The French mail of March 28th arrived on the 12th instant.
The English mail of the 4th April is delivered as we yo to Press.
A homeward mail leaves to-morrow by the P, & 0, str. Malacca, The following Router's telegrams have been revived during the week, The Italian Ministry have resumed office, The Pope's situation is precarious The Khan on returning 27 Russian prisoners demanded stoppage of the expedition.
wh6 conferences at Paris resulted in a New Sugar Convention, the assessment to be.according to strength and not color.
Tohn Stuart Mill is dead.
News from the Gold Coast reports two severe engagements with the Fantees who were obliged to retire. The Ashantees 30 040,000 strong advanced in line upon Cape Const. The King of the Ashantees announced his determination to retake Elmina.
There is a severe panic on the Vienna and Frankfort Bourses, in consequence of the stringency of money, and there have doen numerous failures.
Phere has been an armed resistance to taxes in Louisiana, Kellog telegraphed that the State was drifting into anarchy.
Topete arrested other Conservative Leaders. Refugees at Portugal, Serrano and Biarritz Winner of the Chester Oup—Field Marshall, Laburaum second, Aweer-k third.
The chief local event of the week has been the annual meeting of Ratepayers, which was opened at 9.30 a.m, on the 12th, and occupied the whole of that and the following day. The Report and Accounts for 1872-73 were passed after some
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