BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2323, 27 August 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency.j

The landlord and Tenant Feud London, August 24

A long debate took place in the House of Commons to-night in regard to the seditious speeches recently delivered by Mr Dillon, the Home Rule member foj Tipperary. At land meetings at Kildare and other places Mr Parnell and other Home Eulers endorsed the language used by Mr Dillon. Mr Foster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said he would not be deterred by such language from taking steps to protect life and property, and to improve the relations between landlords and tenants' in Ire land.

August 25,

Further debate took place in the House or Commons to-day on the existing state of atfairs in Ireland. Mr Parnell made a vehement speech, in the course of which he said that the constitution of a Native Parliament in Ireland was the only remedy to meet the grievances of the Irish people. Mr Foster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said that the action of the House of Lords in rejecting the Irish Tenants Compensation Bill was much to be regretted, and would possibly prove a great calamity. He added that if coercion should prove necessary in Ireland, he would introduce a Bill to effect the same, and one which would relieve Government from the consequences of unjust action by landlords. Mr Gladstone Convalescent. Mr Gladstone is now quite recovered from' his recent illness, and leaves Gravesend to-morrow, on a cruise off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, in Messrs D. Currie and Co.’s steamship Grantley Castle. Critical Position of the British Xroops. Calcutta, Aug. 25. Further intelligence from Candahar states that the British loss in a sortie, which was made from the citadel a few days ago, on Ayoub’s besieging force, was heavy. Fourteen officers and many rank and file were killed and wounded. Ayoub is now shelling the city and riddling the ramparts. News is also received that General lloberts, with his relieving force from Cabul, will arrive at Kelati Ghilzai to-day, on the road to Candahar.