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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 239, 8 October 1880, Page 2

[Special io Sydney Morning Herald.'] Per Wakalipu at Wellington. London, Oct. 1. Government has decided not to retain Candahar, 1 hough the date of the withdmwl of the troops is not fixed. A movement has been "started in the City for an Australian aud trans-Continental railway. M. Gambelta's organ advocates the propriety of France acting iv concert with the other Powers iv rogurd to the Eastern ques. tion. In replying to a note from the Sultan, the Emperor of Germany regrets that, the necessity for carrying out tbe Berlin Treaty precludes Germany from acting apart from the other Powers. It is reported that Austria proposes a Congress to settle definitely all the outstanding questions in regard to the East, The report of General Burrpwa regarding his recent defeat at Cantfahiir haa been published. The Viceroy of India and General .Uaines condemn ' it as being* -meagre aud" "."satisfactory. Ifc in stated that Russia has backed Persia in her intrigues with Ayoub Khan for securing to him tho Amecrshin of Cabul. Ayoub is report cd to bo proceeding to Masred. Ten thousand British troops "remain at' Candahar, and the rest have been withdrawn. The murder of tho Marquis of Mountmorris has increased- the feeling of terror in England, and the language of the Leagues has aroused a demand for repressive legislative measures. Sir Charles Dilke, the Fore-ten Under .Secretary, is about to proceed to Paris to rearrange the Treaty of- Commerce 'between England 'and France. A week ago Mr Gladstone foretold the present situation at Dulcigno and proposed a naval demonstration at Stamboul, forcing the 1-lellesr ont if necessary. He even named the ships and regiments 'to bo. selected for the service" Germany, however^ refused and tho proposal was coldly received by the Queen. The Timet, refering to a letter by 'Mr' Sheridan of Adelaide which urges capitalists before advancing loans to the colonies to enquire' what proportion it is intended to expend on immigration, says that the Australian indebtedness tried by any statistical test is a mere bagatelle, and that the colonies, when prosperous, will attract immigrants. Referring to New Zealand, however, the Times Bays : — "The state of things there is not equally favorable. Its debt really embarrasses it, and the colony is now bound to show its ability to pay its way for some years to come without further borrowing.