English and Foreign.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1779, 15 September 1874, Page 2

English and Foreign.

Duke Decaze, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, has complained to the British Government that Germany is seeking to quarrel with France re the Carlists. He denies conniving with the Oarlists. An inquiry into the assassination of Marshal Prim resulted in the indictment of fifty more persons. Ireland advices state that the reception of John Mitchell, a Fenian exile, on his return' to Cork, was most enthusiastic. The streets were alive with bands of music, bonfires, ,&nd torchlight processions. Five thousand'persons participated. A riot occurred at Armagh during a parade of Orangemen. The military cleared the streets at the point of the bayonet. Many were wounded, An immense Home Rule demonstration was held at Glasgow. The procession was a mile long. Twenty thousand persons attended the mass meeting. Similar demonstrations were held at Dungannon. A Republican General has captured Vittoria. Ths Carlists have suffered several reverses. The President of Spain has thanked Germany for first recognising his Government. Accounts of the famine in Asia Minor are of a very thrilling character. In one district five thousand perished. Numbers subsisted on grass for many weeks. Bodies lay unburied many days. Many villages were deserted. Fifty thousand miners were addressed by Bradlaugh and others. 806 persons formerly connected with the Commune were arrested at Marseilles. .European- crops are satisfactory. Respecting the war between China and Russia, advices state that China has pushed forward 190,000 picked troops to the Kashgar frontier. She has also garrisoned frontier towns, and intends attacking Kashgar, in which event Russia will assist that country.

Wei,i,ington, Monday Evening. It is understood that before His Excellency leaves the colony he will exercise the prerogative of mercy in the case of Alexander Mac Donald, now undergoing a sentence of penal servitude for shooting the mail coach horse. It is also understood that Mr. R. J. Creighton assumes the editorship of the jSTew Zealand Times at, the end of this month. Auckland, This day. The charges (?) against the captain of the Macgregor have been withdrawn. Counsel for defendant stated that Captain Granger had been instructed to act as he had done by the owners of the vessel. He did net know he was breaking the law, but he was now satisfied. he had taken an unwarrantable course, and would give up the mails immediately.