LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 205, 21 October 1880, Page 2

LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

[Special to Melbourne Age.~\ London, Oct. 6. The frozen meat industry is exciting interest here. The Orient Ste^m Navigation

Company, in accordance with an undertaking given some time ago, have decided to fit up their vessels with refrigiating apparatus. The steamship . Orient has been already fitted up with Messrs.' Bell and Coleman's refrigerator, nnd an improved form of the one used on board the Strathleven will he available for the shipping of meat ou her' next vojage from Australia. The P., and 0. Company have followed the example, and the Kaiser, one of the largest steamers of their fleet, has been similarly prepared, Coleman's apparatus being also adopted. The Queen, desirous of acknowledging the brilliant service rendered by General Sir Fredk. Roberts, during the Afghan campaign, has expressed ber intention of personally decoruting him with the Graud Cross of the Bath, which has beeii conferred on him, »nd General Roberts, who has been ap pointed to the position of Commander-in Chief of the forces in Madras, will shortly proceed to England on leave of absence. Great preparations are being made at the arsenal at Portsmouth for despatch of munitions of war for the.Rervice of the Mediterranean fleet* 11. M.5. Assistance, 2516 tons,; is embarking gunpowder, 'and will leave 5 Portsmouth immediately to proceed to Malta, where the fleet will be re-supplied The plan of operation proposed to be pu'sued in relation to Turkey will not be confked to Albania, but direct coeicion will be brought to. be.ir upou the Porte. Besides block a ling the Albanian ports in the Adriatic Sea, a portion of the fleet will be despatched to cruise in the iEgean aud to blockade the i orts there. lateuse excitement has heen caused at Constantinople by tbe minatoiy attitude of the Poweis. The Ambassadors of the Powers have joined in impressing upou the Sultan the grave danger, that must ensue 'if resistance to tbe will of Europe be maintained, and he has been warned that the Powers are thoroughly in earnest iu their determination to enforce the Treaty undertaking, and tbat, if necessary, force will he resorted to ensure compliance therewith The Sultan is in a great state of perplexity, and amongst the population great agitation prevails. Information received from Constantinople states tbat a serious conspiracy, directed against the Sultan, has been discovered, the object being to depose him, and a number of persons accused of complicity iu the affair nave been arrested.