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Western Star, Issue 1116, 15 January 1887, Page 2

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[reuxeb and PRESS association telegrams.] HOME AND FOREIGN. ; - •,

w i T aa , • , , Jan. 10. Lari Iddesleigh, late Secretary of . State for Foreign Affairs, has declined:;, tb reenter tho Cabinet either as Lord Privy Seal or as Lord President of the Council. His son the Hon. Stafford Northcote, has resigned his appointment as Financial Seoi'etarv to the Surveyor-General of Ordinance. It is understood Earl Iddesleigh has taken exception to his being superseded at the Foreign Office I The Mount Leyston Gold Mining Company Charters Towers, has been registered, with- a capital of £1,50,000. _f &T Messrs Dillon, O’Brien, Harris and O’Shea have been committed for trial on charges of conspiracy. Bail was allowed'each accused ia sums of £SOO. A crowded and influential bon* flection.with the Imperial Institute was held at the Mansion House this afternoon It was resolved that the erection of the Institute wil, 1 Darned on by voluntary subscriptions, and the meeting pledged itself to support the undertaking. Ear! Iddesleigh died suddenly thist, afternoon. His Lordship was with Lord Salisbury at his official residence, Downing street, when taken ill, and expired a few minutes afterwards. His death was caused by heart disease He was ascending the stairs in Lord Salisbury s residence when he was suddenly seized with faintness, and died within twenty minutes. The deceased nobleman was raised to the peerage and adopted the title of Earl Iddesleigh, on the accession to power of the Salisbury Ministry last year. He was 6S years of age. _ . Berlin, Jan. U. During the debate on the second reading of the Army Bfi], Count Von Moltke stated that if the bill were rejected war was certain to result.

Prince Bismarck said that the relations between Germany and. Austria were intimate and cordial, with the other Powers they were excellent, and the relations with Russia were beyond doubt good. Good relations also existed with France, though it was more difficult to maintain them. Heneither apprehended nor was afraid of a war with France.’ It was out of the question ,that Germany would attack France, but the past made it impossible to rely on a permanent peace with that country. it was therefore necessary to bo alwav« prepared for war. Germany, he added, would never begin a war with Russia, and would never make an enemy of that country for tho sakeof BuJgana. Prince Bismarck alluded to the difficulty of preserving peace between Russia and Austria. He expressed full trust m tho French statesmen now in power but was convinced war between, France and Germany would occur sooner or later. "The time when the conflict would take place would depend on the stability of the French MiS riy. If Germany were victorious she would not rest until France should bo crippled for generations. In conclusion Prince BismarS insisted on the bill being passed without oihe ™' se ****** wo a u ba

,—» , . _ . Ottawa, Jan. 11 A Ministerial crisis has occurred here Charles Tapper has been recalled from £o£ dol \v. ecfc ed that he will assi tho position of Finance Minister. the

INTEKCOLONIAL. A girl aged 17 years recontf/^oJoSed the police that on December 25 S d to ceodiag home along the Ooof aho was set upon by a number of Zf dragged her Lto L omSbra led'' ,' Vll ° eh, wa 9 criminally a»3S thorn. The poltoo last ni ght ,—., "1! TO-ST theTut,™ 0 on Eatnck Jennings tenderer! tKa . ° tm 0 t th, Minista to tto Gororaor S‘§f' He explained that the nrineJn-n ° to-day, more deaths from * ourred at the quarantine station W ° °°' This afternoon four more deif, an * at the quarantine station. ‘ occ ?. rr cd Hutchens, the English nodesirfrm i. beaten the best Austrian record for g r i ho Wail arrested in connection with outrage were brought up 5 th! Bohce Court to.day and remanded f^, a week!' Another death from smallpox occurred '-it the quarantine station to-day! rea at •o n Mkliiouune Jan'•»!»• Fredk. Kerupster, one of thA ‘7. oofent, «t the qtmfantiM station, S'K Tho at “ menaro turning their attention to thereof? as tho washing is poor. reoIS ? ,