ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 83, 8 April 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

London, March 25. In the House of Lords, Earl Belmore, in moving for the production of papers relative .to the .Polynesian slave question, inquired the nature of ihe instructions given to the Special Commissioners at Fiji, asking whether they recommended Fiji to be constituted a Crown colony Tho Earl of Carnarvon, in reply, regretted the conti uance of the deteetaule tralfic. and promised the papers excepting the instructions. He stated that Commodore Goodenough and Consul Layard were keeping the question of annexation in abeyance. The Times in commenting on the subject refers to the fluto massacre. The body of L)r Livingstone has arrived at Aden, en route for England. There are seriouß colliery strikes owing to the recent reduction in wages. Berlin, March 25. The German Parliament have passed a new Press law., Bismarck ia slowly recovering from an attack of gout. -:. ;:; ; < . Pabib, March 24, A motion has bsea introduced by the Left for a dissolution of the Assembly,

Tiriufc, March 24. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accessirn «f Victor Emmanuel was roottenthu iastually celotrated throughout the Kingdom. London, March 26. The . Lin.olnshire Handicap was won hy Tomahawk. The Liv rpwl Grand National Steeplechase— Hcugny, 1; Chimney Sweep, 2; Merlin, 3. The Col ieriea Company of New South Wales is not floated and deposits are returned. Money is rather easier. Bank return weaker. Corn market dull. London, March 28. A deputation of Iri h members of Parliament waited en the Piemier asking him to releasa the Fenian pri>oners. Mr Disraeli declined to grant the request. The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-day on tne ueual course, and resulted in another victory for Cambridge by two lengths. The weather was splendid and there was a la'ge crowd. An Australian and .American Steamship Compßny is registered with a capittl £600,000 to take over the new line of steamers running between San Francisco and Sydney. The Privy Council has decided in favor of Willan in the appeal against the Golden Gate Company. 'I here ia a strike of 12,000 colliers in Staffordshire. Paris, March 26. The Assembly has postponed the Municipal ele( Dions pending fresh legislation. The Assembly has voted funds for the complete fortification of Paris'. A motion brought forward by the Legitimist party in the Assembly to decide dtfinitely the first of June form of Government in France was rejected. The motion was opposed by the Left. Madrid, March 28. A general attack has been made by Marshal Serrano on ihe Carlists position at Bilboa. The result was indecisive bfter two days fightiDg. Vienna, March, 27. Thirty-two Austrian bishops hare denounced the Ecclesiastical law as tyrannical. Ntw York. March 26. Congress ha3 increase! the legal tender circulation to four hundred million dollars.