MAIL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1922, 18 August 1888, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

(Per Zealandia at Auokland.) GENERAL SUMMARY* (Dates from Europe up to July 27th.) Mr and Mrs Gladstone celebrated their golden wedding on July 25th. Testimonials, letters, telegrams, and presents poured m by the hundred. One hundred and fifty members of Parliament presented an address. A German named Glotten was arrested on the 26th for threatening to murder Mr Gladstone, all on account of a manuscript he had sent him, and which Mr Gladstone had mislaid. An American elm block six inohes square was picked up off Kingston, according to London despatch of July 26th, with this inscription, "July 36th, 1888, The Ruby, of Dublin, bound to Quebec, was wreoked oil the Irish coast, sinking with all hands. Joaian," The " Daily News " of July 26th declares the Mills Bills adjusting the United States Tariff, is more of a Protective than a Freetrade measure. Mr Spurgeon, on the reoaloitrant Baptist Divine, intends, it is said, to ally himself with the Presbyterians. Seven thousand colliers at Ponty Pridd, Wales, Btruok for an inorease of wages- on July 24th. The talk m London on July 23rd was that since the Emperor William's visit to the Czar, M. De Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister, and Prince Bismarok have gone over the European situation together several times and taken Asia into their deliberations. The British Government had suddenly deoided to send 10,000 troops into the Blaok mountains on the North Border of India to punish the Akzars for the recent murder of Colonel Battey and Captain Mustor. The Rev W. S. Green left Queanstown on July 28 to explore the glaoier regions m the Selkirk ranges of British Columbia. In the House of Commons on July 17 the Radicals strongly objected to the clause m the local Government Bill assisting emigration. The Government agreed to reatriot the operations of the olauae to oases where local or oolonial guarantees for repayment are given. Samuel Smith proposed to aid the emigration of children. The Government sympathised with the proposition, but a technical objection was| interposed. The 300 th anniversary of the dia traction of tb.9 Spanish Armada was observed on July 12 at Plymouth, and the foundation of a national monument was laid. The London Cobden Club is threatened with dissolution owing to the faction m the Liberal Party. In view of internal troubles} the usual annual festival of the Club m July was abandoned and the Association has deoided hereafter to confine its efforts to combatting Protection. AU orders to BendJ reinforcements to the Cape were countermanded, on July 17 owing to the improved oondition of affairs m Zululand. Mr Conybere, M.P., was on July 20 suspended for one month for writing a letter to the " Standard " denouncing the conduot of the Speaker m supporting the Tory motion for a oloture. °* _ The Committee on the subjeot has published its report favoring the notion of dosing all drinking plaoes m Ireland on Sundays. The Rev Mr Waugh testified before the Poor Relief Committee of the House of Lordß that thousands of children were starved or otherwise murdered m England every winter, m order to obtain the ■ paltry amount of insurance upon their lives. He said the system of insuring children's lives was simply offering a premium to murder. The alleged ill-treatment of the ex-Empress Victoria in' Berlin was the sensation at that oity and London on July 14th. The story, which was started by the "Pall Mall Gazette," is pronounced false m every particular by the " St. James Gazette." It is stated that Cardinal Moran has suooeeded m oonyinoing tho Pope that it is policy to refrain from admonishing Irish Catholic tenants on Irish estates. President Townsend'a aotion for libel against the Dublin " Freemn's Journal," has been settled out of court, the journal agreeing to withdraw its imputation and apologise, and pay £500 and costs. The Home Rule Union intend to oampaign the three kingdoms with vans full of Home Rule literature, and many speakers. Every hamlet will be visited. A Pupal Enoyclioal letter was read m all the Catholio Churob.es of Dublin on Friday, July 15th, expressing grief that meetings had been held m Ireland, whereat dangerous opinions regarding his reoent decree had been uttered. The Pope reiterates hiß affection for Ireland, but the whole system of the Plan of Oampaign and Boycotting are oondemned as unlawful. A letter written by Arohbishop WaUh, aooompanied the Enoyolioal, whioh Bays the agitation referred to had never ended. An enormous eviction began at Eilrush, County Clare, on the Vandelure estates on July 18. The plan inoludes the eviotion of 114 families. Oapt Croker and the Sheriff of Clare were on the estates with o a foroe of 500 soldiers and police. The arrears owed by tenants amount to £8000. The Vanderlure troubles began m 1874 when the late Colonel was defeated for Parliament, and never forgave his tenants for not returning him. Inspired by revenge he raised the rents to the highest legal point. Of course the tenants rebelled and there have been troubles ever sinoe. Three tenants were evioted leacefully. James Madigan, of Comioala, however, strongly barricaded his residence and poured hot water on the eviotors who ÜBed orow-bars, sledge hammers, and axes m effecting an entrance. Madigan was arrested with two relations who assisted him. Queen Victoria has refused to surrender to the German Ambassador, Count Von Munster, the documents left by the late King Frederick and conveyed to the Queen by her daughter the Empress. She, however, gave Von Munater permission to read them. The Emperor William meets King Humbert m Ootober, when he will visit Rome on the invitation of the King at the suggestion of Prime Minister Orispi. The Pope has protested against the visit, declaring the Emperor's presence m the Eternal City an act of hostility to the Vatioan. The protest was sent to Prince Bismarok. It is stated m Berlin that the Emperor will visit the Pope bb well as King Humbert.

Mr Seddon, M.H.R., says he is not at all surprised that sixpenny dinners have been started m Wellington, for Government olerks gotßuoh a miserable]pittanoe]that they haven't enough to live ou,