NEWS BY CABLE.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 170, 7 February 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, February 8. Tho death is announced of Mrs Mary Howitt, the well-known authoress. Mr Martinson. Conservative, has been elected for Walton (Liverpool) unopposed. Tho seat was rendered vacant hv tho elevation of Mr J. G. Gibbon, Q.C., Attorney-General, to the Judge's Bench. Mr Dodgson H. Madden has been elected for Dublin University, and holds the appointment of SolicitorGeneral for Ireland.

The trial of the dynamiters Harkins and Callan was concluded to-day, and a sentence of fifteen years' penal servitude was passed on each of the prisoners.

February 4. The Archbishop of Canterbury today re-opened the Southwell Church, Nottingham, in the presence of a large assemblage of ecclesiastical dignalaries. The Bishop of Lichfield, who preached

on the occasion, denounced the increased spirit of gambling an 1 other vices, and scathingly alluded to the veiled immorality existing tn tho higher circles. He demanded the union of all ruhgioits communities for tho purpose of endeavoring to possess a purer state of thiugs, and for preventing a perpetuation of the prevailing laxity and disregard for morality. > Tlie Standard to-day states that Dot It Germany and Austria have jointly represented to the Russian Cabinet the danger of continuing preparation for war, which can only be construed as threats.

Several of the crofters at Stornoway who were implicated in the recent outrages have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from 0 to 1.7 months.

I’arih. February 8. Russia is arranging to float a loan of three hundred million roubles i about £50.000,000) in tiiis city.

St. Perenssviui, February 2. It is reported that General Gonrko Will be appointed to the command of the army in Poland. San Remo, February 8. Quite a sensation has been caused here by a report that the malignant growth and thickening in the larynx of the Crown Prince's throat have reached such dimensions that the life of the patient would lie best prolonged by tinoperation of tracheotomy. Rome, Februarv 3.

The proposals received from the French Government relative to the establishment of a commercial treaty lietween Italy and France have not met with the approval of t’.ie Italian Go vernment, and the negotiations have ceased. It is, however, probable that parleying will be resumed, but it will be carried an by the diplomatic ngents m Paris.

Berlin, February 8. It is stated that Prince Bismarck bus hud an interview with tho leaders of both the parties with reference to the Army Bill which is now before the Reichstag. He explained to them privately the present situation of affairs in Europe, uml pointed out tiiat it would he impolitic to have at present the information he disclosed to them made public.