General News.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2856, 10 April 1878, Page 2

General News.

The Pope has proclaimed the re-estab-lishment of a Catholic heirarchy for Scotland.

Paul Cassagnac, writing to Le Fays on the Prince Imperial's birthday, expresses his belief in a speedy restoration of the Empire. The prince'neither intrigues nor observes a purely contemplative attitude, but admits, like his father, the doctrine of proridential intervention. The Pope indirectly expressed a wish to come to a compromise with Germany, and charged three prelates to examine into the affairs of the church.

The Russian new loan of fifty million roubles has been taken, and immediatelj opened. Vernon Brothers, London Stock Brokers, hare failed, and were short half a million sterling in stocks. The London Times says nothing could speak more eloquently of the deadening effects of the apprehensions which filled Europe for many months than the cheapness of money in the Continental market. We have no greater danger to face for a long time than this superficially cheap credit at home and abroad.

The Baroness Bardelt Coults has receired from the Sultan the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Medjidie, which is the only instance of its bestowal on a lady. Trustworthy advices from India state that the Mohammedans are greatly sx*

I cited about the overthrow of Turkej. Serious trouble* ii apprehended unless the Government takes auti-JiUMian action. It is bettered that 2'jO,C:9 Moslem* will serve against Russia, and era be raised easily.^ By the burning of the Austrian steamer Spuynx, in the Black Bea, 700 Circassians out of 2300 on board were.lost. It is said that Ihe vessel was tired by the Circassicas during a mutiny. A letter from Pc:a stales that Sulieman Pasha has been drowned. Uis papers proved that he waa contemplating a «c*» spiracy for the overthrow of the Sultan. Mr Gladstone decliaed the invitation to represent Leeds. " The Archduke Francis, father of the Emperor of Austria, is dead. .. At a peace demonstration inHyclePark, Mr Bradlaugh and Mr Herbert made speeches and proposed resolutions :vpr favour of peace, which wen passed imm*f diately. - Soon afterwards the supporters of the Government p3liey arrived in force, and the meeting was declared dis* solved. Mr Bradlaugh was eadgolledi and fled in a cab. The number of people present is estimated at 2.CCX ' Iheyirere hustled about the park and finally ejected by a large and disonlerlyisaob. titieJn C were freely used, asd several men wen slightly hurt and taken to the hospital. The mob then separated* eheerbg Tor , Lord Beaconsfield and Musurus Pasha. "'< A large crowd cheered and groaned before Gladstone's houses Gladstone and his wife, when going io ehuren,''went I obliged to take retngeia. a friend's sjoiisii, * whence they were escorted by the police. Prince Teck ; was mistaken £ot'Ooomt Schuvaloff, the Bussian Ambassador, —A insulted and hustled by the mob.. ; v;, ' In the Cleopatra salvage- aiiit» tk« Admiralty Court fixed the joint valaebf caisson and obelisk at £26,000. ' ■ . ( The Grand Lodge of Freemasons, Lord Carnarvon presiding, unanimously passed a resolution refusing to recognise as a Freemason any; person initiated ma-lodge where belief in a God is denied or ignored. This is in consequence of the action of the Grand Orient Lodge of France,,which recently eliminated from its rttaat thVex-"-'----pression of belief in God. - =''! ' /.L ; 1 Lord Beaeonifield opposes the anneza* tion of Egypt, f:: -l .••■--.-. Mr Walter, the Liberal M.P. for Berks, and chief proprietor of the London Times, was black-balled at the Athenamm Club on aeeouhtbf his antUTurkiah aeati* ments.

, Mr Gladstone refuted to participate isu a meeting of London workmen on thit Eastern question; consequently the meet*"' ing was not cdnrened. ''

Sir George Jessel, Matter of the BoUs, was shot at by the Bar. Henry Dodwvll, of Brighton. The ballet,gnued his car, and drore him insane. ." — '"" '

The lift at the Grand Hotel in Pint

lost ita balance, and Mllrd ft Bupan Princesi and lenraoti, bj bain*; with great force to the roof. ".' Willis. Perriral and Co., of Lombard.

street, bankera, Mf hiki. Th* Am wu of 108 years standing, and- consisted of Henry Willis, Samuel Tonkins, and Samuel Leith. Tomkins ii Grind Treaenrer to the Freenuuioiti, and auiatant of the Grand Lodge, and one bt two ki>rt6 Maionie eharitiei kept their* aeaoaati * there. Hichard Bright, the OoMerratire ICP. for Sait Bmnenetahire, if dead, - ' = Most, in the German Gaset^e, elaima the Straits of Dorer as •nrateriatioaal. waterway. ' ' "" ■. ."■/...: _...i.';t-i Bismarck's health is. again deeliniaw.r The physicians recommend hit early return. • .

The new Pope recently received dele* gates from parish priests, and repot** mended them to preach Jesus Christ^ tab - life and teachings, and guard their floeka against infidelity and . immorrlity, a* \ generally prevailing, as the result of m J oorruptpress. . •:■:■: ..-. .: , „;. The rope, in all his exhortations, avoids mention of any. decision with a view of discountenancing meriolatry, which hia predeeeesoraolongencouraged..; :-„;.. .■■. It has shocked most people that Lao XIII., in kis coronation speech, mad* no allusion to the late Pius IX, although Cardinal Camille di Pietro, in addressing the Pontiff, had been eloquent in praiso of the deceased Pope. The omission, therefore, could not have been accidental. It has been variously commented on. The latest of London, March 18th, says a preliminary Conference is being planned at Berlin to settle the question of procedure at the Congress. This ii regarded as a last effort of resistance da the part of .Russia. Bismarck worked strongly for the Congress, and almost entirely shares the views of England and Austria. England has obtained permission from the Porto to disembark some of her troops on the Island of Orlenedos, and to send four more ironclads to the Sea of Marmora. -

Sa* Fsurcisco, March 18/6 p.m. Owing to the non-arrival of a large? portion of the English mail, the steamer did not sail till eight hour* after the und time. The latest despatches are to the. effect -i that the ramor of Lord Derby's resignation of the leeretarjihip caused a decline; in Consols. Between fire and six thousand Oldham wearers are on strike, and there is great distress in consequence. '■"■ The notification of the Basso-Turkish. treaty was received in Londqtt an the night of the 17th, but has noMllajed the apprehension prominent A conservative member of the Government said, on hearing it, "Nevertheless, I believe war inevitable." A Russian captain has proceeded to i New York to inspect the rest •teamen available for the transport service. The British Mediteranean squadron advanced to Besika Bay in order to form a reserve to Admiral Hornbj.