THE SUBMARINE CABLE.

Evening Star, Issue 4213, 28 August 1876, Page 2

THE SUBMARINE CABLE.

INTERCOLONIAL IJETO; "'•■•- 7^t-.'■'.'■'. *V Melbourne, August 26. The two men arrested oii board I '-the s.B, Somersetshire yesterday are .Polish Jews, and are charged With being? concerned in a diamond robbery in South 'Africa. . "... ' ■-'■■• -J. g~ ; mote Etjuor^^

(Via Sydney, and Singapore.) .'■:'.. PARUAMqiTMY. " London, August 2J. : \ Ixi the House "of 1 Cbmmons 1 Jthe Liberals censured the apathy, qsfc- Sir ffenry EUiot, the British Ambassador ;at. Constantinople* QOhcerxiing; th 4' despatch on' the atrocities in Bulgaria. the for Foreign: Affairs, defended; 'the/Ambassador. Opposition declared that the country vernment as for the? conjiucto* the T&rks In reply, MfDisraeir denied that !: epecially engaged toprotect theShltan. -::/ <Earl Northbrook, speaking, inr the House of Lords' -on England's jjiolicy towards the.Porte.sjtid, that tojsuppose it would affect the policy of ~the East in India was purely He approved of $eC decisionof the Goverhment not to remedy it. PMRMITIOII. t . Oh August IJsparliament was_prorogued by Commission. l ■ The Royal ifprejgn relations Were friendly, and the entente cordial* continues. Should a occasion offer, England will be ready to act in concert with, her allies, and negotiation* between »£nrkey, and those at war witb/jher. While respecting treaties and interests, her policy will be one of humanity. She hopes for a speedy tfonclusioti. of : the extradition *feeaty difficulty with America. DISRAELI CREATED* PEER. Mr Disraeli has ."been liaised to the peerage under the title of the Earl of Beaconsfield, and received the appointment of Lord of the Privy Seal. ; > The Sultan of Turkey is 'much better. - ,

ANOTHER SLAVE CIRCULAR. The Foreign Office lias issued an amended slave, circular, ordering the reception on board Her Majessyi» vessels of all fugitives. Thie officerjTcommandingare to be guided by#e rules of cptQmpn humanity, anil,'tbf avoid breaches of international treaties.;, .Tjhe, Ooyeriiineni pffer.,a reward of 1.250 of Hv Bravo's and -a: free any accomplice turning Queen's evidence. TRICKED AGAIN VICTORIA ';.:,.,.':: ; : ; Auguit.^2.The- match between Trickett' and Lumsdett has fallen, through, tte latter - withdrawing and forfeiting his slakes.