Late Telegrams.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 1884, 16 January 1875, Page 2

Late Telegrams.

London, December 3rd to 17th.

The Pope; in receiving Archbishop Manning, said he rejoi?ed greatly at the progress which was being made by the .Roman Catholic religion in England.

Russia is making a campaign against the Turcomans, and has commenced operations oh Khiva. The expedition is caused by the refusal of the Turcomans to recognise the Khivan Khan's power, or pay taxes. An attempt was made to poison Colonel Phayne, Political Resident at Baroda, by introducing poison into sherbet. A succession of heavy gales on the English coast has caused disastrous shipwrecks. The Assembly adopted the Sill subjecting all foreigners born in France to military service in the French army.

700 deaths were caused by the earthquake already reported. Several districts have yet to furnish statistics. The transit of Venus was seen here ; the weather was favorable for observation.

December 9.

General Addison's arrangements for observations of the transit of Venus were most elaborate; all previous computations correct. First contact happened before sunrise, at ten minutes 26 seconds past six ; first internal contact was when the sun was about four or five of his dimmetre above the hor zon, 13 minutes before 7. Second internal contact happened about 25 minutes to 11 a.m.; last external contact, 113 am., when 'he planet quitted the sun, not far from highest point. Baroness Rosen, Abbess of a Conrent. was convicted of forgery and extortion ■, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment, eleyen yeans banishment, to Siberia. 2Sf>w Zealand exports for November £450,000.