NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2586, 21 April 1877, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

(fjrom the times weekly edition, MABCH 2.) '„"■"

The Earl of Beaconsfield has been suffering from gout, which confined him to the house for several days, but he; is now recovering. The Duke of Cambridge is recovering from a severe attack of bronchitis. Lord George Gordon Lennox, youngest brother of tho Duke of Richmond, and for some years M.P. for Lymington, died on Wednesday. . Last night, in reply to Lord Belmore, the Earl of Carnarvon stated that the practice of kidnapping in the Southern Seas has been.greatly diminished by the presence of the British squadron in those waters. . . .. ■ . Upon the report of two physicians, the Home Secretary has respited the capital sentence passed upon Frederick Treadaway for the murder of Mr Collins, at Pimlico. . • ■ -.■ ■ ' The King of Spain has visited Cartagena and "Valencia, where his reception is described as having been very cordial. The report of the King's marriage with the daughter of the Due de Montpensier has been revived. The -Russian Press accompanies the Eastern Question debates in the British Parliament with, very violent commentaries. The Moscow Gazette, alluding to Mr Hardy's statement that England's object at the Conference was to maintain the . peaceof Europa_aDi-the. integrity of Tor—keyr declares that nothing can equal the Machiavellism, the immorality, effrontery, and deliberate mendacity of British politics. According to theMoscowGazette, the Conference was assembled to improve the condition of the Christian Eayah, regardless of international treaties and Turkish integrity. The St. Petersburg Mir, General Tchernayeff's organ, is by lecent debates in the British Parliament reminded of what the Venetian Envoy, in London 300 years ago wrote home respecting the doings of Oliver Cromwell— " He has dissolved Parliament, and now has all the talking and lying to himself." Similar opinions are vented by other papers. The.St.. Petersburg.Vedomosti alone makes ah exception. In the eyes of this journal, there can be little doubt, after the recent debates, that the British Government and Parliament, perceiving the impossibility of saving Turkey, contemplate to constitute themselves the allies of JRussia in winding up the Sultan's affairs; but this the Vedomosti thinkswould be a consummation to be deprecated; England, as Russia's single ally. in Turkey, in reality would be the worst rival;

The Times Paris correspondent says: The-Marquis and Marquise de Caux, the latter better known as Madame Adelina Patti, appeared yesterday before one_of the Judges to receive the friendly advice which precedes actions for judicial.separation. It is believed that this will be as fruitless in the present as in the generality of cases.. ■

The Bersegliere states that according to the Committee for the direction of the Episcopal Jubilee of Pope Pius^ the enormous number of '306,000 pilgrims.is expected in Rome on that occasion, 90,000 from France alone. . : .

(FBOM THE HOME NEWS, MABCH 10.)

The aspect of the Eastern Question remains as doubtful as ~ever. Eiissia is manifestly, endeavouring to pledge Europe to some new. scheme involving coercion of, the Porte, and if not successful in the at-' tempt .she will retire, from the Treaty o f Paris. ?■'■■■ ■'■■■ '■'■■'. ' ; General Ignatieff has been to Berlin, and is now in Paris, where he has been met by Count Schouvaloff, the Eussian 1 Ambassador in London. At Berlin General Ignatieff had a very cordial reception, and it: is stated there in some official prints that the consent of England and France to the abrogation or modification of the Treaty of Paris is essential to the preservation of peace. The Russian semi-official press loudly complains; at the refusal of England to coerce the Porte, and says that if war breaks out it will be the fault of England alone. : , . The concentration of Eussian troops m Bessarabia continues, and eight new army corps have been ordered. The Porte protests that it will make no concessions to Russia, that it will tolerate no interference with «its Imperial authority, and is displaying great military activity. .. .-". „,. ■ The Miridites,'a Christian Tribe, have risen against the Porte, and there are fresh outbreaks in Bosnia.

There have been great debates on the Eastern Question in both Houses of Parliament, On Friday, Feb. 16, Mr Gladstone brought forward the subject in a speech which Mr Hardy answered, saying tJnit tho Government would in no base ftpply coercion to Turkey. _ ; The same evening Mr Chaplin made a passionate attack on Mr Gladstone, accusing him of conduct inconsistent with a man of honour. Mr Gladstone retaliated, and the scene -was one of confusion and excitement.- . A deputation from the factory operatives, introduced by Lord Shaftesbury, waited on Lord Beaconsfield on March 6 to congratulate him on his elevation to -the peerage. ~' ■ ■ ■^The Bey. A. Tooth, who is now in Italy, has written tp his churchwardens recommending them t6 remain quiet, and adding that on his return from the continent he will assert his right to officiate in Hatcham Church. -■ . ■ The German Parliament was opened Feb. 22, by'the Emperor in a speech, the chief interest of which was contained in its allusions to the.state of Europe. The negro man-servant Bogle, _ so well know in connection with the Tichborne case, died a few days ago. Serjeants' Inn has just been sold by public auction by Messrs Norton, Trist, and Co. The bidding started at and pyopeede.d by small amounts to £'57,000, at which price it was knocked down. Mr Serjeant Cox, it is said, was the purchaser. At Blackburn Town-hall a • day or two since, Frederick Eailtcn, son of a.local justice of the peace, was charged with forging a writteU order upp.n the Ph'{gnrs insurance Company, whose agent he was, and also' with embezzling £700 belonging to the company. He was.remanded.. During the last 120 years, the post of Lord Chief Justice of England has been filled by seven lawyers of eminence, of whom four have been Scotchmen by birth pr descent -rr Mansfield, 1 Ellenborough, Campbell, and Sir Alexander Cockburn, men who need fear no comparison with Kenyon, Tenterden, and Deman. A few days since some interesting relics of the Spauish Armada^ which had been

