SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 712, 22 July 1878, Page 2

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

(riJll STEAMER AT THE BLUFF ) Losnox, June 7,

The German Kmperor consents.to the weddi'.iif between the J)uke of Counaught and l'rince-s Louise being celebrate.l in England. -Ministers will yhorr.ly ask parliament for a marriage portion of LI0.00(1 a year, in addition to the LIDOO which the Duke already draws from the Estate.

The Duchess of Edinburgh wiil spend some months at C'oburg and will not visit <t. Petersburg at present. Tho University College, T.omlon, a-d University College Hoanital gain between r,hem L5l),000, by the bequest of Sir Francis Goldsmith, a .few, who ws Treasurer to these institutions.

Cleopatra's Needle has been moved from Westminster to the Adelphi pier, and preparations have been made for landing and erecting it on the embankment. Doctor Hooker retires from the Presi-dency-of the Eoyal Society, ami.will probably be succeeded by Mr. W. Spottiswoode.

Sir 6. Reed has accepted the invitation of the Prince of Wales to act as juror for Great Britain on the Education Section of the Paris Exhibition.

An influential deputation has had an interview -with *he Home Secretary to present a petition signed by many thousands of persons, praying that all public-houses may, by legislation, be closed on Sundays. The Home Secretary, while sympathising with the object, said he could np,t introduce such aBilV Admiral Hornby is to be created a K.C.B, Earl Duf'erin has acefpt-d the Presidency of the Roy id Geographical Society. The Princess of Wales was present at a Grand Concert given at St. James' Hall, for the benefit of Signor Mario. The whole of the artists gave their services gratuitously, and Sims Reeves, who was too unwell to he gresent, seni LIOO. The Hall was crowded, and about Llsoo'was realised, i The Treasury is prosecuting a London chemist for having [sold ext3nsively violet '

powder in which arsenic is the principal ingredient, and by th-? use of which the lives of several ehmb-cii were sacrificed.

■'■' The incuriuent of Earl Eussell took, place last Thursday, iri the family mausoleum attached to the parish church at Ckerus, Buckinghamshire. The Government offered the honor of a public funeral at Westminster, but the Earl's testamentary instructions did not allow of this arrangement. James Duff Henderson, of Canada, has started to walk a distance equal to the earth's circumference. He proposes to cover 40 miles each secular day for two years, travelling in Africa, Great Britain, and nn the Continent. He is to receive 10,000 dollars if successful.

The visit of the Parsee Cricketers to England has been postponed till next year.