THE SUEZ MAIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1340, 4 August 1877, Page 21

THE SUEZ MAIL.

(From the Argus.) _ , London, June Bth. Her Majesty is in good health at Balmoral. Intelligence reached the Admiralty this week of an engagement having taken place off the Peruvian coast, between Her Majesty's Bhipa Shah and Amethy3t, and the Huesca, a turreted ram, built two years ago in England for Peru. Her crew had joined a revolutionary president, and committed piratical acts against British subjects. She was met with by two British ships off Ho on the 29th May, and engaged, She made her escape after dark, but was so damaged that abe had to surrender to the Peruvian squadron. There was no casualties on the British side. Particulars of this affair are looked forward to with great interest, as it ib the first instance ia which any of the modern ironclads of Her Majesty's Government hare been in action.

A return just published shows that the grand total of militia, yeomanry, and efficient Volunteers is at present 263,909, which gives a per centage of 6.36 of the male population between 15 and 35 years of age. The House of Commons met on the 31st May, after the holidays. Mr Sandford called attention to the omission in the "Blue Book" of any reference to Lord Salisbury's conversations with the DucDecazes -and Prince-Bismarck, and asked if it were true 'that Russia had proposed the localisation of •the war. % Mr Bourke said the conversations alluded to were -entirely confidential, that no such proposals had been made by Russia, and that when the question of peace came to be discussed, it was one t that would concern Europe, and the European Powers would consider that they had a right to share in the deliberations respecting the future. In reply to Lord Elcho, who wished for some assurance from the Government as to their preparedness to meet any emergency, Mr Secretary Hardy stated th?t whilst ths army was maintained on a peace footing as the "nucleus of a larger force for purposes of war, he had not lost sight of the necessity of being prepared for what he hoped was 'not a probable contingency. On Tuesday, the sth, Mr Gourlay and Mr Ed. Jenkins endeavoured,' unsuccessfully, to raise a discussion upon the neutralisation of the Suez CanaL

The Prisons Bill (fa/c rise to many complaints from the Irish members as to the treatment to which the treason felony prisoners were alleged to be subjected. On the same day correspondence wa3 laid before Parliament showing that Lord Derby had communicated to the Russian Government that England would look upon any attempt to blockade or interfere •with the Suez Canal as a menace to India and a grave injury to the commerce of the world, and that any such step would be incompatible with the maintenance by Her Majesty's Government of a& attitude of passive neutrality. The Egyptian Government have prohibited the importation of Mr Gladstone's pamphlet on the Eastern Question. Italian papers announce the arrival at Rome of five cases of presents from Queen Victoria to the Pope. In the cricket match between North and South, at Prince's, on the Ist May, Xar W. G. Grace in the first innings of the South scord 252 runs, not out. The firstyearling sale of theseaion took place atmddle Park on the 2nd inst, when 45 lots realised 12,285 guineas, or an average of 273 guineas each. The highest price (for a bay colt by Koßicruciaa) was 1500 guineas. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Suez Canal at Paris on the 6th, great satisfaction was expressed at the determination of the British Government to prevent any interference with it at all hazards. The German papers state that a league is being formed in Russia for the rejection of all Jiagush products until England shall abandon her sympathy for Turkey. ta m m o^rd Vincent, correspondent of the Dadv Telegraph, after being cordially received St- £ tußslan head quarters by Grand Duke JNicnolas, was peremptorily ordered away by instructionafromSt. Petersburg. Colonel Brackenbury, represents the Time 3at Russian headquartera, and Mr Archibald Forbeß and Mr M Gahan (of the Daily News) are also there. At Constantinople the papers are only allowed to publish official intelligence from the Seat of War.

Three hundred English officers have offered their services to Turkey. A serious robbery of securities, principally Egyptian bonds, was committed in the express train for Paris, between Calais and Boulogne, T^m)KS t S ayino F l J 11 $- Scrip to the value of 1.100,000, forwarded from London, was stolen from the van under seaL Mr W. H. Hodgson, one of the solicitora to S6S 6 vl ßß^ T* 3 Btuck u t on the 2Bth May, at Klackheath, when returning in a closed carnage from Greenwich with hia Bister and niece. Ihe robbers, who were masked, presented pistols at the beads of the driver and Mr Hodgson and compelled him to give up all the money he had about him. The same men have since attempted another robbery uader arms near the BaflW spot, The robbers were apparently of

good address. On the following day Mr S+ephenson, an auctioneer, returning from Keighley, in Yorkshire, was stopped by five armed men between Burnley and Brier field,■who bound him hand and foot and left him on tha ground, after robbing him of L 260, the proceeds of a sale. In neither case have the police obtained any clue to the offenders. Samuel Brown, a smack master, and his .wife, at Lowestoft, are under remand, charged with murdering their three children by poison. The police made a raid on a house frequented by betting, men in Dublin whilst they were settling for the Derby, and arrested 36 persons, all of whom were discharged by the Bench, counsel showing that the proceedings should | have been taken by information and summons. ' A number of actions are to be brought against the 1 chief detective. - ,

