ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1772, 24 October 1879, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

SPECIAL TO THE BLOBJE. LONDON, October 24. COMMERCIAL. The withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England are large. Transactions in tin are of an average character. Prices about £93. THE P. AND 0. MAILS. The P. and O. mails have been delayodfor a week, owing to the breaking down of the Australia. WOOLLEN INDUSTRIES. The woollen industries are reviving. LONDON, October 22. THE “TIMES” AND MR BERRY. The “ Times ” counsels Mr Berry to repair the error of ignoring Sir M. Hicks-Beach’s advice. THE OCCUPATION OF MERY. The report that the Russians had occupied Merv is denied. [beutee’s telegrams.] LONDON, October 21. Arrived.—Sir William Wallace, from Adelaide May 5 th; Trovollyan, from Port Pirio Juno 16th; Carlton Ca3tlo j from Wallaroo April 20th. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. The race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes resulted as follows; Lord Rosebery’s b f La Morvoille, by Blair Athol—Cauldron, 4 yrs. 1 Lord Anglesey’s b c Caxtoniau, by Sterling—Countess Agnes, 3 yrs. 2 Mr Crawford’s ch f Out of Bounds, by Hermit—Boundary, 3 yrs. . . 3 There wore 197 entries. QUEBEC, October 21. H.R.H. the Marchioness of Lome has sailed for England. ; VIENNA, October 21. FAMINE IN HUNGARY. There is a serious famine in Hungary The failure of the crops is general

THE CENTRAL ASIAN QUESTION. The occupation of Merv is officially denied. The Russian Press indignantly protests against the hostile language of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Manchester, which the official “ Mossenger ” announces is not calculated to contribute to satisfactory relations between England and Russia. PARIS, October 22. A COMMUNIST IN TROUBLE. Humbert, the Communist, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for making a seditions speech.