ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS, VIA SUEZ.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1161, 18 April 1872, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS, VIA SUEZ.

[per gkeville's telegraph compaky, redter's agents.] . LiYiA.iuux'ja, April 17. The John Knox, which has arrived at Lyfctelton from Sydney, brings the English telegraphic news. The Alexandra arrived at Glenelg at 2 p.m. on the Gt r i April. The passage to King George's Sound occupied 100 hours, and ' 98 hours back. The Bangalore, Captain Burn, sailed from Galle on the evening of the 15th March and arrived at Kinj( George's Sound on the morning of the Ist- April.- She waa.ia aaiLfor^Melbourne on the evening pf the Ist inst. London, Feb. 23. . The Australian January mail (via Brindisi) was delivered in London on the 49th February. A complimentary dinner was given by the leading Colonists in London to the Hon. G. F. Verdon as aii expression of respect and admiration. It was one of the greatest successes of the kind ever achieved. Edward Wilson, Sedgwick Cowper,- and John Currie organised it. The Duke of Edinburgh referred pleasantly to his experiences in visiting the British dependencies, of which.he had the lion's share. Lord Kimberley spo>e'of the growing difficulties of maintaining so vast an empire, but deprecated any policy calculated to produce an unfriendly severance. A few days later the Queen distributed a shower of honors on representative colonists already announced. '.'•:.. Knatohbull Huge3sen's Bill to-:cansti-tute kidnapping!o£ithe| ( (Pacific Islanders a felony has passed. Australian Courts are empowered to try the cases, and the Australian squadron is to be sfcrengthened.The monstrous ■ claims for inferential damages in. the Alabama case have aroused the strong indignation of all ,. classes in England, everybody, including Ministers and Commissioners,, believing that American negotiators hare distinctly, waived the indirect claims. Their renewal was at .first regarded as sharp aitome^pjaatice. A further scrutiny, of the Treaty and Protocol sKows 'that * they- are" nowhere expressly excluded. The Americans, profited by' the ambiguity, and refuse!, to withdraw these claims from their tiase for ' arbitration. : England' -is i . taunted with cowardice before an impartial tribunal, lest she should -find herself mulcted in a few hundred million pounds damages. England maintains no treaty can be ratified- under a wrong understanding, and the national resolve is absolutely not to recognise the indirect claims. * The indignation at Yankee cunning is qualified by mortification at the obtuseness of Etiglish. lawyers" and officials. The Government is reproached with dilafcoriness. A large balance of European opinion is on the British side ; the German Press particularly pronounce the claims ontrageqns, and declare their right to claim ,&ip^lai v reparation from America for assistance to France. -A-legislator, indeed, has-movect for inquiry into this breach of neutrality. Four of the sharpest American lawyers have arrived in Paris, ready for generp' pleadings, owing to a false report oirculaterl that the separation of Canada from Great Britain had been decided upon, to be declared immediately should any dif turbnnce take place with the United States. A letter has been published from Sir S. Baker, who is forcing hja way through

