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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2005, 28 July 1880, Page 4

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[By Tblegbaph.] [Per s.s* City of Sydney, at Auckland.] A considerable quantity of the news by the -San Francisco mail was given in our yesterday s issue. The following are additional items GENERAL SUMMARY. The Hon. Gathorne Hardy and Col. Robert Laurie, Conservatives, have been unseated as members of Parliament for Canterbury. Mr Ratcliffe, the Liberal member representing Evesham, has also been unseated for bribery. Grave dissensions are said to exist in tbe Cabinet. Mr Chamberlain, President of the Board of Trade, wishes to retire, his grievance being the non-recall of Sir Bortlo Frero. <j’Doanoll has written a long letter fiercely attacking Mr Parnell and other members of the Hi me Rule party for supporting Hr Bradlangh, •whom ho describes as a revolting atheist. The Right Hon. L. Cave, an ex M.P. and a Tvriter on commercial subjects, is dead. Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, will enter the Royal Military Academy. Thomas Dale, alias Jordan, captain of _the Canadian cricketers, was arrested in the midst of a game as a deserter from tho army, and sentenced to thirty-six days* imprisonment. He managed to escape from the guard room, "but being re-captnrod by a civilian, another -court-martial increased the sentence to 336 Ten thousand bales of cotton were recently •sold in New York in one day for Manchester The scores in the Edinburgh International ■Rifle match are —England, 1733 ; Scotland, 1790 ; Ireland, 1501. . , The first cargo of the new crop of tea arrived ■in London from China on July Ist. The now Irish Land Bill provides that until 31st December, 1881, ejections for tho non. payment of rent in certain districts dis■tress is prevalent, shall be deemed a di a turbance of the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1870, and the tenants shall be entitled to compensation in the discretion of the Judge of the County Court. If the non-payment of rent has been caused by tbe prevailing distress, and the tenant is willing to continue in occupation, reasonable terms to the arrears of rent are to be given by the landlords. The Bills meet with determined opposition from the Conservatives, and Lord Elder gave notice that ho would introduce Bills intended to burlesque the measure. The speaker declined to allow the notice of the Bills to go on the order. paper. The Home Balers also oppose the progress of the Bill. At a meeting of the Irish members of Parliament it was resolved to ask the Government to double the grant for the relief of the Irish distress, and charge a uniform rate of 1 per cent, interest, and also that i 860,000 instead of ,£30,000 be voted for the construction of The long range challenge cup was won by the Irish team at Dolly Mount. On account of the recent murders and outrages, the renewal of the Peace Preservation Act is suggested in influential quarters. The French Senate has adopted a Bill providing for a convention for settling the indemnity due to Frenchmen from America for damages sustained during the civil war. A mania for duelling prevails. Oliver Paine and Le Pellior of the Mot d’Ordre, challenged M. M. Weiss and Robert Mitchell of the Laquelioa stiff. The editor of “ Le Suffrage Universal” aßonapartist journal, and the editor of the Republican provincial journal, fought at Angnltine, the Bonapartist getting hurt. The editor of “Voltaire” has been wounded in a dual with a member of the Jockey Club. The “Neno Fol Press” (Tnrcophili) recommends the deposition of the Snltan in order to save Turkey. The “ Fremdrablaff,” a Government organ, demands European surveillance and control over the Porte. In Turkey it is generally understood that the Porto has determined to resist the decision of the Powers, which decision has excited intense indignation among all classes of Mussulmen. Orders have been given for tho mobilisation of the Second Army Corps. The Porte in rep y as regards Montenegro, says—That in view of resistance by the Albanians, it would be impossible to surrender the Dolignee or Bagano districts. The ramor that the Turks are secretly inciting the Albanians to resist the Greeks, and that considerable military preparations are being made is confirmed. Troops are being moved in the direction of the Greek frontier and quantities of artillery and ammunition have been sent to Salonica. 