Mr James Young, of Barnstown Castle, J.P for Roscommon, was shot dead with a revolver in his own avenue, close to the town, on Saturday last. He Was struck by three bullets. The murderer escaped, leaving bis cap on the ground. Young was very popular, and no cause is assigned for the murder. Temple Bey, nephew of the Bishop of Exeter, and physician to the Sultan, has been summarily ordered either to go to Batoum or quit the Sultan's service, for informing him that many of the shells' fired by his troops on the Danube contained no powder. ' Lord Carnarvon entertained the Agents • General and a number ■of Colonial Governors now in England on the, occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday on the 2nd inst. An inquiry has been commenced |before the Wreck Commissioner and aseessors into the presumed loss of the Cairo, from London to Melbourne, and it has been adjourned fur the evidence of masters of vessels who saw wreckage supposed to belong to the Cairo near Tristan D'Acunha.

A resolution in favour of disestablishment has been carried by 460 to 78 rote 3at the meeting of the General Assembly of the Free Church sf Scotland.

Th.6 Rev. Mr M'Conochie, and other wellknown Ritualistic clergymen, hive also pronounced in favour of disestablishment.

Lord Houghton presided on the Ist inst. at a ■ meeting in St. James's Hall, in favour ot Mr I Jacob Bright's bill extending the Parliamentary franchise to women ratepayers. The Duke of Norfolk is stated to have offered an asylum in England to the deposed ana exiled Bishops of Paderborn and Emland. At the Miners' Conference held at Durham, Mr Macdonald, M.P., said the best cure for the present depression in the coal trade was to limit the production. A committee was appointed to make inquiries relative to foreign competition, and to emigration as a means of relieving the labour market. The Lady Godiva pageant, after being in abeyance for seven years, was revived on Monday at Coventry. There were 70,000 visitors, and the affair was a great success, A large gathering of Czechians was held on the Liska Mountain, near Prague, last Sunday, at whichthe Pope was burnt iv effigy, together with copies of his late anti Russian allocution. A number of the parties have been arrested and will be prosecuted. In celebration of. hia Jubilee, the Pope received 5000 pilgrims on Sunday, the 3rd inst. The same day Victor Emanuel had » grand review, it being the anniversary of the declaration of Italian liberty. At a reception at Liege during the annual fete the King of the Belgians stated that in consequence of the very grave aspect of affairs in Europe large subsidies would have to be asked for the army. It is stated that many North American naval officers and engineers have gone to Russia to serve in the Russian navy. Passing through Germany, they stated that many more are coming, and that a steamer with a cargo of torpedoes is en route from New York for St. Petersburg.

Historical !— Vide "Jurors' Reports and Awards, New Zealand Exhibition." Jurors.:, J. A. Ewen, J. Butterworth, T. O. Skinner. "So far as the Colony is concerned, the dyeing .of materials is almost entirely confined to the re-dyeing of Articles of Dress and Upholstery, a most useful arc. for there are many kinds of material that lose their colour before the texture is half worn. G. HiRSOH,<of Dunedin (Dunedin Dyk Works, George street, opposite Royal George Hotel) exhibits a case of specimens of dyed Wools, Silka, and Feathers, and dyed Sheepskins. The colours on the whole are very fair, and reflect considerable credit on the Exhibitor, to whom the Jurors recommended an Honorary Certificate should be award gd." Honorary Certificate, 639 : Gustav Hirsch, Dunedin, for Specimen of Dyeing in Silk, Feathers, &o.

Advice to Mothers ! — Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothino Syrihp. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It ia perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural, quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes " as bright as a button." It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by "Medicine dealers everywhere at Is ljd per bottie. Manufactured at 493, Oxford street, London.

Floriline !— For the Teeth and Breath — A few drops of the liquid "Floriline" sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiar pearlywhiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from the decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. "The Fragrant Floriline," being composed in part of Honey and sweet herbß, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d, of all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared by Henry C. Gallup, 493, Oxford street, London. 23d

Valuable Discovery for the Hair, — If your hair is turning grey or white, or, falling off, use "The Mexican Hair. -Renewer," for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White hair to, its origina,. colonr, without leaving the disagreeable smell of most "Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as- "pro--' moting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask. .your Chemist for "The Mexican' HaiA Renewer," prepared by Henry C. Gallup) i 493 Oxford street, London, and sold by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere -at 3s 6d per Bottle.