NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1699, 26 June 1885, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

A COMPROMISE BETWEEN LEADERS. London, June 22. Mr Hugh Holmes, Q.C., has been appointed Attorney-General, and Mr John Monroe, Q.C., Solicitor-General for Ireland. Her Majesty the Queen has arranged a compromise between the leaders, and it has now been agreed to pass the Federation Enabling Bill. June 23. The meat by the Kaikoura is selling at oj J per lb. It has been reasserted that Russia will demand an explanation for the anti-Russian speeches delivered by the Marquis of Salis bury and Lnd Randolph Chiuchill. The Marquis of Salisbury will complete Mr Gladstone's Afghan policy, with the exception of allowing the matter to be settled by arbitration. The difficulty which has arisen between Lord Salisbury and the Liberal party on the question of passing the Redistribution of Seats Bill has been arrange 1, and the measure was dually passed by the House of Lords today, after which the House adjourned until Thursday r xt. At to day’s wool sales 10,700 bales were oife-ied at auction. The market was flat. Juno 21. Archbishop Moran, of Sydney, will be created a Cardinal in July, This is regirded merely ns a prelude to his being appointed Archbishop of Dublin. Air Henry Clmpiiu, member for Mid Lin-c-'-h'rhne, wid 1..- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lane.;; er, the Right Hon David 11. Plunket, Q.C , Secretary of Works and Public Buildings, and n is considered probable that Sir \\ ihiaui J. Han is, M.P. tor Poole, will be Lnder Secretary for India, and Lord Dun. ii'.ven Liuicr-Su-n-tarv mr theColomes in the m.wJlinis.try. Ine Right Hon Sir William Hail Dyke, M P., lias hum appointed Chief I‘eeie-l’iiy f.-r liehmd. it is also announced that Sir Ik-nry Drummoud-Wolii replace? Sir Evelyn Baring as British Consul-General. Paris, June 23. Advices are to hand from the commander of the Fiench force in Chinese waters to the effect that the evacuation of the Island of Formosa by the French troops is now completed. Adelaide, June 2-f. Intelligence to hand reports that the barque Mars, -187 tons, in ballast, from Melbourne, June -Ith, was totally wrecked oil the South Australian Coast on the 11th June. Captain Piinge, with the pilot and two of the crew 7 were drowned. Mei.hovuse, June 24. The examination of the prisoners in custody lor (he Simpson’s road Bank robbery was continued to-day. The witness Yates, who has turned Queen's evidence, gave his testimony. He stated that it was he who drove the cart in which were contained the piocec-as of the robbery, and furnished the the Court with full uetaiis of the manner in which the crime was conceived and carried out. At the close of his examination the proceedings were adjourned until Friday next.