ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1746, 24 September 1879, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Political affairs, both home and foreign, are very quiet. The Public Works Loan Bill passed the Committee of the House of Commons at a quarter past seven on the morning of August 12th, after the atreuous opposition of Mr Chamberlain, who caused nine divisions.

Mr Goldsmid, on August 11th, called the attention of the House to the interference of Government in Egyptian affairs and the complications resulting therefrom. Several Liberal members accused the Government of withholding information. Sir S. Northcote rebutted the accusation of want of candour, and declared that England had not interfered with Egyptian affairs in the interest of her creditors, but that tho object was to prevent anarchy and misrule, although the creditors were incidentally benefitted. He stated that the now firman left the succession unaltered, but prevented the Khedive obtaining loans without the consent of the Porte, whose financial control over Egyptian monetary affairs would be re-established. SirS. Northcote denied any revival of Turkish authority, except the above. The weather in England is fine and much warmer, and apparently settled. The interview between the Emperors of Austria and and Germany at Gaston was very cordial. It is regarded as fresh evidence of tho friendly relations existing between Austria and Germany and a guarantee of tho maintenance of peace in the East. The’Pope has issued an Enoylical declaring that the greatest part of the evils affecting society are due to the inculcation of false philosophy. He says that philosophy should be subject to faith. He exhorts the Bishops to adopt in their schools the teaching of Thomas Aquinas. The Pope has addressed a letter to Cardinal Nina, expressing his esteem aud confidence, which step is considered a decisive check to the Ultramontanea of the Vatican,

Artillery experimented Ellen have shown that the Krupp guns are equal in penetrative power to Woolwich guns double their weight. LATEST. A letter from Lord Be&consfield describes the policy of his Government as unchanged and unshaken. The harvest in the British Islands will bo four to six weeks late. In some districts only half crops will be gathered. The potatoes are in many places more or less diseased, and the roots in general have suffered severely. It is stated that the Royal Commission appointed to examine into the matter of colonial defence will have Lord Carnarvon as president, and will include Sir Lintorn Simmons, Admiral Messrs Milne, Childers, Thomas Brassey, Sir Henry Barklay, and Sir Henry Holland. A Fourth contingent of the Barnsley colliers, 200 in number, with their families, have loft for New Zealand. Russia has entered into negotiations for the construction of several cruisers in America. Several military officers at Odessa having been placed under police surveillance a tumult ensued, and the public supported the military. King Alfonso has returned to Spain after an interview with the Archduchess Maria Christina. The marriage is arranged to take place in October. Carlo Pecci, the Pope’s eldest brother, is dead. An alarm has been created at Philippopoli owing to the arrest of 24.0 influential Turks in the Rhodope Mountains, charged with a conspiracy to attack Philippopoli after the Ramazan. Baron Haymer, Count Andrassy’s successor, will not assume office until the middle of September, Andrassy wishing first to settle the Novi Bazaar question, his object be : ng to cement a close understanding between Germany and Austria to restrain the aggressive tendencies of Russia, and impose respect for the Berlin Treaty. General Mantufuel has gone to meet the Czar at Warsaw, King John of Abyssinia has invaded Upper Egypt. The Khedive has ordered troops to Massowah, and has appealed for mediation to England and France, With reference to the shooting of the Rev. Dr. J. D. Kellock by De Young, the wound sustained by the former is very serious. When De Young took refuge in the Home, it was with difficulty that the police and artillery were able to save him from being lynched, as the working men, whose candidate for the Mayoralty Dr. Kellock was, threatened to storm the place of refuge. The cause of the editor of the “ Chronicle’s” attack on,Kellock was on personal and family grounds. Kellock retorted in his speeches, and then De Young shot him.