TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 164, 18 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

[From the latest. Colonial Papers.) London, August 13. The Rawness Burdelt-Coutts has nnliotiuccl tn her Majesty the Queen her intention to many Mr, Aslimoml Oartlott, aged '■<'! brother of a member of the j ll'iuse uf < 'unmans. Her Majesty, with- i out objecting, disapproved of the union ami immunise pressure has heeu brought to hear hy the highest circles to dissuade the Baroness, «ho will lose half ber income by the marriage. Lord Pliinkett voted against the Disturbance Bill before taking the oath of ! allegiance; and the Irish members blocked the Indemnity Bill with the objoct of I mulcting his Lordship in penalties. Kir I'harles Dilke T'oruigu Under-! Secretary;, replying to a question by Alderman William M* Arthur, said that the ' Government were still discussing the I propriety of establishing joint oousnlar authority at Samoa, hut that it would be , uuadvisable at present to announce their: decision. Leighty-MX persons havo hepn arreted for coniplivity in the Cork out-! rage. I It is now understood that tho proposal to settle thu Turko-Gruek question in the manuar Announced by Sir Qhnrles Dilke in the Hume of Commons, yesterday, j via., by giving the Sultan a joint' guarantee that the integrity of his dominions shall be maintained, origi-1 imtod, in the litst instance, with tho I Austrian and Gorman Governments. | The suggestion in viewed favourably , in many quarters ; mid it is likely that this will havs an important beating on the negotiations now being carried on between tho Great Powers and Turkey,

Intelligence has beep received, stating! that Khelat and Ctliilzai are safe. General Sir J, H. Lefroy has been • appointed temporary Administrator of I Tasmauia until Governor Stralian, at I present interim Governor at the dpi l , has been relieved ot' Ills duties at that place. Oenural Lefroy will proceed \%i Australia immediately to enter upon bis duties. August 11. j The fimpomr William of Germany has ' left Ischt fur H-rlin. and General Mohke lias suddenly gone to JUelil, via Vienua, to meet tlio Emperor of Austria, Prime Charles of Bomnania, and Prince Milan of Servia. Sensational rumours are in circulation with reference to alliances supposed to have been effected lately between Russia and other Powers. Flesh . overtures from France have been declined by Russia, (reneral Moltko openly talks! of a coining war. A rumour has been circulated that j there is collusion between Abdul Rahman ami Ayuub Khun, but the India Oiliecj discredits the rumour. One of Abdul Rahman's chiefs while travelling with secict ilisputclv.-s to General ICaiiti'uiur.u, ! early in July, was killed, and tlio des- | patches stolen. T.io seizure of arms liy Fenians on ' board a vessel ,n Cork harbour is quite j Melodramatic, and has produced an effect in New York. Only 57 old-fashioned smooth-bore rifles were stolen, and 20 j have since been recovered. The trial in connection with the Wim- I bledun rule, shooting sea idal has com- j ineuced, and so far the statements made. indicate that collusion has existed between certain competitors and fnrsevd.'al . A large me&ting of li.onii: Rulers was held at'Glasgow'to-day So lei's than TO.OOO Irishmen were present. Nun: >r-ns ipasseil expressing sympathy with the tenant farmers, and condemning in strong •terms the nciou of the House of Lords 1 in rejecting the Irish Compensation Hill. Tlio English Press publish telegrams j from St. Petersburg to-day, stating that j it is reported in that city that the frieiid- | ship recently manifested towards the i Ameer Abdul Rahman was merely a ruse I to gain his own ends, and that in reality ! he has been fur some time past in active j collusion with Ayoub Khan. The above intelligence is being received I with caution, bin the dubious attitude ! maintained by Abdul Rahman during his ■ march from Turkestan lends some proba- : bility to t'ne report* now eunviil. . i 'l'ne Hoard of Trade inquiry into the collision of the I Nth nil., off Dtingeuos,. between the llvdaspes. hound fruiii l.m[flon to Melbou'rno. and the Centurion, is now concluded. The report finds the musters of both vessels to blame, and I their certificates have been suspended in ■ consequence. There are daily increasing indications lof renewed Fenian activity in Ireland. |lt is feared that the outrage cot itted | at Cork n few days siuee may prove the forerunner of other ads u f violence. A widespread feeling of uneasiness i*. beginning to prevail in consequence of the recent arrival of many Irish in town, including a number of persons suspected by the Government of being Fenian emissaries from America and elsewhere. Tin proceedings of the men are verv secretly conducted, but are closely watched by the police. Large purchases of arms arc known to huv« been made during the past few weeks, and it has been ascertained that 400 rifles lately passed into the hands of suspected persons. | Those facts, takeu in conjunction with I the fact that cases of nlles were rcIcenllv stolen from a vessol in Cork harbour, lead lo the conclusion that some organized movement is on foot. The despatch of additional troops to Ireland is now believed in many quarters to be due to the receipt of disquieting intelligence