LATE ENGLISH NEWS.
(FSB ROTOBUA.)
London, May 4
The intelligence of the destruction of H.M.S. Doterel, six guas, 1137 tons, in the Straits of Mageltan, at tiandy Point, on the 26th ApHI, and the almost total loss of the crew has caused much regret It is Supposed that the boiler burst, and exploded the magazine, but the official report from the commander, Richard, Byans, who was among the saved, has not yet been received. It is announced that *Mr John Dillon, the member for Tipperary, who has been lodged in the gaol on a charge of using seditious languttge, will- resign his* seat, in order that his constituents may not be deprived of representation .in the House of Commons during his incarcera tion. ■•■■■*
A smart shock of earthquake has been experienced at Yolo, a seaport town in Thessaly, situated on the north side of the gulf of the same name. Much alarm was caused among the inhabitants of the district, who fear another shock.
The : work of constructing the Panama Canal promoted by Baron de Lesseps, has been rapidly advanced. The first sod was turned on the Ist January, 1880, and the completion of the cut of the canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific has now bee a carried through. It is estimated that the work altogether will be finished in about five or six years'time.
London, May 9. Mr John Bright, in a letter on Irish affairs t argues that the Irish labourers are better off at the present time than the labourers in England,'and that the only hope for the latter was the development of industries. Mr Bright also delivered a grand speech on the Irish Land Bill. He claims that it would do justice to Ireland, and expressed his belief that the-Bill would be hereafter regarded as a blessing to the country. , Mr Bradlaugh, member for Northampton, has issued a manifesto to his constituents, in which he protests, on behalf of himself and the constituency he represents, against the treatment he received in the Hause of Commons. He announces his intention of continuing hi* demands for admission until his right to sit is recognized. '
The festirities at Yienoa, in connection with the marriage of the Archduke Rudolf and the Princess Stephanie, were of a most sumptuous and costly character. It is estimated that they cost about half>a« million marks something like £22,000. It is announced that the Boers are making for war. Some uneasiness is felt at the -announcement. It is uncertain whether the Boers content* plate further hostilities with the British, or whether merely preparing for the eontingenoies'aming from tlie disaffection of natire tribes. ; i Mr Gladstone'% speech in moring the adoption of the addjresa to the Queen in faror of Earl-BeaconsfieldU memorial, was highly praised by the London press.
When doeg a lock get ripe enough to pick ?—Lowell Citizen. In the sprint; Give us a harder oue.—S. F. Chronicle.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3865, 19 May 1881, Page 2
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