MAIL ITEMS PER CYPHRENES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 284, 26 June 1875, Page 2

MAIL ITEMS PER CYPHRENES.

A demonstration was made in Dublin at the funeral of Joseph Mullens, an American Fenian. A procession half a mile long followed his remains to the cemetery. A pastoral from Cardinal Manning was read in all the Catholic churches in England. It protests against th? persecution of the Church in Germany and Switzerland, and accuses Bismark of seeking to raise the animosity of the Powers against ahe freedom of the next conclave. The London Globe says that there is reason to believe that the Daily News report of the intended resignation of Earl Pembroke is unfounded. The Paris Moniteur, in an editorial referring to the course taken by the British Government during the recent war alarm, says: “ England, by raising her voice in favour of peace, naturally recovered her just authority and influence in continental affairs and the present ministry has acquired a itegree of strength and power which will procure for it the grateful respect of Europe.” In the House of Commons Mr. Bourke, Under Foreign Secretary, in response to ah inqniry by Sir Charles Dilke, as to the-con-tinental situation, said the Government has received the most -satisfactory assurances from Berlin of the maintenance of the peace of Europe. Kingston, Jamaica (via Havana), May 5.— A revolution broke oufc in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. General Bryae-.was dragged from church and shot. Forty foreigners had been killed. Among the victims is a servant of the British Consul-General. Buildings were fired, and every species of disorder prevailed. A state of siege had been proclaimed. May 6.—Later advices from Port-au-Prince are to the effect that the attempted revolution was discovered during the national festival on Saturday last, while the president was at Church. The Government troops proceeded at once _ to arrest Bryce, Monplasse, Pierre, and Canal, aspirants for the Presidency. Each resisted arrest, and fought furiously. Bryce was wounded, and died at the English Consolute. Pierre committed suicide, and Canal sought shelter at the American Consulate.