LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2487, 27 March 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[By Tblbqbaph,] [Per s.s. Eotomahana, at the Bluff.]

[“ARGUS” SPECIALS J LONDON, March 17,

The racing boat which Edward Triokett, of New South Wales, oarsman, brought with him from Toronto, and which was built upon the lines of Hanlan’s boat, has been smashed in a collision on the Thames. Messrs Howard, Smith and Sons, of Melbourne, are building a fifth steamer, to be employed in the Queensland coasting trade. Crimes of violence continue of frequent occurrence in Ireland. Four members of the Moonlight band have been captured charged with complicity in three fresh cases of shooting which have taken place. The latest nows from Ireland gives particulars of the murder of a man named Andrews. The Dublin police followed the tracks of blood which led to the house of a man named Kinsella, who has been arrested, charged with the crime. A lady has also been shot at Sligo,

The American Trade Unionists have held a meeting, at which they have denounced the Hon. B. Lowell, the American Minister in London, for having refused to intercede with the British Government for the relief of American subjects who are imprisoned as suspects for their connection with the Land League. The meeting also passed a resolution demanding the recall of Mr Lowell by the United States Government.

The rule for a new trial in the libel case, Scott v Simpson, has been discharged. The child wbo was kidnapped from Berne, Switzerland, and for whose ransom 50,000£, was demanded, has been found in a lonely bonce in one of the suburbs. The persons have been arrested.

Hanlan, the Canadian oarsman, has gone to Newcastle. He will row Boyd on the Tyne for £IOOO a-side on April 3rd.

[“age” specials,] LONDON, March 16.

The Russian Nihilists have decided to abandon the policy of assassination which they have so daringly and persistently advocated for such a long time past. They announce that they are determined to pursue a system of pacific agitation, which they think will be more effective in bringing about the reforms they desire. An English ship lying in harbour at Bona, a seaport town in Algeria, was discovered to be on fire, and before the progress of the flimes could be stopped a considerable amount of damage was done. The crew have been arrested on suspicion of having set fire to the vessel.

Great dissatisfaction is felt by the laboring classes of the United States, the present rate of wages being considered quite insufficient. An extensive strike has commenced, and iu spreading rapidly. The Danish Government has decided to despatch an exploring party to the North Pole. It will sail from Copenhagen in June. The city of Turkestan is now practically subject to Russian influence, as trading relations have been established, and caravans proceed regularly from the Russian towns to Turkestan. A fire broke out in one of the chief theatres of Marseilles, and before the conflagration could be stopped the theatre was completely gutted. As far as at present has been ascertained no lives were lost. It has been arranged to hold a conference of Freethinkers at Rome in the autumn, at which representatives from various European nations will be present. The presidency of the conference has been offered to Mr Bradlaugh. Owing to the exceptional mildness of the winter the ioo has molted unusually early this year in the Baltic, which is now completely opened for navigation. Henlan and Triekett have been in training for some time past for the champion sculling match, to be rowed on the Thames in May.

1 Harlan is reported to bo in splendid condition. It is reported at Constantinople that coneider able differencea of opinion exists between the Sultan and his Ministerial advisers. The relation* between them at the present time are very strained, and it i* anticipated that a change of Ministry is impending. _ It has been decided that the coronation of Alexander 111., Emperor of Russia, which baa been hitherto postponed, shall take place next August. The kingdom of Burmab is in a very disturbed state at present, owing to the tyrannical behaviour of King Thebaw, and riots have broken out in various parts of the country. A fire occurred at the opera house in Algiers, the capital of the French province of Algeria, and before the flames could be extinguished the theatre was entirely destroyed. An avalanche has occurred in the State of Nevada. An enormous mass of snow came down from the mountains, overwhelming in its course a number of dwellings. So far as it is at present known eighteen lives have been lost. A Communist fete has been held at Bavenna. Violent speeches were delivered, and riotii g took place on an extensive scale. Before the disturbance could be suppressed several lives were lost. A fire broke out in one of the theatres at St. Petersburgh, resulting in its destruction, the building being completely gutted. Fortunately no lives were lost, A number of prisoners who had been condemned to imprisonment in Siberia have escaped. Among them were several who had been banished for political offences. The laborers in Ireland are organising, with a view of securing higher wages from the tenant farmers. A debate is now going on in the French Legislature on the question of the oath of allegiance. A proposal has been made to modify it, and the question is being discussed with considerable warmth.