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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 692, 17 June 1869, Page 1 (Supplement)

An animated debate took place in the House of Lords on the Irish Church Land Bill, introduced by the Marquis of Clanricarde. Earl Granville defended the neutral attitude taken by the Government. Debate adjourned to the 25th. The Government have been ques tioned relative, to recent agrarian outrages in Ireland, and Lord. Stanley blamed them for releasing the Fenians. Earl Russell's Life Peerage Bill was read twice without a division. The appointment of Mr, Otway as Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs l has been confirmed. The seizure of an American vessel by the,Spanish has occurred in,British waters, A Bill disqualifying the Mayor of Cork has been read a first time. Mr Disraeli made an animated attack upon the Government. Mr- Hardy and other, Conservatives supported the measure. In the House of Lords, Lord Cairns attacked Mr Bright's speech on the Irish land question. Earl Granville explained that Mr Bright only expressed his individual views. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Athens, after having been entertained most munificently by the Sultan. They had arrived at Turin. Sir Roderick Mu**chison has contradicted the report of the arrival of Dr. Livingstone. Maharajah Dhuleep Singh presided at a meeting of the friends of Christian missions to Egypt.

A collision between Protestants and Roman Catholics has occurred in Londonderry. Two men were killed. At Athlone, serious outrages have taken place. In Tipperary, Mr Bradshaw, a magistrate, has been shot. Captain Tarleton was shot dead, and frequent robberies under arms committed in Cork. Admiral Milne succeeds to the command of the Mediterranean fleet.

An uneasy feeling prevails in consequence of the speeches in the American senate on the Alabama claims.

Emigration from Woolwich dockyard to Canada, consirting chiefly of laborers, is still going on.

Pretender is the winner of the two thousand guinea, and Scotch Queen of the thousand guinea stakes. Knight of the Garter won the Chester Cup.

The American national debt ha 3 increased six and a quarter millions in April. The French Chambers have been dissolved, and the elections for the new legislature fixed for the 23rd and 24th May. A protocol relative to ithe, Luxemburg question, has been signed by France and Belgium. A commission has been nominated for the purpose of preparing a basis of an amicable solution of the Franco-Belgian question. In the Belgian Senate the, Foreign Minister said that the programme drawn up by France and Belgium had been changed, because the convention partook too much of the character of a compromise, whereas the new programme was unusually satisfactory to both countries..

M. de Lavalette hasdelivered a speech intimating that the French corps would only leave Eome on the security of the Pope being guaranteed. It 18 reported that the Duke of Aosta will accept the crown of Spain, which has been offered him. The Carlists and the bands of Jsajbella arc disquieting the south of Spain.