ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 66, 18 March 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

London, March 5. Parliament formally opens to-day. Mr Brand's re election to the Speakership will be unopposed. There will be no speech irom tbe throne until the members are sworn in, andthe Ministirs are elected. Tho House will probably meet for business on the 19th. Bbrmn, M*roh 5 New Anti-eccleshstical Bills applicable to the whole of Germany have been submitted to the Council. Loudon, March 6. A dispatch from General Wolse'ey, dated February 2, describes the peaceful professions of King Coflee, coupled with his offer of unconditional surrender, as Bolely intended to deceive, and tbe whole negotiation as a treacherous plot. The Ashantees had ofiercd greater resistance than was believed possible. The Earl of Carnarvon has received a letter irom Goldsworthy, dated February 8, announcing that the King ot tho Ashantees was a prisjner and that General Wolseley had returned to Doubor. A dispatch has been received from General Wolselfy, dated February 19, announcing Coonuissie with flight of King (?) The troops were withdrawn to the adjacent hills awaiting the issue ot the peace negotiation. The Ashantees had not attempted to interfere with the troops on the return march. lhe steamship Atrato returned to Plymouth yesterday with her machinery disabled. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh landed at Gravesend to-day, and met with a hearty reception. Uneasiness iB felt owing to the absence of latei news irom General Wolseley. JLondon, March 7. A deputation of aborigines has interviewed the Secretary for the Colonies, and presented a memorial respecting the Polynesian slave trade. Earl Carnarvon assured the deputation of the sympathy ot the Government, and j stated that they were only waiting for the report of the Commission of enquiry. The opening competition is well maintained in the wool market. Faulty descriptions are lower. Wheat is firmer. The home deliveries are small and foreign arrivals inconsiderable New Zealand flax is slightly advanced. Paris, March 7. The sale of Chambord's portrait is forbidden in France, London, March 9. At a meeting of the member* of lhe Jate \ Cabinet, Mr Gladstone declined to undertake the leadership of the Liberal parly in the House of Commons. Heavy rains and tornado?, render the homeward march of General Wolteley's array difficult. March 10. The Torres Straits aud Sau Francisco mails are delivered. A heavy fall in the price of coil in the manufacturing districts, and a reduction of wages have commenced. General Wolseley in his despatch states that the Ashantee King has sent 1000 ounces of gold as the first instalment ol tho indemnity. All the white troops are ou their way back to the Coast, and tho hmt detachment will be embarked at the end of the month. Three brass bells cast from conquered guns have been presented by the German Emperor to Christchurch, New Zealand, Messrs Henderson and Co. commenced a new line of clipper ships between London and Otago with the William Davie on the 15th. The A trato is j.laced on the berth by Shaw and Saville. H.M.S. Basilisk is ordered home. Captain Stephen of tbe tteamer Cyphreoes was drowned during a gale in the Channel two days after leaving London. His newly married wife was on board. A free passage and expenecs are offered by the New Zealand Government to Mr Arch, provided he visits tho colony an-i reports on its emigration capabilities. The exports to New Zealand were £319,000 for the month. Colonel M'Neill is appointed aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cambridge.

[MIIL IT*.MS] Jean Luie is to be tried for bigamy Another marri: ge in the Royal F.imiiy i*= talked of. The cousin of the Princo of Hesse aspires to the hand of Pj hvess Beatri* c A deliberate assau't was committed on the Duke of Cambridge in Pall Mill by Captain Mannsell, who had a grievance, and wished to bi arre- ted. He is committed for trial. The icmuins of the lnte Fmperor Napolton havo been removed from their temporary resting pluce lo the new Mortuary Chapel at Ch'selhurst. A civil service pent-ion of £120 a year has been grnted to Martin Tupper. The Brit sh Consul at New York has -ent home twelve survivors ot the Virginius. The strike in the Nottingham lace trade has t< rmina'ed in a compromise. A number of large fl* o-j have occurred invoking considerable destruction ot property. By a collision on the Tyne through reckleeß steering 20 mtn lost their lives. Mr Amphlett is appointed to the vacant Judg ship «f tho Excluquer C-wrt. TnnuARY: Herman Merivale; General Sir Gaspard Larmarcliant. A Mussulman riot has occurred in Br mbay, when feveral houses were sacked. Quiet lv s bjen restored.