NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Evening Star, Issue 2812, 22 February 1872, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

We take the following additional and fuller telegrams by the Suez mail from the Argus :— The 14th, the anniversary of his father’s death, was universally dreaded; but the Prince was relieved by sickness. On the 15th some sleep relieved him from the delirium, though he was fearfully prostrated. Since then the improvement has been steady. “ Henceforth,” says the Times, “ the fatal 14th will commemorate the restoration of the Prince as well as the death of his father. ” The watchful skill and energy of Drs Jenner, Gull, and Lowe, and the unwearied devotion of the nurses, including the Princess Alice, humanly speaking, saved the Prince. The Prince’s young groom died of typhoid fever at Sandringham on the 18th. The Irish Fenians’ .Republican Clubs passed votes of sympathy Jfor the Queen and Royal family. The outburst of affectionate loyalty has astonished everybody, and the progress of of Republicanism is arrested. Protestant*, Catholics, Jews, Parsecs, apd Mahoraedans rallied round the throne in the hour of peril. America and Canada were profoundly stirred. European emperors, kings, and presidents sent messages of anxious sympathy to Sandringham. Meetings or political discussions were postponed, social discords stilled, and festivities were unheard of during the week of suspense. A long regency was dreaded. It is hoped that an effectual drainage system will result from the national trouble. The claimant’s case in re the Tichborne estate close !on the 17th, The claimant’s prospects have improved since Baigent’s 12 days’ examination. The comparison of Orton’s and claimant's letters was very damaging! Captain Burton described the claimant’s condition in South America, A Dublin barber recognised a sear on the back of the claimant’s head, and medioal men described scars on his body. Australian witnesses deposed to the claimant being known as Ue Castro, and representing himself as belonging to a high and wealthy Catholic family. General surprise was felt at the Firebrace verdict. TLe children are under the protection of the Court.

The report of the Megrera Commission is ready to be presented at the opening of Parliament.

The death of Bishop Patteson has aroused public utfeptiqn tg tip Polynesian slave trade, Mr Cowpep, in the defends the Sydney Government against Captain Palmer’s charges. The Victorian protective tariff is attracting little public notice. . The general conviction is that the colony will be the greatest sufferer, and a speedy repeal of the policy is anticipated, The newspaper postage t'ld Brindisi is 3d. The last British regiment has been withdrawn from Quebec. A great impetus has been given to the sale of preserved meats by two influential gatherings at Cannon street Hotel last week The first was promoted by Mr Edward Wilson, and was called to discuss the best means to popularise Australian meat and extend its use to all classes, the poor especially. Mr Wilson took up the question earnestly on philanthropic grounds. Among the speakers were merchants, squatters, importers, clergymen, and working men. No formal resolutions were proposed. The directors of the Vacuum Meat-preserving Company took the favourable opportunity to invite a number of those present to a repast on the following day off meats preserved by a vacuum process. The attendance was large. Game, Ash; poultry, and joints were tried. All proved unexceptionable, and gave entire satisfaction. A valuable practical discussion followed the luncheon, and numerous shares were taken up. The leading idea at both gatherings was to establish depots or shops in populous neighbourhoods for the purpose of retailing the meat in small quantities. The Bight Hon. E. J. Denison retires on account of ill health, taking the title of Baron Ossington. The Ministry are imperilled by the threatened revolt of the Nonconformists on the education question, and by the liquor trade registration. The conduct of the Government in appointing Sir B. Collier a privy councillor and a judge, will be challenged when Parliament meets. The Republicans propose Citizen Charles Dilke as the first president of the English Republic, but in the meanwhile they are qnarrelljng among themselves. Odger and Osborne quarrelled at a public meeting. Kelly’s 1 second trial /nr firing at the policeman has been postponed, ou the ground of prejudice excited by comments in the public journals. A bank manager and his clerk have been shot near Nenagh. Five hundred telegraphists at Liverpool and other large towns resumed work after ten days’ strike. They gained nothing by the movement. Two thousand midland employes at Derby struck work for a few days. The threatened

strike of ironworkers at ctaffordshire has been abandoned.

The greyhound Master M ‘Grath died on Christmas Day. The steamer Delaware, from Liverpool to Calcutta, was totally wrecked in a gale off Scilly. Forty-five lives were lost. Two mates were saved.

The Geographical Society offers a hundred guineas to any messenger bringing a letter from Livingstone.