3000 Albanians have been posted at the most suitable place to prevent the cession. Every position of advantage, forming a continuous line from the Adriatic to the shores of the lake, is now occupied by the Albanians. The Snltan has sent an AmbassadorExtraordinary to Greta to meet the Emperor of Snssia on his journey to Livadia. At the request of Mr Goachen, Cols. Baker, Synge, Blount, and Shuldham, will draw up a report on tho Turkish Gendarmes, and the measures suggested will be pressed for acceptance on the Porte. The Greek Government is quite aware of the fact that it will have to fight for the territory that the Conference at Berlin has given it and is trying hard to get military assistance from France. Measures nave been taken to increase the army from 20,000 to 40,000 mea, and a number of orders have been given in France, Italy, Hungary, Algeria, and Syria to purchase borsea and ammunition. The Great Powers have concluded that Turkey’s compensation for the territory shall consist in facilitating her financial position, they giving it their assistance and co-operation. _ The cote was (igned on the Ist instant, and will be addressed both to the Porte and to Greece. The proportion of the Turkish debt to he borne by Greece, and liberty of worship, are among the .subjects mentioned in the Protocol. The mountain tribes in Afghanistan are gathering in force, and according to the last reports the proclamation of a holy war is looked for. The British Commissioner at Cabul has beea summoned to Simla to confer with the Viceroy on the state of affairs in Afghanistan. AMERICAN NEWS. Mr Garfield, the Republican Presidential nominee, is considered to have a good chance, although charges of accepting bribes from office seekers are preferred against him. The heat at New York is intense. There were seventy cases of snnstroke in one day. Two terrible steamboat accidents occurred at long Island Sound. In one the Starmington and Narragansett collided dnring a fog. The latter took fire, and thirteen persons were burned or drowned. Two young men unable to swim killed each other in desperation. The captain and officers were charged with cowardice and mismanagement. The survivors will sue the company. In the other case the steamer Scawnake canght fire by an explosion, and forty passengers were roasted or drowned. The captain and crew behaved with great coolness, or otherwise the loss of life would have been much greater, Messrs Hiscocks and Hayman have engaged the Robert Humphrey Humphrey party for New Zealand. Salvini, the Italian tragedian, after a season at New York, visits Australia and New Zeaand. Hanlan was beaten by Bradley at Providence, Rhode Island, with Boyd, Riley, Boss, Champion, and others. Ross finished with 36secs. lead, Riley second. Fifty thousand people witnessed the contest. Banian’s trouble was said to be a stitch in the side, bnt there is no definite information with regard to it. Riley says that after making tho turn he seemed .-unable to pull, and gave up the contest as though suffering from cramp. Others say that he was simply,out-rowed and beaten. He returned to Canada much disheartened. He will train for the race with Trickett in England. ChUi has offered stringent terms of peace to Peru, which provides for the absorption of Bolivia,: making the River Joa the boundary between Peru and Chili, Pern to pay 200,000,000 dollars indemnity. The contract has been signed between the Nicaragua Republic and a New York Company for tho Interoceanic canal. Be“t flour is selling at 5 dole 62 cents : wheat I dol 55 cents; chevalier barley, 90 cents to 1 dol 35 cents. Boctor Tanner, of New York, has undertaken the extraordinary feat of fasting forty days. He says that he has done it before and can do it again. The secretary of the Japanese Legation at Washington, Ogell Yahk, feeling remorse for baying been concerned in an insurrection in his own country, recently committed suicide. The San Francisco Chamhsr of Commerce has addressed circulars to the ■ Californian wheat growers, pointing out that the reputation of their grain abroad is injured by carelessness in harvesting. Instead of a premium paid, as formerly, shippers have been compelled to accept 2s per quarter below market price. The public debt has been diminished for the month of June by 10,214,224d01. The cultivation of tea is about to be tried in the States of North and South Carolina on a most extensive scale. Captain Bogardug, the rifle expert, proposes taking a team of wing shots to England. General John, a settler and an early pioneer in California, and on whose land gold was first discovered, died recently. Barry Sullivan announces that he will commence an engagement in the United States in September, and proceed from California to Melbourne to play during the Exhibition. His -daughter-in-law. Miss Adeline Stanhope, goes with him. A bottle containing a slip of paper was picked up about a mile off the harbor at Charlotte Town, Prince Edward Island, on the 26th. The leaf, which appeared to have been tom out of a memorandum-book, had the following scrawled on it : —“ April 17th. On board the training ship Atlanta. We are sinking in longitude 27deg . latitude 27dog. Any person finding this will jsleaao advertise in papers. John Hutchings.”

The Russian Government has contracted with the San Francisco steamers for provisioning her Pacific fleet. The orders, especially for cured meats, are very large. _ The Mormon emigration from Europe'to Salt Lake City is greater than ever. They come from England, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, and Holland. _ _ Captain Howgott’s arctic expedition has sailed.