The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-26 00:00:00

INDIA.

BOMBAY, May 25.
The President at Hyderabad is to be abolished, and an
agent substituted. It is also thought that the Central
Provinces will be formed into a Lieutenant-Governor-
ship.

A treaty has beotreoneluded between the Government
and the Maharajah of Cashmere.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
The following appeared in our Special Edition of yester-
day evening:—

DESTRUCTION OF TELEGRAPH
CABLE BY THE FENIANS.

TORONTO, May 24.
Fenians are moving on several points of the eastern
frontier. St. Albans, in Vermont, and Malone, in the
State of New York, are reported to be places where, if at
all, maurauders may be expected to appear.
The cable of the Montreal Telegraph Company, cross-
ing the St. Lawrence river from Prescott to Ogdensburg,
was cut last night.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.

About 700 Fenians had reached St. Albans last evening,
and were expected to move to Franklyn and Belmont, op-
posite Pigeon Hill, in Canada. Large parties of Fenians
were on their way to St. Albans from Malone. It is re-
ported that 600 had left Albany, 500 had left Oneida
County, and 500 Buffalo since Sunday night. 500 are
also said to be already concentrated at Franklyn. It is
estimated that 2,000 will reach St. Albans by to-night.
The Fenian factions are said to be united, and General
O'Neil commanding.
A despatch from Chicago states that a Fenian expedi-
tion was about to leave Milwaukee for a raid on Canada
West. The Canadian authorities are making vigorous
preparations to repel the invasion.
President Grant has issued a proclamation stating that
it has come to his knowledge that illegal military expe-
ditions are being set on foot against the Dominion of
Canada. He admonishes all persons within the military
jurisdiction of the United States against aiding, abet-
ting, or participating in such unlawful proceedings, and
warns them that by committing such acts they forfeit all
right to the protection of the United States. The Presi-
dent enjoins all officers in the service of the United States
to employ all lawful authority to defeat such unlawful
proceedings, and to bring to justice all persons engaged
therein.

A banquet was given yesterday, at the British Lega-
tion, in honour of the Queen's birthday, iiand at New
York flags were displayed by the shipping in the harbour,

CANADA.

TORONTO, May 2.5.

A disastrous fire took place yesterday in the Stroche
suburb of Quebec, whereby over 500 houses were de-
stroyed. Two ships on the stocks were burnt, as well as
an enormous quantity of other property.

The chief sufferers by this fire are mostly of the poorer
class, and 6,000 persons are thereby rendered homeless.

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The Queen's birthday wag kept as a public holiday
throughout the Dominion.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 25.

In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the
financial bills relating to the Army came on for discussion,
when General Bertole Viala read and explained the report
of the Finance Committee.

The Minister, Signor Govono, speaking of the proposi-
tions of the Committee, assured the members that on en-
tering the Cabinet, no opinion as to the necessity of army
reduction, or of the amount thereof, had been imposed
upon him—the alternative being open to him, however,
of choosing between the financial and the military
considerations involved in that question, he could not but
decide for the former, believing that the solution of the
financial difficulty would contribute in due time to re-
establish the standard force of the army.

The Minister reviewed the history of the Italian army
reorganization, and remarked that Austria had given an
example of the necessity of re-establishing the finances at
the proper time, adding that the reduction of the military
budget, which he had very reluctantly accepted, would
largely assist in the restoration of a sound financial con-
dition, which was the paramount desire of the nation.
In conclusion, the Minister declared his acquiescence in
the proposals of the Committee, which only differed from
his own to the amount of fifteen millions of lire. As to
other reductions, he would reserve to himself the oppor-
tunity of proposing some modifications of the com-
mittee.

The House assented to a motion for granting to women
electoral rights in municipal elections, and appointed
a committee to report how best to realise the points in
question.