ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2711, 15 December 1882, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

By Electric Telegraph—Copteiqht.

[reuter's telegrams.]

Received December 14th, 10 p.m. LONDON, December 13.

The Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone has received numerous congratulatory letters addressed on the jubilee of his Parliamentary life. He was first elected (in the Conservative interest) for Newark at the general election in December, 1832.

[special to press association.] Eeceived December 14th, 5.15 p.m. LONDON, December 13, 6.56 p.m. A brother of the Eight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, who was a candidate for election at the Eeform Club in April last, but was blackballed, is about to sue Alexander

Boyd for £SOOO damages for having stated

it is said on the authority of Mr Robert Terrens, M.P., that he (Chamberlain) has been guilty of some misconduct in Adelaide. Eeceived December 15th, 1.15 a.m.

LONDON, December 14, 7 a.m

The Boers have captured Mampoer.

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke will probably succeed the Hon. John Bright a» Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The " Daily News " states that the Commission to enquire into the affairs in the Western Pacific will include Sir A. Gordon, Eear-Admiral Hoskins, and Sir Samuel Wilson.

The Sultan is terribly alarmed at the apparent discontent of the Turkish soldiery. Prince Bismarck is suffering from a severe attack of neuralgia, and can scarcely articulate.

Earl Derby, in referring to the Madagascar difficulty, recommends a friendly mediation, and is also of opinion that it would be wise to spend millions on Irish emigration. The Tories support the National view.