THE SUEZ MAIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4281, 15 November 1876, Page 4

THE SUEZ MAIL.

After a stormy discussion in the Oublii> Town Council, it was resolved to confer the freedom of the city on Mr Butt. An amendment was strongly supported by the repeat party, and Alderman M‘>winoy ha« threat- 1 ened to move the reecin,dipg pf the vote at the next meeting of the Corporation. The schism betweenTEomo Rulers and Nationalists grows wider daily. On the afternoon of Sunday, the 10th, a violent faction fight took place in the Freetrade Hall, Manchester, on the occasion of the delivery of a lecture on “ Irish Wit and Humor,” by Mr O’Connor Power. Attempts were made to compel Mr Power to define his political views, which led to uproar and desperate fighting, in which the chairman, Mr 'hggar, was wounded in the head. No lecture was delivered.

.Among the papers ,read during the sitting of the British Association was one byPrpfeSany'Barrett,’ ’op Spiritism, which produced much and . led almost to a between ,Mr W-alJace pud Dr Carpenter. . i: The Bishop of . Carlisle, ' in'hia inaugural .address«t the opening of the diocesan con,ferancewxefercing..to .th&J&ahop.oL-Lincoln’s proposal, 'said he thought there was no de-. sire on the part of the Wesleyans for aniqn with the Church of England, aqd that no; good could re^Mr6id L any' , f6rlnar overtures being made to them. ' , Ip speakiog to the students of the Earns* bottoin Industrial Society, on the amusements of the present day, the Bishop of Manchester expressed bis delight that 7,000 persona had gone to see (Mr Irving’s recent performance’of Hamlet in Manchester. • Mr Whitehead, inventor of the celebrated fish torpedo, who has, extensive works in Austria for its manufacture, is now in England, trying to induce our Government to adopt some improved torpedoes. Each torpedo coats L 400; Austria and Sweeden have invested L 20,000 in these formidable projectiles. Mr Bolton, aged eighty, late borough treasurer of Hull, has admitted defalcations to the amount of about LIO,OOO, extending over twenty-five years. Mr Brooke, his assistant, suspected of complicity, committed suicide,

William Roupell, after fourteen years’ imprisonment at Portland, has been discharged. He formerly sat in the House of Commons for Lambeth. , It is rumoured that a cable is to bo laid between Galle, and Australia direct, or via Java. The Ceylon Government is ready to give every facility, , t The question between Bishop Ooplestone of Ceylon and the Church Mission Clergy is still unsettled. It is to be referred 1 to a Panangiican synod. ’’ ’ The peace negotiations"between Egypt and Abyssipia appear to have failed, for it is stated that Mjasspwah has been captured by the Abyss nian army, and that two Egyptian steamers have been seized. Troops have been despatched from .Suez for Massowah. ,The, hon. Sir Colin Blackburn and the Lord- Advocate of Scotland have been appointed Lords of Appeal under the new Judicature Act. ' 1 A new Roman: Catholic Church, of Holy Cross and Sacred Heart, in Dubl n, was dedicated on the 14th with cei-emomal of unusual magnificence. Cardinal Franchin, prefect of the Propaganda, came from Rome to be pre-sent. ~. .. In deference tq Cardinal Manning’s request, the Catholic Mayor of Lancaster retrained from appearing at St Peter’s Church on the occasion of the cardinal's visit in his official capacity, to avoid wounding the susceptibilities of his Protestant fellow-citizens. The King of Dahomey still maintains his attitude of defiance. He has forbidden all communication with the beach or ships, has stopped all trade, and threatened that of nil Englishmen who come to fight none shall return. All produce in the factories has been seized, and the French have been forbidden to hoist their consular flag. The French Government, alarmed for the safety of their subjects, are m communication with onr Foreign Office. The Portuguese Government have sent to Whydah a corvette, twpjifled cannon, and some artillerymen. “ At all the meetings in England rc the Bulgarian atrocities, it is insisted on that the old traditional policy of supporting Turkey through thick and thin from fear to Russia shall come to an end. Ministers are exhorted to work in a friendly spirit with Russia, to settle the Eastern question once for all by according self Government and European protection to Bosnia, Bulgaria, and Herzegovina. As Lords Beaconfield and Derby manifest an unconquerable repugnance to this policy, memorials are pouring in upon Her Majesty, requesting her to summon Parliament for an autumn < session. The probability of a Ministerial resignation and dissolution of the House of 'Commons is already the subject of private discussion. The eyes of the nation are again turning to Mr Glad- • stone. His pamphlet on the .Bulgarian horrors and his speech at Blackheatb have produced a great impression. His exposition of what should be our policy in this crisis has met with general acceptance, and if the present Government prove obstinately resistant it is hoped that he may be induced to resume the reins of power. Lord Beacons field cannot long stand against the rising indignation of the country. The Liberal papers speak of his ascendancy at the present time as a European calamity, and with the exception of Cardinal Manning, scarcely a single public man has uttered a word against the present anti-Turkish movement Anong those who, by letter or speech at public meetings, have denounced Turkish iniquities, a'd exposed the shortcomings of our Government, are the Duke of Argyll, Earl Granville, Lord Shaftesbury, Earl Russell, Professor Fawcett, the Bishop of Manchester, Canon Lidaon, the Dean of Westminster, Mr 8. Morley, Mr Bright, tho Marquis ot Hartington, -Lord Stratford de Redo iffe and !rir H. James. Sir George Campbell, Canon Liddon, Lord Hartington and ‘Mr Forster, M.P , have separately gone to Turkeyto visit the scenes of the atrocities, and to do all in their power to assist the suffering survivors. Lady Strangford has opened a fund into deviate the distress of the Bulgansw, and ptfmde the destitute with li J'U till, <• ■. ■ a*.in I '