almost .; insuperable difficulties into the African interior. DiamppdgScohtiniie to arrive from the Cape. Lyjßch' law prevails at the diggings, ana'cairaeTikeepers have been burnt out for buying stolen diamonds from natives. Great disorder. A dreadful murder took place at Lamo'clock in the mqrningr Thptcause of the crime is incomprehensible. • A memorial f ivnd deyptedJ^nwMCT^-. fc proposed" "By the "ftop^3lon"Soclle J^.^ '** ! The British Goverbinehi: has not yet formally recognised the Fiji Govern-^ ment. A - . ■' On the 20th FelangajjjsfeMacQe called attention to the^la^J^wb of the Emigration Commisstoleriif*^ The .Court - of Error, confirmed ;thsr judgment of the Court of Error.in w case of M&Joll v. The Australian Meat Company. - ■ ■":-*? The Duke of Eduiburgh'fl Art Collection is visited by increasing 'crowds at South "Kensington. . v.;. . i . :L-.l-The Brazilian Government is making : great efforts to attract European, emigrants to that couirtry.^' ": ( „ ' .'. : ; '"!-'',..> Upwards of a month was occupied by the Attorney-General in presenting ate historical resiime of the fraud of- the 1 ' Tichborne claimant. All his Australian career has been clearly traced;: exeeptsix months of 1859, when he disappeared as iArthur Orton, and re-appeared as Castro. .General surprise is expressed -that Ser- 1 gean* Ballantine did hot follow ttose tad '■ Sou, and throw' up the case. .•■■■■<: -.y-i : An extraordinary case "of^disappearance. ;of a Russian traveller hw occurrpiiin ; London. '_".' ''"'. .", ,Y ".!s'.' ;_''.;/ Colonel TomlinV pertinacity has been rewarded by Mr Lowe ordering the Bank ! to exchange old silver for new, and the Mint to coin night and day to relieve the scarcity. Robert Kelly, acquitted on the charge t. of the murder of Talbof, has ijeenVsenv-, j tenced to 15 years' penal servitude for shooting another policeman. -„ ; .-• tri There is great activity in Woolwich arsenal in the manufacturing of heavy 1 cannon for naval. and coast. services* The colonies are also being supplied! with the newest designs. Torpedo experiments are carried on nightly. ; *' . 8 Lonik)K, Feb. 29. J f The National thanksgiving was an - unqualified saccess^fw^^eirweather favorable. There W#,s ; jyg|||grfl holiday, and thecrowds wereof^B^Mwentednumbers. No casualties occurred. The.Pxinee«f '- Wales was present with the Queen a^d •t bore the fatigue well. The manifestations if of loyalty were indescribable. St. Paul's * Cathedral was occupied £y 13,000 persons and presented a magnificent jspeei c tacle. The illuminaiions were very ' c effective, and the festival -deopratioro covered miles. The I^rench " Imperial family breakfasted with the Queen, witnessing the departure of the cortege from Buckingham Palace. Thier Queen" presented LlOOO and the Prince of Wales LeOO , towards the Cathedral restoration fund. The London Corporation's address was prej sented at Marlborough House yesterday. The; Prince of L Wales,, with emotion, je; turned his sincere thanks for the national sympathy expressed and ; hjw gratitude to God for his recover/. ;He suitably acknowledged the^ublic reception accorded { > to the Queen and Royal Family, \iiff* The American Government asserts Its determination to ha"ye the indirect claims submitted to the Geneva Cdmhnssion. it : .A deputatioitproposedthat Ne.w«Caldn donia should be sol 4 instead ol becoming a convict settlement. The Standard interpiets EarlKimbief--2 ley's invitation to New South Wales to :o annex Fiji and encourage :< its. becoming 3, independent as an evasion of a national », duty. te Two thousand cans of condemned Ausit tralian meats were seized, if Arrived — Darra Choose, Glen Ornipnd, I- City of Paris, Norfolk, Jn^us,, C&odfn, Corinth. ' J Sailed. — Galway, Lincolnshire, Whittington, Aacalon,. Woodbine. !" Londom", March 8. The Queen has written .;a touching letter expressing her deep sense of the y reception accorded on Thanksgiving-day % to herself and family. f The Queen returneaT^fro'm. a diplomatic 11 coort on tHe- 29th- February,* iad is living f at Buckingham Palace. She was attacked by George Arthur;- who presented an '■ loaded pistol and a petition for the reJfeaso^ '" of the Fenian prisoners. He was ov^V^ c powered by the attendants. ; The Queen's , health is good. She visits Germany f shortly;- ' • ■; >' '■ ' ]w - - 3 The. Prince of; Wales wil| spend th^r V Spring in' the south of 'Eiifppe." 1 A baronetcy is conferred on the Mayor , and Sheriff Tinsott, and\Mr Bennett , is 1 knighted. .■-"'. ; " :: ; , >; ;t: :'i " Sir C. Cowper was presented 'it , Court by Earl Kimbe?leyv: : / In the TjchborneVtriali. the, claimant was nonsuited; and next day,. he was 3 arrested for perjury. He wasitakento Newgate. • . Dixon's attack on theiEducation Act f has failed. ' - 4 Mr Cardwell's reorgaaiisation schema is 1 adopted, and the e^tiimateVbfed^ The Megaera rep6r t fix^s the^chief responsibility upoH Sir Sfpencer ftobirisou, ! and bJamfe ;fc Re^^^^ '1^ 1 Morgan, and others. t : (<;. ;. . Wool closed, .flatter, and mo,st descriptions are a penny, .lo^iwr.i.from. , highest point. 5000 baleß were taken ior .export. The next sales : will take- place- on 18th April. Probable stock, 200,000 bales, h Th& French indemnity^— the fourth half milliard — was paid under discount. Arrived.— Anna Maria, MUtfadea,.Delaware, LahogueV ' ' ' i7i !':<>-' - Sailed^FurnesaAcbbey^lnchcolm.Goldingham, and Ppthie. . \.

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