FURTHER NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2101, 17 November 1880, Page 3

FURTHER NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

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LONDON, October 6.

The Queen has sent a letter of sympat y to Lady Montmorris in regard to the murder of Lord Montmorris. This murder created an alarm in Ireland, almost amounting to panic, and the terrorism exercised by the Land League is increasing. .. _ , , ~ The Australian cricketers left England amid the heartiest testimonies of appreciation and goodwill from all quarters The L.ndon newspapers all published articles praising their splendid form and play throughout the tour, especially the perfect way in which they worked together. The presentation to them at the Hardwick Hotel was a very successful affair. The movement was set afloat by Mr J. S. Clarke, aided by an influential commifctee, and was cordially received * 10 majority of Australian ooloni-t* in England. BOMBAY October 22

Major Hogg, an eyo-witi ess at, Mmj ira writes that the battle was practical,y fiught with 1400 infantry, 300 cavalry, and six guns. The British force was surrounded on all sides. The men were halt dead with exhaustion and thirst, and were without the support of reserves, yet they withstood the onslaught of 15,000 men, and the concentrated fire of their guns on the open plain for nearly five hours without flinching. Then a’lof a sudden, as if paralysed with the excessive s.rai ', they went crash, and dissolved like a snowball, ai d with the exception of the cavalry no resemblance of a military force remained.