, 1894-04-21

boat belonging to President PelxtO has sunk
the insurgents warship "Aquidaban" near
Des-Terro. The rest of the Insurgents feet
are now it is stated subject to Peixoto's orders
at Buenos Ayres. 1t is also announced that
the President will grant an amnesty to al
the Insurgent subordinates.
Admiral Mello having become a despised
fugitive will be shot when captured.
London. April ~18th.-Sugar in stock on
the 14th inst. was SO 900. Last year $4,000
tons.
Jamaica, 17th-At a meeting oftCrhe Privy
Council held on Saturday last Mr. w. Baggot
Gray, Grown Solicitor, was tried for his con-
duct in connection with the Gray Hooking
Commission and was suspended pend
ing the decision Of the Secretary Of
State for the Colonies. 1t IS stated
that this result was arrived at 10y the casting
vote of His Excellenoy the Governor.
The Attorney General, the Director of
Public works, and Doctor Stringle, although
members of the Council, were not present
during the trial.
New York. 10Th April. The City and
Suburban Handicap run yesterday at Epson
resulted as follows Grey Leg, first; Xury,
second; and lie Nicham, third.
In the House of Commons yesterday the
amendment embody ing the remarks of Mr..
Balfour, as reported in Bulletin of third IN
slant with reference to Scotch measures be-
ing referred to a composite Committee of
Members of the House, was rejected by a vote
of 252 to 219.
The repeal of the Irish Coercion Bill was
also read a second time by asa to 1874 votes.
The Members appointed on the Irish Land
Act Committee of inquiry are Messrs. Morley,
Sexton, Dillon, Healy and Mr. Thomas Russell
MP. for South Tyrone.
The Daily News reports that Mr.. r..
Threshie Reid, &C, MP. for Dumfries will
probably succeed Sir John Rigby as Solicitor
General, who becomes Attorney General as
announced in Bulletin of 10th.
It is announced that LORD Dufferin's
daughter, Lady Victoria, will shortly be
married to MI. w. L. Plunket, the eldest
son of the Archbishop of Dublin and Pri-
mate of Ireland.
Sir John Gorst and Sir James Ferguson
have been much complimented upon the
result of their enquiry respecting the Affairs
of the New Zealand Loan Company reported
in Bulletin of March Goth.
This report is adverse towards Mr.. Mundella
personally, and it is understood the report
will be officially presented to him unless he
resigns his position as President OF the
Board of Trade.
AQVlceS from 1dTlS I6pOIU IAlat ~ q ""
tinuous drought of thirteen weeks a very
severe and destructive rain and hail storm oc-
Cured yesterday at Marseilles and Cannes.
It is reported that the Rouillac Police have
successfully raided one of the most COM
plete counterfeiting plans ever known,
spurious notes to the amount OF two hundred
and fifty thousand francs were amongst the
articles seized.
The first night of the Falstaff opera,
under the conductorship Of Senior Verdi,
was a great success, and it is reported that
M. Spuller, the Minister of Public Instruction
proposes to present Senior Verdi with the
grand cross of the Legion of Honour.
A despatch from Ottowa reports that
Sir John Thompson stated in the House
of Commons that the Government would not
ask for a subsidy of one hundred thousand
pounds sterling for a line of steamships to
run between France and Canada as was ar
ranged when the treaty with France was
negotiated.
In the discussion which followed the OPP
position argued that the statement made by
Sir John was a direct violation of the pledges
made by Sir Charles Upper and Lord
Dufferin.
A despatch from Rome reports that IN The
presence of thirty thousand people, including
seven thousand pilgrims from Spain, the
Pope performed the ceremony OF the oeatl-
fcation of Juan Diego, known as the apostle