, 1894-02-28
TELEGRAMS.
ST. GROIN STATION

London. Feb. 24th.~The appointment Of
the Hon. George Le Hunts ~ Colonial Sec.
rotary Of Barbados has bsen gazetted.
New York, Feb. 24lh.-During the contin.
uation of the debate in the House of Lords
on the Parish Councils Bill yesterday, the
Duke Of Devonshire stated, thai how far the
Lords should persist IN amending the
'Biil was q question Of expodienoy, involvingno
principle, and that they must also take into
consideration that the people approved ohths
Bill. Lord Salisbury, replying, agreed that the
Lords could c~ertainl, yield without sacrlhc-
ing a principle, but contended that the
rejection bv the House Of Commons of all
amendments to the Bill! by the Lords evolv-
ed future rotations between the two Houses.
Hs then moved that all Parishes con-
tanning a population Of betweea 200 and 500
could fotego having Councils and also that
the proportion of t~rust6es for parish charities
to be elected should be limited to one third.
Both motioIs were subsequently adopted all
other amendments to the Bill by the Lords
have been y ithdraWa or III nf3iat.
The Standard il al EDITORIAL, oou . 4-jnS
on the debate, Assumes hat the BIZ! viii now
pass and congratulates Doth parties on the
result,
The Chronicle, comu1 entiag en'the debate,
is Of op. aion thai taa 0e.ion will rejoice at the
humiliation Of tie House Of Aarts
At the funeral ceremony yeassr'oy o. the
man Bourljn who w&8 klibe3 ii Greenwich
Park BY the explosion Of explosives, much
sympathy was shown and several es3 aags
unfurled. The Police CHARGED ar9 egized
eacl, fag displayed, they also prevented a
procession from following behind s4a hearse
to Finohley cemetery. a me gtays, " man
named Quin attempted 10 deliver a speech,
but was prevented aud hustled away by the
Police. Meanwhile the mob smashed the
windows of the Autonomio Club.
The London Globe commenting on the
"Nasmyth' incident at Kio reported III Bull.
letin of 22nd inst. considers that En9lan9
should demand an apology from the United
States Government for the Offensive a~sumP.
ticn of the American Admiral to protect Brl-
fish vessels. Tho article also gives expression
TO .otherangry comments.
Paris advices state that the man Lauthiers
an avowed Anarchist, and who stabbed NJ.
Georgievitoh, the special Envoy from Servia
to France ON the fourteenth of November last,
has been tried and sentenced to penal ssrvi.
tuds for life.
.Demerora, 24th Feby..Mr. OMalsy. Mama
ger Of Colonial Bank, died here this morn.
Barbados, 2sth."Msdwsy" passenger for
ST. Thomas-Mr. Murphy.
New York, Feb. 26th.-I1espatchsa rsseivs
ell from Bathurst, West Africa. report that
d~etaohuaents of sailors and marines numbering
22O men we're landed from FL. NJ. s. s.
'Raleigh' and "Widgsou'' to punish q native
chief engaged in the slave trade;after defeating
a number Of native carriers conveying food
and ammunition. the sailors advanced some
distance into the interior and occupied viii
lages during the night. While returning to
!. tbs Coast on the following morning thu party
were amoasne | by tho. Chiefs party, during
whiob Li~outsrsnts Arnold, Hervey, and
Meister and ten ,msu were killed AMI At
wounded; amongst the .woundsd~ars MOULDED
Captain Gamble and Fleet Surgeon White Of