TORRES STRAITS MAIL.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3131, 1 March 1879, Page 1

TORRES STRAITS MAIL.

The E. and A. CoapanvV£Mi. Normanby armed from BtQgu>or«,, at 10 o'clock this morning. Sheleit Hongkong on' January 28, Singapore February 4, and Thursday Island February 15. Bkd experienced light north-east moonioons to Singapore, thence to Gap« Japki northwest winds with much'rain, indthenci to Oooktown li^ht viMkblV'wiiJdi! with rainy weather. ■••:'^''l'''« **"'"''"' '"' ""•'■

The pearl fisheries are dull. Mr Goldie's cuft* Expretlfat i>een wrecked near Somerset.

LoHDOKi Jananr SOrThe Secretary of State and Earl Derbj, speaking at public meetings held at Gloucester and Boc&ilale, stated that the distress prevailing throughout th« country had been greatly exaggerated in order to Sflr?e party purpose*. , r '* The Times and the "Standard support the recognition of Takeob ILhan instead of Shere Aji^a Amir,or ]j>bul. The clerk who defrapded .the Loadoa and County Chartered Bank 1 of £16,000 has been sentenced to fifteen years' soli* tary confinement, and the director who neglected to check the v aoepuats - was ordered to pay a fine and to be imprisoned for twelve months. ' .r ; , , Mr Foster; at Bradfoi^, letereiy VW tacked the foreign policy of the Government. He expressed a hope that the result of the elections would condemn the present Imperial policy, which might at any moment involve the: #ountrj' In a war with all the world. „,; jj a j The liabilities in Tweedie's estate are about one million sterling...« A Socialist newspaper is being sup. ported by the authorities in Switeerland. The Prince of Wales visited the Islington cattle show. ;

The French Government hare notified that they will terminate all their treaties of commerce with England on January 1, 1880, The serere frosts in L&ndbn have occasioned numerous abcidentV and great distress.

Stagnation in trade is increasing throughout England, and , r numerous strikes are threatening. ''-' J ' Tbe Nihilist conspiracy is exciting Bassian policy into great activity. The ironclad Black Prince, recently paid off, is to beHre-commissioned again immediately. A new Busaian loat is to be^oSered fnr subscription in European capitals. The Superintendent" of Telegraphs Serrice in Canada haa been brutally murdered.

OBiTtTAßY.—Captaia Bmgham, 8.N.; ex-Chief Justice Monaßan; Lady Hardinge, Sir William Ysrdleyy Hoo, X. York, Lady C. White Melri««,ProfefK>r Jackson, Admiral Drew. ---•» , »