LATEST TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 654, 29 March 1870, Page 4

LATEST TELEGRAMS

Lord Cairns severely criticised the Speech. Ho chiefly condemned the proposed policy with regard to Ireland, which, he said, was unsound,- unsatisfactory^ and calculated to excite discontent and disorder. Mr Gladstone announced his intention 10 introduce a bill, having reference to the Irish land question, on the 10th. Mr Disraeli declared that the Government was responsible for recent agitation and excesses in Ireland. Mr Gladstone defended the policy of the Government. The Hous'fl of Commons annulled Donovan Rosa's election for T ipp erary by 301 votes to 8. Mr John Bright has been seriously ill, but is now better. Mr Disraeli is indisposed. A; conspiracy against the Emperor of the French's life has been discovered in Paris. The Provisional Committee of the Albert Assurance Co has proposed a plan for its reconstruction, viz., that the estimated deficiency be subscribed by the shareholders ; that policy holders and annuitants accept 87| per cent, for cash, and that a capital of L 250,000 be raised. ; Government has taken over the telegraph lines. A. slight disturbance in Paris is reported. M. Ollivier, replying to M. Keratry, said that prejjarations were being made to rescue M. Rochefort. Eight barricades were erected, gunsmiths' shops pillaged, numbers had been injured, and 200 men arrested. Thirty-five men were arrested for plotting against the Government. A prospectus of a company has been issnod to lay a cable from Calcutta to Singapore. • : j . The French Chambers has negatived a proposal to abrogate the commercial treaty with England. It was said that Prauce desired peace and friendship with England, and that the Chambers would «.dopt the best means for its attainment.. M. Lesseps telegraphs that a rock at Serapeum has been removed. Mr Foster has introduced an Education Scheme Bill, which divides England into districts, but does not interfere where the education imparted is sufficient, and proposes to make a Government grant to schools of all denominations, on the condition of their attaining a certain efficiency, and admitting the exercise of conscience on religious topics. A clause was inserted to allow for inspection. Districts are to be supplied with schools by local compulsion and taxation under local management, the funds to be augmented by Government grants under central supervision. School fee 3 are to be retained generally, and free admission granted to the destitute. The Bill empowers Scbool. Boards to frame byelaws, compelling the attendance ofchildrsn between the ages of five and twelve years. The second readiug was fixed for the 14th March. The French Corps Legislatif has rejec'el a motion condemning arrest of R>'chfort, and refuse to surrender him. He was arrested while going to atteud a public meeting, and made no resistance. ■ The' Red River rebellion in Canada is subsiding. The man Dwyer, who surrendered to the police : on a self-accusation of murdering his mate (Wilson) at the Loddon Diggings in i 857, is believed to be disordered in mind. He lias been remanded^ peridingthe result of inquiries in Victoria. The stagnation of the season has been broken by speeches from Messrs Bright, Forster, Miall, Stansford, Dilke, and others. ' Cabinet secrets were well kept by the Ministerial speakers. Mr Bright is loudly censured for his excessive reticence. No protracted opposition is anticipated to the Irish Land Bill. • At a meeting on the colonial emigration question letters were read f rom Carlyle, Tennyson, and Fronde, forwarding their signatures to the petition against breaking up of the British Empire.. : : .. ; The CEcamonical Council continues sitsitting. It is evidently a failure, the Fathers ore not so tractable as they were expected to be. The Council has not yet come to any definite conclusion on any question. ' ■ ■ :'•■-.•' i Several steamera have passed through the canal safely.,. i , A collision Occurred on the 24tlv Jan., off Yokohama, between" the- P. and* (K. steamer Bombay, and the United States , corvette Oneda, which was leaving Japan on her homeward voyage. The Oneda sank almost, immediately, and , only 56 lives were? saved' but- of 176. Captain Eyre of the Bombay, was blamed for not rendering assistance, but an investigation shows that he was" not' aware, owing to the darkness of the night, that any harm had. been done.. . ; i i A' great fi cc: f,ooik place at Yeddo, ■ J apan , oirthe^S&tli of Jariii ; Over one thousand houses were destroyed. i The Great Eastern arrived at Bombay on the 27th Jan., and was engaged laying the cable at Aden. : The Duke of Edinburgh visited Agra, and Benares. There was no hunting upcountry.- The Duke's tent was robbed of 15,000 rupees! A severe cyclone visited the Bay of Bengal. One ship went down, with all fyjn:!i. ,'^ ■■"•■•■•■':■ ■ ' •.•".'■■■, ;:' '■ ■ The Times, btthe 2nd #ebv,- -published a letter from Captain Cochrane, of the war-steamer Petrel, date'ddth Jan., stating that Dr. Livingstone has been killed. Report ; says that. the inhabitants of; a native town, 90 days' journey from the* Con^o River, accused the doctor of be- j witching their "king," who died three ; days I after. • Tlrey. pursued .Livingstone^, captured and burned him. The news was brought by some Portuguese to Cotigo next day. After the publication of the letter; "SiT --Roderick Murchison wrote to the Times, discrediting the reports. j