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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 127, 29 May 1874, Page 2

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London, Mav 15. The Czar landed at Dover and proceeded to Windsor amid great enthusiasm. The Commandant; of Guatemala, owing to a quarrel, inflicte-' 200 lashes on the British Vice-Consul, lhe Commandant is «>rrefted.. London, May 11. The Australian March mail via Brindisi is delivered. May 13. The Emperor Alexander of Russia lias laded at Dover, and was received with great' enthusiasm. He proceeded to Windsor to visit the Queen. Che-tur Cup race — Mr Osborne's Organist 1, Sir R. Bulkeley,s Leadline 2, Mr Barclay's Bercam 3. The Chilian authorities have imprisoned the captain of an English coasting steamer which capsized with a number of Chilian passengers aboard. Mr Rumboldt, the British Minister at Valparaiso, demands the release of the captain, and indemnity for the outrage. ! Paris, May 12. The French Assembly met to-day, but the proceedings were only formal. May 14. The Commandant at St. Jose, Guatemala, owing to a quarrel with the British ViceConsul, inflicted on the latter the punishment of two hundred lashes. The arrival of troops alone prevented his death. The Commandant was arrested. May 15. The instructions given to the Fijian special commissioners by Earl Kimberley, d-tcd August, 1863, have been presented to Parliam nt. Amongst other matters ti<ey state that if a tolerable indigenous Government is possible it _wou>d be more ad\ antageous to Greit Britain and Fiji than the assumption by England of the heavy responsibilities of Government. May 15. The President of the Republic of Guatemala, Don Rufino Barrios, has afforded England every reparation for the outrage on the British Vice-Consul. May 16. The Emperor of Russia, in replying to the congratulations of the dip omatic corps, said that the policy of Russia was the preservation of peac a , and he hoped that the principal Governments would be found united in the object. During the present wool series, 108,000 bales have tieen sold. The competition continues extremely vigorous, and prices are well maintained. Adelaide wheat is in good demand, and the corn market is strong with an upward tendency. Fine qualities of Adelaide freely I fetch 66s to 678. ) Two hundred bales of New Zealand hemp have been withdrawn at .£l7 to £21. A New Zealand 4_ per cent loan of a million and a half is announced at 93. Arrived: Moravian. Paris, May 15. The Due de Broglie, Minister of the Interior, has introduced a bill into the Assembly creating a second chamber to be styled the " Grand Council," the members to be. partly ehe ted and partly nominated and to be empowered, conjointly with the President, to dissolve the Assembly. The Due de Broglie advocated the prolongation of the provisional power at present possessed by the President. May 16. The Ministry of the Due de Broglie resigned after tbe rejection by 381 to 317 of a motion to dicuss the Electoral Bill before the Municipal bill. Jhe Legitimists and Bonapariists opposed the measure. London, May 18. A magnificent banquet was given to the Emppror of Russia bv the Lord Mayor anil Corporation in the Guildhall. The Grand Duke Alexis. Prince and Princess of Walts, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and other members of the Koyal family were present The Emperor in replying to an address, expressed his thank* for the cordial reception accorded to himself and his daughter and hoped the marks of the affecton of the Hnglish people would draw a still closer friendship between Ku»tia and England and would be for their mutual prosperity. New York, May 19. A terrible calamity has occurred at Grotten, Massachusetts, where the reservoirs burst, causing the loss of 150 lives, and immense destruction of property. Unpublished Special fbom Queensclj:f_.e. Sihgapobe, May 22, 7.30 p.m. The lock-out in Lincolnshire was settled, and the other countries are expected to follow the example. The Czar embarks at Gravesend to-day. The Queen is at Balmoral. The French ministerial crisis continues. [The Australia i telegrams reached us too late for publication in to-day's issue.]