BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2492, 16 March 1881, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency.j The Wcw Czar. St. Petersburg, March 14. The assassination of the. Emperor has led to no disturbance in this city. All is perfectly quiet. The Czarewitch has been received with shouts of acclamation by the people. Expressions of condolence and sympathy with the Imperial family have been received from all the crowned heads of. Europe. The Czar Alexander the Third has issued a manifesto upon his accession to the throne of Russia. His Majesty strongly denounces the murderous attack made on the Dynast}'. The manifesto gives no outline of future Imperial

policy. The assassin of the late Emperor is named Rousakoflf, and is know to have been a student of the Russian Mining School. He remains quite silent in gaol and refuses any information as to the motive which prompted his crime. London, March 14. It is officially announced that the English Court will go into mourning for one month for the late Czar of Russia. The Government Defeated. In the House of Commons to-day a motion was introduced by the Government asking that the Supply Bill should bo declared urgent. Sir Stafford Northcote issued a manifesto condemning the proposal of Government to demand “ urgency ” in the consideration of Supply in Committee of Ways and Means. He declared that such a course would be subversive of the rights and privileges of the House of Commons. A lengthy debate ensued, in the course of which great opposition was shown on both sides of the House to the proposal, and the motion was finally negatived by a considerable majority. Dand League Meetings. Large meetings under the auspices of the Land League were held yesterday, at twenty different places in Ireland. All passed of without disturbance.