CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1797, 19 February 1886, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

FREE TRADE MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. LABOR DISTURBANCES IN ENGLAND. KOTAL DONATION TO THE LONDON POOH ANOTHER STRIKE IN MELBOURNE. Loitnoir, February 15. The labor agitation ia spreading in England, and tenoiu riots of unemployed nave taken place in Birmingham and Yarmouth. In both instances the police authorities proved equal to the occasion, sod succeeded in speedily quelling the outbreaks. The deetb is announced nt the age of 76, of Viscount Cardwell

February 16. Mr Gladstone has written a letter to the newspaper*, iu which be mntet Irishmen of nil classes and all partiee to communicate to the Government the needN

. f Inland, and calls upon them to aid him in deciding upt-n a plan for the settlement of the Irish question. Ur Mormon has introduced a Bill into tht American Congress for the purpose of reducing thamount of dutj ou various importations. The pro puaed amount of reduction to be effected is twenty million dollars, and will be principally on sugar. Tho reduction on wool will be only very Blight. Sir Charles Dilke has declined to enter the Ministry because he is unwilling to risk re-election. Man} letters are appearing in the daily papers demanding that the Queen's Proctor intervene, and the pres? declare that the case looks suspicious. The scheme for conversion ef Xew Zealand stock* which wai announced last week is greatly liked. It i expected to save £100,••OO a year. Her Majesty has sent a donation of £SOO to th-' fund which is beingraised for the relief of the unemployed in London.

February 17. The Daily »ws this morning announces that offen •i»e operations by the combined fleet upon Salamisart imminent, with a view to disabling the Greek fleet which is now lying at that place. Mr Gladstone baa not been aide to formulate his pre pisals with regard to the Irish question. It i believed that the Government are not prepared t submit a scheme at present.

Stditit, February 17. The debate on the motion censuring the flannel; ! policy of the Government, was concluded in th • Legislative Assembly at a Ute hour last night. On ■> division being taken, the Government were defeated bv5J votes to it, and the House then adjourned. Melbourne, February 17. Mr Venice has tendered his resignation to tb Governor, and Mr Gilnes has undertaken the form. - tion ef a Ministry Ihe following members are cei tain to be included in the new Cabinet :—Mr Gillie , Premier and Colonial Treasurer ; Mr Deakin, Chi Secretary; Mr Wriion, Attorney-General; M Pearson, Minister of Education; and Mr Dov, Minister of Lands,

A hundred laborers employed by the llelboum Cut Corporation hare struck lor * reduction of woi to eight noon per diem.

Hoba.lT, February 17. It has l*een »r ranged that the Hon J. VV. Agneu, M L.C , shall assume the Premiership in successful to Mr Adge Douglas. Mr Agnew does not, however, take »ny portfolio. The positions of the oth r Ministers remain without change.