, 1889-06-08
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

AOLtuOu = uIlC jill 4IuICO mas BOO
llshed an important letter from the Duke
of Argyle in favour OF the Sugar OOnVen-
ton.
New York, June 5th.-LondOn News
states that the House of Commons have
voted G28,O 900 for the Secret Service.
During the debate Mr.. Bradlaugh moved
to reduce the amount by 100000, declaring
that there was an open proof of the misuse
of the fund as inStanced in the case OF the
spy Iecar0n. Mr.. Matthews said the
disposal of secret money was diSagreeable,
but it was Impossible to give an open audit.
The motion to reduce the amount was
rejected by 141 to AZ.
On the discussion OF Mr.. Chaplin's motion
in favor Of Bi-metalliSIn, Mr.. Smith declared
that the Government were unable to act
until the Commercial classes had agreed
as to what changes were desirable.
An advance Of prices has taken place in
the Clyde Sugar Market.
In the course of a debate in the French
Chamber Of Deputies on the conversion Of
the Egyptian debt, NJ. Spuller, Minister for
Folei2n Aftalls, declared that for the con
version to be legal the Powers must assent.
The Government, he said, considered that
so important an act justified an ex-
animation of the question OF the
evacuation Of Egypt, as the conduct OF
the Government might differ IN treating
Egypt as a country occupied by British
soldiers or az a country completely de.
pendent. In conclusion he made an al.
fusion to the Exhibition, which he regarded
IN a pledge OF peace and strength to the Re.
pnrIic, and he could now say France ''Pa.
tirns quod Forts"
NJ. Faurr attacked the policy of the Co
vernmtnr in its relation to Hayti. M.
Spuller declared that France observed a
strict neutrality between the rival claim
ants, and had made no attempts % COnclude
a treaty with either party.
President Carnot received a hearty well
come at Boulogne, where be reviewed the
feet.
London, June 5th.-Sngar in stock on
lst inst. WAS 156, 0G0 tons. Last year
$4,000 tons.
cable between Trinidad and Demerara
repaired, restoring Geographic communioa-
ton to latter colony.
New York, June 6th.-The race for the
Derby resulted as follows: Donovan, LIST ;
Miguel, 2nd; Ell Dorado, 3rd.
London news states, that letters received
by the Anti-Slavery Society in London from
the missionaries state that the Mahdists
have made Western Abyssinia a desert.
Mr.. Gladstone opened his stumping tour
by a speech at southampton, in which he
declared that if the general election should
result like the bye elections, the Home
Rulers would gain a hundred seats.
A strike has occurred among the Liver
pool seamen and iremen, which will delay
the sailing of the Inman Line steamers, the
City of Richmond and City of Chester.
Paris dispatches state that the Munich
pal Council has made a donation of 5000
francs to aid the sufferers by the Johns
town disaster.
The death is announced of M. Richaud,
Governor General of French Indo China.
A number of Custom House officers have
been arrested in Paris in connection with
a league for smuggling cigars and tobacco.
At the annual meeting of the SueZ,
Canal Company, two shareholders demand
ed the exclusion of the English directors.
NJ. Charles de Lesseps explained that the,
London agreement was made to save the.
Company from the danger of an English
built canal. The report was then adopted
nv q large majority