THE SUEZ MAIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3691, 21 December 1874, Page 2

THE SUEZ MAIL.

Many of the following items were telegraphed to us on Saturday, but owing to the pressure on our space we were unable to find room for them : LONDON. Mr Disraeli has received from the Provincel orange Lodge of the N orth-e .stern district a resolution condemning Ritualism, and commending his action against it. The Premier, in reply, expressed himself honored by the terms of the motion. In Exeter, the war over the dominical tax wages fiercer every day The feeling against the Ritualistic party is very strong. A fund is being formed tor the defence of those who are resisting the tax. Parliament vti.l be appealed to for the suppression of the tax. The clergy are in an tag nism on the subject. Lady Di Ike’s body was conveyed from 1 ondon to Dresden, and there burned on the 10th October. Besides relatives of the deceased numerous scientific men were present at the cremation. Seventy five minutes after the introduction of the body all that remained of it was 61h of dust. On the site of the old Whitecmsa street prison the Midland Railway Company is about to erect an exte sive goods station and warehouses. The railway world has been astounded bv the announcement of the Midland Company that after the Ist of January they will abolish second-class carriages, reauce firstlass fares to ono-hadpeuny per mile, and discontinue return tickets. This resolution has p'ovoked much adverse criticism in the interest cf the exclusive classes, but the hulk of the people rtj ace at the resolution. Some of the great lines had previous v threate..ed to advance third-oliss fares* by fwt duty, 8 ’ Way ° f re P nsalß for the passenger

ariaen^nf 8 ! Exc ! ,an S e scan dal has m of a S racas 1U tha cit y between Mr William Abbott, broker, JLa

houchere, who had written S'me severe articles in the ‘World’ avairst -windling transactions nn h.-.nge. Mr Abbott, believing himself denounced, threatened to administer a horse whipping, and a scuffle en sued in the stre t. Mr • hbof.b was giv-n in charge, and afterwards bound over to keep the peace. He has since failed, and two or three other great failures have followed among reckless specu'ators fo>- a nse. A synopsi ■of the Shah’s d'ry j n Fnr-pe has been pub’ abed in England, and affords much amusement in the dearth of anythin** exciting. J ° After a five weeks’ strike, the Fife and Clackmannan miners decided to resume work at the masters’ terms of 15 per cent, reduction, leaving the question of contract rules for future settlement. The iron Workers in Palmers’ rolling mill", Jarrow, have accepted a reduction of 10 per cent.) making 25 per cent, since last Christmas. In the South Wales iron works notice of another 10 per cent, reduction has been given, and similar notices have been given at "Burnley coal-pits, stating that wages will be reduced 15 per cent., this being the s-cond reduction of that, amount. A s regards English iron wo'ks generally, the wa**»s question has been adjusted satisfactorily at a meeting of iron representatives of iron masters and workers In accordance with the finding of accountants who examined the masters’ books, the reduction will bn 10 per cent. At a meeting of Northumberland coal owners it Wr<s decided to refer the dispute respecting 20 per c'-nr, reduction in miners’ waces to arbitration. At the pits near feeds 800 colliers have struck against a 20 per cent, reduction. Fifteen thousand have been on strike three weeks in West Vorkshire. in resistance to a reduction of 2) per cent Masters are willing to submit the point in dispute to arbitration, but the men refuse The Amalgamated ssociation having refused to support the men on strike, the "Wigan district committee have appropriated to that purpose the fuods which were in their hands. This has led to much altercation. From some districts hundreds of men have emigrated. A conference of the Amalgamated Association of Miners has been held at B rmingbano, Mr Halliday presiding, delegates were present representing 60,00' men The members have declined in the past six months 48,602. The men object to the non striking policy of their leaders. Similarly in the Dean Forest Association the members have fal’en off from 100,000 to 60,000 s'nce last April, and at First. Bromwich, a local society of seventy members has withdrawn from the National Amalgamated Association, and divided th ir funds. Much bitter feeling exists. Obituary - Lord Forester ; Dr Fisher, professor of medicine at the University of Cambridge; Mr Nish, musical director of the Moore and Burgess Troupe; Miller poet and author; John Lillywhite, the cricketer. Several large fires have occurred in Scotland. At Aberdeen the fine east church was was within one hour reduced to a mass of burning ruins. The intense heat ignited the steep'e connecting it with the west church ; the latter strnctnre was saved. The damage is estimated at L 20.000. The mansion at Errol Park, near Dundee, while undergoing renovation, was reduced to ruins, owing to the scarcity of water The loss was about 1.9,000 The extensive cotton mill of Messrs Haigh and Son at Winafoad, Cheshire, was destroyed by fire, and ten persons burnt to death. The loss was L 150.000.