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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6496, 26 April 1888, Page 3

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(Per United Press Association.) liONuoir, April 25— Consols are 105. Th mai&et rate or discount is li. Mr Gladstone has given notice of his in tention to oppose the extra duty on bottlci wines when the proposals come before thi House jn committee. Sir J. Fender was banqnetted last night The Earl of Derby presided, and in propos ing the toast of the evening reviewed a length Sir John's services and sacrifices ii the cause of telegraphy. Lord "Wolseley, ii replying to the toast of the Army and Navy spol.e in condemnation of Ministers beinj compelled, for party purposes, to curtai imperative necessary expenditure for thi maintenance of the proper efficiency of thi army and navy. In connection with the Bey Charlei Spnrgeon'e recent charges of heresy in thi Baptist Church a motion has been carried bj the Baptist Union to the effect that it is inex pedienttoprovidefurthertheological testsfoi membership, inasmuch as the Union already possesses sufficient power to deal f.it) evangelical sentiment. The motion was seconded by the Bey J. A. Spurgeon, brother of the Eev. Charles Spurgeon, and carried by a large majority. It is thought the carrying of this resolution will have the effect of allaying the quarrel in the churches. The appeal of Mr Jasper Pyrie, M.P. for Walerford West, who was sentenced to six week's imprisonmentfor incitingtoresisfcenco a sheriff, was suoeessf ull, and the conviction was quashed. Wilford Blunt, who was defeated for Depiiford Beat will contest the Dublin election. Meiboubne, April 26 — Sailed — Killarney for Hew Zealand. The Harbor Trust are communicating with the Admiralty with a view of having Hob3on's Bay re-surveyed. Tin is declining. Australian is quoted at £168 17s 6d. Leather is quoted at from IOJd to lid; pig iron, 38s 9d; New Zealand fives, £105, Sydbbt, April 26.— Resolutions have been passed by the Chamber of Commerce, and the Eoyal Geographical Society, asking that the Imperial Government should accord Bevan some tangible recognition for advantages accruing to science and commerce, from his important explorations in Hew Guinea. In the House last evening the Treasurer stated that the centennial celebrations in January last cost £26,000. An exceedingly rich discovery of chlorides is reported at Broken Hill South, the block yielding a high per centage of silver.