THE LATEST.

Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3881, 31 March 1884, Page 3

THE LATEST.

(Keeeived March 30, 5-40 p.m.) LONDON, March 28. Telegrams received from Cannes this afternoon regarding the death of the Duke of Albany, state that his Eoyal Highness died at two o'clock this morning in a fit brought on by injuries sustained from a fall met with while at the House of the Nautical Club at Cannes. It is announced that the Duke's body will be brought to England and interred at Frogmore, Windsor. The Queen's projectad visit to Darmstadt, in Germany, has been abandoned in consequence of the Princes decease. Addresses to her Majesty conveying the condolence of Parliament will be moved on Monday by Earl Granville in the House of Lords, and by Mr Gladstone in the House of Commons. (Received March 31, 2 a.m.) March 29. Profound emotion and universal sympathy are being manifested throughout the United Kingdom at the intelligence of the death of the Duke of Albany. The Qneen visited the Duchess at Claremont to-day. Her Eoyal Highness is bearing the shock well, though near her confinement. The Prince of Wales will proceed to Cannes for the purpose of accompanying the Duke's body to England. In the House of Lords to-day. Earl Roseberry made a speech in which he stated the deporting of French convicts was causing unexampled excitement in the Colonies. Earl Granville, the Foreign Secretary, concurred in Lord Eoseberry's statement, and announced that Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris, had brought to the notice of the French Government the feeling of the Colonies, and had been assured that the bulk of the French convicts are now being sent to Cayenne, South America, and only a few selected to New Caledonia. CAIRO, March 29. Latest telegrams from Suakim announce that all the British troops have now returned to that place, and three regiments have already embarked for England. A number of Arab Sheikhs have arrived at Suakim and others constantly coming there professing friendship towards the British, and declaring they have no sympathy with Mahdi. SYDNEYj March 29. Hanlan gave an exhibition of rowing at Manley this afternoon, when he pulled a race with Edwards, his; trainer. Neither Trickett nor Clifford was present, as expected. Fully 8000 persons witnessed Hanlan's performance. Bishop Barry will be installed as: Metropolitan of Australia on Tuesday, 22nd April. ; MELBOURNE, ; March 80. I Sir James Service, the Premier, has telegraphed to the Secretary of State a letter of condolence with the Queen in her bereavement. !- General reference was made in the local churches to-day to the death of the.Duke of Albany, and the." Dead March" was played. Some edifices were draped in black.