presented to Her .Majesty, were conveyed to the guard-room or armoury at Win.-, '-or Castle. They consisted of a cannon, pn, bably a six-pounder, and an anchor much worn and corroded, which had been cast up by the sea, it is understood, on the coast of Scotland. They will be placed with the Kelson relics.

The statement that tho letter which was published some days 1130, purporting to have been addressed by.Midliat Pasha to tho Sultan, was umiuthentic, is confirmed by the Augsburg Gazette. " Midlint Pasha," the Gazette says, "lias never written to tho br.ltan "but i>i a respectful manner, and has never tendered his resignation." The Grand Duke Nicholas, who is at the head of the Russian Army of tho South, is a very fast Grand Duke. ISot long ago, he was sent to the Caucasus by the Emperor, and, whilst there, a baroness to whom he was attached was sent across the frontier. As the baroness wus given 400,000 roubles, she bore her punishment with equanimity. We must go to Canada for English news. The following information is given in the Toronto Globe :—' It is said that. Earl Dudley, of England, who is sixty years old, has offered to' bet §25,000 to $25 that the sou of Napoleon 111. will be officially proclaimed Emperor of France during the Earl's lifetime, and that the odds were at once accepted by the Prince of Wales and by three other persons. By the early death of poor Fred Vorral the turf has lost an ornament. By sheer bard work and enterprise he converted iewoß races from a wretched selling meeting into one of tie best of the year. . As a sporting writer he was, whether under the signatures of Chiron, Janus, Vates, or Pegasus, one of the fevr men whoso work is readable to the general public. He was followed to his grave on Saturday by v some of the best men on the turf, and a strong gathering of actors, artists, and journalists. . .';

It is stated that the authorities of the Post Office have recently resolved to abandon to a large extent the employment of young women in the telegraph department, and the persons recently appointed to the staff have all been young men. The reason giren for this step is that the women cannot be employed during the night. An experiment has been made at Warrington by the North Western Railway Company with regard to the employment of young ladies as booking clerks, but the result has been such, after an experience of eight months, that the company has given them their conge, and replaced them with clerks of the sterner sex. It is rumored that the ladies who acted as ticket distributors discharged their duties so gracefully arid so agreeably to the passengers that frequently the patience cf the guards was tested somewhat severely, as through the conversations at the booking-office window the trains were not unfrequently delayed.

At Natal Captain McLeod was committed for trial, on Jan. 13, charged with murdering a coolie. Captain McLeod belonged to the 42nd Highlanders, and had been appointed Protector of Immigrants at Natal. His accusers allege that while drunk he addressed improper remarks to native women, and, on being remonstrated with by the deceased, lie drew his revolver, and shot him dead. Captain McLeod, however, produced evidence of his sobriety, and asserts that the coolies misunderstood and threatened him, and that while showing them he was prepared for defence his revolver accidentally went off. He was allowed bail.

(FBOM THE S.T. WEEKLY CHBONICLE.)

LONDON PE"ESS ON HAVEs' INATJGUJBATIOK..

London, March 6th.—Hayes' inaugural address is published in full. It creates a very favorable impression. The Times says: "" The greater part of it is of a character that might well be received by men of all parties." The Daily News says : " The principles Hayes enunciates are excellent."

'. _ The Telegraph . says : "We do not imagine that even his candid opponents will complain of the tone and temper of the address." THE POSTAL CAM) FOE EUBOPE. London, March 6.—lt is reported that Grimau (?), Postmaster-General, will shortly propose the introduction of a postal card service for all countries in Europe, at the rate of a penny each. A BOUGH GETS JUSTICE. JTew f oek, March 6:-~Joe Coburn, the pugilist, convicted of shooting with intent to kill a policeman, has been sentenced to ten years in the State Prison. A MINEE FAIXS 700 FEET. . | Coifax, March 2.—This afternoon, as the men were about descending to work in the Rising Sun- mine at -this place, John Eddy stepped into the tub, when the wire rope parted, and he was precipitated to the 500 foot level, one leg falling to the 700 foot level. His remains when found were a shapeless mass. Seven men at the bottom of the shaft narrowly, escaped j death from the falling bucket. AN ADPBESS. BY THE POPE. Rome, March 13.—The Pope delivered , an allocution in the Consistory which was held at the Vatican yesterday. He reviewed events since 1870, and said that Italy took forcible possession of Rome at an epoch when, the generous nation was in sore distress. He declared that the Italian ecclesiastical laws deprived him of the means of administering the Church and I left him only the liberty granted by the ordinary laws. He lamented his inability to prevent immorality and irreligion from permeating society. In conclusion he pronounced conciliation impossible, and appealed to the foreign-Bishops to labor faithfully in the good work of inducing their Governments to take the position of the Holy See into consideration.