Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-18
THE OLD WORLD.
The Afghan Resolution Adopted Ia the
House of Commons by a Decisive Vote
Parliament Adjourned to Februsry-zis-
cellaneOus.
BRITISH AUxILIARIEs.

| bhlIloh AU4lLlAHIE5.
LAHORE Dec. 17.-Lord Lytton to-day re
ceived 5000 auxiliaries furnished by native
princes. He made a speech, in the course of
which he declared that Great Britain was neve,
an ungenerous foe but Justice u,ust nrecede
generosity. He hoped the ameer, warned by
his disasters. would render unnecessary further
operations. The auxiliaries will go to Pesha-
"ur on Saturday to guard the communications
OF the Khy Der column. The Cashmere contingent
is absent. 1t is said they are required for the
annexation of Cnitral, or Little Cashga, and
portions of Bojour and Seyal, which is sane
toned by the British.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch from Pezhawur
says it is reported Gen. MacPherson's brigade
has occupied Jelalabad.
COMPREHENSIVE COPYRIGHT ACT.
MADRID, Dec. II. The new copyright act
protects. among other things, Geographic dis
patches, newspaper articles, parliamentary and
| other speeches. legal documents, dramatic and
musical and anonymous and posthumous
works and literary collections.
ELECTION ROW.
LONDON, Dec 17.-Lieut. Col Charles j. Tot
tenham, conservative, has ucer1 elected to par
lament from New Ross, Ireland, by five ma
jortY, defeating Delaney, homo ruler. After
declaring the poll, home rule mob paraded
the town, throwing stones, and otherwise dis
turbing the peace. Police are now patrolllnp
the place.
THE ADMIRALTY DENIES.
LONDON, Dec. IA communication from
the admiralty declares there is no truth what
ever in the report of an interview with the
Duke of Edinburgh while at Halifax, published
recently IN New York journal, in which his
hJphUeSS aIe to ha lob aH
the author of Englands new ''peace with
honor policy with feelings Of the utmo,t dis
gust; that the acquisition of Cyprus was in no
sense gain, and that the l0lst regiment was
nearly all sick since it went there and had lost
u great many men in consequence.
TURKEY AND ENGLAND.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 17.-The Porte and
Great Britain are negotiating concerning
British jurisdiction over foreigners in Cyprus.
Great Britain recognizes the Sultan's sovereign
ty over the island, but denies that the capitu
latlon concerning consular jurisdiction is still
applicable there.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LorDoN, Dec. 1i.--ihe trial of the City of
Glasgow bank directors is fixed for Friday
next.
PEs1H, Dec. 1.-THE Hungarian delegation
have agreed to the Austrian delegations amend
for an iron-clad and for increasing the number
of army officers.
LONDON, Dec. I7.-William Anderson. super
lntendent OF the Eastern telegraph company.
murdered at Gambia, Crete, Saturday was the
nephew OF Sir James Anderson, the managing
director.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Christian and
Prince Leopold have left for Darmstadt to at
tend the funeral of Princess Alice.
FRENCH POLITICS.
VERSAILLES Dec. 1.-THE Senate, by vote
of 159 to ~, adopted the amendment pro-
posed by NJ DeBebastele, Of the right rein
stating in the budget grant of 200, goo francs
for augmenting the stipends Of aged priests.
which was stricken out by the chamber of dep
utles. This action renders necessary the rees-
sem5llng of the deputies before the 31sb Of
december to reconsider this portion of the
budget.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
bERNE, Dec. l7.-In consequence of IN in
crease OF atrocious murders in Switzerland the
council OF state have agreed to discuss the res
toratlon OF capital punishment, which would
require a revision Of the federal constitution.
FRENCH JOURNALIST DEAD.
PARIS, Dec. I'm. Precy, editor of the
Journal La Libe,te, is dead.
THE AFGHAN DEBATE.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-In the house of commons
to-rlght debate on Stanhope's resolution, that
the house consent to defray all expenses of the
Afghan war from the Indian revenues. w,s cnne
cluded. The house divided on Fawcett's
amendment, declaring the proposition unjust
ana The amendment was rejected 235 to l25.
Stanhopes resolution then adopted with
out division.
Parliament has adjourned until Feb. 10, 1879.