by tlio Government. It is announced that Parliament will be prorogued next week, probably on Tuesday. August 10. Telegrams have been re, ive '. fi en iiie Capo announcing thai ■ i.: l!a>u! •■■. who, since the death .'lf Ilieii chief and capture of their stronghold have resisted 'he ilo- | main! i f the 3! i'i-A aiilh I'-hio* :u 1 iv imilte.l. Tlio ivs-i!. is hiryily due to the fur some time past has l.oen Oviring the Parliatnunt *n the dbviiiiamout question. August Hi. The .Standard confi'ins reports whieli ! have been circulated as to the presence i of European ollicers in Ayoub Khan's | force, hut whether they are Russians or | Europeans in the Persian service is uncertain, ] . (ioneral SkobolullTianljOnibai'deddeoko. I teppe, in Turkestan. A letter has been published, purporting i to have been written by Glliubettn, Pre sident or the Chamber of Deputies, in which he expresses his belief that a democratic form of governmeHt is bout I suited to France. The Itaily N'aws, , however, staler that the authenticity uf the letter is doubtful. A numerously attended mocting was hold at, Kildal'o to-day, in Favour of Ibiino Rule and in connection with the 'agitatio'i now extensively prevailing, i Mr. Dillon, the member for I'ippurury, I was present, and made a violent mil I si'diii.nw speech, in the course of which | lie denounced Ihe Government, the House I of I,'inln. and the landlords. Meetings of a similar character arc daily being held in dilbneut parts of the country, and the uneasiness provailing is ill ■re:|sc 1 by these Wonts

! Cologne Cathedra! is completed. Owiug to the competition between • French and Italian railway companies I i for the construction of a railway in ; I Tunis, the Consuls of the respective 'countries have become iuvolved. All! angry feeling has been occasioned, and the French and Italian papers are pub- ' lishing article* of a recriminatory nature. > In die Uuim> of Commons ui'duy. the I , .Marquis of llartingtoii Secretary of State ; for India; was iplestiollod us to whether the Government possessed news which in ! any wav tended to confirm the intelligence i received via St. Petersburg, of collusion . between Abdul Rahman ami Ayoub Khau. The Marquis in reply expressed his entire disbelief of the existence of Mich an eiihuitc ru-Hil/i; and added that Her Majesty's . Government had no reason to doubt the good faith of the new Ameer in his relations with this country. August 17. | Since the late acts of coercion in Ireland large pin chases of arms have been made I ill that country, and trouble is expected after the harvest when the landlords will ; claim their back rents. The language iisu ! is ;uc!c:i.-.-I,:' iig.;ri.:s -■<:. at- ! thi i speakers urge the fitrinati'in of a I'nion '■■ in Ireland numbering 3(10,000,and advise 1 tenants tn refuse to pay their rent and j harass the landlords. I Serious religious riots have occurred at , Porladown, Downpatrick, and Dungarvau. i and lit the latter town the police lired on j the inoli, killing one man and wounding | Whilst Mass was being celebrated in a | chapel at Guelure, in Austria, a Hood I i rushed down a ravine in thv vicinity. I .The water lilled tlio chapel to the height j ,of ten feet ( and fifteen persons were I A burglary has taken plaei on the j promises, of riliion, the jeweller. £20,000 '; worth of propertv, including jewellery, ■plate, ami tin Groat Sjal presented to : George IV., was stolen. ! Her Majesty the Queen has refused the I Savoy Chapel for the celebration of the ! marriage of ISarouess liiirdett-Coulls. ; I (leneral Stewart's column, which mini- j . j Iters 30,000 sohliers and followers, is in •' Urn passes of .lugdallar; and the o.untiy • ; is quiet. ■ I General Tanner, with "till men. is at j Khelat-Chilzai. He is well supplied with i I ammunition and provisions, uud will be : aide to help General Roberts in his c/pwaI tions against ihc enemy. Ail was quiet ■ tinne oil the K'lli instant. ;i A leleirmm publishe.l in the Hailv . I News states that Mohammed dan und i others arc pi-oeeedintr to join Avoilh •iKliaii. . j At Cabul the bntilicalions have been s! Tin- Government are aware that in- > I flaiuimitorv papers have been forwarded I j from Stamb.ail. and eirciilated in India, i i with the knowledge? of the Porte. I The death is announced of Adelaide ;■ Neils,,!,, the well-known actress. She . i hie! completed an extended ! ■ through l ; Auir.rica. and was about to proceed on n ■'■ professional visit to Australia when she . dir.l. in :he House of Commons, lids •j evening, the Marquis of llartingtoii. , I Secretary of State lor the Indian DeI i partnient. made the annual statement •i in refereuoe to the liuuimus uf India. Hh II alluded to the extraordinary expenditure ■ i neeessaiy, both by the present Goveru- • | nient and their predecessors, on account 5 of the war in Afghanistan. This large f expenditure would necessitate a mmi I sidorable increase of tasStlton ill India, I j and the Government might possibly . I submit a scheme for the purpose. The i Marquis of llartingtoii feared that the . ! amount to be embraced hv new taxation : I would not be less th in El 5.0'.l 1.1)01). The . matter is now being deliberated, but the . Government are not, prepared at present . to submit any definite proposals, i T\i» Cabinet have decided that until ■ hostilities are suspended in Afghanistan the finances of India shall receive aid I from the British Evcheqnor. i In the House of Commons, this evening, the Right Hon. VY. K. I-Vster. Chief Secretary for Ireland, in the course of a ,! speech upon the present state of Ireland, took occasion to denounce in strong terms ' the wieico loess and cowardice of the ~<;. :;i delivers! by Mr. Dillon, the ■ me nher tor Tippernry. at Kildnro, on j Monday la-!, in which he made use of . seditious language against Her Majesty • ; the U'leen and the Government of tlio tithe country, Replying tn u question ,! whether the Ministry intended to adopt , I steps against Mr. Dillon, Mr. Fonder said it was not proposed to institute legal proceedings, although the Government t considered tic language made use of was . of u most reprehensible character, i August |S, •I The Afghans under Ayoub Khan are . | pushing forward to the ISrilish trenches. [ General Primrose has under his command , • 1218 effective Europeans and ,'Ui)i) native | troops. Hu has also suHieieiit supplies ■and wider to last forty-live days. The i,> not the slightest foundation for , the report which has been widely spread, , to thcfU'eei, that two barrels of gunpow- :' tier had been discovered in the railway ,! tunnel which passes under the barracks 'I at Cork, and flint the military forces had I I in consequence been increased.' ! The alleged discovery has been eon- j 'lelusivoly proved to lie a hoax, and! it no credence should he given In alar-1 I mist statements in connection with this I . | (illiiir. i The Kuiployers' Liability Bill introduced I Iby the Uiiverntuen*. in the Houseol't om- I i iiions. with llm o'ojivt uf rendering em- 1 I nltivera 'i*blo. under pertain conditions, ' ioi the iuitirioH sustained by employees '! thi'ijugh tlm negligence of their fellow wnihine.n, has now passoil boili IUIHC uf Puilianicnl, und boeome law.

General Phayre's messonfers have been ' unable to enter Candahar. August li). ! Though many Irish-Americans have arrived in Ireland, the officials attach much less importance to Feniaiiism than I to the auti-reul agilatiou. 1 If the present lawlessness continues, a i winter session of Parliament will be conj veued. It is believed that the gunpowder dis- | I covered ill the vicinity of the barracks j 1 at Cork was not intended to destroy the j ! barracks, the powder being too distant; | but other injurious purposes are sus- j peeted, and strong military patrols, armed with forty rounds of ammunition each, I are now emploved. The Right" Hon. W. E. Forsler j iChief Secretary for lielandi left Kng- i land suddenly lor Ireland to-day. The immediate object of his visit, which has • created some surprise, has nut yet ti'an- t spired, but it is believed to be in refer- ; ciice to the present critical state of j aliaiis in Ireland, now daily roeeiv- ; lug the anxious attention of the Govern- j nient. The announcement that Parliament' wiil probably bo prorogued thi.i w«ek proves to be premature, as it is not likely i that the House will rise before the cilrly i part of September, ; Although Mr. trladstonc, \* now en-; tiredv recovered from his recent severe j attack of illness, the general state of his i health is such that his physicians advise 1 that a change of scene and brief period j : of absolute re<t will be necessary before | Ihe resume's his arduous duties. Mr. j ('.iladstonu therefore, has detei mined to | leave Kngland for a ilort time, and will proceed, probably in a few day*, to take I a few weeks' holiday. His destination is | not yet definitely.fixed.but il will he either Italy or Mndeiii. THE MKLBOI'IINK INTERNA- ; TluNAl, liXllll'.lTluN. . 1 | The erection of the principal building j in connection with the Melbourne Inter- j I national Inhibition has* now been; I completed. Although it cannot vie in: | beauties of outline with the handsome j.structure in Sydney known as the j > Garden Palace, the building in the | Carlton Gardens, one of the finest sites in the southern city, is of far junru subj stantial .structure. In fact the Melbourne | building is intended as a permanent affair, i J On the other hand, the limited time at I 1 J command prevented any possibility of j i an intention in connection with Mr. Ibt.r- | I net's bountiful design. The Melbourne I K.xhibilion is in every wav a verv [solid 1 ! building, ami will, nit doubt, he fount] „f 11 great value by our southern neighbours | i in holding a succession of exhibitions, j I ami for many public puipoies, of a colo- j 'j nial or intercolonial purpose. We have i ' ■ said, the main huiSdiiig is completed, ! I and the -pace for the vurious countries ( | hu\-iug been duly alioted, the reception j arc many annex..s yet t> \m erected, lint I i as they are not intended to be "f a pcr-j . 1 uianeut yharacUr, it may be e.xpeute.d j j that they will be •■ run iqi " with the • celerity snjiposed to attach lo the utterlauce 'of the words - .lack P, tbiiison." j The commissioners representing Kuro- ' pean ami other countries have arrived,, j and are busily engaged in getting their; i exhibits in order. Matters are so far ad- | vanced, that there is every probability ■ that the day originally iniinsd for the ' opening, Ist October next, will be ad- ' hercd to. Town and Country ,'ournal ' 1 l-th August. ]