cattle and seed, so as to avert famine It is estimated that LIO,OOO will be required, and her ladyship goes out to see in person the proper administration of the money. The Lord Mayor has opened a relief fund at the Mansion House, which has reached L 7,000. Contributions are also being made from almost every town in the kingdom, which find their way through various channels to the hospitals, tne refuges and the naked homes or the devastatedprovinces. The excitement -in England upon the Turkish question is much discussed on the Continent. Italy is strongly sympathetic. France and Germany manifest little emotion. Austria is paralysed by antagonistic rape sympathies, while in Russia the excitement is intense, and an explosion is avoided only by allowing volunteering on a.large scale. A deputation from the recent city meeting waited oh Lord Derby on the 27th. He explained the course pursued' by the Government on ; the Extern question* and- gave reasons for to summon Parliament for ah , aatupin session. The. Ministerial policy being deemed unsatisfactory, tbe deputation afterwards'resolved that public agitation, should continue. :Lord Beaconsfield refused to be present at a great Conservative demonstration which took on 1 the samu day in Yor shire, when ?ir Stafford Northcbte and Lord George Hamilton spokp Mr Gladstone made a pqw«riul speech at' , Durham, in which he repudiated the charge . of ~... ■■■■'. The trialntrip at Glasgow!d£ the new shauer South' Australian, for-the Adelade .and Melbourne trade, showed a speed of 13i miles.

The English cricketing team comprise James Lillywhite (captain) and H. Chariwood, of .Sussex ; H. Jnpp. 15, Pooley, and Southerton, of Surrey ; Alfred bhaw and Selby, of Nottingham ; and Hill, Emmett, A. Greenwood, Ulyett, and Armitage, of Yorkshire. It contains, so to speak, the “cream” of the English bowlers, and is unquestionably the strongest in that department of the game that has ever left our shores ; and although they have many, good run getters (indeed they all frequently make large scores), it is no disparagement to say that, as a batting team, they might have been considerably- stronger. The men are to receive L2OO apiece, a fir it-class passage out and Home, a share in two benefit matches, and 26' per cent, of the nett profit arising,from the speculation is to be divided ainofijgSt them! n: ' ’ The ! Bishpp : ofj, Melbourne has hebp in Westminster Abbey. Themttqm&nco.was very large*, ‘ Raspberry won the Cambridgeshire Stakes.