CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4528, 10 July 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

BltTßß's TSLBOBAXS - [Received July 10, 3 p.m j • ' , . t London, July 9. In the House., of Commons,to -day.Mr. Fawcett, Postmaster General, stated, in reply to a question', that in consequence of the disturbance at Brindisi the ..next overland mail had been ordered to pro- ' cccd 1 direct from Port Said to Plymottth,! without calling at any Mediterranean P°rts- " ________ . "I

A'j .-. ' BoMBi July* 'H Much consternation has been felt at Italian seaports, . and throughout - the country generally, at the rapid spread of cholera in Egypt, and fears are entertained that the epidemic may be introduced by Vessels arriving via Sues Cinal. The populace at Brindisi avowed their inten* tion of preventing passenger* or mails from Egypt being landed at that port, and on the arrival of th* P. a»4 0. steamship Surat to~day refused to allow the overland mailsto.be brought ashore. '. London, July 9. Bradlaugh, in a letter to Mr Gladstone, notified the Premier that' he will at an early date again present himself at the House of Commons to take bis seat as the duly-elected representative for Northampton. It is stated on good authority that James Carey has left Ireland. Up to the present time no reward has been given him for having turned informer at the Phceoix Park trials, and be has been pardoned for complicity in the murders of the late Lord F. Cavendish and Mr Barke. Arrived: Ships Philomene, from Lyttelton ,' 7 March 30^; -and Gaveieeb) 4rom * l^yttelton, April 5

[SpeciaTjS to the Pbkss Association.]

!,-.■: « .-.;,; ........ London, July 6. i The Standard considers that the indignant attitude of the Australasian Colonies is fully justified by the conduct of the Imperial Government in relation to New Guinea. : The St. -Petersburg Press is urging upon the Russian Government the ne« cessity for the establishment of a Naval Station in the Pacific. Professor Huxley has been elected President of the Itoyal Society. M. Paulde Cassagnae isiirgingthrough'; the Press that a Bourbon dynasty is pre« ferabie to a Republic. Pabis, July 8. The report published here that the French . flag had b en hoisted over the New Hebrides created a^reat sensation. The authorities deny all knowledge on the 'subject... ...i..;, ; . j > |ib»DON, July 6. The St.'. James' : Gazette says it is impoiilsls net, to. sympathise with the Australasian colonies in the severe disooatfbct and insecurity they must ex« perienee while islands «o near them are open to foreign oooupation or to beeoma centres of crime. The/Pall Mall Gazette says it is all moonshine to 'suppose that the refusal to annex New Guinea or the islands will seriously estrange the colonies or shake their loyalty to the Empire. The Standard considers that the .indignant attitude of the Australasian colonies i«r fully justified by the conduct of the Im penal; Government in relation to New

G-uinea. It expresses a doubt as to the probability of federation among the colonies being effected at an early date.—lt is believed .in official circles that the con sideratieh of the New Guinea annexation question will very soon be re opened by the Imperial Government.—The Cotnmis sion of Officers in the South Pacific has delayed reporting while the annexation of New Guinea is in suspense—The Daily. Telegraph Trusts that Lord Derby's assertions that France is not likely to take any steps for increasing its possessions in the Southern^ Pacific are. well grounded.— TKe PdFt considers '.that the Australian colonies have reason to view with horror and alarm the prospect of n vast foreign convict settlement in the New Hebrides, and realises that the risks incurred in refusing the annexation of New Guinea are immense.—The Economist supports the aggressive policy advocated by the colonies, on condition that they share in the expense by any increase of territory for their vbenefit.^-TheHavas agency alleges that the report of the French flag .having been, hoisted over the New f Hebrides' is a story concocted in Australia to suit a purpose. , ,