ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1627, 8 May 1879, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

[By Telegraph.] The New York "Sun" special at Montreal says :—" A great change has come over the face of affairs since the arrival of the Marquia of Lome. You may depend on it there is trouble ahead, if the Marquis persists in bis course. He has already proved himself an utterly misplaced official, and has shown incapacity to fill any position of trust or responsibility." A despatch from Ravenna, Italy, says that the Italian Government recently received a letter giving warning that an attempt would be made to assassinate Queen Victoria between the frontier and Turin. The thirty-sixth race between the Cambridge and Oxford university crews on the Thames riTer took place over the usual course of about four miles two furlongs. Cambridge, as was expected, won by two lengths. There was little betting to-day. Five to one on Cambridge was offered, but six to one was wanted. Time of race 21min. 28seo. The Cambridge orew led from the start. The result was never doubted. Oxford won the choice of position, and took the Surrey side. At Hammersmith Bridge, one mile and threequarters from the starting point, Cambridge was three lengths ahead, going as they pleased, thirty-six strokes to the minute. The race was virtually over at Top Cheswick Eyeot, about six furlongs further on, where Cambridge was five lengths ahead. There was some surf in the corner reach, which slackened the pace, and Oxford, steering better, might have come up, but the crew appeared exhauuted, and Cambridge steadily maintained her advantage, quickening the stroke to thirty-eight in the last quarter of a mile, and won by six or seven lengths. In the House of Commons, referring to the protective tariff in Canada, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the Colonial Secretary, replying to Mr Bright, said that only a telegraphic summary of the new Canadian tariff had been received. He, therefore, was unable to judge as to its effect, but had I elegraphed that the Government regrets th proposed increase in the duties, which wer high. He added that the right of the Government in regard to its sanction of the new tariff, was not affected by its instructions to Lord Lome. Professor Anderson, a celebrated chess player, died at Breslau. A fresh case of plague appeared at Weekianka. General Meliffoff returned there and decided to burn sixty-seven house. The Minister of the Interior has ordered the Governors of the various provinces to cooperate vigilantly against tho spread of the epidemic during the spring. _ The Russia change of policy in favour of a mixed occupation in Roumelia is traced to a telegram sent by General Todelbon before quitting his command, to tho effect that he could not be answerable for the conduct of the Russian army, in the event of fresh massacres. The Bulgarian Assembloy passed six more articles of tho constitution. It has been resolved that thero shall be no mor©

oonsorship of the press. Even religious publications shall be free, though censorship thereupon was demanded by some of the clerical deputies. The naional party are greatly satisfied by the progress made, and hope to finish the constitution before Easter. The election of Bixty-six additional members who, with the present Assembly, shall elect the Prince, is fixed for the 27th instant. The Bulgarians are determined to have a national democracy of the severest simplicity. The legislature is elected wholly by the people. Sir Alex. Malet has presented his credentials as the new plenipotentiary for Great Britain. The Sultan declared that he wished publicly to recognise the services extended to him by the Queen and the British Government, and British fleet during the hour of his trial and misfortunes. Mr Schmidt, Financial Director of Eastern Roumelia, last week, while on a tour of inspection, was mobbed, and troops had to be called out to protect him* G-eneral Stolypine and his staff led them, and dispersed the crowd, and arrested the ringleaders with his own hands. The Cossacks plied their whips rigorously among the rioters, and even the Bulgarian Militia are said to have behaved irreproachably, beating back the crowd with the butts of their muskets. A St. Petersburg correspondent learns upon good authority that despatches were telegraphed arresting all preparations for the expedition to Merv, until further orders. This was done, it is said, on account of Schouvaloff 's strong representation.