Saturday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 35, 25 December 1885, Page 11

Saturday.

Te Kooti, with 80 mounted followers, passed Taupo late on Thursday afternoon en route for Wairoa, on the East Coast. Two more deaths have occurred on board the Dorunda, at Brisbane the victims being a woman and infant. By latest accounts no fresh oaaes have made their appearance. Mr. Gladstone announces that tbe remarks in the Standard, attributing to him willingness to re-establish an Irish Parliament are ir accurate. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes an article which states that the scheme proposed by Mr. Gladstone for the settlement of toe Irish difficulty includes an Irish Parliament, to sit at Dublin, and have control of all Irish affairs, the <rown retaining its right to vote which, however, wi.uld only be exercised upon the advice of the Irish Ministry of the day. In the powers proposed to be granted for local government in Ireland, Mr. Glad-tone includes Irish control of the police, Irish members to continue to sit in the British Parliament for Imperial purposes. Mr. Parnell Uto furnish guarantees for the protection of the loyal minority in Ireland and for tbe protection of the landlords interest. Ihis revelation renders tbe action of the Marquis of Salisbury uncertain. It is reported that a French protectorate has been established over the island of Angaziya, or Great Comoro, lying in the Mozambique Channel, between Africa and Madagascar. The Turkish Commission have arrived at Nisch, and Prince Alexander assented to its proposals, with certain reservations. The Standard asserts that the Sultan has appointed Prince Alexander Go\ ■> •nor of RoumelU for life, the Powers agreeing to the appointment. Advices from Burmah state that the Dacoits are vc_y numerous in the vicinity of Mandalay, and are harassing tb« British troops. Colonel Stanley aud the several Agents-general are arranging to proclaim the British sovereignty of New Guinea, which will be done if the Colonies ate liberal in subscribing funds for the purpose. It is considered probable that Mr. John Douglas will be appointed High Commissioner.