Suez Mail Items.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 16711, 23 May 1874, Page 2

Suez Mail Items.

Dr. F. Bedwood, S.M., the Roman Catholic Bishop-elect of Wellington, New Zealand, was consecrated by Archbishop Manning, at St. Ann's Church, Spitalflelds, on St. Patrick's Day. > A widow named Lenoir, who died a few days ago in the Bue Caumartin, Paris, has bequeathed ten millions of francs to found an asylum for old and infirm people. She has also, pursuant to the injunctions of her husband, who. died fir* years ago, left to the State a collection of jewellery and; snuffboxes, ,valued at £40,qp0. -?. j }■-„ I /.. j/« ;. ' Atthe sale of the late Baron Rothschild's racing stud on March 19, thirteen twoyear olds realised a total of-7125g5., an arerage of 555g5. each. Pedrometer fetched T9oog*., While Matswdrtb**ras bought by Count Lehndorff for fOOOgs. The total amount realised by the stud was U,305g5., Reviewing the second Edition of Mr. Kennedy's work on New. Zealand, the European Mail says :— ** His description of the underelqpedresaurces ,of the country is calculated to impress* the reader with a strong /aith in the future of New Zealand; arid his account of our early relations with the aboriginal inhabitants i is full of sus;gesture matter. The sketches the author gires of events and occurrences within his own knowledge when the 'colony was in its infancy are peculiarly interesting." Various reports are in circulation about Prince Bismark's condition, but it does not , Prince Bismark is confined to liis house ' and to his.bed,, and, has, passed, several sleepless nights, but, he is how in all re- ' •Bee>» J betU»r. A nervous, affection, irom ' which Prince Bismark suffers acutely at 1 interrals, ; apd' .which at. present afucta , him,' is an eril'of'long standnig." One lof tho.mppfc (Jiftreßiijpj; of hi» malady is sleeplessness, from which the prince suffers^errerely,. • ;• ; An extraordinary general meeting ot'< tije New Zealand Loa» and; Mercantile Agency Company has been held, when the special resolutions extending the power of any one shareholder to hold, in all, 2000 shares, extending the power of; I •pwiatiwi««otiottonni # tt»ajiia fftw

;Z«*Jand to colonial directors, and altering the articles/of association, ■soasto do '%**% frith the double eonfirmatioa of speeiftt resolutions, brining the practice cfi£he company into uniion with that of other limited, companies, were eon* Armed.

The following are the itwo firit artiolM of the. treaty of peace between Sir Garnet Wolieley, acting on behalf of Her Me«fc*9d,Baib!ee jtamm,.acting on behalf of Hig Xtajesty Calcalli, King of Ashanfce :-*•• A#.,l. Thefe shall t be, hereafter perpetual peace between the ' Queen of England and Tier allies on the coagt on one part,' /and the- Sing; of Asbantee and all hit peopls .on the other part. Art. 2. The b£| of Atfeante* promises tft»aj-tti« < aumof«p.QpooaMe»,, , of approred gold as indemnity for thi .expenses he' har occasioned to Her Ma' • jestjithevQneen of England by the W w/* } ,^ n? ™d«. rt»k»« *o par lew ounow of gold forthwith, and the remainder by such rr ipstabnenti at , Her Majesty a Gorernmeni may from time ihtffftm JXdL'•■■ mand'' ■•«.,, Th^Hon^Sanlr^Sani^el, WLai,. .: General ofj^ew South W^JSSR ' by S e $2*^l KHans.!w&cfr<aHeI i on t h«'l th l .# ai Sch' ,» h»ridsome silver eperene, designed and execuied%'thd '"' celebrated firm of Elkington: and Co; 1 The ratio* d'etre of the ipergne Ts e^l ' reyed in the inneription, fterebn, which reads to *Q»./ollowwa effect:—"J?!^ sented to the Hon. Baul Samuel, M.L.C J by the members of the Hebrew oominunity of New,Stmfli,Wale#, as A mark pf' *SWSW^ *°d ©steem, and in recog. nition ofmany fahiabl^iertieeg rendered I by him to that body in supiJort of their educatienal and . eiarfl^l* institatioM,. and for h» zeal in promoting matters of commercial interest." . .«", .;.,-, /^,