CABLE MESSAGES.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 5409, 19 February 1886, Page 3

CABLE MESSAGES.

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

London, February 17.

The Socialist leaders, Hyndeman, Burns, Champion, and Williams, were charged at Bow-street to-day with the uttering' of seditious speeches at the recenfPmeefcing of unemployed in Trafalgar Square. After hearing seveial witnesseis v for the prosecution, inoluding the reporters for the Times and daily Telegraph newspapers, who testified as to the seditious nature of the speeches, the prisoners were remanded for a week for the production of further evidence, bail being accepted.

Consols are 101|. There is no change in New Zealand securities, colonial breadstufia, or tallow. The bank rate is 3 percent,, and the market rate If. Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in the Clyde, is reduced to 41s per ton; galvanised iron, f.o.b. in London, and last Sydney sun-dried copra maintain quotations.

Berlin, February 17. Count Von Moltke is ill.

(Received February 19,0.45 a.m.) London, February 18. It is announced that Mr Gladstone has taken the portfolio of Lord Privy Seal. Commenting upon the announcement, the Press generally takes the appointment as an indication that the result of the recent divorce case has debarred Sir Chas. Dilke accepting office.

The Czar of Russia has signified his assent to the agreement drawn up for the settlement of the Roumelian difficulty, with the exception of the alliance clause.

The following specials to the Press Association have been published

London, February 15. The annual meeting of the Federation .League was held to-day. The report presented was of a hopeful character, and considered that the cause had been greatly advanced by the action of New South Wales Government in despatching the contingent to the Soudan. Sir Alexander Gait, High Commissioner for Canada, and Mr Dodson, of Tasmania, urged the immediate projection of a scheme of federal defence. There was only a small attendance, and Lord Rosebery and Mr W. H, Smith, who were present, did not speak . .

February 16. Mr Morrison has introduced a Bill into the American Congress for the purpose of reducing the amount of duty on various importations. The proposed amount of reduction to be effected is twenty million dollars, and will be principally on sugar. The reduction on wool will be only very light.

Mr Gladstone expresses sympathy with the movement in favour of State emigration.

The Corporation of the city of London are arranging for the reception of notables visiting the Indian and Colonial Exhibition.

Sir Charles Dilke has declined to enter the Ministry, beoause lie is unwilling to risk a re-election. Many letters are appearing in the Derby papers demanding that the Queen's Proctor should intervene, and the Press declare that the case looks suspicious. Mr Pender states that the reduc-

tions on Press cable rates cannot be arranged if uon-contributing colonies are to benefit by them. As it is, the Eastern Extension Company is risking a loss through the opposition of Ger- | many,

February 17.

Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, presided at a meeting of the Society of Aits, at which a paper on the progress of art in the colonies was read.

The Committee of the American Congress have reported adversely on the Bill introduced by Mr Bland for the purpose of suspending silver coinage in America.

A cargo ot Californian wheat has been sold at Liverpool for 31s 6d.

The scheme for the conversion of New Zealand stocks, which was announced last week, is greatly liked. It is expected to save £100,000 a year.