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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 236, 26 November 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

COLLISION AT SEA. TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST. London, November 25. News has been received tbat a steamer of the Messagerie Maritime Company, of France, came into collision with another vessel off the coast of Italy near Spezzia, and the Messagerie steamer received such injury that she sank almost immediately. Two hundred lives in all have been lost. Healey, Mr Parnell's private secretary, has been elected a member of the House of Commons for Wexford. New York, November 25. There are no less than 800 grain cargoes now lying icebound in tbe American canals. [Special to Melbourne Age.] London, November 8 to 15. A natioual manifesto bas been issued by the Irish Land League, calling upon the people to be firm in their passive resistance the tyranny of landlords, but to refrain from overt acts of aggression which would enable the British Government, by a display of military power, to crush the national movement. The command given in tbe manifesto is " Let the British display their despotism unheeded." A serious outbreak has occurred in Dartmoor convict prison, situated about Beven miles from Tavistock, County Devon. For some time past a spirit of insubordination has been manifested amongst the convicts and this has culminated in an open mutiny. An attempt was made to overpower the guards and two of the convicts were shot. The outbreak was then speedily suppressed. Mr Parnell, M.P. for Cork, the leader of the Home Killers, is making a stumping tour through Ulster, and is delivering inftamma tory addresses to the peasantry. Great excitement prevails in County Mayo, and the people are flocking iv large numbers to Lough Mask, a small village on the lake of that name, situated within a few miles of Ballinrobe. It is freely stated that any procession of Orangemtn will be attacked, and a aonflict is considered to be imminent. The force of military in the neighborhood is considered sufficient to prevent anj serious disturbance. A grand durbar of native princes and obiefs has been held at Lahore, at which the 8-ovemor-General, the Marquis of Ripon, at tended. In tha addressee he delivered he stated that it was the intention of the Go vernment to pursue the policy of Lord; Lawrence, one of the greatest of his predecessars. which was characterised by noninterference with the affairs of Afghanistan, and a steady determination to promote the development of the natural resources of the Indian Baapire. Mr. Gladstone delivered an important ad-! dre.s on the political situation at the Lord RFayor's banquet in the Guildhall on Nov. 9. In response to the toast of <# Her Majesty's Ministers," dealing with the condition of affairs in Ireland, he stated that the circumstances of that country were such as to cause most serious aaxiety to the Government. He - attributed the agitation that bad arisen to the undeniable evils of the existing land system, and expressed his con-riction thai tho Irish land laws required amendment in the direction of giving greater security of tenure to the tenants. He viewed with great regret the grave excesses into which some of the people had been led, and stated that the Government were determined to uphold order and preserve the peace, ani that they would not shrink from coercive measures if necessary to secure this end. He indicated that the Government bad under consideration measures wbich would remedy the grievances of wbich Ireland complained, and that they would be submitted to Parliament daring the coming sessian. Referring to the position of affairs in the East, he declared tbat the Powers were determined to enforce the provisions of the Berlin Treaty, and added his belief that Turkey's very existence depended upon ber fulfilment af the pledges she had given.