ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2311, 31 August 1881, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

[reutek's telegrams.] LONDON, August 30. Mr Dillon Banqueted. A banquet was given last night to Mr Dillon, M.P., who was rocently released from Kilmainham gaol, by a number of his friends and sympathisers. Several Home Rulo members wore present. Mr Dillon, in the course of his speech in roply to the toast of his health, alluded to the Irish Land Act, which ho characterised as worthless. He further announced his intention of resigning his seat for Tipporary and retiring into privato life. The Dotterell Disaster. An inquiry which has been held into tho cause of tho disaster to H.M.S. Dotterell in the Straits of Magellan ia May last, has resulted in finding that the explosion was due to absonco of ventilation in tho magasino. En RouteThe English cricketers embark at Liverpoel on September 17th for America en route for New Zoaland and Australia. Severe Cyclone—Great Loss of LifeTelegrams are to hand announcing that a most severe [cyclone has been experienced on tho South Atlantic coast of South America. It extondod over a considerable area, and was felt at several seaport and inland towns. The destruction to life and property is reported to hav e been very great. PARIS, August 30. Affairs in Tunis. Telgrams have been roceived from Tunis announcing that the Arabs in tho neighborhood of Sousa, a sea-porb on tho Tunisian coast, have made threatening demonstrations towards tho inhabitants of the town, and tho latter's position is considered very unsafe. It is probable, therefore, that a body of French troops now in Tuuis will immediately occupy Sousa, for the purpose of opposing the threatened attack by the Arabs. WASHINGTON, August 30. The President's Health. This morning's bulletin reports that President Garfield's condition continuos to improve, and it is believed that he is now making good progress towards recovory.