NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6488, 13 December 1881, Page 5

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

[Pea Punas Association.]

(Per o.s. Botomahaaa vid the Bluff.)

LONDON, Not. 4. Following Archbishop Croke'o litter die* avowing the no-rent polity, advocated in the TtmH League manifesto, the Archbishop of |>ablia haa imoed a pastoral, strongly de* amaeißK tbo manifesto u ao attack oa the righto of property, by a handful of men, the I balk of whom have neither stake nor Interest ia the country. The pastoral was read in all the churches in Dublin; but is throe of them the young men present rose in a body and left the budding. The Lend League ie now vigorously treated as an illegal organisation. No meetings or proceedings are allowed, although a ladies' brands of the League, under Miss Anna Parnell’s direction, Is still permitted to exist. Mr Birmingham, the Liberal and Catholic candidate, carried the election for Berwick by 500 majority over a Conservative. Thera* suit is regarded as a victory for the Government. The Municipal elections in England, however, show Conservative gains, especially In the large towns. In Liverpool they won six crate, and nearly everywhere the Irish vote was given against the Liberals. In a speeds delivered at Carlisle, Sir W. V. Hareonrt ridiculed the report lately published by the Standard that Hr Gladstone contemplated retiring into private life shortly. Tbe Quarterly Esmao urges ths Consezva* fire From to favour die representation of tbe Colonies in the House of Commons. Daring hit recent visit to Paris, the Prince of Woks lunched and spent an afternoon with M. Gsmbette. Madeira papers mention a scheme for a nations! subscription to purchase Gibraltar from the English. Cue hanker has promised E 10.030. U. Henry Brieson, a moderate Bepablisao, arse yesterday elected President of the French Chamber by 817 votes against 95, in a chamber of 557 members. The office-bearer# of the Chamber were also elected, the primps! feature being the success of ell GamboUa'e friends. Tbe overwhelming vote by which Oambetta was elected to tbe proriskmol Presidency at the opening of the Chamber had already offered a test of nterngth. The circular despatch of Mr Blaine, claiming aboolnte political control for the United States over the Panama canal, has excited much attention, and meets with strong dissent from the Times and the majority of the Ifbgitah papers, who point out that tiradeCTteh ignores and contravenes the provisions of the Clayton* Bolwer treaty of 1856. They also urge tbe superior Interest of England on tfiffxMMit of the Australian Colonies. Mr Koine, it is true, expressly disavows any wrish to interfere with the enterprise from a point of view, but the English mam nwa variotu political contingencies Sr which lira United States, ft the present sweeping claim to admitted, might dose the cacalto tbe Immense detriment of England. Therefore a echeme for the neutralisation of the canal under ao International guarantee w Mr BWne. however, SSS to admit that the Treaty of 1846. between lira United State* and Columbia, declare* that the proposed Aoroprao rmntee is an introslon oa a ieid wbere tue local and general Interests of the United States curat be the drat consideration. The election to the new German Beransteg resulted ia a dear pronouncement against Prince Bismarck's federal despotism. The clerical and Conservative coalition*, by Government, were signally defeated, though no party will have an independent majority. One hundred second ballots will be' n««*«ary, but the strength of * £2; fronted by ahostie nod less compsct majority 140. while the Centra, whose voting Socialist deputy has been elected, although the polling shewed a considerable increase of SociSLt voter*. Tbe »«*kg of the Tobacco Monopoly and Stats Insurance Bill will be practically impossible in view of the result of f f, r the murder of Mr Gold on the U«Rbten raiiway, commenced at Maidstone, before Lord Chief-Justice Coleridge. Intense public interest was excited, and tbo Court was densely crowded. The prisoner was W dressed and ia good physical condition. feotune are less rapellant than wpreseuwo photographs. Howasaorommodated a draft w the dock. He ralrad <« VttSS to the composition of the jury, and plraoea "Not Guilty." M&pleten was dsfeaded by Mr Montague Williams. The Attorney General prosecuted for the Orowa, and opened the ease in as able end lucid address, which lasted an hour. Ho displayed great fairness Chili aadPonUn which it is stated that the United States would sol permit Chili to destroy the Peruvian nationality nor annex mm tettitara etiranriM titan •« temporary.

aeotmty for a fair war indemnity. When the criri* comes, Mr Blaine is expected to issue a State paper declaring the United States to bo the arbiter of the politics of the American Continent. The first complete train carrying passengers |SMtdthMugh dt Gothnrd tunnel on Nov. HTDIA AND THE BAST. Bombay, Nov. 18. The Viceroy and Lsdy Ripen are on a tour. They left Agra yesterday for Jeyporo. After reaching Calcutta early in December, the Viceroy will lake a private trip to Burmah. A great atom occurred at Madras, which greatly damaged the new harbour works, now nearly completed. The only vessels inside the harbour were two steam barges, which were sunk and the majority of the crows drowned. It is reported that General Roberts will vacate the Madras command in April to succeed Sir G. WoUclcr as Quarter-master General at the Home Guards. Great preparations arc being made for th» installation of the Quikwar of Boroda. An expeditionary force h»a been ordered to advance to Nexangbal, beyond Badyra, for the better protection of the Assam frontier.