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Evening Post, Volume VIII, Issue 65, 17 April 1872, Page 2

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City of Park, Norfolk, Indus, Clodlon, Corinib. - Sailed — ttcolway, Lincolnshire, Whit* tington, Ascalon, Woodbine. London, Sth March. The Queen lias written a touching letter, . - expressing her deep sense of the reception accorded on the thanksgiving day to herself and faniiJy. The Queen" is living at Buckingham Palace. £he was attacked by George Arthur O'Connor, who pjeserxted an itnloaded pistol and a petition for the release of the Fenian prisoners. He was overpowered by the attendants.. The Qaeen was nniiioved-^Ths prisoner is without an accomplice, and was eomaiifeted for trial. Public excitement- was promptly aliayed.Tho Queen's health is good; she visits Germany shortly. The Prince of Wales wilt spend the spring in the south of Europe. In the Tiehborne trial, the .claimant was nonsaited, and" next day arreßted for perjury. He was taken to Kewgate. Mr. Card well's army > reiprganisation scheme is adopted, and the estimate voted. The ijlegfsra. report fixes tho chief responsibility upon Sir Spencer Eobinson. and blames Mr. Heed, Carberg, lord Morgan, and others. Wool closed flatter, and most descriptions are a penny lower from highest point. 5000 bales were taken for export. The next sales will take place on lSth ApriL Probable stock, 200,000 bales. \ The French indemnity, fourth\half milliard, has been paid. A - - Arrived — Anna Maria, Mflliades. Delaware, and La Hogue. . Sailed — Furness Abbey, Coldingham, and Ann Dathie.

The Australian January mail, via Brindisij was delivered in London on the 19th. A complimentary dinner was given by the leading colonists in. London, to the Hon. G. F. Yerdon, as an expression of respect and admiration. It was one of the greatest successes of the kind ever achieved. Edward Wilson, Sedgvrick, Cowper, and John Carrie, organised It. The Duke of Edinburgh referred pleasantly to his experiences in visiting the British dependencies, of which he had the lion's share. - Lord Einiberley spoke of the growing difficulties of maintaining so vast an Empire, but deprecated any policy calculated to produce an unfriendly severance. A few days later the Queen distributed a shower of- honors on representative co« iouists already announced. A bill to- constitute kidnapping of the Pacilie Islanders a felony has passed. Auscralian Courts are empowered to try the cases, and the Australian squadron is to bs strengthened. The monstrous claims for damage in the Alabama case has aroused the strong indignation of all elasse3 in England, everybody, including the Ministers and Commissioners, believing that the American negotiations had distinctly waived the indirect claim. Their revival was at first regarded as sharp attorney practice. A further scrutiny of the treaty and. proctoscl shows that they are nowhere expressly excluded. The Americans profited by the arbitration, and refuse to withdraw their claims from their case for arbitration. England is taunted with cowardice before an impartial tribunal lest she should find herself mulcted in a few hundred million pounds damages. England maintains that no treaty can be ratified under a wrong understanding, and the national resolve is absolutely to refuse to recognise the Alabama claims. Toe indignation at Xankee cunning is qualified by* mortification at the obtuseness of English lawyers and otSeiais. The Government is Teproached with dilatoriuess. The balance of .European opinion is on the British side. The German press particularly pronounce the claims outrageous, and declare their right to 'claim similar reparation from America for assistance to France. A legislator indeed lias moved for inquiry into this breach of neutrality. A letter has been published from Sir S. Baker, who is forcing his -way through ' almost irreparable difficulties in the African j interior. continue to arrive from the Cape. Lynch law prevails at the diggings, and canteen keepers have been burnt out for buying stolen diamonds from natives. There.i 3 great disorder! A dreadful murder took place at Lambeth by an American surgeon- The cause of the crime is incomprehensible. A memorial fund, devoted to mission purposes, is proposed by- the Propagation Society. The British Government has not yet formally recosrnised the Fiji Government. On the 20th Febl 4tfr. Macfie called attention to the last report of the Emigration Commissioners. The Court of Error confirmed the judgment of the Court of Exchequer in the case of the Australian Meat Company. The Duke of Edinburgh's art eolteefciou is visited by increasing crowds at South Kensington. An extraordinary case of disappearance o [ a" Russian traveller lia3 occurred ia London." Kobeit Kellv, acquitted on the charge of j the murder of "Talbot. has been sentenced i to 15 years* penal servitude, for shooting J another policemen. London. 29th February. The London Corporation address was presented at Marlborough House yesterday. The Prince of Wales, with, emotion, returned his sincere thanks fur the national sympathy expressed, and his gratitude to God"f or his recovery. He suitably acknowledged the public reception accorded to the Queen and JRoyal family. i The American Government asserts its determination to have the indirect claims submitted to the Geneva Commission. ■ A deputation proposed that New Cale- ■ donia should be sold, instead of becoming a convict settlement - | The Standard Interprets Earl Kiniberley*s invitation to Kew South Wales to annex Fiji, and encourage its becoming inde- * pendeut. as an evasion of his national duty. " Two thousand cases of condemned Australain meats were seized. Arrived— Darra Ghase, Glen Osmond,