ENGLISH NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 April 1880, Page 4

ENGLISH NEWS.

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London, April 6. A step in the direction of the permanent settlement of affairs in Afghanistan has been taken. The title of Sovereign ' of the Central Province, Candahar, has been conferred on Sir Bar Shere AH Khan, who since the occupation by the British has as native Governor, administered its affairs satisfactorily, under the supervision of Lieut.-General Sir Donald Stewart. A significant desire of the loading Liberals is to consolidate and strengthen the party. It has been announced that Mr B. Lowe has abandoned his opposition to the extension of franchise m the counties, a question upon which he had previously differed from the Liberals. Mr Chas. L. Farnell has been elected for Cork. ; April 8. At the banquet to Mr Mcllwraith, he dilated'upon the boundless resources which Australia, and especially Queensland possessed, and which needed only time and increased population to develop. He advocated making immigration from the United Kingdom to the Colonies an Imperial question, in order that the stream of immigration might be guided and controlled on a satisfactorily and wellconsidered plan. .: The death is reported of Theebaw, King of Burmah, whose atrocious massacres and insolent attitude to the British' residents in Mandalay resulted in the breaking of the diplomatic communication between India and Burmah. The cause of death was smallpox. It is considered grobable that Theebaw will be succeeded y a young prince' who for some time past has lived under British protection in Calcutta. April 9th. Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone has addressed a letter to the electors of Leeds, in which, while thanking them for having elected him, he intimates his intention to represent Midlothian in the new Parliament. April 10th. The latest election returns to hand . gives the Liberals returned at 379, Conservatives 298. The Liberal gain is now 100. The death ;s announced of Lord Hampden, formerly known as Sir John Taking ton, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in Lord Derby's administration, 1842, and first Lord of the Admiralty in Lord. Derby's second Ministry, 1858. The deceased was 81 years of age. The tone of the wool market indicates advance in price. The quantity of wool arrived for next sale amounts to 10,279,000 . bales. The prospect of the forthcoming sales is improving. London, April 12. • Prior to their anticipated retirement from office'the Beaconsfield Government have elevated to the. peerage, several prominent members of the Conservative party, including among the number Sir Arthur-Guinness andMr Buller Cochrane, who has been for nearly forty years a member of the House of Commons, Sir Lawrence Parke Bain and Sir Ivor Benhie Gust, Bart. Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, has intimated his desire to be relieved from his post. He has forwarded his formal resignation, and holds the office only awaiting the appointment of his sue- ■ cessor ■ ■ While the King of Burmah was suffering from small-pox, orders were given for the massacre of numbers of people, hoping that the sacrifice would propitiate the offended deities, and that the King's life would be saved. In this manner no less than r. 600 persons were sacrificed at Mandalay, under this excited spurt of fanaticism. This aroused the Catholics, and the convent established in that city was attacked.

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