LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4522, 3 July 1883, Page 2

LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

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London, Jane 20. A. notice of motion given by Lord Seamington on Thursday last in connec tion with the proposed annexation of i lands in the Pacific will be discerned in the House of Lords on July 2nd.

Lord Sedmouth, in the House of Lords, has given notice of his intention ■-• to bring before the House the question of the naval defences of the various colonies. The matter will be discussed shortly. China has definitely refused to cede the suezrainty of Annam 'to the French, and the lattor, have rejected all other pacific overtures. The Chinese (Government are urging England and Germany to intercede on their behalf, bat neither of these powers has yet given a definite response to the appeal. It is reported thnt Mr Redmond, who is now on a lecturing tour in, Australia with his has been nominated as a candidate for Wexford, in the place of Healy, who recently resigned bis seat. The Cabinet has not yet decided upon whom the appointment of Minister for Scotland shall be conferred, and the settlement of the matter has been postponed. The Pope has resolved to refer the settlement of the difficulty which has arisen between the Papal See and a section of the Irish people to a special Commission. .

In consequence of an announcement that Wm. Kedmondintends offering himself as a candidate for Wexford the Government have decided to issue a warrant which has been for some time pending against him. . ■ In answer to a question in the House of Commons last night Sir Evelyu Ashley stated that the Government were delibera. ting upon the proposed annexation of New Guinea and New Hebrides, and that there decision would be made known shortly. ' ' , . : Mr Fawoett, Poitmaster-General, am

nottnced yesterday that the Government regarded his suggested extension of the system of parcel posts to the Colonies as premature.

A bill has been introduced into the Supreme Council at Calcutta, the object of which is to project patents for inventions shown at the Exhibition.

The prices offering for Australian hops are low in consequence of the good prospects of growing the English crop. Several shipments remain on the market unsold. ... „,'.,. „ A letter appears in the Daily News this morning strongly urging the establishment of a new line of Australian mail steKmers. The route proposed by the writer is from Liverpool to C»nada direct, thence overland to the West Coast of America, and from there to .Sydney. Acting under instructions from the French Government, Admiral Pierri has ordered the confiscation of the Cusi»m house and its contents, which were seized by the French troeps at Tamatavf!. The Government of tfennion, op Bourbon Island, in the Indian Ocean, have despatched a force of volunteers to Madagascar to the assistance of the French troops. ;

Great alarm has been occasioned in St. Petersburgh by the publication of an inflammatory Nihilist manifesto, in which the authors state that they still retain their hostile designs towards the ruling power?, and are ou'y awaiting an opportunity to put them into execution.

In the House of Commons last night Sir Michael Hicks-Beach directed the attention of the ' House"-toi'negotiations which were proceeding in connection with the proposed duplication of the Suez Canal. He urged upon the Government the expediency of accepting the terms offered by De Lesseps. The standard this morning states that operations con» nected with the construction of the second canal will be commenced at once.

In consequence of a rumor that the French intend to make a sudden descent on Mauritius, without Riving any warning, the English Gorernment authorities in the Mauritiud are actively engaged in preparations for resisting an attack. The committee appointed to report upon the desirability of constructing a tunnel under the English Channel concluded taking evidence yesterday. Lord Wolseley was examined, and gave his opinion that the scheme, if carried out, would jeopardise v the interests of England. Be expressed himself as entirely opposed to the proposition. The members of the committee held a lengthy deliberation, but were unable to come to any conclusion, the rotes being equally divided. It has been ascertained that the cause of Bishop Colenso's death was fever. Mr Blyth, Agent-General of South Australia, intends to visit Marseilles shortly for the purpose of organising a scheme for the immigration of laborers from that portion of France to South Australia, by the Messageries Maratime Coy's, steamers. Mr Cotton, member for London, urges upon the the Government the necessity of instituting an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the supposed murder of a Government surveyor and party at BermaKui some years ago. A 1 trial was made yesterday of the Palliser projectile, but the invention proved to be a failure. It has been ascertained that at the wool sales, which have just terminated, half the wool sold was purchased by foreigners.

Dr Croke, Archbishop of Caßhel, formerly Bishop of Auckland,, continues to ignore the mandates of the Pope in connection with the suppression of Irish outrages. At an address recently delivered in Limerick he emphatically declared that the agitation must be continued till the Irish obtained complete redress of their grievances. Healey, who recently resigned his seat in the House of Commons for WVxford, is offering himself as a candidate for, the Monaghan seat, which electorate was* vacated by Gavan on his being appointed Crown Solicitor for Ireland. The Irish National League is actively supporting Healey's Candidature, and it has trans pired that the funds of the League are being freely used to secure his election. * The Queen has subscribed £50 towards the fund being raised for the relief of the sufferers by the late panic in the Victoria Hall, SnmJerland.

The Malagasy envoys having^concluded their negotiations with M. Ferry, the French Government has accorded.them a safe conduct back to Tamatave. The <result of their mission has not transpired, but it is believed that a peaceable,solution of the difficulty between FrancS and Madagascar will be effected. The present attitude of China relative to the Anamese war is peaceful." The Marquis Tsing, the Chinese Ambassador at Paris, who recently waited upon M. Ferry with a view to the settlement of the Anamese question, has arrived in London.