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Dunstan Times, Issue 538, 9 August 1872, Page 3

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London, July 1. The Australian Telegraph Company announced that 320,080/. preference stock will be issued to lay a cable to Normanton. The Telegraph Construction Company guarantee 6 per cent interest. The projected Australian Steam Service by the Cape is a failure. Lord Kimberley, in replying to the Earl of Belmore’s enquiries, stated that of six war ships on the Australian station, four, were entirely employed in the suppression of kidnapping ; sailing vessels also were used as tenders. He explained that measures are contemplated to give effect to the Polynesian Labourers Bill. The failure of the Government to arrange negotiations with America under the Washington treaty' produced impatience in both Houses. Air. Torrens threatens to table a motion of want of confidence in the Commons. The loek’out hr Germany is increasing—--13, 300 builders refuse to resume work, Earl Granville in the House of Lords, and Air. Gladstone in the House of Commons, announced that [the Geneva arbitrators had decided that the 1 ; indirect claims, as ajgrouud of[compensat ion, were incompatible with international law, and that they had therefore been excluded from the further consideration of the tribunal. The Park Lanejmurderess, Alargarct Dixblanc, has obtained a reprieve. The Geneva' Arbitration Court has definitely rejeetedthe indirect claims. It refused Lord Tcnterden’s request for an adjournment. The next meeting of the tribunal was fixed for the 15th July. Napoleon, in a letter tojthe Generals, has accepted the responsibility of the surrender at Sedan, which he declares was caused by cruel and inexorable necessity. Marshal Bazaiue has demanded a trial, and bis demand has been complied with. The trial will take place in the large riding school at Versailles, which, is being fitted up for the occasion. The Hotel de Ville is to be rebuilt. Of the Communist prisoners, Ler.sier Boudiuidon'has been executed, Chateau and Lollieve sentenced to death, and Busac to penal servitude for life. The full details of the records respecting Dr. Livingstone are as follows : —Stanley spent four months with him, and obtained his journal for the Herald. The Doctor will remain two years more to prosecute his explorations. The search expedition has broken up, and its members havejgone home. An attack has been made on’ the British India Mail Steamer in the Persian GulfFour thousand pouiu/s in treasure was carried off. One fireman was killed, and several wounded. The robbers.willjprobably be oaptured. The Tichborne Claimant, having been encouraged by his reception in the Hampshire country districts, has held crowded meetings at Bristol and Southampton. He is chaperoned by Lord Guildford and, Air, Gnslow, in order to excite sympathy, and collect funds. It is said Air. Lowe objects to- the enormous expense of the proposed tsial of the Claimant. Ministeis have re fused to answer questions regarding the Claimant in Parliament. The Duke of (Edinburgh isjjmaking a royal yrogress iirlreland, where ho ts being received with the wannest demonstrations of loyalty. Mr. Justice Keogh, in Ireland, d m unecd the priesthood for conspiracy and tyranny. Judge Keogh has been . burned in effigy throughout Ireland, and indignation meetings have been held. Great agitation prevails among all classes of trades. At Liverpool, sailors ;at Belfast flax-spinuers ; atjWoolwicb, the workmen in the Arsenal ;at Plymouth, the police ; at London, the coach-builders and builders of all classes; at Dundee, the female servants ; and at Leamington and Tynemouth, washerwomen —are on strike. The Ballot Bill has passed the second reading in the House of [Lords by a majority of thirty. Earl Bebnore gave the result of bis Australian experience of the working of the Ballot principle. The Lords however, introduced an amendment destroying the secrecy provided for by the Bill. In the House of Commons, Air. Gladstone intimated that be would father that the Bill should,be sacrificed than that the amendment introduced by tbs House of Lords should be adrpt»d. The Licensing Bill emerged from the Upper House in a tolerably satisfactory condition, Earl Kimberley resisting tremendous pressure from deputations. On 'the 13th of lost May the Pope was eighty years of age. He is in the twentysixth of his Potentiate, and no Pope has ever held the keys for so many years, nor has any been in conflict with such overwhelming changes. A prophetic monk, in the days when people believed that a monk niigbt be a prophet, drew up a catalogue of a! Popos to come. He who should occupy the Vatican in these years was set down to be the greatest sufferer of them all. Alessrs. Christie and Hanson hav* sold by auction the collection of violins and violincellos collected during many years by the late Mr. Gilllott, whose pictures have lately excited so much interest in the Fine Arts world. The highest price obtained was for a violin by Antonios Straduarius, which was knocked down to Air. Hart for the sum of 290/. Others were sold at 275/., 230/., dbwnwards. In all, there were one hundred and fifty-two lots, the whole realising the sum of 4,200/. On Fridaj a newly-married couple of the name of Cole were celberating their wedding day by a boat excursion on the Thames when their craft was accidentally upset. TheVatennan wasjrescued by ajsailor mmed Harberrow, who after having rescued the boatman again plunged into the water for the others, but they overpowered him, and all three perished.