LATEST NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1123, 10 December 1883, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

The Fenstanteu’s Cai*go

<>r Parliament Chambers.

Visit of Gei’man Crown Prince to the Tope.

Affairs at Tonquin

Oliina. Resolute

Petition for* Reprieve of O’Donnell.

The Soudan Rebellion.

Attack on fixe Egyptian ; , Troops.

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LONDON, Dec 7. A portion of the cargo of frozen mutton, ex Fenstanton, from Lyttelton, was placed on the market to-day, and realised 6 per lb. - I Dec 8.

A portion of the cargo of frozen meal ex Lusitania was sold to-day at an average price oiToJd per lb. The moat was in good condition. The British Government have agreed to the presence of Turkish frigates in Bed Sea, where they have been ordered to rendezvous by the Porte, provided the Turkish squadron is. ordered .to co-operate witb tlie Britirh war vessels now criming off the eastern coast of Egjpt. Dec. 9.

It lias transpired that Mr Arthur W. Peel, Liberal member for Warwick, and the represen tat ire since 1865 of that constitnencj in the House of Commons, has expressed a willingness to bo nominated for the Speaker’s chair, vacant by resignation of Sir H. B. W. Brand.

BRUSSELS, .Dec 6. The Belgian Parliamentary Chambers were destroyed by fire tp-day. -

v MADRID, Dec. B. Prince Frederick William, German Crowns Prince, rWhOi is ' now-on a visit to King Alphonso, will return to Berlin via Rome* and will there 2 pay a visit to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIII.

PARIS, Dec 6. It has transpired that the Chinese Government continue to adopt a firm and unyielding attitude in the negotiations ;Which a'ref how proceeding for the of the Tonquin difficulty, and have refused, either .to withdraw or modify their claims in Tonqnin, and are prepared to appeal to arms rather than to surrender to France the military posts in Tonqnin‘ which are now occupied by Chinese troops. Dec 8.

The parleying which for some time past has been proceeding between the Marquis Tseng and M. Ferry regarding the Tonqnin difficulty is still proceeding. Nothing, however, is definitely known regarding the progress which- has been made with the negotiations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8

A deputation of members of the United States Congress has petitioned President Arthur to obtain from the British Government a respite for O’Donnell, convicted of the murder of James Carey, arid upon whom a sentence of death was passed on the Ist inst.

CAIRO, Dec 6.

Despatches to hand from the Soudan state that the panic which arose at Khartomn, in consequence of the expectation that El Mahdi would advance and besiege the town after having annihilated the Egyptian army under Hicks Pasha, is subsiding, the rebels having shown no intention of taking advantage of the weakness of the garrison to make an attack/ Dec 9.

Despatches to hand from Souakim dated theStH ins.t.,state that an attack in force was made on that date by Arab Hillmen upon the Egyptian troops, who have been despatched as re-inforcements for the garrison at Souakim. The attack Was made some distance outside the town, and resulted in the destruction of five companies of Egyptian troops.