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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1011, 13 December 1881, Page 2

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[SYDNEY MORNING HERALD SPECIAL]

London, November 22. The Daily News has a leading article in this morning’s issue upon the the success of Mr. Bryce and the colonial forces under his command in apprehending Te Whiti and other agitators, and dispersing the large assemblage of Natives at Parihaka. The bloodlessness of the victory is noted with great satisfaction, and, while the hope is expressed that the probabilities of a renewal of hostilities between the two races have been crushed by the decisive measures adopted, the New Zealand Government is is again exhorted to deal as generously with Te Whiti and his fellowfanatics as the circumstances of tho case will allow. )

The defence of the assassin Guitean commenced to-day. Tho prisoner continues to betray an extreme anxiety about his personal safety. Ihe utmost possible precautions have been adopted by the authorities to prevent any further attempts upon his life.

Tho Government continue to pursue a firm -policy in Ireland, and further arrests of seditious orators have been made. The Irish suspects who have been imprisoned by order of the Government under tho Coercion Act have been put upon prison diet. Hitherto the funds of the Irish Land L eague have been employed in supplying them with food. it was, however, found to be a heavy drain upon the funds, which have now been Jelieved of the expenditure. An extraordinary event befell the City of Rome last night. The gas supply was stopped, and the whole city was in darkness. Whether the stoppage was the result of accident or criminal purpose has not vet transpired. November An animated tone pervades wool market, and English and Scotch manufacturers are buying up large quantities of the staple. The tide of immigration to America has largely increased. New York is already overcrowded with immigrants from the United Kingdom, and as there is a dearth of employment for farm laborers, privations are feared amongst the new arrivals. 'The Moslem inhabitants at Cyprus are indignant at the destruction of their tombs by the Greeks. Riots are imminent. The proclamation declaring Berlin to be in a state of seige has been further extended 12 mcrt‘’- a

The Chilians have kidnapped the President of Peru, and carried him to Santiago. This has caused an angry feeling on the part of the United States Government. November 25. The election for Brittany, -in Trance, has been cancelled, in conee2uence of the clerical candidate aving advocated that the influence of |fte pulpit was injurious. A fresh election will take place. The Eight Hon. Sir J. Alexander Macdonald, Premier of Canada, has delivered an important speech at Toronto, in which he ridiculed the idea of federation of the Canadian Empire. Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the ship Jura, with the loss of 20. Tho Jura was a sailing vessel of 1199 tons, and was built at Glasgow in 1875.