CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, Issue 2015, 25 May 1895, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

HOME AND FOREIGN [PEKSS ASSOCIATION THURGEAMJ.] London Belgium has appealed <o the Vatican to condemn the Austrian Socialists, alleging that they propagate revolution and are a source of danger to the State. The Pope has, in consequence summoned the Abbe Deans, leader of the society, to explain his position in connection with, and the nature of, the movement.

The United Slates (Government decline to accept Canadian de'egates at the Behring Sea Conference at at Washington ; they will only parley with Great Britain.

The flines suggests that if a Commission of Inquiry into alleged mismanagement of the Wsr Office is appointed it should include delegates and representatives of all the great industries, and that in the event of his being in office Lord Rosebery should be president. The second trials of Oscar Wilde and Taylor have been eninmeuced separately. It was decided to take Taylor’ sense first. Sir E Clarke, counsel for Wilde, opposed this, and afterwards asked . that the case against his client should be postponed until next session. The judge said ho would wait the result 6f„ Taylor’s trial before deciding. The evidence of Parker and Woods as to the conduct of Wilde in Tavlor’s room was unskaken.

Owing to the vessel having called at the Canaries the Board of Agriculture declines to permit the s s. Morayshire’s New Zealand sheep to be landed and depastured prior to slaughter. Earthquake shocks also occured at Pisa and Bologna.

' The U.S. IS! aval Board has decided on the compulsory retirement of Admiral Mead of the United States Navy who publicly declared that he regret ted being compelled to remain inactive against the British during the latter’s action in Corinto, Nicaragua. The decision has been endorsed by President Cleveland.

Egan, convicted of participation in dynamite outrages is Ireland, has been .released from gaol. The personalty in the estate ofLhe late Sir Robert Hamilton, ex-Go-vernQf of Tasmania, has been sworn'at under £12,000, in which his widow gats a life interest. -■. _ . ; , At the wool sales there is been competition ahd prices remain firm, Much of the frozen meat (mutton and lamb ?) by the steamer Banffshire arrived in bad condition, being spotted. ’•). The Supreme Court of the United States has maintained the illegality of of the income tax. ; The Great Powers have requested the Japanese Government to state the additional indemnity required by it in lieu of the cession of tho Liatong Peninsula by China. A Bolton lady has bequeathed the sum of £31,000 each to the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Church Missionary Socioty aod tiio Church Pastoral Aid Society.

Dr McGregor, M.P, for_lnverness, has resigned his seat owing to the Chancellor refusing to facilitate the passage of a bill for improving the position of the Highland crofters. The Vacating of Seats Committee has decided that the eldest son of a peer, on the death of Ms father is ineligible to hold a seat in the House of Commons, This will probably govern Viscount Wolmer’s case.

FiveU.S. judges opposed the income tax and tour favoured it. The court held that a direct tax on real estate and personal property could not be charged in accordance with the representation law. Justice Harlan considers that the decision would injure the authority cf the Government in an emergency, would relievo wealth, wickedly assaulted the people’s rights, aud might cause national disaster. INTERCOLONIAL. Sydney. Sir Henry Parkes is not confident of success in his attempt to oust the Government at the present time, but predicts the downfall of Premiers Reid within six months. If the latter obtains a dissolution Sir Henry declares that half of the present Ministers, including Mr Reid, will id’se their seats. The Postmaster-General has received a cablegram from the Vancouver agents of the Canadian mail steamers, asking if he will allow the Warrimoo to call at Auckland to land the Hon. J. G. Ward. This is believed to be the thin edge of the wedge for getting the Canadian line of steamers to call regularly at New Zealand„ In the Legislative Assembly the debate on Sir Henry Parkes’ motion of centure was resumed. Mr Wise said the Government had not attempted to carry out their pledges. Ho generally agreed with their programme, but said there was no chance to carry it out. They has pledged themselves to a land tax without exemption, but bad introduced a bill which would take the burden off speculators and place it on the shoulders of the producers. Melbourne. The Minister of Railways states that unless there is to be a change of gauge the country may regard railway construction as at an end for the present, as they cannot construct lines at the cost that had obtained in the past.