GENERAL SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3211, 4 June 1879, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Londow, April ;25. J;

x The, news of the relief of Ekowe, and ttie seyeral defeats previously 1 inflicted on Ithe Zulus ;by Colonel Wood and Lord Chelmsford, caused universal joy; f / ■'<-.-.-, , -. '*■''?A fdivision effected by Colonel Wood on tho twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth of March,l by , dividing the Zulu; forces,; largely contributed to Lord Chelmsford's success. A speedy .termination of the; war,,is expected., Lord Chelmsford ad-j vances from Imdino upon Utrecht, in the j beginning of- -May, "> General TCreaiock \ operatingfrbmthe south.-; LordiChelms-; ford's success re-habilitates him in public i opinion.- ■■■■<-''■'■& J. :-i>■■■.■;':■ >-'--,?.'.;v-T^.- R ■ The situation in Afghanistan is uncer-i tain, -Yakoob - Khan's intentions -being ; still doubtfulv v Everything is prepared for' an advance upon CabuT, if necessary. \

replying tofajquestipn in the Hpuße of. Commons, .repeated that ..nip.; advance wjpuld be made' _on'/Cab|l» ■without previous authority from the Home Government, the advance upon Gondamak being iiece^sary^«tJellalabjad/bein^f s^| unhealthy. ■-.•■- ■(>.-•. ; ■•■;-::::■;!•',.:; : ;y

England has taken no action as yet in: ■Egyptiain;: afFairs beyond ;recanirijg-,|Mr| iEiyers^ilspn./'.^y^.'.','^,^'^^ \ '■x quiescent: n^-j f»?j ! The.Khedive .issued a decree^ creating a § Council State under a Native^Pr.esidency": ( members to he half Native and half Euro-; .peatf ; r two Europeans to Jbe^ Vice-Pxesi-1 dents. .f'pr."-^ La !-;i::;!.-.l'J j

„.;. In consequence of the attempted assassination of the Czar, the Kussian Gpvernment have adopted-most severe measures of repression; amounting to a proclamatxbn of a state of siege. ■■ In fall- the [chief [cities .the * regulations are Vigorously Enforced.'-,,-: No citizen.is'alloWe^ |o fposs^ss firearms withoutm ;a' ..special/} license. Governors-Generals U arer empowered-to arrest all suspected persons 1 and try them by r martjair'^,''Byery jr{ house in; S|. Petersburg is required to [have a* watchman both clay? arid)night > A^COX I: !;i

The colliers' strike at Durham continues, .the miners 'refusing; the* terms offered by. the owners. - ~Mr Peter Eylan mtrbauced PTplft^ censure on the financial policy of the Government, but the debate hitherto has rbeen languid. ■?.-, .\-fr--.az -..:■< ■>-{ t %-p i .tfy ;« \ J The Ministeriai faiiking' 'Bili x 'Wa warmly discussed, because it tended to exclude some Scotch banks.

In the Home of Commons, on April 25th, the opinion'of the Select Committee o^the^^e/^bjE^ir^Bryii^^lLoghlen's election for Clare was confirmed;-and^he elettiott djßClairecl. null and Toid%:';;; . :re]e>ted f /Apri^ Eyland's motion censuring the; financial administration of^ tneiGpyernnient. «">

On the 6th of May the Lords negatived; by 101 against 81, the second reading of* Lord Hougkton'a bill, legalising marriage, with a deceased wife's sister. ■ The Prince of Wales supported the' Bill, and presented a petition from'32sß Norfolk farmers in its favor. England and France have each sent a' note to the Khedive expressing deep regret at the events of April the 11th, for which the Khedive will be held response* ble. They strongly recommend to the Khedive the appointment of two Euro* pean Ministers. ' The Ameer, Yakoob Khan, arrived at the British camp at Gandamak on the Bth of May, hte expressed desire being to' establish friendly relations between the Government of India and Afghanistan. The peace negotiations commenced at once between the ' Ameer and Major Cavagnari. - r Twelve hundred volunteers for the Cape have been called from the Regulars and other branches of the military. At a riot between so mo Cork factions forty persons were injured by scalp wounds. One policeman had his skull fractured. Howe's cotton mills *at Paisley were burned down, by which four hundred operatives lose employment. *;"/' , England positively, refused .Russia's demand for extradition of Nihilists.' ' i Cordial assurances were passed between Lord Beaconsfield and the Czar;;' the latter said he considered the preservation of a good feeling with -England to' be esaential to the best interests of Europe. Sir Robert Peel asked the House of Commons whether any steps had' been taken to investigate into ,the reign of terror prevailing in Russia. The Government replied they'had no power to interfere with the internal affaiis of Eussia. Hanlon, the Canadian, beat Hawdon on

