THE SUEZ MAIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3910, 28 August 1874, Page 2

THE SUEZ MAIL.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

We take the following items of English news by the Suez mail from the Argus of the 20th inst. :—

Sir Charles Staveley has accepted the post of Com-mander-m-Chief of the Bombay Presidency, with the local rank of Lieutenant-Generalui India. He proceeds to Bombay early next month.

r tt Ju'y icth. In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone withdrew the resolution against the Archbishop of Canterbury's

The freedom of the City of London has been presented to Sir Bartle Frere. •

At Wimbledon, the English team won the Rajah of Kolahore's Cup, having scored 532 points. India scored 493 points, and Canada 450 points.

r « tt *~ • July 21st. Jn the House of Commons last night, Mr Gathorne HarJy announced the settlement of the question of the pay of the majo s of artillery serving in India. Majors of horse artillery are to receive the same as majors of cavalry, majors of foot and field batteries the same as majors of infantry. Mr Bourke, .replying to Sir W. Anstruther, testified to the honest desire of the Sultan of Zanzibar to fulfil the obligations of the treaty for the suppression of the slave trade, but the only effectual method of prevention was to blockade the coast, for which purpose three ships have been commissioned and a supplementary vote of £105,000 asked. .

.. , July 23rd. At a banquet to Ministers yesterday at the Mansion House, Mr Disraeli in his speech said, referriii" to foreign relations, that the friendship of England was. never more sought than at the pivseut time, and that while using our influence in the interests of peace we should not content ourselves with merely offering empty words to those who courted our friendship. He did not advocate the principle that we were not responsible to the countries of Europe upon questions affecting the fortunes of the world, but he believed that the influence of England might be exercised with good effect towards reconciling the interests of those states and countries noiv distracted and distressed and towards assisting them to resume a position worthier of their former fame. During the r cess he aauea; Hie GoVunm«mt vW.d have lefsurp. to prepare what measures they consider necessary. .

Russia had abandoned Baron de Lessens' project of a railway to India.

In the House of Commons, Mr Gathorne Hardy, replying to Colonel Bartiel-. t, said the report of the \rmy Purchase Couunis-ion would be carefully considered during the recess.

In the House of Commons last night, Lord John Manners, rejdying to Mr Holmes, continued the new mail arrangements as already telegraphed from London on the Ist inst. The heavy portion of the mails only, he said, would pass through the canal, but both li"ht and heavy mails would be accelerated by 24 hours. His Lordship said that the subsidy paid to the P. and O Company had been reduced by £20,000, aud that premiums had been abolished, thus showing a total saving

Mr Disraeli has abandoned the Supreme Court Judicature Bill, the Land Transfer Bill, aud the obnoxious clauses m the Endowed Schools Bill.