BRITISH AND FOSREIGN.

West Coast Times, Issue 10116, 28 May 1895, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOSREIGN.

London, May 26.

The Marquis of Breadalbane has refused the Governorship of New South Wales. Many applications have been received for the position.

Lord Eosebery annonnced that the -Committee has concluded consideration •f Lord Jersey's report with reference to the Canadian Conference. The Premier stated he was glad that the proposals for a Pacific cable and subsidy to steamew had originated in the colonies instead of Great Britain.

In the House of Commons Mr Pease's motion attacking the Opium Commission was negatived.

The Financial Bill has passed through Committee without amendment.

Rumors of impending dissolution con tinue.

Lord Rpsebery has gianted the widow of the late Rev. Pearson, formerly Bishop of Newcastle, the civil list pension of £50.

The leading merchants and bankers, in eluding Brown, Shipley, Dennistoun, Cross, Fruhrling, Goschen, Sohroede*-, Ralli, Raphael and Hambeuro, aH tht private banks, the principal discount houses and directors of leading joint stock banks, including Mr D. Laßriach of the Bank of If ew South Wales, have signed a memorial to Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor, praying for his adhering to the single gold standard as a change would be disastrous both to capitalists and wage

earners.

Leonard Harper has been remanded until July 10th to await documents from New Zealand. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £1000 each.

The Triumph Gold Mining Company of Hauraki is announced with a capital of £100,000, half of which is being offered in the English market.

The trial of Oscar Wilde was concluded yesterday. The summing of the judge occupied three hours and the jury were absent two hours in considering their verdict." At the end of that time they returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts. His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor) spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was correct beyond all shadow of doubt and it appeared to him useless to impress the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he had ever had before him and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature ef the offence. He then sentenced eack prisoner to two years hard labor. Taylor left the dock with firm step but Wilde appeared haggard and dazed. Calcutta, May 25.

Agitation is being carried on in India urging Great Britain to retain Chitral as both cheaper and safer than to abandon it as proposed.

Paris, May 25.

Government refuse to concede to the suggestion of the British Home Secre SO tary that the request f«r the extradiction of Dr Herz be withdrawn.

The Budget Committee are strongly hostile to M. Rel»ot,s proposals and insist on economy being practised.

Particular* have been received of brisk fighting between the French and a company of bandits on the frontier of French Guiana and Brazil. It appears that Lunar, captain of a company of Frenoh marines, demanded, under a flag of truce, the release of Frenchmen who had been taken prisoner by the bandits. While the negotiations were in progress the bandit chief shot Lunar dead and his followers simultaneously fired on the marines. Severe fighting ensued, lasting for two hours and ended in the complete defeat of the outlaws. The Frenchmen had five marines killed and twenty wounded while the bandits lost sixty of their number besides having a large number wounded. The Frenchmen afterwards burned their villages.

Rome, May 27.

Elections are proceeding quietly. Crispi has been elected for Rome. It is expected the Ministry will have a large majority.

Shanghai, May 25, The public of Formosa decided in favor of Tang Ching, the late Chinese Governor, who has been declared President.

Intrigues between the Coreans and Russians dishearten the Japanese and will effect changes in the Corean ministry. New York, May 25. A great convention in Memphis of 800

southern delegates approved of President Cleveland's currency policy as opposed to the free coinage of silver. Madrid, May 25.

The Minister of Finance declares Government will support international bimetallism.