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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1634, 23 December 1882, Page 2

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Lon'dox, December 20. The Right Rev Ed warcUWhite Benson, D. D., Bishop of I'ruro, has been appointed Archbishop- ofr Canterbury and 'iMmato of Ml Iftiglaufl,' vicf the late Dr. TJit. X I t , j. . The third prisoner charged with the murder of the two bailiffs at Lough Mask in February last, has been found guilty. Sentence, however, has been deferred. i ' ? , ; k

- ' Cairo,' December 20. "SI. JJredif, it has ti auspircd, lias re-,HUtne^Ltlip-pobitiou of iVeucli, Coutroller(jencral of Egyptian finance which he held ])va\ iotis to the rebellion, and which t tl»e Egyptian (iovennnent receutly refused to recognise.

-"'""- ' " Pakis, December 20. M. Giimbetta is much improved in health and is progressing favourably. M. Bontent president, and M. Felleir, manager of the Union Generale, which failed in January last, have been sentenced to five years' penal servitude. LoNpox, December 21. Mr Fawcett is now rapidly recovering from his recent illness.

, , t [Received .December 21, 1 p.m.] 1 ,-■ A f . a', December 20. M. Tisza/ the Hungarian Prime Minister, made a speech to-day, in which he expressed the opinion that the rumours now current of European complications are overdrawn, and that peace iniglit be deemed to be assured.