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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 118, 24 February 1872, Page 3

LATEST ENGLISH TELEGRAMS

ARRIVAL OF THE ‘GIT/ OF ADELAIDE,’ WITH THE LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS VIA SUEZ. CONVALESCENCE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. THE DUTCH FISHERY CLAIMS. AFRICAN GUINEA CEDED TO ENGLAND. THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND I)R LIVINGSTONE. PROGRESS OF TIIE TICHBOItNE CASE. Auckland, 12.50 p.m. The City of Adelaide arrived this morning about 10 o’clock witli the Suez telegrams. The news i* unimportant. The Prince of Wales left his room for the first time on the Bth January. The Marquis of Hartington, in addressing liis constituents, has advocated firmness in repressing the rebellion in Ireland ; education and rights of priests to be cared for; considered it unsafe to reduce the Indian army. The “home rule” advocates were received with bands of music and banners, mid 80,000 people, in Limerick. The Dutch Fishery claim has been adopted by 2!) to ('», mid a treaty, ceding African Guinea, was afterwards unanimously adopted. The Geographical Society offer 100 guineas to any messenger who brings a letter from Livingstone’s inland expedition. The Attorney-General has opened the defence in the Ticliborno case, stigmatising claimant’s knowledge of circumstances as showing only the deptli of his wickedness, and the unexampled story of the wreck as a tissue of absurdities. He stated that Sir Roger had never quarrelled with liis father, and read letters proving that the real Sir Roger was an accomplished gentleman. In tlie Brighton poisoning case the prisoner, Christina Edmunds, lias been found guilty of murder. She pleaded guilty. The pregnancy plea was rejected by a jury of matrons. An explosion lias occurred at a cartridge factory at Greenwich. Some girls caught fire and rushed shrieking into the marshes. The Republicans invaded a Loyalist meeting at Kuiglitsbridge, expelling the chairman and smashing the platform. They then retired singing the “ Marseillaise.” FRANCE. Owing to a vote of the Assembly M. Tbiera and the Ministry resigned. At urgent request the deputies resumed ofiicc. ITALY. The Pope refuses any compromise with the Government, and the King retires temporarily to Florence.