SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 172, 3 August 1874, Page 2

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

In Bardett-road, Mile-end, a brick- I layer named Blair in a drunken fury murdered his wife and four children, and then committed suicide. Eighteen children in Spitalflelde have been poisoned by eating aome red

stuff supposed lo I c sweetmeats picked up from tho ruins of a wholesale confectioner's premises. Tbe Queen will probably visit Berlin next August to witness the confirmation of her grandson Prince Frederick William. A revolving cannon was fired at Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar when he was stepping into his carriage to attend the levee. No injury was inflicted. The assassin escaped at tbe time, but was afterwards captured. He proved to be a crazed Pole, who adopted this course to compel the attention of the War Office to his invention. The Derby was run in magnificent weather. Several Royal princes were present, with visitors in enormous crowds. Gn the previous day the sport was marred by an unfortunate accident in the race for the Maiden Plate. The sister to Varides fell, and suffered f..t.l injury, throwing her jockey, Tom Cannon. The Epsom Cup was won by Thrind. On the return of the Derby winner to Swindon, where he had been ttaioed, ho recetved a great ovation, and was serenaded. Mr Parry bas been unseated for Boston for having distributed coals to the electors. Tbe Metropolitan Board of Works has voted £370,000 for a new city street between King William street aud Fenchurch street. One hundred thousand men are now idle in South Wales and Monmouthshire. Great mass meetings are being held. The dissatisfaction is not so much at the 10 per cent reduction demanded by the masters as at the condition with which the reception of work is clogged. Mr Crawshaw has determined to extinguish all his furnaces, throwing out 3000 men. Tbe All-England Eleven who visited Australia have anive I in England, and have played in sever.l matches. Attention bas been called to the quarrels which look place amongst the eleven in Australia, and the discussion which has followed is likely to lead to aome thorough definition being arrived at as to who are amateurs and who professional players. The feeling exists that none should be recognised aa amateurs except those who play for pleasure alone without remuneration. During May 2941 emigrauts left for New Zealand , sent by the agent-general, The ships were the St, Liwrence for Canterbury, the Reichstag for WeUington, the Corono, Maori Khan, and Otago for Otago, the Carisbrook Castle for Canterbury, and the Strathnavar for Wellington. The total number of emigrants sent by the agency ia 35,730. General Lautour has brought a suit in Chancery against the Government, claiming 1,000,000 acres of land in consideration of having, 40 years ago, expended £30,000 in conveying emigrants to the colony. The claim was rejected.