BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

West Coast Times, Issue 7535, 30 October 1889, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Oct 28.

Bishop Magee, in a sermon at Leicester, caused a sensation by expressing his opinion that no Christian Stale which acted in all its relations according to the precepts of Christ's Sermon on the Mount, could retain its independence or existence a week.

Mr William Weatgarth, the wellknown financier, died suddenly to-day.

• There is a sensation in the Free Church of Scotland over a sermon of the Rev Marcus Dods on the doctrine of Atonement and the Divinity of Christ. It excited the hostility of clerics, and caused an imitation of the old heresy hunt,

Advices from Frisco state that Mataafa's election is only temporary until the agreement between Britain, Germany, and America is enforced, when a fresh election will take place.

Delegates have been sent by the Sultan of Zanzibar to attend the International Conference on slavery. They have arrived in London and will shortly visit; the Queen.

Belgrade, Oct. 28.

It is reported that Prince Ferdinand is betrothed to Princess Louise, daughter of the Due d'Alencon. Berlin, Oct 28. . The German authorities have expelled Count Dillon from Alsace.

(Eeceived, Oct. 30, 1.28 a.m.)

London, Oct 28. Special prayers have been offered in many chapels for Bradlaueh.

It is reported that William Redmond challenged Edmund Yates for attacking the Parnellites at the Brighton election.

The New Zealand loan is quoted at 1£ premium.

The Dock Companies have agreed to abolish middlemen, but themselves pay representatives to superintend the discharge of cargoes, the dockers to appoint and pay gangers out of contract price. The object is for the dockers gradually to secure tbe right to contract direct with the shippers. The alteration involves the docks in an annual loss of £20,000.

A partial strike is expected at Wapping owing to the wharves resisting the Mansion House compromise. The

.1..."" ;■■■ m. I' ' -nXTSfTrrvrnmrrt dockers bate spent over a thousand for their assistance. The Pelorus and Persian will be J^cltt^Am November and the re" the 4.q|tralftiiian squadron coj^ple'ted ppd ready fPP Betl i Q June ne'yt. Paris, Oct. 28. The Prize Committee have awarded Count Jouffray D'Abban's ethono. graphical collection, Buller's birds of New Zealand, and Mrs Mair's Maori paintings, silver medals.