CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4662, 13 December 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Beutee's Telegbams

London, December 12

A meeting of members of the Irish National League took place in Dublin yesterday, when Mr Parnell received a tribute from the various branches of the League to the amount of £38,000. In the course of his address to the meeting, Mr Parnell made a bitter and vehement attack,upon Earl Spencer, the Viceroy of Ireland, and Mr Trevelyan, Chief-Secretary for Ireland. Mr Parnell, however, expressed his fullest confidence in the ultimate success of the cause.

At a meeting of the Colonial Institute last evening, the Marquis of Lome, referring to the question of Federation, sug* gested that » Council of Colonial Envoys should assemble in JLondop tp discuss the preliminary measures which should be adopted with a view of establishing the federation of the Empire

December 11

To-day's Gazette contains an order announcing that the degrees confenvd b.y the vUoiverßity of New Zealand will be recognised in England and throughout the British colonies.

Calbo, December 11

The Arab hillmen are mustering in large numbers in the neighbourhood of Souakin, and it is expect* d (hat they will make a niplit attack on the garrison and town. H.M's gun vessel Ranger, now cruising oft" the eojst, is attapking the rebels with rocket fire with a view of preventing their approach against the town.

BuDHA-PfSTH, December 11

At to day's sitting of the Hungarian Honsse of Magnates, a bill for legalising inter-mavrjagea of i^ernljers qf the Christian an 4 -Jewish faiths was thrown out. ,

Calcutta, December 11

Various Counts at th? International Exhibition are nqw nearly completed The Exhibition is a great sucefs; 90,000 persons have already been admitted, and the number of visitors is increasing daily.

[Speciai.B to the Pbess Association.]

London, December 10

The Pall Mall Gazette says that, by establishing a Federal Council, fche Aus tralian colonies hare taken a long stride in the right direction, unless indeed it proves that the pace has been forced too rapidly to last.

London, December 11. Tfcp Yiptorian torpedo boat Childers pjroceeis to $?orfcsmoj/tb. qn Thu^sd^y. The Spanish Press insists on an extension of the Customs concessions by England under the new treaty to wines of 38 degrees,.

France professes a poUe/ of poloni&l eonseryation.