SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3002, 8 February 1881, Page 3

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

(Reuters Special Telegram.)

London, December 81. The trial of Mr Parnell and the other chiefs of tbe Land League commened at Dublin on the 27th instant. The jury, composed of eight Catholics, three Protestants, and one Quaker, were empannelled after much dispute between the Crown lawyers and the counsel for the defence.

Tbe Government seem to be apprehensive of an armed rising, judging from the increased military precautions. Tbe force in Dublin now consists of 200 officers and 6.000 men, 1,000 cavalry, and 18 guns, independent of Constabulary. Fresh troops are going from England. A flying column has been formed to scour tbe country in all directions to prevent a Fenian rising. The League increasfs daily, an d Boycotting is becoming a regular system, being applied to all individuals obnoxious of the League. Not only farmers but tradesmen are compelled to subscribe to its funds.

The French Government are gradually effecting a complete separation between Church and state. The prosperity of France at present is extrordiuary, and it is still increasing. One hundred and twenty million francs in the shape of taxes have been abolished this year. Turkey, like Greece,continues arming. Unless diplomacy can arrange the matter

before spring there ia little doubt that a war will break ut. Bombay, January 19. Conridi..■?"= on: narm has created here hiu: m England by the report of an alleged plot of rebels against the Government to massacre all the Europeans at Kolapore. It is stated that about 3,000 natives were implicated, the intention being to massacre tbe Europeans when at church at evening service on the 31st, loot the treasures of the city, and murder all the unpopular officials. The design, however, was discovered and frustrated by the police. The trial of 27 of tbe ringleaders is now proceeding. Rumors aie also current that uneasiness exists at Jelpore, Madras Presidency, owing to the arrest of a village Headman for alleged complicity in murders by predatory low-caste natives. An agent has gone to Jelpore with additional police Two companies of the Madras infantry

have been moved in the same direction as a precautionary measure. The evacua'ion of Candahar has not yet commenced, the intention of the Government, intimated in the Queen's speech, to evacuate the place having occasioned some excitement there. The 6th Dragoons and a battery of Artillery sail for Natal early in January, and other troops follow. The 15th Hussars, the 2nd Battalion of tbe 16th Rifles, and a Battery of Artillery, ha<?e been ordered from Dunapore to Natal.