Telegraphic

Dunstan Times, Issue 1037, 23 December 1881, Page 3

Telegraphic

BRITISH AND FOREIGN A fund his beet sbirte! for the relief ol distressed I ishwomen. The Queen sub scribed £2OO, an i other contributions have already been received. Intelligence is to hand from Tunis that certaui Tunisian Government officials have forcioly expelled workmen of Mr Levy, a Biitish su 1 j-ct, from the estate at It n lid a the ownership of which has been for a long time past in dispute. After the removal of Mr Levy’s employes the Tunisians installed a number of French workmen in their places, and the latter are now in possession of the estate. The French Ultramontane Press have lately published artie es in reference t ■ the situation of the Papal See. Tire papers concur in stating that the Pope’s position has become unbearable, and that the question of his Holiness’ departure from Rome is now seriously mooted. News is to hand from Ireland that the police have seized the w’noo of this week’s issue of the United Ireland, the organ of the Laud Leigue, published - in, Dublin, an 1 hj wo a so arrested the remainder of the staff of the paper. Mr O’Bi-i n, the editor, was arrested in October last. A dispatch Lorn the United States Sec;etary of State to Mr Russell Lowdl, Minister to London, on the subject of the proj -oted Panama Canal, is piildidied. Mr Biiim dwells in forci u!o language on the g owi hj of American interests i.i the Pacific, and draws attention to the solicitude which has been shown by Engl ad to control the route to India via the Suis Canal. He asserts the right of the United Slates against that of European Powers to control the Isthmus of Panama, and points out that such control would afford absolute neutrality Lr the Canal. Intelligence to Land shows that 45,000 persons, comprising the families of the Tunisian insurgents and a number of insurgents themse'ves, have entered Morocco and I have requested the Pul an of the State to ! permit them to settle permanently in the country. The news tins caused a great sensation throughout Prince. A diabolical attempt has been made to I destroy the courthouse at Montreal in Canada. The intention was to cxp’.o ’c a.i . infernal machine regulated by clockwork, but fortunately it was discovered before' the explosion occurred. There is great iu- i align,atiou in Montreal at this dial olical ‘ act, which is attiibutcd to liish cof»>iirators, and every effort is being made to dia. • cover the authors of it. 1

The police authorities In- £ielatiil-ybave issued citculnrs offering rewards for secret information which may lead to the arrest of persons gui’ty of acts of sedition. The Lend. n\Pr s', ip coip(iteming on the result of the Londonderry election, expresses great satisfaction at the victory •of the Solicitor General. The conduct of Sir Samuel Wilson, the Conservative candidate. in coquetting with the Band League, ; s condemned ; and lilk' .ieei-ivo defeat, uotrt itlistaii'hng, J the aid giyen. liiui 1 y Lis new allies, is retarded as inflicting a crushing blow on the League, and showing a desire cn the part of the people of Ireland to give a fair trial to the now lotncdtal legislation.

U is understood that if it is the wish of the Zulus that Celewayo should return to Ilia n nive country, the B it,ish Government will order his release from Omle Moletn Farm, wheie he is now confined. The authorities have discovered that the Irish land League are endeavoring to per? iret 'heir military organisation. Numbers of tluir adherents are .secretly drilling at midnqht in various parts, of the country wider recognised military chiefs. A difficulty has arisen between the German Gove nment and the Porte. A German captain was Rt ire, l ip Turkey, and detained for some time; lie now demands, through the German Government, EGdfll as compensation for the-outrage. ’ Tile Porte demurs to paying this andount. as beiffg exorbi'an.M

Terrible storms have Iwen raging on the Atlantic durlng-thc last few days, ami it is feared tiiafc a number of ships,will lie lost. Sixteen neameis are overdue at New Yo>k and gie.it. fear are felt for their safety. The Convention of Irish Americans now sitting at Chicago have organised a rebeldan fund amounting to 250 OOO.lo', to he expended in assisting the Irish to obtain their na ioaal independence. A number of officials connected with tb- Imperial Comt, have been p.aced cm thei, trial for hiving neglec el to take "oper precautions for the aaffty of the late Emperor Alexander 11., who was as‘.a sitrited at tit. Petersburg on M.nch 18th last

'1 he Dutch Lovernment announce that they have received . an assurance from •’feat Hr.tain that she does not intend assuming ihe s vuinisnty of Romeo. “