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London, March 11. Government has withdrawn the Resolutions, and will introduce a Bill on the 28th March, crisis occurred on the Bth A majority of the Cabinet inon a large extension of the suffrage, Carnarvon and Cranbourne and Peel resigned. vacancies in the Ministry were for on the 9th, as follows : — of the Council, Duke of Marl- ; Secretary of State for the Duke of Buckingham j, Secrefor War, Sir James Packington ; foi India, Sir Stafford North- ; First Lord of Admiralty, Right E. Cony ; President of the of Trade, Mr S. Case. The Duke Richmond refused office as Secretary the Colonies. Derby Ministry has announced its to stand or fall by the Reform which is to be introduced. The Committee, appointed by the Goproposes four new standards tho Franchise : — First, educational ; possession of £30 in the Savings ; third, LSO in the funds ; fourth, payment of 20s of direct taxaThe Borough Franchise is to be reduced to £6, and that for the County Hto £23 rating. The total number of votes estimated to be created by the new ■ Bill is about 116,500. H Totnes, Yarmouth, Lancaster and Rei- ■ gate will be disfranchised, on account of I bribery and corruption, and all boroughs I whose population is under 7000. I Thirty seats are disposable, of which ■ fourteen will be given to new boroughs, I fifteen to counties, and one seat to the I London University. 1.-., Intelligence has been received of the niurder of Dr Livingstone in Central > Africa. ; The latest news of the Fenian movei . went is that the insurgents are now threatening Tipperary. A serious conflict with the Royal troops took place at Clonmel. The large town are quiet, and reinforcements and gunboats have been sent from England. It is proposed to form armies of reserve, ' and increase the pay of the Volunteers by 2d per day. , In a Fenian movement near Dublin ; several hundred rebels took part. Shots were exchanged. The Royal troops pursued, and arrested ninety Fenians, and made a large seizure of arms.
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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 199, 23 April 1867, Page 3
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