LATE CABLE NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1341, 18 January 1881, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE ARGUS.] Loxdoit, December 30. The jury empannelled consists of eight Roman Catholics, three Protestants, and one Quaker for the Irish State trial. There has been fighting between the soldiers and street roughs in Dublin. The insurgent Boers have placed the Government of the Transvaal in the hands of the Triumvirate, which has been formally proclaimed. January 3. In the trial of members of the Irish Laud League, the prosecution relies upon Shaughnessy's shorthand reporters to prove the seditious utterances, and systematic terrorism of Sullivan and Biggar. Diplomatic relations between France and Vatican are to be renewed. The Daily Telegraph states it is the intention of the Government to re-enact the Irish Peace Prosecution Act, to which will be added several powers authorising the authorities to search and sieze arms. Mr Foster will introduce the Coercion Bill, as regards Ireland, at the sitting to-morrow. Further arrests of suspected persons and others, engaged in unlawful assemblages, have been made in Ireland.

Members of the Dutch inhabitants of Orange River Free State have taken the field in the rebellion of the Boers. The Caff re Chief Stusermau, has also joined the rebels. Mr Bradlaugh has refused to fight a duel with Laisant at Paris, January 4. A disastrous steamship collision has taken place at Cape Rocca; fifty persons were drowned. A deputation has waited upon the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and urged upon him the desirableness of concluding peace with the Basutos in South Africa. Earl Kimberley stated, in the course of his reply to the deputation, that he had instructed Sir Hercules Robinson to seize the proper moment to intervene with the view of putting an end to the war. January 5. A meeting of the disaffected was held in the Tralee Market Town, and County of Kerry. The police, in accordance with the recent decision of the Government, prohibiting meetings in connection with the lajids question from being held in the disturbed districts, surrounded the assembled crowd, and arrested six of the ringleaders. A riotous gathering having taken place at New Brook, County of Mayo, the police were compelled to charge the rioters with their bayonets, and several persons were seriously wounded. James Red path, American journalist, and hon. member of the Irish Land League, is lecturing at Montreal on the subject of Irish grievances. Socialistic principles, for the suppression of which Prince Bismarck has recently taken such energetic steps, are rapidly spreading in Germany. There are also indications of a decided revival of socialism in France. [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.] London, January 7. Some Turkish soldiers stationed on the Greek frontier, have fired at some Greek brigade?, who retired. At Birmingham, the clock makers who have asked for police protection, have revealed a plot on the part of Russian Nihilists, who are having infernal machines constructed in England to be used in furtherance of their projects against the Emperor of Russia. January 8. The debate on the Address in Reply to the Queeu's speech and amendment thereon, by Parnell, is still proceeding iu the House of Commons. The Irish members who have spoken condemn the stoppage of public meetings in Ireland. Parnell stated that the Coercion Bill, which it is proposed to introduce, will have the effect of increasing the outrages rather than diminishing, them, and would cause conspiracies. Mr Foster, the Chief Secretary for Ireland in a long and able speech, pointed out that the outrages followed the inflammatory and .Bejjuious speeches delivered by the niemberg.-of the. Land League. The Canadian fishery question is now being debated by Congress at Washington in a friendly tone towards England.

There is some hope that the difficulty in regard to the Greek question, may yet be arranged, and the arbitration of the Powers may be accepted. Late negotiations so far show some improvement on previous efforts. The town of Kiraberley is being fortified against the expected attack by Boers, who are now desperate. They have a large number of men in the field, and, emboldened by previous successes, are advancing further into Natal. A disastrous fire has taken place at Havanna, and, with the exception of large cigar factories, the principal buildings have been destroyed.