SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 35, 31 December 1880, Page 3

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

London, November 19. The state of affairs in Ireland h»s not improved. The Oram.-e expedi** ■ Mien to aid *he farmer Baycott was l^eived with intense hostile demonstrations, and th< se comprising it would, no doubt, have been attacked but for the strong force of infantry, cavalry, and police by which they were protected. No less than 7000 aimed men are now stationed between Clare,Ballinarobe, and Lough Mask, to overawe the hosiile peasantry. The urgent need for a thorough reform ofthe Irish lar.d tenure laws is not disputed, even by tho chief Irish landlords, many of whom have written to the papers showing the necessity of legislation. A soc.ety is being 'formed, the committee of which is drawing up the heads of a mew Sure which they think equitable. The Standard and Daily News are publishing a series of letters fron the disturbed districts in lieland, which produce a great impression. The three great principles which the moderate Irish politicians desire to be made, and the English Liberals concede, are ~ fixity of tenure, free sale, and fair rent* Ibe damage done by earthquake at Agram is estimated at three million florins. Fearful havoc has been wrought in the city snd surrounding districts, and many families are homeless. The Mayor of London has opened a subscription for ihe relief of the sufferers. Capetown, Becember 26. Further telegrams to hand i egard*. ing the disaster in tho Transvaal, state that when the Boers attacked th 6 detachment of the 95th Regiment, the men were engaged in rescuing a number of swamped wagons, and being consequently without arms, wero completely crushed by the large numbers of Boers who swept down on them. ' Bebne, December 27. The President of the Swiss Confederation., who had bu* quite recently Seen elected to the position, committed suicide today, in the street, in this city. Sydney, December 28. Mr Norton, who was shot by a woman at Dubbo last montb, is 'dead . The post mortem, examination showed that the bullet had become embedded in tho brain and had caused an abscess.