OTHER NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Colonist, Volume XV, Issue 1532, 31 May 1872, Page 4

OTHER NEWS BY THE MAIL.

London, April 16. The House of Commons and the International Society.—ln the House of Commons, on Friday evening, Mr. Cochrane, member from the Isle of Wight, denounced the International Society, nnd asserted that orders to burn Paris and massncre the hostages held by the Commune emanated from the central b)dy of the Internationale in London. He demanded that the Government respect the representations of other Powers that England was the asylum of the Intel nationalists. Mr. Eustwick, member for Penryn, also protested ngainst allowing England to become the refuge of tho political agitators of the world. He characterised the publications of the International Society as revolutionary and blasphemous, and declared them liable to suppression under the law. Mr. Henry Fawcett, member for Brighton, defended the Society. Its principles were not revolutionary. It was designed to protect •women and chiWren in factories and to destroy monopolies. Other members spoke in defenco of the Trades-Unions, with which, it was charged, the International Society was allied. ° { The Cancellorsbip of the Duchy of Lancaster has beea offered to John Bright.

The marriage of the Marquis of Bute to th daughter of Lord Howard took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Oratory at Brompton. The wedding ceremonies were witnessed by a great crowd of persons. Among the many presents sent to the bride was a set of ci»meo brooches from His Hollines9 the Pope. Miss Nellie Grant, daughter of President Grant, has been enthusiastically received at Leamington. The railway station was decorated with. British and American flags. Bouquets were presented to the lady, who departed lor London amid cheers from a large crowd. John Bright and the "Republicans —John Bright, in reply to an address from some llepublicans, declaring thai; he was destined to be the first President of the Republic of Great Britain, writes that he hoped it would be a long time before the English people are called upon to decide between a republic and monarchy. Their ancestors settled the matter for them—at least for the present; posterity must decide it in the future. Mr. Bright expresses doubt as to whether the Republicans are his real friends. The well-known tavern "Hole-in-the-Wall," having been used as aheadquarters by the Republicans of London, has been refused a license by the authorities. New rooms have in consequence been secured for their meetings by the London Patriotic Society. The Hon. Juhn Stuart Mill has sent a letter to the President of the Association, inclosing £20 sterling os a contribution toward the expense ot' iis change of quarters, and expressing approval of the resistance of the organisation to an attempt by the Government to prevent., by indirect means, the discussion ofsubjects which it is thought too hazardous to openly suppress. While the races at Lurgan, Ireland, were in progress, a stand, crowded with spectators, gave way, and about 200 persons were precipitated to the ground amid a confused mass of broken timbers. Thirty were injured, some of whom cannot recover. Dr William O. Minor, who killed a workingmau at Lambeth some weeks ago, and was held for trial on a charge of murder, has been acquitted on the" ground of insanity. At Maida Hill, a suburb of London, last night, a shoemaker named Michals, murdered his four children and then committed suicide. He is supposed to have been insane. Odger addressed a public meeting at Norwich last night, and declared that a change in the Ministry was needed, aud that the only way workingraen can get the power was to embarrass those who had it. The meeting was orderly. London, April 25. A thunderstorm of unusual violence passed over the midland Counties this morning, doing great damage. Houses were unroofed, churches injured, and soma lives are reported lost. The Empress of Germany leaves Barlin on Monday to visit Q-ieen Victoria. The Princess Imperial of Germany, wife of Prince Frederick William, gave birth to a daughter on April 22nd. Information has been received here that a Spanish steamer boarded and searched an English vessel bound to Bilboa, and discovered arms and ammunition on board. New Yohk, April 17. In Toledo. Ohio, on Satu-day evening, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad elevator B was totally destroyed bp fire, together with its contents, consisting of 160,003 bushels of corn, 12,00 1 bushels of oats, and 8000 bushels of wheat. Tne loss is estimated at §100,000. The Fort Smith New Era of the 17th give 3 the following particulars of the terrible bloody affray at the Genoa Snuka Court-hcuse, in Indian Territory, between Deputy United States Marshals Owens an 1 Peavy, and posse, and a party of Indians and halfbreeds, partisans of a desperado named Proctor, who was on trial at the Ciurt-house for the murder of his wife. One of their number (Bent), a Cherokee, went up to the door to reconnoitre. As soon as Proctor's friends, who were in force inside, saw him, and who were evidently expecting the posse, they opened fire upon the Marshal's party, who were halted a few yards from the Court-house. The attack was so sudden that seven of the party were killed, nearly all at the first volley. The remainder returned the fire, and some of Bent's friends inside the Courthouse also commenced firing, and for several minutes a regular battle raged inside and outsidj the Courthouse. The Judge presiding received a load of buck-shot in the knee, and the Sheriff was killed outright. The prisoner escaped with his friends. Thrst! of the Indian party were killed, and some seventeen or eighteen on both sides were wounded. Deputy-Marshal C-wens was killed. Peavy escaped and sent a messenger to Little Rock tut assistance, and a force of thirty mounted men left here for the scene of trouble. A demand has been male upon the authorities for assistance iv capturing the murderer. Rome, April 22. The Pope yesterday gavo an audience to two thousand citizens of Rome. His Holiness addressed the visitors, thanking them for their devotion to the Holy See, and reproaching the Italian Government and other powers for usurping the rights of the Church. Naples, April 25. The eruption of Vesuvius is at its greatest height. New craters have formed, and streams of lava are pouring down the mountain sides in different directions. It is reported that, 60 tourists were killed and wounded by a shower of lava near Mount Vesuvius. Rome, April 26. In the Chamber of Deputies this evening, the Prime Minister read a dispatch dated Naples, this afternoon, saying that the eruption of Vesuvius was increasing and becoming more serious. Over 100 persons had been burned by the lava, the flames having burst from the earth under their feet. The inhabitants of Torre del Greco are in danger of destruction, and the people are flying from the town. A temporary provision is being made for them by the authorities. Madrid, April 24. A royal proclamation is issued declaring the Provinces of Navarre, Lerida and Biscay in a state of siege. Paris, April 24. Advices from the Spanish frontier say that, the Carliats were victorious and captured some carbineer.}, in two recent engagements with the Government troops near Bilboa, Biscay. The Patrie denies that General Calhelireau is with Carloß. It is believed here that the impending struggle of the Government with the Carlists in Spain will be severe. It is estimated that 10,000 insurgents are now in the finld. The wife of Don Carlos accompanies him. The recent arrst of Alfonso at Marseilles was the result ot a prearranged plan of the Carlists to draw off attention from Carlos. The French Government have placed a cordon of troops along the frontier, to arrest any Spanish refugees lound on French soil.