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Western Star, Issue 1546, 21 March 1891, Page 2

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■ HOME AND FOREIGN 1 ) i I’KKSS ASSOCIATION TB&RGRAM ?. j London, Mar. 18. Sir James Ferguson, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, replying to r, question in the House of Commons concerning tho seizure by the Portuguese of the steamer Countess of Carnarvon, on tho Limpopo River, South Africa, states that he Ins been advised that she was accused of smuggling arras for the British South Afi'ioi Company. Mr W. H. Smith, First Lord of tho Treasury, has refused to admit women reporters to the House of Commons. Mar. 18. Mr Parnell has addressed a meeting in Cork. There were twenty thousand present, and M.r Parnell was received with enthusiasm.

The socedors from Mr Parnell gave a banquet last evomug. Mr Justin McCarthy presided. A letter was read from Cardinal Manning, in which ho expressed his agreement with tho views of tho Irish Roman Catholic Bishops in reference to Mr Parnell. The deatn is announced of Mr David Hoan, who was sent from London to Hew Zealand by tno directors of the Bank of Hew Zealand to examine into the affairs of the Bank.

Lord High Chancel lor Halsbury has delivered judgment in tho ease Ah Toy v. Musgrovo. Ho considered that the Statutes of Victoria regulating the admission of Chinese wore intended to prevent their landing in excessive numbers, and not merely as a t-ix on those desirous to enter tho colour. Wh‘re a captain of a vessel shipped an excessive number of Chinese there was no legal duty on tho part of the Collector of Customs to receive the payment tendered iur-spectof such immigrants, Tlvro was no authority in existence giving an ahen the right to enter British territory. Their Lordships, the members of the Judicial Committee of the I’rivv Council, could not assent to the proposition that when an alien is refused entry lie can compel a legal decision involving delicate constitutional questions affecting tho rights of tho Crown and'the Parliaments of the colonies. The Court expressly refrained from expressing nn opinion as to what, rights the colony of Victoria derived from tho Crown under the Constitution. Allusion was made by tho Court to tho late Ja Ige Korford’s very able judgment when tho case was before the Supremo Court in Victoria. Ho costs wore allowed. Cairo, Mar. 17. British operations at Tokar are regarded as part, of a plan to re-tako tho Soudan, and advance on Khartoum by way of counteracting tho forward movement of Italy on the Mile. Hew York, Mar. I/. Fifty thousand people in Chicago are suffering' from influence. Ono-tcuth of tho police are confined to their bods through it. ' The Mayor of How Orleans declares that Mr Parkinson, tho leader of tho lynching partv, did quite right. Mr Parkinson asserts that, while the Maffia Society only killed their own members, nobody interfered, but directly they murdered Mr Hennossy, the liberty of American citizens was outfit ottered. —The press in this city reitciate tho opinion that the jury which tried the Italians of Hew Orleans wore bribed, and that tho prisoners were guilty of the crime alleged against them. Montreal, Mar. IS. /The florae Rulers of this city will support Mr Parnell to tho backbone.