NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 616, 18 September 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

[press agency.] London, August 2. Earl Beaconsfield visited Osborne on the 20th uli, and was invested with the Garter. Lord Salisbury was also invested with the Garter at Osborne on the 30th. On the same day General Sir LintOrn Simmons was invested with the Grand Cross of the Bath, and Sir Arnold Kernball and Lord Tenterden were presented with the insignia of K.C.B. Sir Richard Wallace has presented to Lord Beaconsfield the star worn by the late Marguia of Hertford as Knight of the Garter; the diamond and rubies are valued at £12,000 ; Mr Corr and Mr Phillip Ourrie, joint to the lale Embassy at Berlin, have been made 0.8.'5. The reserves have all been dismissed to their homes, and a-general order commends them for theb conduct. The only disorderly conduct manifested was amongst a number of Irishmen at Portsmouth and Cardiff, on their re-embarkation for Ireland, and this was caused by excessive drinking. All the extra hands taken on during the last few months are being dismissed from the arsenals. On the 25th Mr Cowen, M.P., amidst much laughter, presented a petition from a number in various i>arts of the country asking for the impeachment of Lord Beaconsfield for his doings in connection with the Eastern Question, Mr Cowen disclaimed all sympathy with the petition. ....--., On the same day Sir Charles Dilke moved an amendment against the proposal to grant the Duke of Connaught an additional £IO,OOO per annum on his marriage, with £6OOO to his wife in case her surviving him. Gladstone supported the motion, and the amendment was rejected by 320 to 33. During the debate on the Duke of Connaught's marriage allowance, high encomiums were passed upon His Royal Highness from all sides, and testimony was borne to his great popularity in Ireland by several of the Home Rulers. Judge Warren refused an application for a new trial in the Bagot will case. TheDetorville case is before the Chancery Court in reference to the question whether the murderer can benefit by his wife's will. An insect a quarter of an inch long is doing great damage in the turnip fields in Ireland. Captain Coppin has contracted to raise the Vanguard by 31st October. The German Government are preparing for the raising of the Grosser Kurfurst. ° The Pan-Anglican Synod terminated on the 27th July ; one hundred and four prelates attend the special Service in St Paul's Cathedral. Several thousand persons visit the Grosvenor Gallery every Sunday afternoon and evening. j A Japanese corvette, the first war ship | from that country that ever reached England was visited by a distinguished party I including many members of Parliament | and Midhat Pasha, on the 26th ult. j Bennet of the New York Herald is sending the yacht Dauntless to the Polar region via Spitzbergen. For the first time in the annals of Westminster Abbey a colored divine, the native Bishop of Hayti, preached in that edifice on the 4th of July. An extraordinary ' scene occurred at Bandon on the burial of a woman who it was alleged had become a Roman Catholic before her death. Two Anglican clergymen were present at the request of the husband, who is a Protestant ; there were also two priests accompanied by a large crowd. The latter seized the coffin and carried it off amidst great excitement The corpse was interred with Roman Catholic ceremonies. | The Tichborne claimant has been visited by Mr Onslow, M.P., who states that he [ has gained two stone in weight since his i removal from Dartmoor. The Quoen's assent to the Deceased , Wifes Sister's Marriage Bill, passed in ! Natal, has been refused. j There have been several railway accii dents. On the 13th, one at Eda e hill , near Liverpool, resulted in the death of

a lady and injury to a dozen other persons:' On the 15th nearly a hundred persons were hurt, more or less severely, though none were killed, by a heavy ballast train dashing into an excursion train at Beccles on the Great Eastern Line. Forty-eight soldiers belonging to one' of the Indian regiments at Malta have been poisoned through carbolic acid being served out instead of lime juice. No deaths resulted, though several are seriously ill. A Btrict investigation is being made. A beer-house keeper at Greenwich took his three children for a walk in a wood, cut their throats, and then killed himself. The trial of the prisoners for Lord Leitrim's murder is postponed. James Pryor, late managing director, . and Colonel Mahon, formerly M.P. for , Clare, and Captain Steeman, directors of the Lombard Deposit Bank, have been committed for trial, charged with forging and uttering a minute book connected' with the affairs of the bank, with intent to defraud. >.-.., A robbery of bank drafts, notes, and coin, valued at £170,000, wa& effected on the night of the 26th ult at the house of a money lender near Bradford. Fifty-four convicts from Mount St. Bernard Roman Catholic Reformatory made their escape, and were followed by warders jand police. A regular pitched battle ensued, and after a number were injured on both sides. 43 were recaptured. A yacht was stolen by three men from ' Brighton. A steamer was sent in chase, and it was overtaken three miles away, They were bound for America. A novel and disgraceful prize fight between two .women, married and with families, has taken place near Henley. A large crowd was present; teeth as well as fists were freely used in the contest. The strike of miners in different parts of France is terminating; they created considerable uneasiness for some days, and the troops were called out. . At an official banquet in Paris the health of the Prince of Wales was proposed by M. Feray, a member of the Left Centre of the Senate, and was drunk with tremendous enthusiasm. It was stated ihat the Prince has interested himself as much in the French Exhibition as if it had been held jn England. An official contradiction has been given to the report that the King of Spiain intended abdicating. Phylloxera is spreading both .-in the'Northern and Southern Provinces of Spain. ' ; \ ■;.' The cotton crop in Egypt is expected to be deficient both in quality and quantity. General Todleben has made every apology for the firing on the Swiftsure's boat near Gallipoli; the offenders were not of army rank. The return of the Russian Guards to St. Petersburg is expected this month. The Russians are preparing to evacuate Jassy, and have already abandoned other places in Roumania. The proposal of the Russian Government to introduce a class tax similar to the Prussian class tax is causing great dissatisfaction. Count Schouvaloff is expected soon to succeed Gortschakoff as Chancellor, "and General Woronzoff is spoken,of as ambassador to England. Snlieman Pasha's trial has-' commenced at Constantinople ; it will last some time. Baker Pasha iB to reorganise the Turkish gendarmerie, and to be charged with i a special service in Eastern Roumelia.