BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2493, 17 March 1881, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Aqency.j Nihilist Rejoicings. St. Petersburg, March 15. Rousakoff, the assassin of the late Emperor, has now made u full confession of his crime. A Nihilist manifesto has been issued referring to the assassination in terms of exultation.at the success of RousakofE’s attack. Several arrests of Nihilists suspected of having been directly instrumental in issuing the manifesto have been made. Sympathy for the Bereaved. London, March 15. In the House of Lords and the House of Commons to-day, addresses were voted to the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, expressing condolence with Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses on the death of the Emperor of Russia.

The Right Step at last. The Right Hon John 'Bright addressed a letter to the press, in which he says he is very hopeful that peace may he secured in the Transvaal, and adds that he will exert his utmost influence to bring about the same. latest from the Transvaal. Capetown, March 15. A telegram has beeu > received from Natal to-day announcing that 1000 Boers of the Orange Free State have left for the Transvaal to join in hostilities against the British. Intelligence is also to hand from Natal that it has heien arranged that a conference shall take place on the 18th (Friday) between Sir Evelyn Wood, President Brand, of the Free State, and M. Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, with the object of discussing proposals for peace.