ENGLISH & FOREIGN

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2284, 28 July 1881, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN

[beutbb's telegbams.] LONDON, July 25. The Premier« The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has been compelled to decline the acceptance of the banquet which is being organised to the Ministry on account o£ the present state of his health, his medical advisers having forbidden his attending. The Infernal Machines. Notwithstanding active enquiries that have been made with a view of finding the owners of the infernal machines recently brought from America to Liverpool in the ship Malta, nothing has yet been learnt either of the shippers or consignees. Investigations are still proceeding both in Ireland and in America, which it is hoped will throw some light upon the affair. Tho American Press urges the British Government to make an exhaustive search into the matter, and to punish the persons concerned. The whole transaction appears to be shrouded in mystery. PARIS, July 26. The Tunisian Question. Despatches have been received to-day from Tunis announcing that, after bombarding the town of Gabes for some hours, a body of troops was successfully landed from tho fleet, and succeeded in driving back the Arabs and obtaining possession of the town, which is now occupied by the French force. In the Senate to-day the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the course of a speech upon the North African question, declared that the French Government were not harboring any designs against Tripoli, and strongly protested against the canards which have been circulated to the contrary. M. Barthelemy St. Hilaire subsequently dwelt upon tho importance of preserving the entente corJiale, which he asserted existed at the present time with the British Government with regard to the policy which France] is purening in North Africa. CALCUTTA, July 26. Peace Overtures. Telegrams to hand from Candahar report that Ayoub Khan has again made overtures for peace to the Ameer. The result of the negotiations has not transpired.