LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2076, 19 October 1880, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[Per 8.8. Rotomahana at the Bluff.] A portion of the late cable news per the above ship appeared in our issue of yesterday. The following are additional items : LONDON, October 6. The war at the Cape is exciting much attention. The latest intelligence received states that 1 the Basutos, after the recent severe defeats inflicted on them by the Cape forces, have dispersed. The rising among _ the Mohales, however, is spreading, and additional trouble is expected in this direction. The Natives in Fondoland and Galekaland also exhibit a restless spirit, and it is feared that the disaffection may extend among them. Owing to the unusually rainy weather which has prevailed of late, there have been heavy floods in Scotland, doing considerable damage. In the Midland Counties of England also several of the rivers have overflowed their banks, and caused much loss. The victory of Laycock over Blackman has excited much, interest in aquatic circles. A match has been arranged between Laycock and Hosmer, of Boston, to take place over the champion course on the Thames on the 2nd. Arrangements have also been made for a match between Laycock and Hawdon, the well-known Tyne sculler, on the 13th prox., over the same course. Ootober 7. Armenia and Kurdistan are in a state of anarchy. Great excesses have been committed by roving tribes of Kurds. A force numbering 15,030 has made a raid into Persia and committed serious depredations. Persian forces have been despatched against them. The rioters implicated in the disturbances which took place in Glasgow on the 16th of August in connection with a Home Rule demonstration of the Irish laboring population, have been released, the Crown not considering it necessary to follow up the prosecution. The funeral of M. Jacques Offenbach, the celebrated Frenoh composer of opera-bouffe, took place to-day. He was interred in the church of the Madelaine. A large number of leading members of the musical and literary professions were present. October 8. A large and influential meeting of Irish land proprietors was held to-day hi Dublin for the purpose of considering the serious question of the protection of their interests. The attendance was numerous, representatives from the South and West of Ireland, where agrarian agitation is now rife, being present. Speeches were delivered deprecating the proceedings of the extreme section of the Home Bulers, who, it was alleged, were mainly responsible for the excitement existing ! against landlords, and resolutions were agreed to calling upon the Government to adopt strong coercive measures for the protection of life and property. Ootober 9. Owing to the numerous agrarian outrages which have lecently occurred in the West of Ireland, and the system of terrorism exercised towards the more peaceable tenants, the Government have proolaimed the counties of Galway and Mayo as disturbed districts. All persons possessing arms have been called on to surrender them to the authorities. Gatherings for political purposes are prohibited, and all suspected persons have been placed under surveillance. In order to vigorously administer the law and repress disturbance, the police forces in those districts have been largely augmented. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, as President of British Commissionere in connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition, has forwarded his congratulations to the several Executive Commissioners upon the success of the undertaking, and expressing his regret that public affairs should have prevented him from paying a visit to Australia and being present at the opening ceremony.

The frozen meat industry is exciting great interest here. The Orient Steam Navigation Company, in accordance with an undertaking given some time ago, have decided to fit up their vessels with refrigerating apparatus. The steamship Orient has been already fitted up with Messrs Bell and Coleman's refrigerator, an improved form of the one used on board the Strathleven, and will be available for shippings of meat on her next voyage from Australia. The P. and O. Company have followed the example/and the Eaiser-i----hind, one of the largest steamers of their fleet, has been" similarly prepared, Coleman's apparatus being also adopted. .. Hanlan. is practising assiduously, and is gradually getting into form. His prospects of success at the forthcoming contest for the championship with Triokett are considered good. < . The Queen, desirous of acknowledging the brilliant service rendered by General Sir Frederick Roberts during the Afghan campaign, has expressed her intention of personally decorating him with the Grand Cross of the Bath, which has been conferred upon him. General Roberts, who has been appointed to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Madras, will shortly proceed to England on leave of absence. The Basutos are again assembling for the purpose of recommencing operations against the Cape forces. A large body of natives, under Serathodi, one of the most turbulent chiefs, is concentrated near Mafeting, where a detachment of Cape Rifles is entrenched. Colonel Wepperer has been ordered to advance to the relief of the position. China demands reparation for the arrest of the Secretary of her Consulate at Havanna. An agreement has been definitely come to between the Powers to apply a policy of coercion to Turkey. It has been resolved that the execution of the decree shall be intrusted to three of the Powers, of which Great Britain will be one. The others have cot been determined on, but it is considered probable that Russia and Austria will be selected.

Great preparations are being made at the arsenal at Portsmouth for the despatch of munitions of war for the service of the Mediterranean fleet. H.M.S. Assistance, 2515 tons, is embarking gunpowder, and will leave Portsmouth immediately to proceed to Malta, where the fleet will be re-supplied. The plan of operations proposed to be pursued in relation to Turkey will not be confined to Albania, but direct coercion will be brought to bear upon the Porte. Besides blocking the Albanian ports in the Adriatic Sea a portion of the fleet will be despatched to cruise in the JEgean Sea and to blockade the ports there. The French Government has refused to join in any concerted movement against Turkey, having in view the enforcement of the terms of the Berlin treaty, and the French portion of the squadron under Sir Frederick Seymour, has been withdrawn.