LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 17 August 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE ARGUS.) London, August 5,

There is excitement in the country in consequence of the rejection by the Houso of Lords of the Irish Land Bill. The Irish members of the House of Commons have started an agitation, which the Radicals, outside Parliament are aiding. They advocate the abolition of an hereditary House of Lords, but do not object to a second Champer. The harmony amongst the Great Powers as to the pressure to bo brought to boar upon Turkey to enforce compliance with the conditions of the Berlin Conference is less perfect than it was. Franco especially shows a disposition to withdraw from tho European concert. The Earl of Camperdown and Mr. Thomas Whitebread will roplace Messrs. Brassey and Childers as members of tho Colonial Defence Commission.

The Times, in reviewing the commercial relations between England and tho Antipodes, considers it important that tho temporary strain caused by bad times, should not be perverted, as in tho caso of Canada, into the permanent obstruction, of commerce. Referring to the proposed export duties by New South Wales, the Times thinks that an income tax or excise duties would be preferable to a wool oxport duty, which offers a dangerous example of meeting temporary pressure by taxing a single class. The Times, in referring to New Zealand, commends the the straightforward action of the present Ministry, contrasting it with tho previous extravagant financial policy. Dr. Tanner's recovery is exciting more interest than his extraordinary fast, which was genuine. There was an enormons amount of betting on the event. The instant the fast was concluded, Dr. Tanner had a repast of peaches, melons, beofsteak, and milk, and he has eaten voraciously since. August 10. The London newspapers have lengihy accounts of the destruction of the Kelly gang. The Daily News and Times havo devoted leading articles to the subject. The Times says that the determination and courage of the Victorian police aro beyond all praise.

(SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.) London, August 4,

A belligerent attitude is assumed by Turkey. As an answer to tho threatened naval demonstration by the Great Powers,, a number of Turkish men-of-war havebeen ordered to cruise along the coast of Albania. Some uneasiness is folt at; Athens that a descent upon Greece maybe contemplated. An increase in the Russian navy lias been ordered, Russia has also determined upon a large increase of her army. Order® have been given for the construction o£ ; ten war ships. Much dissatisfaction has been excitedl on the Continent by the policy pursued by Mr. Gladstone in the East. He is accused of intriguing with Priuce Gorischakoff and tho Chancellor of tho Russian Empire with the object of excluding Austria from the Danubian Internationa) Tribunal, which has to deal with tha ■management of questions affecting tho, control of the Danube. The Au&tmu Government are indignant that their rights should be set aside in a matter of great importance to the Empire as affecting the principal artery of trade, and in their remonstrance they are supported by i Prince Bismarck. The German and. Austrian papers stigmatise Mr. Gladstone's conduct in severe language, nncfc declare that the pursuance of such a policy will seriously imperil the Europeau concert.

An agitation has been raised by theTrades Councils' of London, Liverpool., Bristol, and other places against the foreign export bounty system, and is attracting a good deal of attention. Meetings have been held in nearly all the largo cities of England on the subject, and memorials adopted protesting against tho system as detrimental to the interests of British labor. The matter was referred to a Select Committee, whose report has been submitted to the House of Commons.

An influential deputation, representing the Manchester Chamber of Commsrce, has waited on Sir John M'Donaldy tho Premier of Canada, who is now on a visit to England in connection with the floating of the new loan. They represented to him the injury dono to trade between Great Britain and the Dominion by tho protective tariff which had been imposed, and strongly urged upon him a modification in the direction of a reduction of tW hiyher protective duties. Sir Johti M'Donald defended the policy of Protection as one most suitable to a new country, in which it was desired to establish native industries. Ho pointed: out that, having regard ttxthe competition of the United States, it was essential tothe interests of Canada to maintain a. protective tariff, and he declined in any way to modify it.

Agrarian outrages recently occurring ini Ireland, following upon the eviction off tenants for non-payment of rent, h&w excited serious uneasiness. Representations have been made to the Government that disturbances are likely to follow upon, the rejection of the Tenants' Compensation Bill, and for the protection of. fife and property an additional force o£ 1000) marines has ordered to Ireland.

Januaria, a city in Brazil, cy& the RiMt San Francisco, has been dcsttroy-ed by firo, Two-thirds of the towi\ was laid ia aslws, and thousands of inhabitants have bct»u rendered destitute.

August 8. Intelligence has. boon received from Toronto that riots have occurred there in connection with certain trade disputes.. The authorities succeeded in quelling tb& disturbances without having resource to. extreme measures.

' Reports continue to be received rei specting the unsettled condition of Ireland i In the western districts the peasantry are resisting every attempt at eviction, and in the north sectarian animosity between the different sections of tho community is tho cause of frequent disturbances. A pl»«» about 40 miles from Belfast was yestewtay the scene o| serious rioting, which aecessitated the oalling out of the military in order to. quell the excesses of tho mobi , and to prevent the destruction of property. Intelligence has been received that the Russian army under General Skoboloft, sent against the Telcke Turcomans in Central Asia, experience serious difficulties m obtaining requisite supplies, and that the troops are suffering great hardships. Bjr the latest accounts a large forage party ot Russians was attacked by the Turco-mans, and after a sharp encounter the latter repulsed the Russians,. who were forced to retire. August 10. The French Government exhibit a strong disposition to retire from the policy hitherto, pursued in concert with Engl&ncti in regard to the enforcement of the claims, made by Greece upon Turkey. Some time since France promised material aid to> Greece in case the latter Power VM' threatened by Turkey. Upon the mobilisation of her army Greece applied to> France for the fulfilment of her promiseto give a large number of rifles for arming

. levies. The French Government, however, hare no* decisively refused to render any such assistance. A bitter feeling is manifesting itself bea the Albanians and the Greeks. At PrCrenct, situated about 80 miles east of Sntiri a disturbance took plac, and the Albanians destroyed the Greek Consulate. llr O'DoinieH, member for Dnngarvan l e of the most extreme Irish reprer.Mves). has had a violent quarrel with * B parnell. and has seceded from his c luminz. The ill-feeling arose in conse--2S ol the support given by Mr. ParII to Mr. Bradlangh in the debate which "rnse over the right of the latter to take ii 3 seat in Parliament. The Princess Louise, accompanied by Prince Leopold, arrived on August 10 at Liverpool. The health of her Royal ffrthness requires her sojourn at the (jt>rinan bath 3.