CABLEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXV, Issue 7193, 12 December 1891, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph— Per United Press Association LONDON, Deoember 10. The Prince of Wales, speaking ai . banquet in the city, said that he was deligbled to see that the nation approved of the Duke oi Clarence marrying an Englishwoman. The Arohbisbop of Canterbury will shortly* visit the United States and Canada. Speaking at Northampton, Mr Gladitone referred to Mi Gosohen's proposals for the issue of pound notes as a quaok scheme. Sir John Lubbock, addressing the Chamber of Commerce, declared that muoh of the London shipping had been driven to Aniweip and Hamburg in consequence of the Btrikes* The Bank rate of discount is 3£ per oent. The Amerioan visible supply of wheat iff 62,200,000 bushels, MELBOURNE, Deoember 11. The investigation shows that the defioienoy of the South Melbourne Parmanent Building Society whioh reoently suspended amounts to nearly £55,000. Intense surprise is expressed at the magnitude of the amount, as a reoent report showed tbe defalcations of Matthew Darken, late seoretary to the institution, were only £21,000. Sir B. O'Loughlin withdrew his Want of Confidence motion whioh was ruled out ot order. BYDNEV, December 11. The match between Lord Sheffield's leans and twenty of Parramatta was dra^n. Tb& home team knocked up 67 in the first innings, and 141 in the second innings, The first innings of tha Englishmen closed for 113, and when time was oalled they had lost two wicketa for 29 in the second innings. The House sat all night. The division* was taken a few minutes before eight o'clook thia morning, Mr Reid's motion being negatived by 71 to 03. There was great excitement when the result was announoed, the whole of the strangers in the galleries rising to their feet and loudly cheering. Sir Henry Parkes did not vote. Tho Speaker threatened! that if such a scene again occurred he would! order the galleries to be cleared before the> division was taken. The debale waß characterised by the wreok of the Labor party on the fisoal question, whioh they desired to Bink. Mr MoGowan's amendmont proposing to remit the fiscal question to a plebiscite was ruled out of order. The Protectionist members of the Labor party abused the Freetraders and Singlo Taxers, while eaoh seotion tried to show that they were acting Btriotly in accord with the whole sixteen planks of the Labor platform. Mr Reid likened tho scene to a hell fight. HOBART, December 11. Tho R.M.B. Coptic from London via Teneriffe and Capetown, arrived last night and was to resume her voyage to Wellington at 8 o'clook this morning, Sho brings 71 passengers for Australia* and 130 for New Zealand. Among the number is Mr Robert Griff en, the eminent statistician, whooomes to the Colonies for the purpose of attending the meeting of tho Association for the advancement of Science.