By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 204, 24 January 1873, Page 5

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own Correspondent.) Thursday Evening. The Government have pardoned five political prisoners at present in gaol. Tlie case Pritchard v. Packman was concluded yesterday. The jury found a verdict for plaintiff; the value of two horses to be reduced and nominal damages only if the horses are returned. It has been authoritatively denied that llall goes Home to succeed Featherstone. Seventy-five tons of stuff from the Little Wonder claim, Keefton, yielded SOOozs. The Albion has arrived from Melbourne. The Victorian revenue increase for the year is £245,000. Javelin and liJi have been* scratched for the Sydney Cup. The Melbourne merchants offer £I,OOO to anyone who will capture Murray and put him on Buganviile Island. . A man named Marshall has had sixty-four charges of decoying children preferred against him. One has been fully established. CABLEGRAMS. Napoleon, in his last moments, made an affecting appeal to the French nation on behalf of his son. He alao directed that an application should be made to have his remains interred in French soil. J.he Carlists are in active insurrection. Iron has advanced. } Napoleon -s death caused a profound irnpres-

aion in France, and the predominant feeling is that it will serve to lessen the number of political parties. The Queen has bent a letter of condolence to Eugenie. The post mortem examination showed that death/resulted from aggravated disease of the kidneys Iu G-ermany the impression is that his death improves the fiances of the dynasty, but: divides it into two factions—one headed by - the Empress and tne other by M. Renceriarieo(?) and" Prince Napoleon. The Courts of England, Italy, ■ and Austria have gone into mourning. ' The funeral was attended by 50,000 Marshal Maemahon (by Thiers' orders), Duke Palikao, Marshal Canrohert, and Admiral L'Admirault represented France. ■ Paris also sent a deputation. • - The imfriendly relations between France and the \ atican s till continues. ' - Count Beust states that France, after dedeclaring war with. Prussia, asked Austria to ally, who refused. The Tichborne trial is fixed for April 28rd. Marshal Maemahon assigns present loyalty of the French army, to the absence' of Buonop:.r!.ism. Extensive silk failures have taken, place. G-ermany intends purchasing gold in Australia. It is stated that the- Russian ambassador is now iu England, negotiating a marriage between an English prince, and a daughter of the Czar. ° Coal advanced in mice owin<r to the Welsh, strike. x •