, 1894-02-28

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tachmen Of marines and West Indian Infau.
try are still missing.
London news reports the burning of Bel.
lamy's' we'll known XII: & and Queen granary
at Rotherhithe. The damage is estimated at
100000 sterling.
The Bark "Prindsesss Louise, bound to
Demerara has been sunk by collision with ths
steamer .Westmeath. Her crew have Teen
safely landed on the Scotch coast ~
Political news states that the Parish Codn-
cls Bill compromise has given much dis
pleasure to the Radicals, but has sufficiently sa-
tisfed he Liberal party to avert for the pre-
sent the campaign against the House Of
Lords.
1t is also stated that the Cabinet have
prepared the Queens Speech TO be delivered
at the opsnir G Of the next session. This
speech, it is reported, will embraceathe Abho%.
ing measures, to Be brought forward IN, rth5ir
order; the Registration reform, the Irish
evicted tenants, the Welsh disestabhshe
ment and the Local option Bills.
1t is reported that Mr.. Yates T..ompsoA
offers The sum OF 1880 sterling for the
erection Of a Chapel in Westminster Abbey
to contain future memorials.
A despatch from Chicago states that the
man Prendergast, who murdered Nh. Harrison,
the Mayor Of that city, OH the S0th October
last, has been sentenced to be hanged GA .She
23rd March.
New 70. k, Febry. 9th london news
announces that during lasr nights sitting %of
the House OF Commons both Lord Sallsbprys
amendments to the Parish Councils i'll in
the House of Lords on the oath inst. we're re-
Ieeted, with regard TO his second amendment
that The proportion OF trustees for
parish charities to be elected must be
limited TO one third" the following was
substituted That the majority of trustees
for parish charities NAY, not must DO noIni-
ated by the Parish Council.
The Under Secretary Of State for Foreign
Affairs during the sitting stated that France
was exceeding the limits OF the Utrecht Cons
vention by assigning to fishermen permanent
rights on the shores Of Newfoundland etc.,
that therefore, there was no reasonable ground
to restrict the Colony's declared intention @
strictly enforce the customs law. thereby
limiting the privilege of landing. =
The House subsequently, adjourned until
Thursday next when 1t will be prorogusd.
Iha new session will probably ON
the twelfth OF March.
It is announced that achievements will
leave Portsmouth tomorrow for fBatfaasst,
West Africa, in consequence of the disaster
reported in Yesterdays Bulletin. A despatch
from Admiral Bedfot d, II. NJ S. Raleigh"
reports that the returning expedition had
actually reached the shore, but that the tide
forbade hem taking the boats in. meantime
the natives under cover attacked them while
thus exposed. The native chief Fodisiloh
now threatens to raid all British villages in
that region.
Paris dispatches state thaA the Chamber
of Deputies yesterday by a vote of 465 to 2
invalidated the election to the Chamber of III.
Wilson the son in law of NJ. Grevy.
III. B~artisol, the celebrated engineer, pro.
poses to complete the Panama Canal BY so
conductingIthe Cha5res River through q tun.
noL as to utilize its current for sxcayating
purposes. "A technical commission appointed
to consider the proposal have reported TO the
liquidato. III. Monchicours that it 10 worth
trying under certain limitations.
A Washington telegram states that the
Haytian Minister ia that City has assured
the State Department that the q. s. Minister
to Hayti Mr.. Smythe 10 q persona grata and
not obnoxious for his c~rticisni of in in
reference in the doufestio affairs of Hayti.
The war between Honduras and Nicaragua
is reported having come TO au end by the sur-
render Of the City OF regncigalpa 20 General
Bonilla the Nicaraguan leader.
New York, February 9th.
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