LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2518, 16 July 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

HOMEWARD MAILS. THE FRENCH CONVICT QUESTION. LORD WEMYSS'S MOTION FOR COMPROMISE. THE CHOLERA AT ALEXANDRIA. ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. YOUTHS TEARING DOWN A GERMAN BANNER, RESTORATION OF CABLE COMMUNICATION. (Received July IG, 0.55 a.m.) London, July 14. The Homeward mails via Biindisi, from Melbourne, June 3, were delivered here to-day. July 15. In the House of Lords last night, Earl Granville, in reply to & question,

stated that he had made an urgent appeal to France's sense of the comity of nations, with reference to the convict questions, aud it was impossible for the British Government to do more.

It haa transpired that Government will support Lord Wemyss's motion for arriving at a compromise on the subject of the Franchise Bill.

Alexandria, July 14. The outbreak of cholera is as yet confiued to a single case, and that did not prove fatal.

(Received July 16, 1.50 p.m.) Paris, July 14. The excitement arising out of the anniversary of the French Republic to-day culminated in an outburst of popular feeling against Germany on the part of a large body of Parisian youths who proceeded to an hotel which was flying the German national flag, and sorcibly removed the banner and tore it to pieces. The disturbance was speedily quelled by the police. Penang, July 15. The telegraph cable heuce to Madras, which, for some time has been interrupted, has now been repaired, and communication is restored.

Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association : London, July 12. Arrived, the Waipa, from Port Chalmers ; Candidate, from Napier; Tantallon Castle, from Lyttelton; Amazon, from Auckland ; James Wishart, from Lytfcelfcon ; Margaret Galbiaitb, from Wellington.

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London, July 10. Lord Euston has abandoned his peti tion praying for a divorce.

The Liberals are organising an immense agitation in the provinces, with a view to intimidating the members of the House of Lords, A large amount is being subscribed, bat the Lords are confident that the country will recognise their willingness to pass the Franchise Bill.

The protectorate over New Guinea being issued withont jurisdiction over foreigners, is deemed unsatisfactory. The Agents-General are urging Englaud to exteud the jurisdiction to the adjoining islands.

July 12. The Bill which the Bank of South Australian has introduced into the Imperial Parliament for the extension of its charter has passed the Committee of the House of Lords. The Imperial Treasury opposed the Bill on the grounds that it included a clause which limited the liability of shareholders with regard to note issue. The South Australian gtiuboat Protector has passed Malta en route for Australia.

Stormy scenes have taken place in both Houses respecting the private overtures made by Mr Gladstone to Earl Cairns, which it is believed will certainly ensure a redistribution of seats next year. These disclosures are also considered to be likely to render the franchise question more acceptable at tho autumn meeting of Parliament. The number of deaths which occurred from cholera at Marseilles on Friday last was sixty-nine.

July 13. The Rev. Chas. Strong, recently of Melbourne, has been appointed Professor of Latin to the Liverpool University College. At Marseilles fifty deaths occur daily from cholera.