Additional Calograms.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3998, 21 October 1881, Page 2

Additional Calograms.

(Pee Albion, at Auckland.)

The Hero has just arrived from Sydney.

London, October 12. A very destructive fire occurred in New York yesterday, and two hundred houses, more or less, were destroyed before the progress of the conflagration was checked.

The Queon has invested King Alfonso of Spain with the Order of the Garter.

John Dillon has been addressing his constituents, his principal topic being Gladstone's speech at Leeds. He abused the Premier in strong terms. A meeting at For far has been held to devise means for alleviating the agricultural depression of that district. October 13. ■

In a battle between 500 French troops and Arab insurgents at Susa the French were repulsed, Newmakket Races.—Middle Park Plate, 500sovs.: Rose berry's Kermise 1,. Lorillard's Gerald 2, Saint Marguerite 3. October 14. Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, will shortly receive his commission for the army. The Eevs. Father Sheehy and Egan who have taken a prominent part in connection with the Land League of Ireland, became alarmed at the firm attitude recently displayed by the Government, and have fled from the country. A postman who was lately a witness for the Crown at a trial at Longford, in Ireland, has been shot.