ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.
Tha a.B. Raklutlia arrived at Glenelg on the 28th August, with the English news via Suet. The dates are to Tth August. GENERAL SUMMARY. | The troop-ahip Megacra readied the Cape j of Good Hope safely, and loft again for A us- ! tralia, but was lost on the voyage. The crew j were saved. j . The Conference on colonial affairs began in ; London on July 19, under the brightest aus-| pices. The Duke of Manchester presided. I The Pope is indisposed. | M. Thiers threatens to resign the Presi- j dency of the French Republic. 1 The Emperor of Brazil and the Prince Im- i perial of Germany are still in England, and ‘ a series of Royal fetes have been given. The | Princess of Wales, the Princess Louise, and j the Mai'quis of Lome afterwards visited Ire- i land, and were enthusiastically received. ' Fenianism is still rife. The Government announced the abolition | of the system of purchase in the Army by! Royal consent, although the House of Lords | rejected the Bill. Fenian rioting took place in Dublin, but j was suppressed. A bank manager has been murdered in Ire- 1 land, and a large amount of money stolen. j The Government have abandoned the in- j tended autumn encampment of militia and \ volunteers. j The Duke of Richmond, in the House of I Lords, carried a vote of censure on the Go- ; vernmei.t. ; Ensign Humphrey won the Queen’s Prize ! at Wimbledon. The S) anish Min’stry has resigned. M. Thiers has announced that it is his in-; tention to aid in preserving the independence j of the Pope. Germany has received a considerable por-! tion of the war indemnity from France. COMMERCIAL. Tlio wool sales closed with great firmness ; j 213,000 bales were sold. The future pros- i pects of the wool-market are highly favour- ■ able to growers. Two-thirds of the late sales I of wool have been taken for export. t LATEST TELEGRAMS. Prince Arthur has been created Duke of Ulster. Prince Bismarck promises to evacuate the environs of Paris at die end of October. M. Jules Favre has retired from the French j Ministry on the question of the rendering of | assistance to the temporal power of the Pope. | Tiie month’s exports to Australia are the j heaviest known for years. The increase is 1 general to all the Colonies. j
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Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 96, 12 September 1871, Page 3
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