Late English News.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5200, 16 September 1885, Page 2

Late English News.

[Age Specials.] London, September 2. The proposal made will probably be adopted, that the jubilee.of the accession of the Queen to the Throne should be celebrated throughout the Empire. Mr Gladstone, who returned from bis visit to Norway in greatly improved health, has proceeded to Exmouth, in Scotland, and has addressed his constituents in Midlothian. - With reference to the complaint made by the officers of the Afghan Boundary Commission, that the Governor' of Herat ' had been tampering with their letters, and that he had recently displayed much rudeness and discourtesy towards them, a communication has been received from the Ameer expressive of regret at hearing that British officers hare been sub* jected to any annoyance. September 4. Lord B. Churchill, Secretary of State for India, referring to the complications with Russia in regard to the Afghan boundary question, states he is hopeful that the present negotiations will shortly result in a complete and final delimitation of a frontier, and that a permanent agree* ment between the two nations will follow. Lord R. Churchill added that he was fully convinced of the loyalty of the Ameer to Great Britain.

A strongly excited feeling against the action of Germany continues to prevail in Spain, and it has been ascertained fiat France is fostering tho feeling of irritation.

It is now considered doubtful whether a clasp as well as a medal will be conferred upon the New South Wales Con* tingent for services in the Soudan. Sir Saul Samuel is pressing for its bestowal. September 6.

It is stated that Russia has only eon* ceded Zulfikar because of the possession of other and superior routes to Herat.

September 7. Mr W. E. Forster (late Chief Secretary of Ireland) is seriously ill.

Lord Randolph Churchill introduced the Indian Budget yesterday in the House of pommona, the deficit for the year being three millions. The Bad get as arranged last March was completely upset by the Russian advance into Central Asia, which had caused the Indian Government an increased expenditure of £496,000, including a subsidy of £250,000 to the Ameer. Lord Randolph Churchill proposed to get the deficit by an increased irrigation loan, and by patting £550,000 to next year's charge. The whole con* dition, political and financial, had changed, and not for the better. For this he said Lord Dufferin and the present Government were not responsible. The Govern* mont bad decided to create a reserve for the Indian army, adding 26,790. men to its strength in the field; the cavalry will be re-organised, and two new regiments will be raised in Bengal, and one in Bombay, giving an increase oi 39,000 men; a second battalion will be added to the Ghoorkah regiments, giviag a total increase of 4500 men to the Indian army, jphich will ba armed with Martini-Henri rifles, £230,000 will ba spent in torpedoes and other defences for the Indian harbors, and the increase in the native troops will necessitate an increase in tho number of British troops in India. Lord Randolph Churchill strongly attacked the supineness and want of foresight shown by the Mar* guis of Ripon, who, with the knowledge at his command, should have foreseen and provided against the advance of Rurfsia, instead of spending money in works, making useless remissions of taxation, and redactions in the army. In the next Parliament Government would propose or support a resolution of Parliament to inquire into the system of Government in India j among other reasons, in order that the opinion of educated, natives may be heard.—Mr Cross and the Marquis of Hartington protested against. Lord Ban* dolph Churchill makisg this partisan attack without notice on the Marquil of Ripoc's administration, which they defended, as well as the general policy of the late Government in regard to Indian affairs.