The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-21
THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS.
Defeat OF the Gladstone Ministry-The
Emperor OF Germany Sick and Rest
less-The Alabama Claims.
LONDON. February II.

LONDON, February IL.
The thanksgiving services at ST. Paul 8 Ca-
tbedral, on the 9th instant, and the royal pro.
cession to the church service, are to be TWO of
the most imposing spectacles ever witnessed
In this city. The residents and storekeepers
on the Strand, Fleet street. Ludgate Bill, Ok
ford road and Holborn street, are making the
most lavish preparations to decorate their
houses. The people are eager 10 witness the
demonstration, and are paying fabulous prices
for positions In windows and on nousetops
along the route. Seats are being erected on
every available space In st. Paul's church
yard. A triumphal arch, under which the pro-
cessi0n will pass, ls oeluS erected nt tne Ioot
LONDON, February 20.
The vote of the House, censuring the minis
try for appointing Sir Robert Collier, was 26S
IThe cause of the vote of censure was that
the government, in evasion of q law OF their
own framing, elevated Sir Robert Collier to
the judicial bench, In order to make him
eligible for newly authorized judgeehtp, to
which he was Immediately promoted; the IN.
tent OF the law being, on the contrary, that
only certain Judges upon the bench at the
time the law passed should be eligible for the
An American named Mlnar was shot and
stabbed to death last night by o workman,
who mistook him for relative named Pol.
llngtoD. The murderer intended TO Kill Pol.
lIngtou In order to secure e., 700, which he
would inherit on the latter's death.
WASHINGTON, February 20.
The Worlds London correspondent tele-
graphs that Gladstone has written an exceed
ingfy amiable letter disayowing the speech 10
the House, which was incorrectly reported
The correspondent says that, in reply to an
inquiry in the House as to whether his letter
to In. correspondent of the World was genu
Inc, Gladstone replied, "Yes, it's reply to 6
letter asking an explanation In regard 10 my
speech"
The Emperor Is sick and passes restless
nights. ,-,o oo
Gales throughout the Island Of Java have
MADRID, February 20.
The Ministry, formed by Sagosta, is com
posed of his partisans and selections from 8
minority 10 the cortes.
The body of Earl Mayo, late Governor
General of India, who was assasslnated by
Mussulman convict at Fort Blair prison, IN the
Andaman Islande, was brought to this city TO-
day. An immense crowd Of persons gathered
at the dock TO witness the landing of the body
PARIS, February l8.
The court-martial of the persons charged
Win murQeTlnp several UOullulCau llaio u
the Tswn of Argyle, department OF Seine'In
ferleure, has ended. Three of the prisoners
were found guilty of murder and condemned
to death. Nine others were convicted OF com
plicity in the crime and awarded various
terms of imprisonment.
.Rouher, who was recently elected to the AS
sembly from the Island of Corsica, appeared II
that body to-day, and took his seat The en-
try Of Rouher attracted extraordinary atten
ton from the members.
The Patrie believes the negotiations be-
tween France and England, relative to the
commercial treaty will be resumed. and thai
they will probably lead 10 a friendly revision
of the existing tariff.
The monsrchists In the Assembly. are can
vassing with great activity to obtain sigma
lures to their forthcoming manifesto and tc
organize a strong and compact party. The
newspaper organs Of Theirs and of the Lee
gitimists party accuse the Orleanists of IN
| trigne and bad faith.
The subscription committee in Nancy have
already received 100000 contributions to thu
voluntary fund for the payment of the war In
/ demnity.