The New York herald., 1878-12-19
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts of the
World.
ADVANCING ON CADUL.
Complete Failure Of the Roume-
Gan Commission.
ENGLAND'S DISTRESS.
A Hard Winter for the Un-
employed Poor.
ENGLAND'S DISTRESS
NEW ITALIAN CABINET.
Icy CABLE TO THE HERALD.

to Jelalabad on Tuesday, which place
he hopes to reach on the Goth inst.
A special from Jumrood. December Is, says
it has been determined to infict rigorous
punishment upon the Zukkur-khels,
who led the recent attacks on the
camp at Ali-Musjid. Twenty-Five hun
dred men left Ali-Musjid yesterday
to surprise their villages which are ten
miles distant 1t is anticipated that the
the effect of pacifying the whole frontier.
1t is declared at st. Petersburg that
the Russian mission at Cabul has been
formally and officially withdrawn.
BR1rMNs BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Messrs. Fox, Walker Co., of the Atlas Engine
Works, Bristol. have failed. Liabilities 100000.
Messrs Zubina Il Co., iron importers. of Cardiff
and Newport. have also failed in consequence of the
stoppage of the Tin Plate Works Of Booker & Co..
near Swansea. whose bills Zubna & Co. held to
large amount This failure will considerably increase
the liabilities of the West of England and South
Wales District Bank. The Times. in its financial ar
ticle of yesterday, said:-"The more recent
regarding the state of the West Of England
and South Wales District Bank has unquestion-
ably done much mischief, and strong complaint
is made that the truth not made clearly
known at the date Of suspension. Instead Of telling
the worst, as they doubt could have DONE the
directors suffered people to nurse the deluson that
the suspension due to pernicous run. and that
therefore the bank might easily be in some form
suscitated. few knew all along that the whole paid
up capital and reserve were probably lost. but the
mass of the people believed the ideal prescnta-
tion of affairs. The result Of this concealment has
been to and intensity the feeling of distrust
which beginning to die away. Men say. with
Justice they no longer believe what they told
by bankers. and the sliest rumors endowed with
tenfold power for mischief. 1t is profoundly to be
regretted that the credit of the banking community
should be played with and shaken in this fashion,.
Reports of several district meetings of operatives
Tuesday night in the Oldham District generally
unfavorable to compromise. 1t is probable that the
strikes will be continued.
GREAT DISTRESS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
In the House of Commons Tuesday night, Mr.
Cross, Home Secretary. answering inquiry
j''wheher it was true, reported. that are now
face to face with such crisis Of distress this gen.
Grafton has known said though much distress
unhappily prevails among the laborng poor the de-
scription of it in the question exaggerated;
there was nothing to cause unnecessary alarm.
He read kilograms from the head of the
Board OF Supervision at Edinburgh. and
the Mayors of Liverpool and Manchester
present sufficient to meet all necessities. He had not
had time to inquire into the condition OF the coal
and iron districts. At Birmingham a meeting con-
vened by the Mayor held ON Tuesday to consider
the best to relieve tho distress, which is de-
clared to be exceptionally and increasing daily
The Mayor was requested ~ organize means for rails
ing distributing relief At Sheffield 1000 children
and 5000 adults received aid last week. The
Mayors relief fund amounts to $4,000. At stockton
the distress is increasing Hundreds of the families
of iron workers are dessSutc. and influential COM
mttee is canvassng for subscriptions and contribu
lions. At Stoke-on-Trent great distress prevails.
which is enhanced by the severity of the cold. The
Distress Committee is unable to keep pace with the
demands. At Burslem meeting called by the
Mayor the 18th inst to take to alleviate
distress Great want is felt by the laboring classes
in North Stafordshire.
STATE OF AFFAIRs.
At Manchester vast numbers of the middle class
poor. who will not appeal to charity, suffering
keenly. vigorous and combined effort on the part
OF the authorities churches and private organiza-
tions is being put forth Liverpool despatch says
the working classes have not endured such distress
and privation for many years. An excellent system
of relief Is organizing. At wigan there is consd-
cradle distress among the better class of mechanics
and workmen. Wolvcrhampton advces also report
much distress throughout South Stanordshrc. and
relief in the shape of food. Goals and clothing
Is being distributed. At Edinburgh a dcputa-
tion OF unemployed waited the magis-
trates and asked for employment. The magis-
trates authorized the street inspectors TO give
them work. At Glasgow the depression and dis
tress unexamplcd The streets are swarming with
idle and starving men. women and children. Tho
Lord Provost and magistrates organizing very
thorough relief for the most needy Dundee de-
spach says there also is much misery in that part of
Scotland No adequate measures for relief have been
organized in the northern part of the country where
the fishermen and agricultural laborers destitute
In Aberdeen Forfar and Dunfcrmline private charity
and efforts of the magistrates actively employed.
At Bristol there are largo numbers of unemployed
people, and there is much suffering There is no
ganized relief beyond the ordinary parochi fund
yet.
BANKRUPTCY
Aivices from Stockholm state that another firm
H. IIirsch) has failed with 100000 crowns liabilities.
its difficulties having arisen through the fall In tho
price of iron and also from Improbable operations
in building and land. The assets reported to bo
sufficient but this s considered doubtful. The firms
which have lately failed are believed to have been
kept going by banks long utter they should gone
into liquidation. rather better feeling prevails in
Sweden now, but IL is feared bank managers there
have been wiser than in other parts of Europe and
hold too many securities and too small proportion OF
capital.
POWERS.
A despatch from Constantinoplc says Il is stated
that Russia will not oppose u scheme for a loan