LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 248, 18 October 1881, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Loudon, October 15. Arrived : Ships Carley, from Lyttelton, left July 5 ; the Craig from the same port left July 18 ; Erslofrom Timaru, left July' 10. J October 17. It now transpires that the announceme.fc made on the 14th inst., tbat Mr Arthur O'Connor, M.P. for Queen's County, was in custody wa. premature. It now appears that hearing that the warrant had been issued be made his escape to England, and is still at large. Serious rioting took place afc Mallow, in County Cork, yesterday between the troops and people. The former fired upon, and then charged the rioters, several of whom were severely injured before they were dispersed. A large meeting under the auspices of the League, which waß beicg held yesterday at Limerick, and was attended by a great many people, was suppressed by order of the Government, a large force of police being despatched to disperse the assemblage. Recent speeches and letters by English democrats have denounced in strong terms the course now being pursued by the Government in Ireland. Calcutta, Oct. 17. Telegrams have been received from Afghanistan announcing that the Ameer's Turkestan army has occupied Herat, which has been evacuated by Ayoub Khan. Constantinople, Oct. 17. It has transpired th*t the Sultan has recalled the mission which was recently despatched to the Khedive of Egypt.