ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2489, 29 March 1882, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

[renter's telegrams.] CAPETOWN, March 28, The Basutos

The Colonial Secretary of Cape Colony (Hon. J. C. Molteno) ,in the course of a speech which he made to-day, announced that the Cape Government had decided to ropeal the Ordinance providing for the disarmament of the Basutos, and that a Royal Commission would shortly be appointed to examine and to report upon the grievances of tho Basutos who had remained loyal during tho war.

LONDON, March 28.

The Kev- McCabe

It is annonnced that the Most Rev. Edward McCabe, Roman Catholic Archbishop of DubliD, has received a Cardinal's hat. The State of Ireland-

Serious outrages continue to be committed in the disturbed districts in Ireland. News is to-hand to-day that an attempt has been made in Donegal to destroy a farmhouse with an explosive bomb. The missile was thrown, and the oxplosion caused serious damage to tho house, but the inmates escaped injury. Messrs Parnoll, Dillon and O'Kolly have applied to be released from custody on parole. It is not yet known what answer has been returned by tho authorities to tho request. The Clotureb». rr_ijj 0 division on tho cloture proposals of the Government will take place in the House of Commons on Thursday next. The Durham Ashore.

The steamship Durham has gone ashore at Gravesend during tho heavy gale which has boon oxporionced. It is not known whether her position is dangerous. PARIS, March 28. Affairs in Tunis-

Telegrams aro to hand from Tunis announcing that numerous bauds of insur-

gents are still scouring the country *' * n that a body of rebels are commitv ° serious ravages in the towns and village iugtho vicinity of Gabos, a seaport on the southern coast. ■