LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2107, 24 November 1880, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[Bx Tblbobaph.] ("Per s.s. Tararua, at the Bluff.] A portion of the Late Cable News, per the above ship, was given in our yesterday’s issue. The following are additional items : LONDON, November 8. Mr Gladstone delivered an important address on the political situation at the Lord Mayor’s banquet in the Guildhall last evening, in response to the toast of Her Majesty's Ministers. Dealing with the condition of affairs in Ireland, ho stated that the circumstances of that country were such as to cause the most serious anxiety to the Government. He attributed the agitation that had_ arisen to tha undeniable evils of the existing land system, and expressed his conviction that the Irish land laws required amendment in the direction of giving greater security of tenure to the tenants. He viewed with great regret the grave excesses into which some of the people had been led, and stated that the Government were determined to uphold order and preserve the peace, and that they would not shrink from coercive measures if necessary to secure this end. He indicated that the Government had under consideration measures which would remedy the grievances of which Ireland complained, and that they would bo submitted to Parliament during the coming session. Referring to the position of affairs in the East, he declared that the Powers were determined to enforce the provisions of the Berlin treaty, and added his belief that Turkey’s very existence depended upon her fulfilment of the pledges she had given. November 11. The authorities in Ireland fear that serious collisions will occur at Ballinrobe, County Mayo, between the sympathisers with the evicted tenantry and the Orange expedition which is coming to assist some of the threatened persons. The troops in the district have been strongly reinforced, and there are now 1000 soldiers encamped at the place. Earl Kenmare, a prominent Irish nobleman, who has extensive estates in the County Kerry, near Killarney, has received threatening letters, in which his life is declared to bo in danger. Mr Parnell, M.P. for Cork, the leader of the Home Bulets, is making a stumping tour through Ulster, and is delivering inflammatory addresses to the peasantry. Great excitement prevails in County Mayo, and the people are flocking in large numbers to Lough Mask, a small village on the lake of that name, situated within a few miles of Ballinrobe. It is freely stated that any expedition of Orangemen will be attacked, and a conflict is considered to be imminent. The force of military in the neighborhood is considered sufficient to prevent any serious disturbance. November 12,

The expedition of Orangemen from Ulster, despatched to assist the threatened land owners in Mayo, has arrived at Lough Mask, and encamped there. Precautions are being taken against any sudden attack. The Orangemen have so far been unmolested, but large numbers of the peasantry have assembled in the vicinity. The military are on the alert to prevent any collision. A national manifesto has been issued by the Irish Land League calling upon the people to be firm in their passive resistance to the tyranny of the landlords, but to refrain from overt acts of aggression, which would enable the British Government, by a display of military power, to crush the national movement. The command given in the manifesto is—“ Let the British display their despotism unheeded.” An application has been made to the Court of Queen’s Bench on behalf of Mr Parnell and others against whom proceedings have been instituted for conspiracy and sedition, to require the Crown to specify the exact nature of the charges brought against them. The judges, after hearing arguments, granted the applications, and have made an order accordingly. November 13. A serious outbreak has occurred in Dartmoor convict prison, situated about seven miles from Tavistock, county Devon. For some time past a spirit of insubordination was manifested amongst the convicts, and this has culminated in an open mutiny. An attempt was made to overpower the guards, and two of the convicts were shot. The outbreak was then speedily suppressed. Another murderous outrage has taken place in Ireland, Mr Wheeler, the agent of an absentee landlord in the vicinity of Limerick, and whose life had been threatened on several occasions in consequence of his carrying out evictions, has been shot dead. The murder is undoubtedly due to the agrarian agitation. The state of affairs in the west of Ireland still causes grave anxiety. The interference of the Orangemen, who seek to protect the landlords, and the coercion brought to bear by the authorities, have engendered the bitterest feelings amongst the peasantry. The land

leaguers have issued a manifesto and threaten reprisals in the event of any of their members being harrassed or evicted from their holdings. November 16.

A grand durbar of native prinoes and chiefs has been held at Lahore, at which the Governor-General, the Marquis of Bipon, attended. In the address he delivered, he stated that it was the intention of the Government to pursue the policy of Lord Lawrence, one of the greatest of his predecessors, which was characterised by non-interference with the affairs of Afghanistan, and a steady determination to promote the development of the natural resources of the Indian Empire. The Boers are again becoming troublesome in some districts. They evince a rebellious spirit, and resist the enforcement of the law. The authorities are adopting stringent measures to repress any attempt at organised disturbances, and troops have been strengthened in these places where the settlers are displaying a hostile attitude. The Irish peasants are having recourse to various devices in order to harrass the landlords, In the County Cork the landed proprietors have been subjected to many petty as well as serious annoyances. In several districts fox covers have been poisoned, and the animals destroyed. Tho Hon. Saul Samuel, 0.M.G., the recently appointed Agent-General for New South Wales, has arrived in London, and enters immediataly upon tho duties of his office.