Additional Calograms.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3943, 18 August 1881, Page 2

Additional Calograms.

(Pee Albion, at the Bluff.)

London, August 1,

A very strong feeling is growing in England in favour of modifying the present free trade tariff, with a view to establish reciprocity with other countries. Complaints are made that owing to the policy of protection maintained by the United States aud several most important colonies, tho export trade of Great Britain is seriously injured, and her industries threatened.

Mr Parnull returned to Irolaud after his suspension iv the House, aud, addressing » crowded meeting at {Dublin, delivered a very inflammatory speech. He unsparingly coudemued the Irish Bill, which, he declared, would not give satisfaction to the people of Ireland, even if left uncurtailed by the Lords,, He bitterly denounced Messrs Q-ladstone avid Forster, aud condemned the Government as a whole.

August 3. The contractor foe the dynamite rattchiues, which were recently seat over from. America, and seized on their arrival at Liverpool, has been arrested.

August 4. A'movement is on foot for the purpose of developing the industrial resources of Ireland. It is proposed to establish a company with a capital of £4,000,000 to purchase a largo quantity of waste lands in the country aud reclaim and cultivate them. The prospectus of the company has been published, and the project has been favourably received.

AuguetS. There has been fighting among tue native tribes in Zuluiand. John Dunn, one of th» most prominent Zulu chieftains, encountered.^- i and completely defeated another chief nMnjfch* Sitimela. ' " \- '■ The Government, yielding to Die preasnre^ brought to bear on Parlmmanfc, has agreed to compensate Edmund Gallez for his lengthened imprisonment, and subsequent transportation to Western Australia, for a murder of which, he was innocent. August 6L i Russia so far has not interfered in Afglwa* iston affairs. The authorities are continuing their invei* tigntions in connection with the. recent ship* menfc of infernal machines. Further dynamite plots have been discovered. August 9. : A match for the English Sculling Championship is to take place in September. A terrible explosion occurred to-day at a cartridge manufactory in the towu of Peri pignan, France. Eleven persons were more [ or lees seriously wounded.