THE SUEZ MAIL.

Evening Star, Issue 5591, 8 February 1881, Page 2

THE SUEZ MAIL.

Tho following are the pmcipal items per Peshaviur at Melbourne : - The force now af adored in Publ'n consVs of 200 officers and 6 ; 000 men, 1,000 cavalry, and eighteen ijuns, independent of the constabulary. Fresh troops are g>ivg from England. A flying squadron hai b 3 en formed to eeour the country in all direc ti )ris.

" B yotting" hj becoming quite a regular system, and ij applied to all individuals obn>x our to the Losgue. Not only farmers, ba f tradesmen are compelled to subscribe to

Tie Faxch Government are gradually i fLc': :, g a complete sej aration of Chun hj and S'»'e.

Tae presei t prosperity of France i« ex*ranrdira y. One hundred and twenty million francs in the ah'pa of- taxes have been abolished daring 1880 Conf d rabla aiirm ha 9 been created at B mibay and in England by a report cf an allvgsd rebel j;!ok ag ii ak the Government to inas6aoro all tho Europeans at Cjlapoie. It is ttated that about 3 COO Natives were impli'cited, the intention Leing to masfaire the Ivi'opesns when at churoh durirg eveni -g sc rvico on the 31st Daocmber, to loot the Treasury, snd to murder all unpoju'ar fffic'al?. The design, however, was ds's C)V.-rcdand frustrated by the pol ; c\ The t'fol f, f twv*'' . -".' VPP ! -.r;J ? -..'?«. : tf A . - -J. - 1 .. cwing to the arresj of the vilUge heal elleged romplicity in mirder by predatory lowoaste Natives. Two companies of Madras regiments have been moved to Jelphore as a precautionary measure,

The evacuation of Candahar has been commenced.

The 6 hj Dragoons and a battery of artillery Bail for Natal early in Jißoary. The other troops to follow are the 15th Hussars, 2ad battal'on of the 16 ;h R lies, and a battery of artillery.