TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 77, 14 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PBE PKKBB aSSOCUTIOK.] LAT B S T EUROPEAN NEWS. London. Proceedings have been taken at $ow Street agaipst Sir Edward Lettingham, bart., and two others, for conspiracy to lefraud a gentleman of property while in a helpless state of drunkenness. Mr John Rose, who was soized by the brigand Le Love, in Sicily was released on the payment of £4,000 ransom. Mr G. K. I£aislake has written to Vanity Fair, stating that a Spaniard named Qrteqickque had come forward and stated that Ho was wrecked in the Bella, and taken on board the Qsprey to Melbourne, where he landed in July, 1854. There was a French or English Count who accompanied them from the Bella to the Osprey, Orteqickque at the time wrote an account of the matter to his father, which was published at the time in a Bilboa paper. Both the Spaniard and the paper are shortly expected in London. A terrible gas explosion occurred in a colliery et South Wal.es. Seventeen persons were brought up dead. The month's exports to New Zealand were £328,000. Telegrams give full particulars of the proclamation of the Queen's title of Empress of India. The scene at J^elhi was of unparallelled magnificence. The procession was nearly three miles long, a thousand elephants taking part in ths spectacle. The demonstrations lasted several days, and troops of arms were drawn up numbering upwards, of 15,000. Qp the north troops returned and the followers of the native chiefs and the natives were stationed forming a characteristic and picturesque scene which was quite unique. On New Year's Day a grand assemblage was held at a pavilion on the plains about three miles from Delhi. In a semi-circle fronting the Viceroy's throne were gathered the Qovernors of Madras and Bombay and ! the several Lieutenant»Governors, the ! oommander»in-Chief and staff, sixtythree sovereign princesses, chiefs, &c, the whole forming a gorgeous and varigated aggregation. In the rear were grouped the various Ambassadors and Envoys of foreign States. The Viceroy made a speech to the assemblage end then read a telegram from the Queen sending her Imperial greeting and expressing her deep interest in and regard for the people of the Indian Empire, acknowledging tbe reception to the Erince of Wales and hoping tho Indians would be happy under her rule. The Viceroy presented each Chief attending bis reception with a splendid banner bearing the inscription •• From Victoria, Empress of India, January 1, 1877" His Excellency also gave each a medal commemorative of the event, and honors were bestowed on various Chiefs.