The survey of the proposed railway through Upper Egypt, has been commenced. The French farmers’ seed fund amounts to L 51,552, and the Persian famine fund to LI 1,000.

William Anthony, the fire-raiser, has been sentenced to twelve years’ penal servitude. Mr Childers addressed his constituents yesterday. He supports the Queen, Church, and House of Lords, but advocates reform in the administrative departments. He ridicules home rule, and returns to Parliament as a supporler of the Gladstone Government, The tireat Britain, with emigrants to Melbourne, put back to avoid the gale in which the steamer Delaware was lost.

The officers of the Indian Stall Corps have been transferred to the British establishment. A iloyal warrant fixes the pay and half pay allowances of lieutenants ami sub-lieutouauts.

The Geographical Society voted LSOO for the Livingstone Search Expedition, aud is inviting public subscriptions. Eight thousand small-pox fatalities occurred in London during last year, against 600, the average for the last thirty-one years.

Pouyer-Quertier hag remitted the first fortnightly instalment to Berlin on account of the fourth half-milliard due to Germany, The opposition in France to the proposed duties on raw materials is becouiing general, 9

The Emperor of Germany formally invested the Crown Prince with the Order of the Black Eagle on the 18tb, The Pope is indisposed In the Tichborne case the Attorney-Gene* ral opened h. : s defence on the lota. Sir Roger had never quarrelled with his father. He read letters to prove that the real Roger referred to was a gentlemanly man. He would call a young nobleman who had himself tatooed the real Roger. He continued his speech on the 16th, and further continued it on the 17th.

It is rumored that the Prince of Wales will go to Ventnor, Isle of Wjght. Mr Roebuek, when speaking at Sheffield, violently attacked Mr Gladstone. It is rumored that Mr rcudamore is to be appointed director-general of telegraphs. The decrease of the army estimates has been discussed in the Cabinet. The Queen hopes to attend St. Paul’s Cathedral on the 20th February, on the occasion .of a special public thanksgiving for. the recovery of the Prince of Wales.

The telegraph strike is now settled, but one thing ip connection with it pivjst He mentioned, In order to meet the requirements of the telegraph office in Dublin, a number of soldiers, trained for the work, were drafted into the telegraph offices. As is usual in these establishments, a number of ladies were employed as operators, and these struck against the introduction of the soldiers, and point blank refused to work with them. The affair was arranged in accordance with the wishes of the offended fair ones, but it is chiefly significant as showing the decrease of the strength of that peculiar character of “Scarlet fever with which novelists of the Charles Lever school have been in the habit of crediting Irishwomen,

January 22, Noon, The Queen' opens Parliament on February 27 with a public state c remonial. It is rumoured that the French Government has entered into negotiations with leading financiers, pledging itself to allow them a tobacco monopoly for thirty years, for guaranteeing the indemnity and the evacuation of France by April next. A new-trial in the Firebrace case has been refused. SPAIN'. A fresh cabinet has been formed under Segasta. Topete takes takes the colonies an 4 Angqls tjpanc§. ' Great excitement exists relative to Ouba, The United States are assuming a threatening attitude Six war vessels have been despatched by Spain, taking 10 000 additional troops. A reign of terror exists on the island consequent on the atrocities perpetrated by the volunteers, America is is likely to interfere. ITALY. The revenue is prospering, and the deficit is less than was anticipated, It is proposed to divide to army into eight corps and twv, divisions, after the Prussian system. The Pope refuses any compromise with the Government, The. King has retired tcmpoiarily to Florence. FRANCE. Thiers sent an elaborate message to the Assembly on the 7th. It stated taatinternational reorganisation was'progressing; The policy was peace, but the army would be increased to 200,01)0. The' Orleans princes took their seats on the 9th. "There wliS great excitement.. Ihe Government waS censured for pardoning Kane, an active' member of the • oinmuue. Thiers promises full religious liberty to Protestants. The Due de Gramont has been summoned before a court of enquiry. Professor Renan has been restored to the chair in the College of France. Napoleon is said to be willing to support the Due d’Aumale in a patriotic course as President of the Republic. The Due do Persiguy is dead. About 100 prisoners are now-ih custody of the Germans, who have been taken as hostages for outrages perpetrated on German soldiers. Summary proceedings will be taken in case of murder, unless the actual offenders surrender before the 37th of the present month. The are to he Court-martialed German resident^in Lqh: don are petitioning Bismarck to demand an apology and indemnity from the tlnited States for supplies giveu by Americans to the French during the late warGeneral Bourbaki told the Due d’Aumale, in the presence of General Ducrot, that only a Republic or Empire was competent to restore France, he should serve no other regime. The Orleans plan is for the Right to take advantage of Thiers’s impatience, and at the first opportunity to force his resignation and make the Due d’Aumale President, and follow it with a declaration proclaiming the Count de Chambord King,

