NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2207, 23 March 1881, Page 3

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

[Br Telkobaph.] [Per s.n. Te Anau, at Kusßell ] LONDON, February 11. War is threatened with the Ashanteeß. _ The king of A'lliunteo sent ambassadors bearing a gold axd as a symbol of war, and demanded from the Governor of Cape Cmst Caatlejthe surrender of a refugee chief who had escaped from imprisonment at Coomas.«ie. The Governor refused compliance, and an invasion is now commonly expected. The Marquis of Hartmgton has declared that the disclosures in the correspondence with regard to the seizure of Cabul will not affect the resolution of the Government to abandon Candahar. «... , ~ Canovas del Castello, chief of the dynastic Conservatives, has been succeeded in tbeHpanish Premiership by Logaßta, leader of the dynsstia Liberals. The king refused to assent to a Bill for the conversion of the redeemabledebt, which would have neoesutated Canovas being returned in power another eighteen months. '1 he accession of Lagasta probably marks the commencement of a new and important Liberul movement in Spanish affairs. ' Mr Gosoben iB now on the way back to Constantinople. On his return thera the ambassadors of the Powers will commence negotiations with the Poite upon the Turko-Greek frontier difficulty. Nothing is yet settled, however, as to the form of procedure, nor as to how the ambassadors will net nfter having made their representations to the Porte. Not much confidence is folt at their diplomacy being able to avert a collision between tbe Turks and Greeks in tho spring. Preparations otmtinue on both sides on a echlo implying that hostilities ore considered inevitable. BOMBAY, February 25. The Ameer has abandoned his intention of coming to India. He sent an envoy, Mir Ahmet, who has arrived at Peshawur, en route \ to Calcutta. The census was taken throughout India on the 17th inst., and passed off very quiotU-. Mr Lepel Griffin, recently political officer at Afghanistan, has assumed charge of the Central India agency. Sir Henry Daly has gone home, and Sir Fredk. Hainoß leaves India on the 7th of March, when General Stowart will asßumothe position of Commander-in-chief. The remains ot the French Vo'iaMst traveller, Victor Jaquo Kmoret, are to be exhum d, and convoyed to France in a Frem-h war vessel;! or reinterment. _______