NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9415, 9 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

1 Prbfe^kfarzVdif St'PefersburV/sWte^ that autophy on the bodies of four soldiers led to the* discovery of the existence of plague. i ~\ ; Signorftfansini has undertaken^ tq plead for the plaiu tiff in the Antohelli'willJcaße, which consequently will not collapse by refcsoiroMier inability to pay counsel. The Premier, Depretia, informed the Albania^ delegates; that Italy, while remaitiiog faithful .tOi.Bome aad: Berlin^ would if j possible : consider- national aspications[of Albanians. •, ' ; ' ,t. <■, X ■•' f 1 A special envoy has been sent by the Khedive to Constantinople. He took .with him a large sum of money for the Sultan. , „....- , ; „, , iSr! ; It is stated that' the Khedive's contumacy promoted by the Italian ConsulGeneral, : who bitterly 'opposes Anglo* r French coatirol.' . '•'■'> ii' '. ■'■ ■ It ia stated that the King of Buruiah .has despatched secret emissaries to Cal- ' cult a to assassinate, jthe claimant: to ; thje) jthrohe, who resides there. ' | The Chamber of Deputies exonorates itho Finance Minister/ Leon Say, from ; blame for fluctuation of 5 pe,r cent ( rentes, ibyavoteof3oito'7B. • <*'*'• 1 General Grant goes to Siam on the invitation of the King. M; Wanthier, Belgian explorer^ died of dysentery in Central Africa. < The Turks have entered and established ja, camp on -rthe. border, ,of -Easteim^ii^ ; melia, in the direction, of ,^drianople, to !be in readiness if called upon by the 'future Governor. A conference-, of reprejjentatiyea -pfUho 1 German "'- shipping, tradeCUunanimously agreed that shipping business was more ' depressed in 1878 than for a generation 1 . The'tieficiehcy is estimated' at dßli7C>o,ooo; T I ' Cttioriel • Basilewibht^Russian^lMp'eri&r ' Guard has been sentenced to ■ 3 nioriths' ; imprisonment for picking a lady's pocket, IHe appealed and. has -gone to St Petersburg to lay the case before the Ozar, Professor Anderson, rshe r celebsatedn chessplayer, diedai/'Breßlaufvia ttXll \ Mario, ancient tenor, is eaid to be finsane. a a I Question re establishing capital punish!w\M* w W irfe¥Ps? rred t0 a popular vote* ; A banquet is.to b« given at Cologne on jthe occasion ! the'- ; inaugurattbh r oi ! 4e ißismarck statuet 31,000 marks were [collected for the statue by Count Yon jMoltke up to the third week in March. | Six RusaianCfdivißionjfpOTsgdshpme wards 'by way of'llourgas' and varna, four by ■RußtcU.uk, besides great trains- of artillery; £ ahd'tilirigad6 of fo£perat' l Jlf

Six shops at Limasol, Cyprus, wer^e closed, and traffic BuspendfS&'io c °jS?"\ quence of the imposition of m !W' tary tariff j Governor Wolsefy^clij»« to modify the tariff, and an %*P|iM s been made to the Queen. w 1 X W. " The approaching visit of the Außtj^au Grown Prince to Madrid is believedys foreshadow the marriage of King Alphonso to Archduchess Maria, daughter of Arch* duke Charles. The Committee on Bulgarian constitution has declared in favor of-frea schools,to which parents shall be^obliged to send their children. The dismissal and resignation of 52 more French Magistrates is announced. 21 others have been transferred. rr „ Minister Ferry's Higher^d^uwiuQn Bill avowedly aims a? the exclusiop.of, Jesuits from rightaof teaching in France. Ernest Kenau has been received as a member of the French Academy. Jeff Davis,; PresidSnf of the^Confederate States^ttf be ' Senator «from Mississippi. ■ After pay mg/aU-expep-sas .the-, following division of ' gate inOndy was made at ihe late' New York Champion Walking Match ;— Roweli, 81,600 dollars j Enni, 12300 dollars; Harriman, 8500 dollars; s O'Learv, 1000 dollars. , v■ j ry,*.* \\ \$ • The Marseilles Rapelle and the Revo- : lution Francaise publish a manifesto of 1 Communist* at GefaeVa/caUing upon pro- \ scribed Frenchmen to spurn the clemency accorded. £o A, .portion of their number unless the' French Government perverted the interpretation of the Amnesty Bill. The United States ,. Freehold Land and Immigration Company, New York, have become financially embarrassed %o such ; an ex^eni that tne affairs KftVebe"eiipla ; cod ! in the hands of a Sherriff.