General Summary.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1861, 19 December 1874, Page 2

General Summary.

London, October 30, The cession of Fiji Islands is generally approved of by the press. The sudden death of Mr Eddy on a platform at the Glasgow railway station, while attending Social Science Congress, produced a profoundly painful sensation amongst colonists. He died of chronic heart disease.

A true bill for libel has been returned against Dr Keneally, the prosecutrix being Mrs Pettendrein, a witness against the Claimant on the late trial.

The testimonial silver plate voted by Otago to Captain Jacquemart for having rescued a ship wrecked with emigrants off New Zealand was presented by Dr Featherstone to Marshall MacMahon, in the presence of the French Ministry, on behalf of the Captain, who is on foreign service.

2262 emigrants were forwarded to New Zealand during September. Liverpool returns for the quarter show a decrease of 9515 emigrants as compared with last year. Bishop Selwyn, who is on a visit to Canada, was warmly received. A fatal collision between two Australian ships—the Candahar| and Kingsbridge—occurred on the 15th October off the Lizard. The latter vessel sank in three minutes, carrying down the captain, his wife and daughter and eight seamen. The remainder of the crew managed to board the Candahar. This vessel having been watertight in the fore compartments was preserved from sinking. The estimated value of the Kingsbridge is £30,000.

The Empress of Russia, by rapid travelling, arrived six hours after her daughter's confinement.

Princess Alice has written a novel called "Life Paths," illustrative of life among the upper ten thousand, whick will shortly be published. Disraeli received from the Provincial Orange Lodges of the North-eastern district, resolutions condemning ritualism, and commending his action against the Premier. He expressed himself honored by the terms of the motion. In Exeter the feeling against ritualists is very strong ; fund formed for defence of victims. Parliament will be appealed to for suppressien of the monstrous imposition.

Stanley has arrived in good health at Zanzibar.

Deputation from London Missionary Society at Madagascar report 1000 churches formed; 30,000 inhabitants having abandoned idolatry. Iron strikes have been mostly settled by acceptance of employers' terms. A tremendous gale swept over the British Islands causing enormous loss and devastations particularly on North West Coast of Scotland.