LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 231, 14 April 1874, Page 3

LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

EUROPEAN. London, March 25. The body of Livingstone arrived at Aden, en route for England, Serious colliery strikes are occurring, owing to the recent reduction in wages. The Collieries Company, New South Wales, has not been floated, and the deposits have been returned. March 28. A deputation of Irish members of Parliament waited on the Premier asking for the release of the Fenian prisoners. Mr Disraeli declined to grant the request. The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-day over the usual course, resulting in another victory for Cambridge by two lengths. The weather was splendid, and a large crowd was present. The Australian and American Steamship Company (Registered), capital £600,000, to take over the new line of steamers running between San Francisco and Sydney, has been announced. There is a strike of 12,000 colliers in Staffordshire. Paris, March 27. The Assembly has voted funds for the complete fortification of Paris. A motion brought forward by the Legitimist party in the Assembly to decide definitely on the Ist June the form of Government in Prance, was rejected. Bkrlin, March 24. Bismarck is slowly recovering from his attack of gout. Turin, March 24. _ The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Victor Emmanuel was most enthusiastically celebrated throughout the kingdom.

AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, March 31. Startling intelligence was received on Friday evening last that six of the principal Communist prisoners had escaped from New Caledonia, and landed at Newcastle. Their names are Henry Rochefort; Pascal Gronsset ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs ; M. Purde, late Minister of Finance ; Oliver Pain, exSecretary for Foreign Affairs ; M. Balliere, ex-Aide-de-Camp to General Rossel ; and M. D’Hillien, ex-Commandant of the National Guard, all of whom occupied their several positions under the Government of the Commune. They have arrived at Sydney, but how they contrived to escape, and all other particulars, at present remain a mystery. They are reserved, and give no information for fear of implicating their friends who aided the escape. No doubt the whole affair was well planned. On British soil they are safe as political refugees. Governor Du Cane is a passenger aboard the Alhambra, on a visit to Governor Fergusson. Mr Sichel, merchant, of the firm of Joshua Brothers, is opposing the Treasurer in West Melbourne, as a staunch Free-trader. The English Eleven finally loft for England in the-Nubia. Grace entered into arrangements, and played a match in Adelaide, although he had given his word of honour not to break the agreement entered into with the Moonta Association. This last act of Grace’s has disgusted even his closest friends and best admirers.