, advised the Irish clergy to maintain their opposition to the Parnell party. Mr Parnell declines Mr Healey's challenge to resign on the ground that he fears that his opponents intend to ciroumveut him by underhand means. Purnell asserts that Maurice Healyisin collusion with the Unionists to defeat him at Cork. The Titaes, in referring to Pamell's refusal to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds, considers he is seeking to shuffle out of a Contest with Healy. The shareholders of the Auglo-Auntra-lian Printing? and Publishing Union (Ltd.) are endeavoring to make Mr Horatio Bottomley, managing director, liable for a sum of L 90,000 which has disappeared. •BERLIN, Mab. 25. The census which has recently been taken shows the population of Germany to be forty-nine and a half millions. VALPARAISO, Mar. 25. The insurgents have captured Antofagasth, and now control two-thirds of the Chilian revenue. LISBON, Mar, 25. Portugalhasdeclared Sofala and Manicaland in a state of siege. GEORGETOWN, Mar. 24. English residents on the frontier of British Guiana are fighting vr ith the Venezuelans. CAPETOWN, Mar 24. News has been received that the Governor of Madagascar, who perpetrated the recent atrocious cruelties, h&s been executed.