ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2293, 9 August 1881, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

[eeuter’s telegrams.] LONDON, August 6. A Liberal Banquet. A banquet to her Majesty’s Ministers by the Liberal party, in recognition of the policy carried out by tho Government, took place at the Mansion House today. All the members of the Ministry were present, including Mr. Gladstone, whose health has greatly improved. Several important speeches were made, but tho chief was that by tho Premier in reply to the toast of tho evening. In the course of his address Mr Gladstone announced that measures would shortly bo introduced for tho reform of procedure of the House of Commons. In alluding to the present state of affairs in Afghanistan, ho stated that ho deemed any internal meddling in that country would bo a blunder, but tho Government would respect the integrity of Afghanistan. In conclusion, in referring to colonial affairs, Mr Gladstone stated that Ministers would relinquish tho name of Englishmen before they would renounce tho great duties they felt they possessed in connection with the colonies. VIENNA, August 6. Courtesies in High Life. It has transpired that the meetings which took place to-day at Gastein between the Emperor Francis Joseph and the minor Gorman Sovereigns have no

political significance, but that the visits which were exchanged were merely those of courtesy. PARIS, August 6. Peaceful. Telegrams from Tunis report that the state of that country is now much calmer, the Arab rising having considerably subsided. CALCUTTA, August 6. Afghan. News is to hand from Candahar that Ayoub Khan is now preparing to advance on Cabul, and is being joined by large bodies of Duranis. August 8. Telegrams to hand from Afghanistan announce that the Ameer Abdul-Rahman is now at Khelat, engaged in massing troops from the surrounding country. NEW YORK, August 6. The Irish RebelsA largely attended mooting was held at Chicago to-day under the auspices of the Irish Revolution Congress, at which the condition of Ireland and the action of the British Government in connection with that country wore discussed in violent and inflammatory language, and the use of firearms and explosives as a means of redress freely commended. It is stated that this congress is engaged in drawing np a programme for further action, in which dynamito will have a prominent place.