Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1029, 6 January 1882, Page 3

Telegraphic.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN Telegrams to hand from Tunis report that desultory fighting continues between the insurgent Arab tribes aud the French forces in the Principality. The rebels have suffered severe losses, and a large body has crossed the western border into Morocco, whither the French are pursuing them. The Daily News publishes a telegram from Afghanistan to the effect that the Ameer Abdul Rahman has expressed his intention of visiting India during the ensuing spring.

The police in Ireland are actively prosecuting the search for arms in die districts which have been proclaimed distmbed. An extensive seizure of rifles and other weapons was made at Listowel, in County Kerry.

The leader of an extensive secret society of maurauders was arrested at Macroom, in County Cork. Documents found in his possession include plans for the projected murder of farmers who continue to pay rents in defiance of the League’s manifesto.

The British and French Commissioners tor the discussion of the proposed commercial treaty will commence their deliberations at Paris on Saturday next, and from that day will hold daily sittings until tho negotiations are concluded.

Rochefort, editor of I’lutransigcaut has been acquitted on a charge of libelling M. Chaliemel-Lacour, the well-known French politician. At Baroda, the capital of Gujerat, a semiindependent Native State in Bombay Presidency, the installation of the Guicowar, or Native ruler, took place on Doc 27 in the presence of the British Resident.

The “Standard” publishes a telegram stating that fully one-fourth of the city of Cronstadt has been destroyed by lire. The conflagration is farther stated to have been the work of Nihilists.

Seventeen British sailors belonging to a vessel in tho harbour of New Orleans have

been arrested for creating a disturbance at a public meeting held in that city on the Irish question. Sentiments weic expressed by’ some of the speakers which the sailors forci - bly resented, and a riot ensued. Eventually the seamen were arrested and imprisoned. Representations have been made by tho British Consul on the subject. A fresh plot to assassinate the Czar Alexander )U. has been discovered by the Russian police, who have just arrested the cour.piratora.