LATEST TELEGRAMS.
February 26 to March 11. Government have withdrawn their Reform resolutions, and will introduce a Reform Bill on the 28th of March. A Ministerial crisis occurred on the Bth of March, on account of the majority of the Cabinet insisting on a large extension of suffrage. The Duke of Richmond refused office as Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Derby Government has announced its intention to stand or fall by the Beform Bill which is to be introduced. Earl of Caernarvon, Lord Cranhourne, and General Peel then resigned. The vacancies in the Ministry were provided for on March 9th, Duke of Marlborough becoming President of Council ; Duke of Buckingham, Secretary of State for the colonies ; Sir J. Pakington, Secretary for War ; Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary • for India; Right Hou. E. Corry, first Lord of the Admiralty ; and Mr. S. Case, President of the Board of Trade.
A Select Committee appointed by the Government proposes four new standards for franchise : — First, educational ; second, possession of £30 in Savings Banks ; third, ownership of £50 funded property ; fourth, payment of 20s. direct taxes. The borough franchise is to be reduced to £6, and that for county to £20, rating. Total of the new votes is estimated to be about 416,500. Totnes, Yarmouth, Lancaster, and Reigate will be disfranchised for bribery and corruption, and boroughs with population under 7,000. Thirty seats are disposed of, and of these fourteen will be given to new boroughs, fifteen to counties, and one to London University. Intelligence has been received of the murder of Dr. Livingstone. Latest news states that the Fenians are threatening Tipperary. Severe conflicts with Royal troops took place at Clonmel. The large towns are 'quiet, and reinforcements and gunboats have been sent from England. It is proposed to form armies of reserve, and increase volunteers' pay by 2d. per day. In a Feniau movement near Dublin, several hundred rebels took part. Shots were exchanged. The Royal troops pursued and arrested ninety Fenians, and made large seizures of arms.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 92, 22 April 1867, Page 3
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