THE SUEZ MAIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3692, 22 December 1874, Page 3

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 Cock, ihe English champion, has been beaten at billiards at New York by Mr Rndolpbe. Bicycle-riding has excited much interest daring the month. On the sth a large company assembled at Lillie-bridge Grounds to witness a match in which Mr Stanton hacked himself for L2O to ride 100 miles in eight and a-balf hours. This was undertaken to dissipate doubts regarding his Bath exploit in eight, hours and eleven minutes. He had covered 9fi miles 200 yards, but was too exhausted to finish. Mr Stanton entered into a 50 miles contest with Mr Markham at Cremorne Gardens, the latter to be allowed 15 minutes start. At 35 miles Mr Markham gave up. Mr Stanton, however, continued, and completed the distance in 3 hours 13£ minutes On the same day there was a large gathering at Kensington Oval, to witness the handicau races of the Surrey Bicycle Club, On the 19fch a great match came off between Messrs Stanton and Keen, for the championship. The distance was 106 miles, Keen giving Stanton half an hour’s start, the stakes being LSO. Stanton completed the distance in one minute under eieht hours. Keen ran 90 miles in seven hours and a-quarter, when his strength failed. 1 here has been a thorough and exhaustive inquiry into the cause of the Regent’s Park explosion, assisted by scientific men The evidence showed that the Tilbury carried five tons and upwards of gunpowder, bcaid s a quantity «.>£ benzoline and other goods. There was gunpowder also in some of the other barges, and proof of general carelessness in loading and unloading. The jury found that the explosion was caused by the ignition of vapor of petroleum by a fire alight in a cabin of the Tilbury ; that in the stowage and transit of the dangerous cargos the Grand J unction Canal Company omitted proper precautions and were guilty of gross negligence, and that the existing statutory {awn are totally inadequate for the public

safety in the transit of explosives. By means of a miniature model of the barge, the cans- of the explosion was illustrated he flash or benz line vapor occurred several seconds before the guup .wder exploded, and the men on the barge thought it was lightning, which had been frequent during the night. Only three men perished, although -nme lives were sacrificed through fright. During the discussion some starl.ini;/facts have been disclosed as to (he hour y rihks we run of similar catastrophes. Gunpowder, petroleum, and other perilous stuff are either stored where an acmdeut mi,.ht destroy half London, or they are continually passing along our streets, canals, or railways, and there ia no law to prevent this 1 he intervention of Government is earneat'y invoked Meanwhile, subscriptions aro being collected towards a fund fur the reli-f of the poorer sufferers by the explosion The total damage ia estimated at about LIOO,OO ) The non-r scape from their caves of the beasts and reptiles of the Zoological-gardens is univcrsally regarded as a di-tirct mercy. Captain Tyler’s report on the Thorre Railway col ision apportions the blame between inspector Cooper and the telegraph clerk Kobson, and expounds the principles on which fcingle lines should he worked, and the safeguards to be adopted. Mr Lannde is an alias for the Rev. J. W. Kintr, an aged Lincolnshire clergyman, owner of Apology, winner of the Oaks and St. Leger. He baa been severely rebuked by bia lush-ip for the scandal brought upon his prcf-ssion by his association with the turf. In reply Mr King signifies bis intention to reeigo. About a fortnight aco a treme r dous gale ove-- these island*, inflicting an enormous amount of devastation and loss, particularly on the north-west coast of Scotland. The Minch is so strewn with wreckage as to impede navi atiou. Hundreds of co.st-r» and fishing smacks perish’d The steamer ' hnsanwas driven upon the Crinian Kock ’ utside the harbor « f Ardrossan. and parted amidships, fifteen persona perishing. The iron ship Mnju, bound for Hangoon, disappeared, with all hands. Similar disasters are da ly reported. GERMANY. The arrest of Count Arnim, late nmhaSsador at Paris, has caused gre*t excitement and d-sens sum throughout Europe. People are shocked at the severity of his treatment, and attribute it to the jealous vindictiveness of Bismarck, his political rival. Amidst the conflicting accounts published it is impossible todetermne the exact truth, but it is evident that a wide divergency has existed in the policies of the two siatesmen, Count Arnim having favored the Ultramontane party, and thus forfeited the confidence and ii C u te i ire °* Bismarck. On Prince Hohenlohe, the Count’s entering upon the duties of the embassy, in Paris, he found that numerous documents were missing. Application was made for their restoration, but Count Arnim declared that all he h- Id were private letters, needful to be restrained for his vindication. The arrest, imprisonment, and domiciliary searches followed. It was suspected that Count Arnim intended to publish the compromising d r >cuv 6 ? l - B *, . Th ? Emperor has been appealed to by his fneuds, and some highly-placed members of the family have resigned their posi nona. Meanwhile it is stated that the documents in dispute have been lodged in the fcmperor s hands pending the trial. The Count’s suit to compel the Foreign Office to prove its property and right to the docn ments has been rejeced by the Berlin Municipal Court, and his suit for release from custody has also been rejected by the supieme tribunal. The Count has been c osely confined at a sanitary establishment in Berlin, All intercourse with his friends was prohibited, and he was strictly watched On the 28th, however, he was released, ”™S u , 1 V 1 , 1 health, bail being demanded in 100, uoo thalers. He will probably repair to Nice. The attempt to discover material for resh charge# has completely failed.