CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3885, 11 June 1881, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Kboteb's Special.]

London, June 9.

Telegrams have beeu received from Quebec, C'auada, announcing that a most destructive lire has occurred iv that city. It broke out iv a thickly populated part, and spread with great rapidity to several blocks of bouses, ail efforts to allay its progress being for some time without avail. The couflagatiou raged for several hours with great severity, but was finally

extinguished. It is not yet known whether any loss of life has occurred.

. > London, Jane 10., Attempt to blow up Liverpool Town Hall. ,

News has been received from Liverpool of a dastardly attempt to destroy the Town Hall in that city. An explosion occurred last night in the building, and caused some destruction in its neighbourhood. The attempt to blow up the Hall was unsuccessful. It is supposed that dynamite was the explosive material used, and it is believed that it was laid by Fenians. The police hate already arrested two armed American Irishmen on suspicion of being concerned in the outrage.

London, June 9.

In the House of Commons to-day a resolution was agreed to, on division, setting forth than any fresh commercial treaty with the French Government would be unsatisfactory unless it provided for the reduction of import duties levied by

France

I?ews has been received to-day from Ireland reporting that disturbances in the neighborhood of Cork have been renewed. Further riots have occurred between the police and peasantry, and general disorder prevails in the district.

London, June 8

The homeward) Australian mails, via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on the 25th of April, were delivered here today.

Pahis, June 9,

The French Senate to-day, after a lengthy debate, threw out a bill which passed the Chamber of Deputies last month prolong for the adoption of scrutin de lffe in place of the system of scrutin d' arrondissement.