tlie Tyne easily. Causing the greatest excitement ever known. A match, was afterwards • arranged between Hanlon and Elliott, the present champion of England. At a meeting held for the purpose of arranging the match, the Chairman stated it was desired that Elliott should beat all home competitors before going to Australia to row against Trickett, the present champion of the world. A match was eventually arranged for the sixteenth of June, the betting being a thousand to eight hundred, pouud* on Elliott. The British ißacifie squadron has been ordered to cruise off the coast of Peru during "the war. A thousand more, communists hare been pardoned. A French journalist has been fined six thousand francs and three months' imprisonment for writing against foil catholicity of the Government firmly resisting trade agitation." ,' ' The" Germany statement that amicable relations have' been' established-between Germany and the Pope is denied. Captain Eembch,. of the German nary, has been appointed Consul at Samoa to push German interests and to; establish a3 coaling station. <x'Xdwr-. has voted £10,000 for the SjrdneydSxhibititfm */I,U.AU|3 TSSg , A complete reign of terror exists in Eu ssia through the Nihilist conspiracies", and attempts are continually being made on the lives of officials'. :-A£U TJie t heads of, the.pplice propose to resign on? finding tQat^iareoifoj^hf jpf the force are alleged to be conspirAors. In replying <to|-/bccflnftr§tulatbry ad* dress, the Czar stated that severe measures were necessary for the general safety. . & The; sl^ihilists; Khav»j abducted the Government of Charkoff, as a hostige for leniency to'prisoners. ;|^!H)/fj The repressive measures consist of the appointment of military governors to districts with absolutely despotic powers, greater than those of aJfeneraHntinie of war. Gourka is in chief command^ Thousand of political prisoners—mostly arrested on su«picion<--are to the goals and penitentiaries. Eighty lodging«hoa«e.ir?;keepers were thrown into goal at St. Petersburg for not reporting the, latest iarrivalsrimmer diately. ; Twelve thousand person's hate beensent to Siberia and Mpskra. <"* The <:{Dwina'!Ki¥err!dfertfbw6d«fdqdesJ troyed many houses, .and thirty-four bridges. Moscow' ncit/,'''Oven*6urj|f "ahtt Oval haye, been nearly,jdestroyed by fire. HalPthe'f 6pulatit>ri 'are destitute. It is believed to have been caused by political incendiarism. «t - An official report of the Persian-earth* quake says that .J2 -Tillage* were, totally, 'destroyed^ and 922 persons'killed; besides thousands of sheepandi)Seni'l ■jSGaribftldij invites the fiepublican Association toagitatefotuniverjkl suffrage, and r abolition, of. the -. deputies', *oie, jof allegiaticeV, '-<«&/.;..£.> JiJtVUdV The Italian subscription' purchase 1 of a million roubles has failed..!*.? The Pope congratulated theGjsaronhii escape. He urges European Gofern* ments to unite in suppressing Socialism. 1 In consequence of the Garibaldi manifesto, U circular has teen issued, deekrirtg determift^idniTro'^; vijfcorou«ly>Wppr«Sß attempts to disturb hjirmonyP^^wi: tualßil Tho Sultan ceniures the Khedive. %r§ willno|;;yijtyo^e;Mm. , . Starving^^'^ahoWeflani-p^utidele'd^he provision shops at Adrianople. 1 Hundreds; of Equate' mitesT of fields)in Hungary»are agairiiflboded.fiThe-speople are quitting, their homes; /<$ a.??BBSJH There are bread-riots in Spain. ; Although the Eing of Burmah is peace* fully inclined, his people favor war. British troops are massed on the frontier.- ---... There, has been a fearful outbreak of cliole'ra In India. X O W Q rgf The English terms of peace with Afghanistan include alteration of frontier line, giving to the British the Kogak and Khyber Passes, and a British resident agent at,Candahar. Amy Shervrin. a^'Tasmanianihaibeen extremely ill, but is now recovering. She is engaged by Max Strakosch to sing in Travita/ .^^^« !mmML ■ .- * The exertions of the Sydney Exhibition Committee meet with-liitle support. Booth, the actor, was twice fired at while playin^ r in r Chic^ maniac. He 4 escaped, and" toe was arrested. ; The excess r of r expprtf grexjmports^ in Amenfck Tvfor^^ dollars. Thirdtpwn, Eureka, has .been destroyed by fire; theloss'isaMillion'dollaw^^ Negro immigrants at Kansas are in great distress, and .are returninc to the south. ;#. zjlvgK wm&z An explosion of nitroglycerine at Strafford, Ontario, Cati^da^destroyed^one hundred and fifty raU'roa'd-catti^andQhe sheds, and damaged the business part of the town a mile distant. '.Several livei were lost. '-;i- J. O A *s -.'A 'i Chilians destroyed the Guano loading apparatus in.Tarip.us of the Peruvian towns;' 'The ' Chilian fleet '%&« since retireji from the Peruvian coast to. protect Valpraiso, which wag^ threatened by the enemy's fleet. * ' '''• > ' <J*l'iVi .•; U