Couut de Paris heir to the throne, and the Due d’Aumale Lieutenant-General. A special despatch from Paris says that an interview was held between Thiers and the Orleans Princes, wh eh was of an unfriendly character. Thiers c unplained that the Due d’Aumale had not strictly observed the previous agreement, inasmuch as he kad endeavored to interest Generals in his favor. Tire Due d’ Aumale denied this. Thiers said; “ I know that you have visited many Generals who are members of the Assembly, with a \ iew to obtain their support. I doubt not your aim is patriotic. I was particularly surprised on discovering that you also made similar visits to many of the subordinate Generals. ” The Duke answered evasively, and terminated the interview with a declaration that he would now take the advice of hi' friends, not as to whether ha shall take his seat, but only with reference to the proper time for doing so.

GERMANY, At 1 . The German Parliament has provided the Army Estimates for the next three years. • r pLe scruples of the Parliament wore overcome by the alarmists’ representations of the revengeful designs cherished by I* ranee. The relations between Prussia and the now Austrian Ministry aie cordial. Bismarck is unwell. The representatives of the Czech party refuse to sit at the Austrian Eeichsrath. Count Apponyi has bem transferred from the London to the Paris embassy. General Scliweinitz has been appointed German ambassador to Vienna. Consequent upon the pacific _ assurance of \i Andrassy, the new Austrian Munster, the Czar has given furloughs to 50,000 soldiers till next April. . The number of breechloaders in tJie Prussian army now exceeds 1,000,000. After January 1 the Prussian language will be compulsorily taught in Poland The Czar’s utterances at the M. George s banquet are considered to - deal a blow at French hopes of a military alliance against the Germans. x _ , , The political excitement in Brussels has subsided since the formation of the new Ministry. LATEST TELEGRAMS. Lonuox, Dec. 30 to Jan. 14. The assassination of two Bavarian soldiers was attempted at Chari, svillo barracks. The Empress Eugenia sold her jewels tor LBO.OOO. . . , . The British Legation at Munich is abolished. . . , n The Versailles Commission has approved of a steam ferry between Dover and Calais. The election of Vautrian, a moderate Republican, instead of Victor Hugo, Radical, was caused by a disruption amongst the Conservatives. The, result was a majority of 30.000 for Vautrian. Challemel and Lacour, Radicals, were elected at Marseilles. result of t|}o Pciris 6i6fttions is —8 Republicans, I Bonapartist, 4 Conservatives, and 4 Radicals. The French army voted for the Republic at the elections. January 20, Afternoon. A national thanksgiving will take place to-morrow for the recovery of the Prince of Prince Arthur was present at the Berlin anui'crsary, and received the Order of the Black Eagle. . A prospectus has been issued of an Australian Oriental Coal Company, capital L 300.000, in connection with the now Lamberton colliers. Apaeiicf). demands ap apology, disavowal, and indemnity from Spain for searching the council3 throughout the kingdom congratulated the Queen on the recovery of the Prince. The Prince left his room for the first lime on the Bth. , The accouchement of the Princess Alexandra is expected in February. Further action in the Mordaunt divorce case is expected to be taken. INDIA AND THE EAST Galle, Jan, 24. Aftkknoon. The Bebar b?,s been replaced by the Baroda on the Australian line. Henceforward the stpamgrs \7ill turn rpnnd after eight days’ stay at Sydney. On discharging cargo, the mails for Galle will leave for Bombay calling at Colombo if inducement offers. Bombay will be the great terminus for the P. and O. steamers in future. There is a quantity of cargo and baugage from the Ban r 'oou in the Baroda, but the difficulties 'and expense of the operation are likely to interfere with any further recovery. A small steamer, the X ant ho, left Galle yesterday, via Singapore, for the Western Australian pea l-shtll fisheries. She came out by the canal. The King of Siam arrived at Calcutta on the 13th. It is said he will pass on through Europe, He will visit the camp at Delhi, where a large military force will maineuvrc before LonPNapier. The expedition against the Looshai Hill tribes hrs been successful so far. ’