THE SUEZ MAIL.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 199, 3 May 1878, Page 6

THE SUEZ MAIL.

London, Marich 15.-7 The Shah of Persia starts for Europe' on April ,5. , . ... ; .. „,-, % jl The Queen is at Windsor^ and wilf shortly proceed to-Osbome.' •••"•* !! : \ The Duke of Connaught has resumed' military duiies at Dublin. ;• r, i A thousand Circassians _jjs Beyrout committed various acts of ruffianism. < The Admiralty Court 'fixed the Cleopatra Needle salvage at L 25,000. ,t- --. The Duke of. Edinburgh-, left Maltai for England, where he will sljortly re-i ceive iisig- rank:' *' '■'" ! : ' '' "'" •; The intended marriage;! of ''the'i Duke; of Genoa with a sister of the .Queen of Spain is announced. '• ' tJ " ; : ' >v A large number?, of the inhabitants of the village of Drusco, Syria, were] massacred by the Turks. *'''" L ~ The Indo-Eurqpeari Company* havei introeluced the te"le phone into .iiPersia^ and 390 milps. have been spoken oyer.l Explqring ; expeditions^ fpiv.Africa are' being fitted out both in Fracce and^i Germany,: and both 'Governments are' aiding-. «•-''• • Oliver P»in, who- esqapedi.^withi Rochetort from New : Caledonia, is\ stated to have b.een captured ancl shotr by the Russmns..' . r v tt ~., ] Two steamers have 'left" for Malta; ■"-•ith telegraph cables, to'daydown iv : various parts of the, Leya.nt,,Jor the? British Government.' ' ' : Colonel Arbuthpoti a!,!Cdnse%stive,; was 1 returned for, .Hereford by 1110' votes, ajrainst 1066 given to Mr Pujley,:; the Liberalcandidate. " "'" I The Earl of Cadb^an has *^lu<y>e,eded ■ Mr Lor/ther as IJnder-Secretary dither Colonies'. Viscount Bury takes his place at .the vYar, Qffice..,,. An a'hh'uai' grant of " L3DOO ? s, pro-' posed for Hansard I 'inlpr'6ve •- the ! system of: reporting debates, with special! reference .to late debates, discussions in?, committee, and on private Bills. <ry,r ; I Mr Pease's Bill for .the of! capital, punishment was, defeated iiiithel House of Commons by 263 votes to 64. Mr Osborne Morgan's motion in favour? of interments, in churchyards^wifthoufc religious service was lost by 242, tb : ; 227. ■ ; ■""■■-.■•' l - •'■•"- Vl v " lf "' 11 ' : S tartlin o' revelations ' lave beefl'teade* before the Stock Exchange • iCoinmissioners, and very strict measures i will be , proposed :i to ■! abolish certain; practices which have been the cause ofheavy losses sustained,. l)y i; p ; riyate-indl| viduals during the 'las^five yWrs'. | During the l last ' sittihg's^llof __ tbex Turkish Parliament, spublio affairs were; discussed with great freedom, ooth; Christians and Mussulmans joining 1 mi exposing { the . faujts ..of; ;the <n'dmirtistra-| tion. On the prorogation, several pfj the prominent members ' were to Asia Minor.; „..,,;. ; ; !,.•,->>!' :■ •{?

The European community in Syria is| in an excited state. ' Circassians" andi Baski-Bitzouks who followed .t : he= return-'! inp- Turkish army from the Lorn cpm- ? mitted horrible:a'tr6cities; :? aWtl' f H\in(iredsi of the inbalmi^n ts,, of , Yizat jandi' other;; towns were massacred on the. la<jt days| of January. ''Obur'cbes' loi an^ : '-houses! were burn r, ; andreig'ht! hundred r Greefe| residpuc who took refuse in a..caye ?i .with| the pxcoptiori of eig'h'tee'nf were kilied.'f Balcer. Basha \vas ;! entertained at aj grand banquet at Stafford, .s o.qse, giveni by the Duke of Su'tlierlanfi;' wlien a| lame party .of .general! .officer's uabd| noblemen, &c;, assembled tp..m.eep him,| including the Dulce r Y of ! 'J'eck; Prince"! Edward of Saxe- Weimar, ■FieldTM^sliali liord Sfvathnairn^^§ir Wolsey,i Midbat'P-ashVj/'afvd' ; "niany others. Thef guesi; ofrthe. eieiiitig received a. perfect! ovation, and ■ warmly' r.etui?fie T d^tfanks4!

The Crispi- De^Rtris. (Italian)' Mi nig^f try has bpe'n' broken tip throug'hj domestic scandal Jn... connection with:| Signor Crispi, who i repudiarsj ; his. r iirßt§ ■wife on the' oTouna that the inarriag^ bad not ]jeen : t{jqrou^hlyJlepl,^ltb6ugfii jisliß has been presented, a^Gmirt^and| ; married; again. 'Iri conse'quence "of the! great outcry ;he iresigned his^seailri -the! Ministry. Sigaior, CairoJ^a s p r Qp.ppnent,| was e]ected"Presidenf 1 o"f the "Chamber, ij and on rbe .resigUiatioiil: of^fKcr'Ministry f was called ;upon to form a Government,! and' has succeeded, .ivyih-^ ?/•■•- : M

, Notwithstanding 1 the/signature tio^he I treaty of. peace, preparations ; for cpri-ii tin gen dies: -still continue/ 1 Vessels|| already in commission^ are fitting- out.'P These include^ the rioughtj r lncbns't'antr ! '^Norfbampton^ % Monarch, , Superb, i Bellisle^ and ?; the' two i| new- ironclads purchased from ih&M Turkish- 'G6'verhmel^ i;f M m fiderin>| denziai^purchased.Kfrom nCßrafeil-; '■ the i Euryalus, Agamemnon, Jro f n ..I)ukei# Lord^ Warden;- r Triumpii, ia^erculeß, 3 Thunderbolt,, , Prince | Albert; Glatton^Cyclops, r :Hydra, Co&M paorant, Hecate,'^anU^Philomet ' Th&l Inflexible , f i^ f berog-j speedily* pushed ori^l and lher 81 -ton guns are negrj^ready^ Lafg-e quantities of war m"afexiaC'aie-.| being- shipn^d . 'ff,'t& , Mediterranean fl fleet' ana fortresses. Great' precflutions'J are being; lakmohtf, itiaWM^n th&§ Dardanelles and Sija_ of Marmora 1 is, protected by hawsers- 'and spars, I jSteara rand 7 torpedda'la'un^hfe^a'r^ u^ed^i "exira sen tries ,. s posjed^ the^eav^gun^ | are. kept" constantly loaded,^while^ thft .1 Hghts-Jiromt S\bd %t6ps c $ l tfie^ '^f X^^m^Fm®W* n Aer m alM| objects' 0 visible two miles -round. A f dumber of comm^^^fiof ordnance | and trajj^pjirjE^d^a^en^Sarfl^-l^iiiJ'S \ £Siem vS^w^s^ °ffi° erß f :^i