ENGLISH & FOREIGN

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2698, 30 November 1882, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. , [rehter’s telegram.] s Received November 29th, 2.20 p.m. LONDON, November 27. 1 News is to hand from Dublin of a serious outrage committed there to-day. A man who had j ust alighted from a car deliberately stabbed a juror in the case of Hynes, who is now under trial. The juryman lies in a moribund state. A bailiff who was a witness of the outrage made an attempt to seize the assassin. The latter however escaped in a car from which he had alighted, but only after a struggle, in which he was severely stabbed by the bailiff. In consequence of the recent outrages the force of police in Dublin is being augmented, and all the constables are now armed with revolvers. In the House of Commons to-day the thirteenth of Mr Gladstone’s resolutions — viz., that regarding Standing Committees on Law and Courts of . Justice, Trade, &e., was adopted after further debate. At the wool sale to-day 9000 bales were offered. There was only a small attendance of buyers, and the tone of the auction was quiet. Received November 29th, 3 p.m. Parliament will, on Friday nest, be prorogued until February, 1883. In the House of Commons last night Mr Gladstone introduced the supplementary estimates of the expenditure in Egypt up to October last, amounting to £1,000,000. The Premier announced that all the cost arising from British occupation after October will be borne entirely by Egypt. The total cost of the Egyptian campaign to England and India will amount to four and a-half millions sterling. Received November 30th, 1 a.m. In consequence of the state of excitement now prevailing in Dublin, further stringent measures have been adopted for the preservation of peace in that city, and a proclamation has been issued by the Executive to-day declaring that the curfew clause of the Coercion Act, under which persons found abroad after dark are liable to arrest, will be enforced. A reward of £SOOO has been offered for the apprehension of the assassins of the juryman engaged on Hynes’ trial. The murderers are, however, still at large. Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, replying to a deputation which waited on him to-day with regard to De Brazza’s treaty and the recent negotiations between the French Government and the Envoys from Madagascar, stated that he was not aware of the existence of any treaty giving France a Protectorate over the island of Madagascar. PARIS, November 23. M. Gambetta met with a serious accident yesterday. While handling a revolver the charge went off, and the shot entered his arm and ploughed some distance through the flesh, inflicting a bad wound. M. Gambetta now' lies in a very feverish state. Received November 29th, 2.30 p.m. BERLIN, November 27. Owing to the continued heavy rain in Prussia the Rhine has overflowed its banks, and floods have been caused. All traffic on the river is at present stopped. Received November 30th, 1 a.m. CAIRO, November 28. Earl Duflerin has had under consideration the evidence taken by a Commission of Enquiry, and has advised that the charges against Arabi in connection with the massacres at Alexandria and other places, and the burning of that city, should not be brought forward at the trial. [special to press association.] Received November 29th, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, November 27, 7.40 p.m. The French Government has insisted on the establishment of a protectorate over Madagascar, and the envoys from the native Government refusing to assent to this, their flag was insulted, and the envoys fled without attendants, baggage or anything. The French Government now threaten a naval attack on Madagascar. In Ireland, Michael Davitt has commenced an agitation to prevent the payment of rent while a famine is imminent.

The Freedom of the City of Edinbutgh has been presented to the Marquis of Salisbury. Received November 29th, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, November 28, 7.40 p.m.

The balance of the Adelaide loan has been placed at par. The Tories refrain from criticising the state of affairs in Egypt. There is great discontent at the inscription of the New South Wales stock being delayed. A large deputation waited on the Government urging on them to firmly protest against the action of the French with regard to Madagascar. The reply was guarded, and to the effect that the Government wore anxious to avoid irritating France during the settlement of affairs in Egypt. Detective Cox, who was killed by a gang of roughs on Saturday night, received a public funeral, which was largely attended. The recent atrocities have caused a panic in Dublin, and it is known that there are several bands of Fenians who are causing terror throughout the country to those administering justice. They are also trying to secure funds with which to carry out their object. Received November 30th, 1.10 a.m. LONDON, November 29th, 5.55 a.m.

The river Rhino has risen to a height which has not been known for the last century, and in consequence the most disastrous floods have occurred, tho devas* tation being enormous, and several provinces in tho immediate neighborhood have been inundated.

The fever of M. Gambetta is subsiding, and he is now in a fair way of recovery. The Boers have decided to send an envoy to England, with a view to promote better relations with respect to the Transvaal. It has been decided to enlarge the Suez Canal, and the cost is estimated at thirty million francs.

Yielding to the pressure brought to bear upon the subject, the Government have decided to abolish the Court of Valuers for Ireland.