SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3350, 17 September 1879, Page 2

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

The Botomabana ran. from the Clyde to Gravesend in bad weather in 52 hours, tile shortest time on record.; , - ; ;. <r; The immigration of English tenant farmers to New Zealand is advocated in the Daily News by Claydon, who as agent has selected 50 good miners for Westport without any difficulty.' ':--':) - ; The Golden Gnte s a boat of eleven tens and manned by two sailors has sailed from Boston for Melbourne. - ' . / The.mails for Samoa in futon will be forwarded via New Zealand. '■ '-■''-■ 'v, Sir J. Vogel, Dr Alfred Doan.Uy, C. J. Hawdon, W Wilaon, E. A. E. Fhars%n» all New Zealand men, were -' eletfed Fellows of the Royal Colonial InstitvisT Application 'has been made by ihe liquidators of the City of Glasgow Bank to sanction an agreement with the New Zealand and Australian Land Company by Mr G. Walker, who purchased one hundred and fifty pounds worth of property from the company, and lodged a claim, in liquidation in respect of this purchase, and the liquidators are now prepared to settle it by payment to the Company. . <. The Orient liner Cuaoo, made the passage to Adelaide from Plymouth in 39 days 11 hours, including detention. . A writer in the German military paper* strongly advocates the annexation of Samoa,: on the ground . that Germany should possess a naval station'in every part of the world, and it would be easy to defend the Island, 1600 being sufficient to garrison the group in time of war, and 400 in time of peace. ; ; . \ ;. General Teckminy has been sent to the Pacific Coast of South America, to select the site of a first-class militarr.harbor.: The North German Gazette strongly advocates obtaining some Islands in the South Pacific. :. Active measures are being taken to encourage emigration from Madras to Australia. The case of Edmund Galley, who was convicted on Easter, 1836, for the murder of a farmer named May, was discussed in the House of Commons. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation to Ans> tralia. Doubts as regards his guilt has I caused several investigations; bat was repeatedly met by the Home Secretary's refusal to disturb the verdict. Sir JS. Wilmote moved that Galley's innocencebeing now established beyond reasonable doubt, the Queen be asked for his pardon, After a long debate, the motion wae agreed to asking the Queen to grant s free pardon, all mention of his. innocence being omicted. The opinion is freely expressed to move a formal Court of Appeal to the Home Office to require it to settle the case of the disputed guilt of Galley, who is now seventy-five years of age and poverty-stricken. An appeal to the Commons for compensation for fifty years of wrong imprisonment will be made. ' " ' ..■.■■:;'