GENERAL SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3403, 18 November 1879, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, October 7. Liberal members during the recess, in their speeches, continue attacking the Foreign Policy of the Government. Sir William Harcovjrt, at Liverpool, vigourously denounced it, and saii the Treatyof Berlin would not arrest the decomposition of Turkey, and that the result of the policy in India was disastrous to the finances. At a meeting of the Anti-Imperialist League in Hyde Park, resolutions condemning the Government policy, and demanding an immediate dissolution, were passed. "~ The anti-rent agitation in Ireland continues. Numerous meetings aye being held. A threatening letter has beer* addressed to the Marquis of Headfort. A meeting of Irishmen at Boston agreed to support the movement substantially, England has offered her good offices to settle the dispute between Egypt and Abyssinia. Ex-Empress Eugenic has visited the Quern at Balmoral. The Ironclads Achilles and Alexandria, during some tactics on the voyage, collided broadside; the Achilles was damaged. General-Pearson wai preiented with •

sword of honor at Ycovil. Ho warmly supported Sir Bartle Frero's policy, and eulogised Lord ChcluisforJ. Mr Gladstone has arrived at Venice, and was warmly welcomed. The Empress of .Russia ia going to Cannes. The Grand Duke Constantino is in Paris, when* he remains a month. Tho Prussian elections were very unfavorable to the Liberali. Deadwood, a mining centre in Dncotah, has been burned. 175 buildings were destroyed, and 2000 persons randared homeless. Alluding to tho Colorado-war, General Sherman declared the army to be too small, and urged an increase. The American polar explorer, Cleannette, arrived at St. Lawrence on 25 September. It is believed there is a prospect of an open winter in the Arctic Sea.

Intelligence received from Constantino, Algiers, states that while races were beihi; hold on October 6, two stauds gave way and 70 persons were injured. It is fine autumnal weather, but a large acreage of corn is still unharvested. The French vintage has not yet commenced. Tho iron market is very much exciied, and large order* continue to arrive from America. Obxtuahy : Dean of Worcester, Baron Cleasley, Henry Pedwick. London, October 25. The political campaign in view of a general election is actively proceeding. The speeches of Lord Salisbury and Hartington. as already telegraphed were much commented on. Salisbury ably defended the Foreign Policy of the Gorcrnmen t, and declared the advent of the Liberals to \ power to be lynonymous with England's ; abdication abroad. The speech of the Marquis of Hartington was moderate, being chiefly remarkable for an appeal to unanimity amongst the Liberals. He i urged that personal opinion should not prevail over party allegiance. The | Times says the feeling of the country is directly at issue with Hartington upon t the Foreign Policy both in Europe and Afghanistan. ..The steel corvette Comas reinforces the China squadron. The Emperor of Germany signed the Austro-German Treaty very reluctantly. Prince Bismarck announced his intention to resign if the Emperor refused. Midhat has resigned the Governorship of Syria, discouraged by the passive obstruction of the Porte to reforms. At a private conference at Dublin, with Parnell as President, it was resolved to form a National League to reduce rents, defend tenants, reform the land laws, and form a peasant proprietary. Parnell is going to America to obtain the aid of Irishmen there. The trial of Rosenberg, publisher of the weekly paper Town Talk, for libelling Mrs Cornewallis West and Mr aud Mrs Langtrey concluded to-day j sentence was deferred till Monday. The action of Levy Lawson, editor of the Daily Telegraph against Labourchere, proprietor of the Troth for libel, is still proceeding, and excites great interest. Before. bringing , the action, Lawson assaulted Labourchere. Two/ thousand strikers at Bristol accepted the reduction. Skilled engineers are emigrating in numbers to America. England requires seventeen million quarters of grain this year. The Irish harvest prospects are improving. The. Miners' Emigrant Association allow £12 to members going to Australia. The British Government refused to discuss the Afghan question with Russia. Thirty thousand persons received Parnell at Meath.

Five hundred tenants of the Marquis of Sligo solemnly declared they would pay no r*nt till a reduction was granted. A warrant was posted in Warren Point, County Down, that anyone coming into the County and paying more than a pound per acre would be shot. At an anti-rent demonstration at Belfast fifteen thousand people were present.