LATE CABLE NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2871, 7 June 1882, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

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(Per s.s. Eotamahana at the Bluff.) [Special to Melbourne “ Argus.”] London, May 24. Arabi Pasha, Minister of War for Egypt and leader of the National party, refuses to suspend his revolution by agitation, and defies the European Powers. Leon Saye, yielding to the solicitations of Freycioet and his other colleagues, has agreed to resume office as Finance Minister. Smallpox is raging with terrible virulence at Saraievo, the capital of the province of Bosnia. The mortality averages 20 deaths each day. The Military Committee appointed to consider the propriety, from military points of view, of constructing a tunnel between England and France have reported in favor of the project. They suggest, however, that the tunnel should be commenced further inland than was contemplated by the promoters. Lillywhite denies officially that there is the slightest ground for the charge made against certain members of Shaw’s team of professional cricketers, that they were in collusion with the bookmakers during their tour in the Australian colonies.

The Rev. Dr Wilberforce, Canon of Winchester, has been appointed Bishop of the. recently cre’ated See of Newcastle.

Albert Young, a railway telegraph operator at Doncaster, who was apprehended a month. ago on a charge of sending a letter to the Queen threatening to kill her unless she assisted him to emigrate, has been convicted and sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude. There are strong indications of a disruption in the Parnell party, In the House of Commons last night Mr Parnell delivered a moderate speech on the Irish situaßon, in the course of which he condemned Boycotting and deprecated the irreconcileablo character of the opposition offered the Government by Mr Dillon, Member for Tipperary.

[Special to Mblboubne “ Age”] London, May 22. There has been considerable discussion lately by the Press of Madrid on the financial policy of Spain, and an agitation in favor of free trade has been started in the Spanish capital. Thejopening of the St. Gothard tunnel through the Alps is being celebrated in Switzerland with great rejoicing. In the towns of the Canton of gLucerne special fetes are being held in honor of the occasion.

Owing to the stringent measures in troduced by the Government for the repression of crime in Ireland, considerable anxiety is felt for personal safety of members of the Ministry. In order to guard against murderous attacks upon them by the Irish in London, they are vigilantly guarded by the police. A deputation of Scotch farmers had an interview with Mr Gladstone, at which they laid before him their views on the necessity for a radical reform of the present relations between the tenant farmers of Scotland and their landlords. Mr Gladstone, after hearing the arguments brought forward by the deputation, promised to give the matter his most favorable consideration.

It is reported from Vienna that Princess Beatrice is betrothed to Prince William of Hesse, a young brother of the reigning Duke, Ludwig f4th, who married Princess Alice. Prince William is 36 years of age. Dr Jackson, Bishop of London, has ordered special prayers to be offered up in all the churches of his diocese for the restoration of peace and order in Ireland.

The French Government has determined to make a great effort to crush the insurrection amongst the Arab tribes. They are accordingly massing large forces on the south-western frontier of Algeria, and a decisive engagement is believed to be imminent. Fighting has recommenced among the natives of Bombay, on the Guinea Coast of West Africa. The disturbances have caused great damage to the trade of the country, which is uow completely at a stand-still. *

A Committee ot naval and military officers, appointed to examine into and report upon the defensibility of the Channel tunnel have sent in their report. They consider that by taking proper precautions the English entrance to the tunnel can be rendered completely defeasible. A violent eruption has occurred at Fayal, one of the principal islands of the Azores. Great destruction was caused on the island which is reported to be nearly ruined by the outbreak. In order to effectively put a stop to any further persecution of the Jews in Russia, a proclamation has been issued by the Czar, notifying that martial law will be immediately proclaimed in any district where outrages occur, and those found guilty of them will be summarily dealt with.

“ Moonlight™ bands are committing fresh crimes in Ireland. They have recently made another murderous raid, the scene of operations being on this occasion County Kerry. * The police have failed to find any definite clue to the murderers of Lord F. Cavendish, and Mr Burke. All the persons hitherto arrested on suspicion have been discharged, as there was no evidence forthcoming to connect them with the outrage,

The Nihilists are still persevering in their secret plots against tho existing order of tilings Tn Russia. Tho police, on the other hand, are exercising the utmost vigilance to counteract their designs, and have recently made a number of fresh arrests at St Petersburg. Serious riots have occurred among tho students attending tho University of Paris, two opposing factions having come into violent collision. A number 4 of the students were seriously injured before tho disturbances were quelled. rUllyctt, the cricketer, who was a member of Shaw’s team, and one of those against whom a charge of being in collusion with some Australian bookmakers, was expressly levelled, has written to the sporting press, totally repudiating the alleged fraud. The Zulus who have recently been agitating for tho release of Cetewayo, and who were ordered to disperse by Sir H. Buhver, are exceedingly sullen in their demeanor. John Dunn, tho Irish chief, who distinguished himself iu tho late war, is taking an active part in fomenting discontent, and bloodshed seems imminent.

The following cheerful notice Ims recently been hung up, neatly framed, in the bedrooms at the Lnngham Hotel : —ln the case of the death of a visitor, tho hotel charge, in addition for that for damage to linen, &c., and cleansing room, will bo five guineas.