LATE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 20 July 1880, Page 2

LATE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Per City of New York at Auckland.) (SPECIAL TO SYDNEY PAPERS.) London, July 14. The Pall Mall Gazette states that tho agitation in 'Victoria against the Chinese' is preposterous, but believes that eventually the Chinese will populate tropical Australia. The report of the Board of Trade in reference to the missing ship Knowsley Hall is to the effect that the vessel was well found and seaworthy, and that there is nothing to account for her loss, but the Board comments on the evidence of Lloyd's surveyor, who stated that ho was unaware where the load lines were. The Tichborne Claimant has'applied for ,' permission to appeal to the House of Lords against the recent decision of the Court on a writ of error. The 12fch July demonstrations on the part lof the Orange Societies passed off"; quietly. (Per Ringarooma at the Bluff.) (SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE PAPERS.) London, J ulv 7. The Pall Mall- Gazette expresses the opinion that it is almost impossible that reform can be effected in Victoria without serious complications, which may possibly" involve the interference of England. The Daily News states that it is reported that Turkey is willing to cede tho island of Crete to Greece instead of the territory on the mainland apportioned by the Berlim Conference. There is a prospect of the Afghan difficulty proving insoluble, and several of the London papers advocate the annexation by England of Cabul. The Times, in a leading article to-day, expresses' the opinion that Mr. Service's reform scheme would have obviated past deadlocks, and that the Bill meets the objections to the existing Constitution. It also says that although Sir J. O'Shannassy and some Corner members of the Assembly combined to reject the Bill, they would equally oppose any scheme brought forward by the Opposition. The duty of the electors is to choose between Mr. Service's reasonable and well-con-sidered measure and Mr. Graham Berry's extravagance. The Times hints that the Crown might object to sanction the introduction of the plebiscite required by a few thousand casual colonial electors. Commenting further upon the political situation in Victoria, the- Times strongly condemns the paralysing influence exerted by a small self-seeking faction. General Skobeloff has reached Artchman and established magazines at Bann, preparatory to commencing the campaign southwards in the autumn. The Russian forces are small, and there has been no fighting yet between Russia and China. The Chinese have arrested a Russian traveller, M. Pregevalslcy, who was proceeding to join the expedition against China. Much excitement has been caused in turf circles in consequence of the statement that the Duke of Westminster's colt Bend Or, which won the Derby this year, was changed as a yearling with Tadcaster, belonging to the same owner. It aeema that the stud book has been badly kept. The Jockey Club declines to dccido the question of the Derby stakes, which were claimed by Mr. Brewer, owner of Robert the Devil, which ran second. It is expected that Tattersall's will decide that the bets on the Derby are not affected by this dispute. Trade is rallying, especially in the heavy branches, such as iron. July 13. The necessary capital for the construction of the ship canal through the Isthmus of Panama, according to the scheme of M. de Lesseps, has been subscribed in France. The American portion of the capital has also been subscribed, M. do Lesseps estimates that the canal will bo completed in six years. The census will bo taken in Groat Britain on the night of April 3rd, 1881. There will be no " religious" column in the forms supplied for the purpose. The Daily News states that owing to the probable defective harvest Russia is considering the question of prohibiting the export of wheat. (SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.) London, July 7. Turkey is making great efforts to resist intervention on the part of the Great powers to enforoe oession of territory to Greece. In order to increase her available forces, Ministers have ordered tho release of all prisoners under sentence of confinement, on condition of their accept' ing service in the army, which is to bQ stationed in Epirus and Thessaly, Thet Greek Ministers are rapidly mobilising their army, and are concentrating % strong force upon the frontier, The Albanians have exhibited ft deter* to repel any attempt to take possession of any portion of their terri* tory, and it is believed that hostilities aro imminent. The Montenegrin army, under the sanction of the European Powers, has been ordered to advance and take forcible possession of the ceded territory, By latest accounts troops were rapidly approaching Tusi, where Hodo Bey is in command of the Albanian army, Arrangements have been made for a meeting of the William of Gor-. many and the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,, da,te of the meeting haa not been fixed, but it is understood that it will take place shortly, July a In thg Bouse of Commons to-aay, a j question was addressed to the Premier [ asking the measures which the Government proposed to take to enforce the provisions of the Berlin Treaty, and whether England was acting in concert with tho other Powers. Mr. Gladstone refused state the nature of the coercivo which the Government might consider necessary to apply to Turkey, on thft ground thftt the conclusion arrived at by the Conference of the representatives of fhq Powers recently held at Berlin had not yet been formally presented to the and replied to. England was en* deavoring to act in unity with the other signatories to the Treaty of Berlin in pressing op the Porte compliance with iti provisions,

' July 9. tropes are entertained of a pactfc 5 ment of the Montenegrin difficulty. 56 P.rt»< exhibits siirns of yielding to of the Powers upon this rjif; p re « 3t commenting upon the evasive r3 ,-ivJn by Mr. Gladstone in refersD9TiJ £l , the outcome of the Berlin ConCL ' expresses the opinion that Eng- ' i h'r coercive action adopted in dealing

i®.. fijrkoy. has virtually drifted awaj '' £ l the European concert. The refusal , p rt! mier to give any specific inforup„n the point is attributed to on his part of startling the country 10W " * ar **"3 as been the ' the West of Ireland the combined . 0 f distress and political agitation produced a wide-spread spirit of The police authorities -h-received information that a large rtC '' n t ;Ar of arm 3 and ammunition had Vi;jeted in a house at Loaghrea, a & tsn Dea r Galway. They proceeded 'f'Lr and succeeded in discovering a number of rifles and arms of varions which they seized. W iv tribes to the north of Cabul have n troublesome of late. They have at••2(l small parties and convoys, and, beaten in every encounter, have the roads dangerous. En--16111 , e( j by the expected approach _of if;,,; Pahm.in Khan, their disaffection t increased, and the latest intelligence they had been concentrating their f Jo's it Charikar. Information ha 3 been ,jved respecting the attitude of a warC " tr ib<3 of the Gilzai3, and is unsatisfac- ° although several of the chiefs have 'Vjwtedged their allegiance to the the great majority of tbe tribe 3 jonjam hostile. j u j y 12 . p, the House of Commons this evening ,f." (}i a j3tone stated it was the intention /the Government to abandon for thi3 Ijsiuri their proposal to introduce a Bill 1 issimilate the franchise of Ireland with > w: 0 f England. Sir S. Northcote, of the Opposition, expressed his concurrence with the arrangement. have been made by the imbassadors of the Powers to the Mini - tr j. Athens, advising them to refrain overt act 3 of hostility towards Turss? or any attempt to assume possesion of the ceded territory. The claims u t Grceca are recognised by the Powers, mi iris recommended that Greece should jjjjntara an attitude of expectancy, awaitjr the development of events in the £ist. In nrder to bring about an amicable jerrlement of the difficulty with MontenKrnr a proposition was made that pecuniary indemnity be paid in lieu of the extension of the territory awarded by the f re acy of Berlin. The proposal, upon ieini submitted to Prince Nitka, was indignantly refused.