GENERAL SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4255, 21 August 1882, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

San Fbancisco, July 30. The Duke of Westminster was married in London to Lady Constance Cavendish. Bismarck joined in England's appeal to the Porte that Arabi be declared a rebel. Some uncertainty existed whether the bombardment of the Aboukair forts would take place, because the prisoners held by the Egyptians were confined therein. The only terms for the surrender of Arabi could be banishment for self and officers, disbandrnent of the bulk of his troops, and the punishment of all suspected of complicity in the alleged massacre. Miss Anna Parnell is suffering from an attack of brain fever; she is slightly better. Sir Gfarnet Wolsely was seriously indis» posed on July 29th. A tutor named Fitzpatrick made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Eecorder of Dublin in the Court House by shooting at him. The son of one of the Roumanian Consuls, at Roumania, has been arrested for supplying gunpowder to the Nihilists. One of the most ferocioos and sanguinary ruffians in the Egyptian massacres has been sentenced to death by a native tribunal. It was considered certain that if Arabi was abandoned by a Council of Ulemas he would propose terms of surrender. ' The British Government is arranging for the emigration of Irish to Canada, an offer of land having been made by that colony. The persecution of Jews in Russia has ceased. It has been ascertained that in consequence of the atrocities Russia's credit.has fallen lower than ever it was before in the financial world.

The Guicowar of Baroda, deposed for attempting to poison General Phayre, is i dead. Thirteen Socialists have been sentenced to prison at Prague for terms varying from two years to a week. i It is expected that the coronation of the Czar takes place on Ist September. Two hundred and eighty outrages have been committed in Ireland since June, of which fire were murders. Thirty persons were injured in a rail-! way collision at Cork. ">. The Gaulois professes to know that' Skobeioff committed suicide in order to escape the exposure of his connection with the Nihilists. Admiral Seymour declined to allow newspaper correspondents on his war vessels until the last moment. The Sultan expected the British to abstain from bombarding, considering it an infraction of his constitutional rights. There ere now 182 suspects in prison in Ireland. 500 fresh placards, offering £20,000 for the discovery of the murderers of Mr Bnrke and Lord Cavendish, have been posted in Dublin. Thomas Guardia, President of the Eepublic of Costa Kica, is dead. It is reported that the Russian steamer Moscow has been sunk by a boiler explo« sioD, and 230 persons drowned. 300 houses, some large warehouses, were destroyed by fire at Rodosh Kontiche, Russia; 3000 people were rendered homeless.

The Khedive believes that by liberal payment the services of Bedouins might be obtained to secure the safety of the Canal. The British cut the Turkish telegraph wire to Stamboul. On July 25th, there were tea English, two Austrian, one American, one Russian, one Greek, three Italian, and one Turkish men-of-war, at Alexandria. The crops in the north west of Ireland are in a frightful condition, hay is lying cut in the fields surrounded by water, and potatoes are blighted. The mother of Gambetta is dead. Lord Brackenbury, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Ireland, has resigned and has gone to London. Anna Parnell's attack of brain fever was caused by the news of her sister Fanny's death.

la proposing the French war rote, Mr Freycinet said that without the manda'e of Europe, an interrention properly bo called would be neither wise nor prudent. The present operations could lead to no conflict with Europe. France would occupy the ends of the Canal with 4000 men and would show England that she possessed the sympathy and moral sup* port of the French people. To refuse to despatch troops would be prejudicial to the interests of France in Egypt, and to her prestige in the eyes of the Mussulman world.

Captain Fisher has constructed a shore going ironclad on rails similar to those used during the American Ciril War, to reconnoitre Arabi's lines.

In the House of Commous, the Home Secretary refused to answer the questions relative to the arrest of O'Brien of Dublin, in Venezuela, fot connection with the murders of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. It appears is a Scotch*

man,-and that he left the North Wall ten minutes before the tragedy occurred, consequently could not have been one of the assassins,

Archibald Forbes is engaged to the daughter of Lulu Meiggs, of Washington.

Francis Arkwright, late M.P. for Derbyshire, and descendant of Sir Richard Ark* wright, is about to settle in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Land Corporation (Limited), which was formed in 1880 for the purpose of acquiring land in New Zealand, is in Chancery. An agreement was entered into for the acquisition of a large tract of land, but upon one of the directors going out to inspect it, he discovered that it consisted to a very large extent of swamp and impenetrable bush, and was totally useles for the purpose. A resolution was passed for the voluntary winding up of the company, and the court made an order accordingly on July 17.

Four of the Salvation Army missionaries about to proceed to Australia were presented with colors. A letter from the Queen expressed satisfaction at the work done by the Army, but declined to contribute towards the Grecian theatre for the use of the Army.

It is now positively announced the coronation of the Czar will take place. The Czar has been influenced in fixing the date of the coronation for August by certain movements of the Grand Duke Constantine's party, which were beginning to develop themselves, and the phase, "The deposition of an uncrowned Sovereign," which might frequently be heard placed him somewhat in the alternative of losiug either his life or his crown. He prefers to expose the first and try to save both. We may.soon expect (says St. Petersburg dispatch to New York Herald) grave eveats in Prussia, for at the sound of the first revolutionary cannon that is fired Germany, without any preliminary form whatever, will occupy the Baltic provinces, and then annex them. This has been repeatedly told the. Emperor by a number of well informed

persons. A shock of earthquake, lasting 4mins 30secs, was felt in the city of Mexico on the 20th. Many walls in all parts of the city fell, the National and Municipal Palaces, the chapel of the Cathedral were injured; one lad? was hurt, but nobody killed. It was the ..hardest shock since 1864. ' It is now thought that Eobeson's bill for the reorganisation of the American Navy may fail in passage through Congress. It is now said that the bouquet which Mrs Scoville endeavored to convey to Guiteau the day preceding his execution contained arsenic enough to kill a dozen men. It was analysed carefully.

[Per Pjbess Association.] The uncertainty attending the condiiion of affairs in Egypt, and the fear lest obstacles be placed in the Suez Canal, is increasing the travel to Australia via San Francisco. The Zealandia leaves with a full passenger list, and more orders for berths by telegram from the East have been received at the office here than can be filled. The manager, L. M. Bayliss, and a full company of minstrels are on their way by this steamer for Sydney. Engineer Melville, who has been searching for the survivors of the Jeanette, left Tomsk, Western Siberia, with two sailors belonging to that vessel on July 25 for the United States. The search will be continued by Lieutenants Gilder and Berry. ~ The Mormboa propose to make a combined effort to defeat the operation of the bill to suppress polygamy. The Pope intends to confer a Cardinal's hat on Archbishop Fhean, of Chicago. A letter has been received from Sir Allan Young, dated Parsanger Fiord, July 11, while engaged in the Eira search. He says the members of the expedition are all well.