ADDITIONAL ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 704, 23 July 1870, Page 4

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

I VIA SAN FRANCISCO. [SAN PRANCtSCO NEWS OP THE WOULD.] ■ : Mrs John Wood, the actress, received an anonymous gift of diamonds set with emeralds, valued at LSOO. There is considerable apprehension in regard to the movements of Fenians in England^ inconsequence of which orders : haw been issued to double the guard at all dockyards and naval stations in Great Britain, and keep tires banked on all steamers, and other precautions to facilitate the suppression of any revolt. A correspondent of the Times, at Madrid, writing of the scheme of Senor Moret, Minister of Colonies,, for the gradual emancipation of slavery in the Spanish Possessions, says it is a perfect failure, tho bill defeats every object it intends to forward. He says the people are not favorable to the measure as it siands, and points out ita weaknesses and ridicules them pitilessly. . . The Admiralty begins three new iron-, clacls at Chatham Navy Yard ; one to be, called the Raleigh, .is 5000 tons, carrying, 27 guvs broadside ; the others are small > livht-draught steamers for coasts and harbors. " ' -.;•■ . ..Advices from Rome report a violent scene in the Council last week, "between Bishop Marvil, a Galican prelate^ and Cardinal Bello, during the discussion on infallibility. The bitter language created much excitement. „^At the Channel race of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, on Saturday, from

the Nore to Dover, the American yachts declined to enter. The weather was tine and calm, and fifteou yachts started! It is reported that the police are discovering the ramifications of the Fenian plot in every direction, not only in London but elsewhere in England, and even in Wales. Arms and ammunition destined for parties in Dublin, and apparently designed to be used ; immediately, have been discovered here. Several boxes and barrels of war material ready. -for shipment have been seized at Holyhead, and persons, in whose charge they were, taken into custody. The authorities are watchful. < The excitement has not'abated.' ■■ ■ ■■•"- ■■■■ ' ■- ;; ■■-;': ■[ A panic prevails at Tyne relative to ! the Fenians. It was reported they threatened to seize the; castle. Precautionary ' measures have been taken. ■ •;. The Commission on Amnesty baVe'rdf used to hear counsel for the Fenian pri--1 sobers. l The Transport Crocodile will take 300 dock-yard people to Canada. Ashbury has given a.banqnet to r the yachtmen ; Douglas, of the Sappho, was present; • .......... „ v -;,..- : ,. .■• < "■■ ■'•■. London, June 8. A yacht was capsized off Hastings, arid twelve of the party drowned. . There was a 1 distressing accident at the Alhambra Concert Hall last night. The trap gave way, and a number of danseiises were precipitated into the space under the stage. It is unusually deep, and filled with machinery, and eleven were badly injured, some, it is feared, fatally. There was a panic among the audience but no serious results therefrom. . 1 London, June 9. The Irish cable is not yet repaired. The reported sailing of the steamer Chieftain to aid the Cubans is unfounded. Alarm among the farmers at the continued dry weather amounts to almost a panic! Lord Chancellor O'Hagan, of Ireland, is created Baron. The' female masqueraders recently arrested are indicted for felony. It is said Disraeli is about to retire. The Sappho has declined to compete for the Prince of Wale 3 Cup on the 2HM The Gloriana beat the Egeria, Cambria, and 'other yachts from Gravesend to the coast of fiolland aridTeturri, yesterday. London, June 10. : The ship Regina follows the Madaiia. with riiaterials for the Honduras railway. The Baptist Association have sent a petition to the House of Commons against compulsory education, as it .unequally favors the Established Church, A despatch from Calcutta says there is no cholera in that place. ;