LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1278, 12 May 1880, Page 2

LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.) London, May 4.

The Daily Telegraph, referring to the marine of Russia in the Pacific, and the possible consequent danger to tlje Australian Colonies,' suggests that a strong British squadron should be stationed there, the Colonies paying a portion of the cost.

Exfjitepient exists in Hamburg, owing to the Qerjnan (government asking to include that port and city in the Zolleverin.

The Pall Mall Gazette is under the impression that the late wars have eradicated th,e opinion that England is careless of her connection with her Qojonies, and that now all are unanimous ifi appreciating the fact that during the reCeni depression the Colonial trade has compensated England f.or tlje Josses incurred. May 5.

A requisition has been presented 'to Charles Gravan Duffy, lately Speaker of the Legislative Council of Victoria, urging that the question of Imperial and Colonial defence should now be settled, and that it would be a triumph'to the Liberals to accomplish this. " The Pall Mall Gazette believes that the recent application to the Home Gpvernr ment for advice and counsel oh the sub;

ject of colonial defence indicates the removal of the old jealousy of the Colonial Office. It thinks that now is a favorable time, when'the discussion of commercial treaties with foreign powers is going on, to'impress upon the colonies favoring protection the advantage of understanding the subject of tariffs. It is intended to include Bremen and Hulbeck in the Zolleverin. Sir Garnet Wolseley will shortly proceed to India and succeed General Sir Frederick Haines. (FROM MELBOURNE PAPERS.) Unremitting, search is continued by the Russian police to ascertain the origin of the explosion at the Winter Palace. An arrest has now been made of a man who is believed to be the direct author of the attempt. Russia has forbidden the despatch of corn to the Chinese forces at Kashgaria. E. Phillips, of Adelaide, has obtained the second prize in the London Art Union Distribution. The appointment of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, member for Birmingham, a prominent Radical, as President of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the Cabinet, has healed the breach between the Premier and the Radical party. Sir Charles Dilke has intimated that, as the claims of the Radical party have been recognised in the appointment of Mr. Chamberlain to the Presidency of the Board of Trade, he will withdraw his refusal of the office of the Under-Secre-tary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Morning Post applauds the energy of Australia in following up the Strathleven experiment, and expressed a hope that the public here will countenance it in every possible way. The Daily telegraph, referring to the importation pf Australian fruit by the Lusitania, states that there is a splendid opening for a new trade. Rumor says that Sir Robert Peel is to be raised to the peerage under the title of the Earl of Kingsbury. Major-General Sir Francis Roberts, V.C., K.C.8., will come to England for a short time on vacating the command of the Cabul field force, but will, it is said, return to India to take up a permanent appointment on the staff of the Indian army. The Prince of Wales, as Grand Master of England, has appointed the Marquis of Londonderry Provincial Grand Master of Durham, The Government of Uruguay has, at the request of Her Majesty's Government, consented to the establishment at Monte Video of a depot for naval stores for the use of British ships of war. The train in which the Duke of Edinburgh was travelling from St. Petersburg en route for London came into collision with a goods train, fortunately without doing much damage. It is announced that the Princess Louise has completely recovered from the effects of the sleigh accident.