The House of Commons has agreed to [Sir Stafford Northoote'gmotion by 271 votes to 165, refusing to receive Bradlaugh's oath after he had been heard at the Bar, 6th May.
5,000 Soudan rebels have been routed by the Egyptian troops under Hicks Pasha.—China Mail, 9th May.
Lord Dufferin has arrived at Constantinople.
Daring a debate in House of Commons on the Navy Estimates, Lord H. G. Lennox argued that the ironclad navy was inadeq. Sir Thomas Brassey ge reassuring informatiou.—Daily Press, Wo believe it to be a fact that thirty thousand soldiers are the contingent thab Li Hung-chang pected to contribute from Chihli, to the forces, for the threatened. war in Annam. This is supp 0 his army; as a fact, howeve he has not so many as is generally ten thousand or mutiny which took place a few, tha Tt is not casion referred to the abroad of the revolt was checked by the Countess Li, who seems to be woman of grant character and determination. The Viceroy was absent at ao-ting Fu, and Lady Li rose to the emergency in such a way us t foreign settlement from an incursion which would have been fatal, probably, to the lives and property of many foreigners, Twelve hundred of the mutineers lost their heads, and the Viceroy's army suffered a very serious diminution. At the sam time, the Commander-in-chief bably have no difficulty in provide number said to be demanded of him, and we have no doubt that they will find plenty for them to do, Of course it is too ed. high TA is early' to cuss the plan of operations likely to put in force should he be placed in the position attributed to him, One thing, however, is clear; that he will scareely Bo able to defend Tonquin Should such an attempt be made, eq ire a strong force to preserve the integrity of Canton, The only approach to th © of operations open to him seems to be an overland route through Yunnan.
Wo translate in another column some graphic Tottrs received from " Ohinowe in Wachang, describing the late stirring events in that city. It will be seen. that the disturbances are attributed to a deep-laid plot by the ringleaders of the Pai Lien Chino, or Sect of the White Lil one of the most widespread and fort of ti secret societies in China. gramme whi one of the Nihilist and Land ange con. spiracles in Europe. What would have been the fate of Wuchang on the 28th of the third moon if the plotters had had to dynamite, and escaped the ey met with only two baure concerted moment 7
A foreigner who lately arrived here from Hankow states that upwards of sixty por tons were beheaded during the scare, and that the heads were stuck up all over the place. The victims underwent no trial, Patrols went through the streets in the night, and when they found anyone who could not give a clear account of himself, they out his head off on the spot.
According to present arrangements, the ex-Viceroy Li will start from his home in 4 for Nan-ASH Ho Fei on the 16th king. After a short away he will board the Haeshin and come to Shanghai. The Che-hsien expects him about 23rd or the 24th inst. and is preparing the Kiangnan Arsenal and the Canton Guild-house for his reception.
We hear that the tea market at Kiukiang has been opened. Opinions of the prices that have been paid for the new teas differ widely as might be expected, but there iq
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