GENERAL NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 141, 13 February 1886, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

A despatch from Riom, a town in the Department of Puy-de-D6me, states that 600 convicts in that prison have revolted and secured possession hf the prison. They have erected barricades and otherwise .protected themselves for defensive operations. Troops have been ordered to Riom to quell the disturbance. The others are parleying with the rebels in order to gain time for the military to arrive. The London "Telegraph" says: The Conference of the Parnellite members of Parliament at Dublin yesterday was a fiasco. There was no popular demonstration in honour of the event. The absence of Mr Parnell from the meeting was a lucky accident, as he was thus saved the necessity of being compelled to indicate a parliamentary programme. The members who were present privately agreed that the best policy to pursue was to wait, as the time had nat yet arrived for obtaining Home Rule. The Spanish Government has refused to grant England a coaling Btation on one of the Caroline Islands. The Beard of Guardians of Kilmarnock, county Limerick, at a meeting held on Saturday, which was presided over by Father Sheehy, adopted a resolution to erect cottages for the poor, without going through the usual official formalities, and to grant outdoor relief without asking the sanction of the local Government authorities. The board expressed its willingnoss-to fight the authorities with every means In its power. Parliament 'opened on January 25th. Large crowds congregated in the vicinity oE Parliament House long before beginning tbo session. When Bradlaugh and Gladstone arrived they were loudly cheered, "Vaults of the House of Parliament were thoroughly searched this morning, but no indications of a Guy Fawkes plot were discovered. Right Hon. Arthur Wellesly was re-elected Spenker of the House of Com^mons without opposition. A spinning mill at Aix-la-Chapello was burned on Friday, and 15 persons perished in the flames. The London "Times" Paris correspondent says : The French Government will, at the request ot the Panama Canal Company, send Rousseau to inspect and report on the condition and prospects of the Panama Canal. If the report is favourable, a loan will be granted to push the work to completion. If it is adverse, the enterprise will be allowed to collapse, and the Government will assume the responsibility. Gen. de Couray, Commander of the French forces in Tonquin, telegraphs the War Office as follows : During the later part of December the rebels destroyed the Catholic Mission houses at Ughean, Anam, and killed the French missionary and five hundred native Christians A colum of the French troops was cent in pursuit of the rebels. It overtook and routed them and captured their arms and ammunition.