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NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A telegram, dated Marseilles, July 24, states that the Behi Menasseurs", finding themselves isolated in their insurrectionary movement, have sued for pardon, aud tranquillity is beginning to return in Algeria. The town of Bencada has been attacked by the insurgents, but.the latter were repulsed. Prince Arthur on his return from Ireland will go to Aldershott to rejoin the Rifle Brigade, in order to take part in the forthcoming campaign in Berkshire. The Prince will serve during that campaign as captain of his own company, and afterwards proceed to Dover, where the regiment is to be stationed.

The completion of the Glatton, 2, iron armour-plated turret ship, will be delayed until October. She in company with the Hotspur, will be commanded by Capt. Lord John Hay, in order that he may ascertain the relative qualities of the two vessels. Four new vessels, the Ready, the Frolic, the Kestrel, and the Rifleman, are to be commenced, at Chatham Dockyard. Each vessel is intended to carry four guns of heavy calibre, while their draught of water being only about 10 feet, they will be able to push their way up rivers and harbours for operations at places which could not be reached by the larger ironclads. It is rumoured, says a London correspondent, that the final triumph of democracy is much more imminent then is generally imagined. We are beginning to discover and appreciate the strength of the vast secret society which goes by the name of the International. Its ramifications cover the whole globe. It has more than 1,000,000 members in Germany, 800,000 in America, and nearly as many in England, and a similar number in other countries. It was the nerve and sinew of the Paris Commune, and many people confidently anticipatethat it has not finished its work in unhappy France. It declares war upon most existing institutions and dignities, and is, without doubt, destined to play a great part in human affairs during the coming century. May it be long before we in England experience its tender mercies ; but it is quite believed in by some that the programme of destruction and bloodshed is already drawn up, and that Loudon will wear another aspect before the close of the present generation. With reference to the New Zealand ensign, a communication from the War Office to the Government, states that

a colony cannot adopt a local flajg while forming a portion of the Queen's dominions. Such a flag may be used for the sake of convenience, as a local ensign, and would probably be carried bj vessels having a colonial register, but the Imperial flag—the Union Jack—should be the distinctive mark or ensigu of a British possession, thereby indicating the nationality and allegiance of the inhabitants thereof. Mr Card well does not think any colony can abandon its national emblems, and the Union Jack is to continue to be hoisted on all colonial forts, &c.— " Press."

The small pattern. Gatling mitrailleur, which some time since was approved by the War Office, is being largely manufactured. Several improvements in the arm have been recently introduced. The " Times"' says :—" Herat, «the key of India,' has always been jealously watched by Anglo-Indian statemen. When Persia seized it in 1856 we engaged in war to restore it to independence, and, though we have never lent an ear to the counsels of these military enthusiasts who urged the occupation of Herat as an indispensable outpost against Bussian aggression, we cannot deny that its possession opens the path for a hostile army across the Afghan plateau to the Bolan Pass, the least defensible point of our north-western frontier. Of the two gateways into India from the north, we are justified in considering the Khyber Pass as impassable for any possible invading army in the face of our disciplined forces in the Punjab. But it is a question whether our Scinde frontier is equally secure. It is therefore imperative for us, while endeavouring to hold the balance even between contending parties in Afghanistan, and to conciliate the virtual ruler ot Herat, to provide at the same time for the protection of our northwestern frontier. We may be, aa our Calcutta correspondent predicts, 'on the eve of stirring events in Central Asia,' and, if we would avoid even the possibility of disaster, we ought to guard against every chance of surprise." The dividend declared by the Union Bank of London, on July 12, was at the usual rate of 15 per cent, per annum, with a bonus of 2£ per cent, on the paid-up capital; making together 10 per cent, for the last half-year. The National Discount Company declared a dividend at the rate of 18 per cent, per annum. A singular thing, in connection with the fever in Buenos Ayres, is, that removal from the city seems effectual to all, except those who have the seeds of disease already planted in them. Many have died in the country towns, but have not communicated the fever to those around them ; whereas, in the city, there are hardly any single cases in a house, almost all the inmates succumbing one after another. The German Army of Occupation evacuated Amiens on July 22. The " Pall Mall Gazette" says, the Committee on Baby-Farming, have resolved to recommend—l. Compul. sory registration of births and deaths. 2. Compulsory registration of nurses receiving two or more alien children to nurse under one year of age. 3. Compulsory registration of private lying-in establishments.

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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 866, 26 September 1871, Page 2

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NEWS BY THE MAIL. Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 866, 26 September 1871, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL. Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 866, 26 September 1871, Page 2

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