ENGLISH MAIL AT ALBANY.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 28 August 1886, Page 4

ENGLISH MAIL AT ALBANY.

• • •" <* Albany, August 16. The P. an'd Ol' Company^ R.M.S. Sutlej' arrived hero at 11 o'clock this morning' from Colombo. Passenger for New. Zea-, land: Mr Clissold. /.£*'; "'"':,■-„ *- ■ '. General Summary. „, , , London, July 9. The progress of the general election has confirmed the prognostication of large Liberal abstentions; and loaaes. Throughout, there has been decreased Liberal voting and increased f Conservative strength; the ,Mi % .materialists in some cases in a narrow, majority, in , , ;othere ,the scale turning against them. The polling ,in tbe English, bproughs was completed on the 7th, and resulted in a verdict against Mr Gladstone, far more emphatic than even that pronounced by the borough constit T , uencies at the last election. The Conservatives then , won 116 boroughs, and , the Liberals 110 ; but in the present elections the Conservatives secured 143, the Unionists Liberals 22> and the Gladstonians 60. In London the Conservatives have won 48 seats, the Unionist Liberals 2, and the Gladstonians 11. The total metropolitan vote shows a majority of over ,40,000 against -Mr Gladstone. The " Pall Mall Gazette " says that the year of 1886i will replace 1874 as marking the lowest low- water mark of Liberalism in England. ' Russia's action in declaring, Batouna no longer a free port, and in abrogating the clause in 1 the Treaty of Berlin concerning Batoum, .bears an ominous resemblance to her repudiation of the Black Sea clauses in the Treaty of Paris in 1870, Moreover, Russia's general conduct in regard to Eastern affairs, notably her attitude towards Prince Alexander and Bulgarian affairs, and the recent manifesto of the Czar to the officers of the fleet at Sebastopol— inspires a grave apprehension of an early re-opening of the Eastern question. Turkey has already taken the alarm, and has stopped the disbandment. of her troops, which commenced when the Greek difficulties were settled. In thus violating the Berlin Treaty concerning Batoum, Ruesia enables England to repudiate, if she thinks fit, tbe Black Sea Treaty of 1871, and to regain perfect liberty of action as regards the Straits.

Another Outrage In a Railway Carriage. Another attempt at murder was made about three o'clock a.m. on June 29, in a train which left Paris for Soissons at halfpast o'clock at night. The passenger who was attacked took his seat in a secondclass carriage, in which he travelled alone till he reached Crepy en Valois, where a passeuger gob in. The passenger from Paris, when asleep, was attached by the new-comer with a hammer. Tlve aggressor struck his victim three blows on the head, bub finding that he had not killed him, and that he resisted stoutly and- cried out lustily for help, the assailant jumped out of the carriage. When the tiain ariived at Villers Cotterets station, the passenger, -whose name is not given, was found lying in a pool of blood. Ho was conveyed to the hospital. His condition is most serious.

The Irish Americans. The New York correspondent of the Standard telegraphs : An Irish meeting of the old fashioned sort was held here recently. The rancorous spirit of the speakers Wris uncliminished, and the enthusiasm of the audience scarcely les-sened. But the audience was small, and the amount of cash forthcoming 1 also small. The prospect is not at all hopefnl for tho soiies of meetings that has been announced. Head -centre Smith said :—: — " The Fenians and the Irish Republican Biothorhood have brought Mr Gladstone to a\ here he is. Yet a\ c do not want Home Rule. We want emancipation from English control Wo do not. propose to raise an army or equip a navy to «weep the commerce of Great Britain froni the seas ; but w e can do something nice with a very small amount of money, and with a very small package." O' Donovan Rossa said :—: — " If Irishmen -want li eland to be fiee they mu'.t fight. Five yeais ago Mr Gladstone thanked God that all the resources of civilisation were not yet exhausted in dealing \* ith Ireland ; he meant to ' dynamite ' the Irish people. Every Englishman -who goes into Ireland for the purpose of governing that country should be slain. One thousand Irishman can be got any day to go into London and lay that city in ashes. Mr Gladstone and the English leaders are not 'likely to take edvice from me ; but I Avarn them.'

The Indian and Colontal Exhibition. The question of the'f uture of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition is now under consideration. It is suggested that the Exhibition should be clo&cd in two months, and that it be re-opened next year, an endeavour being made in the meantime to remedy Ihe defects so apparent in some of the courts This proposal, however, fs meeting with strong opposition, especially on the part of nearly all the Executive Commissioners, who are of opinion that it would be a prolongation which is unnecessary and would be unprofitable.

The Prince of Wales Testimonial. The proposed, testimonial to the Prince of Walts, in recognition of his services as President of the Coromis&ion for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, has not been taken up quite so heartily as was expected. Up to the present there are only a few subscribers. The World predicts that the Prince will decline the testimonial.

Northern Queensland Separation). The advocates of Northern Queensland separation ai o making progress. At their request the Earl of Dunraven ha consented ,to introduce an Enabling Bill into the House of Lord . France and the New Hebrides.

The , "Republique Francaise " has a lengthy article on the New Hebrides question. It' declares that, England wants the islands, and is therefore} angry at the French Government; but it ridicules England's claim, and averts, that there is not the slightest justification for, it. France, continues the paper, has forestalled England, .and has, practically annexed the islands. That being so,, "she will never withdrayr her flag or, her, troops despite all that may be said about her action.