Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-21

Ill"3' IE9tIt OF tfIt ITUlJItF VNIlCN OF Nc t,Ial-
stones administration. defence OF the policy
OF Ire present government. and a renIy ia th..
.hli-Waf agitation Of the Afghan committee
rs PRONUNCIATION Is equivalent TO a formal
thereof.
HE india COunCil.- Opinion No,
Called For.
IANIoH, NoV. 2l.-I'Ee irj'y Nrrs declares
lhal TIE statement published yesterday by the
tsn'FG' 'e}r$ 10 the effect that rle india conn
ell had been summoned TO consider an imnorl 9nt
l-lalca iicin India. received t4sa the lqfh iust
- =. N,. lEi!ii oli!ce ia London, VAS UnfOunded.
j" A'cS says: 8" The Indian council has never
peth consulted on had All opportunity foy eX
piteshE any opinion ia respect 70 the Afghan
question = '''i
E.IiciaEd's st-RIoodicsS-Vic.o
L9NEoN. Nov. 2i--A dispatch from Bomn1y
10 Renters Telegram company saws. ..T'ne
'atN. oi India. publishes Il SpC,iaI diSnats1
nc4 ,i An: hal aaled today wIncl announces that
Tie British troops occupied Fort Eanioo without
resistance the Afghans ref ffrin,t hIrrjelIy
Iefcle them. LN"te.-For; kapfon or kanvanu3
Is on 1hGD. lis abandonment or surrender V-lS
ahtlcIpated The British force at ThuIl. which
II IS believed is designed to march TO the head
- hnuian Valley. drive oUt the Afghan force
!ht1e, and secure the highest point of the pass.
Ii Readiness Tor farther advance in the
Sl'i!hE or lor cooperation with tie Jrco onerar
ing against Jeilallabad through the Khyb.r
laSS Is under the command Of Gen Roberts and
coASiSlS Of TWO brigades; The first under tolonel
CCbbie. comprising tie Stn Kings and the 5rh
ard 18th Punjaub native infantry regiments.
Tie second under Colonel Thelwal, cafnpriSfnr
me "a ana 2lSt Punjallb"eS ard the 5tlt tfoork-
las. Other regiments Will be attached as they
cclhc up from kohal. No resistance is expected
unJll the upper END Of khuram Valley is
reached. The native tribes in the valley nre-
Tess good W i'll towards the Brltish.l
London NGt 1IEc!s Excited.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-TheTe Is 40 excitement In
tie city over this mornings news. The nrerinctS
q the STOCK Exchange and Bank OF England are
4ule'er than usual. Tshe dealings IN the house
are very restricted. Prices are rather firmer
IMAM at Yesterdays closing. which is a conse-
Qtehtt OF the bank rate Of discount There
seems 10 be still lingering impression among
SlecGiatorS that the Ameer may submit when
LIE KNOWS that British troops are actually i'm
Motion. "
The Bririsil advance.
Lo>roN- Nov 2l--A special dispatch 10 the
ttih". nom Calcutta says: All the caiutnus
nave h.en ordered 10 cross the frontier to-day.
All telegramS detailing. NOV r,ncntS or djsnOSi
non OF troops have nes stopped b. the military
aHtliullt!ee- The GiDi@S Lahore CORRESPONDENT
saNS The British troGpS crossed The frontier
tins morning. special dispatch from Thuli
10 tie !SGiddf" says: The i0Th HuSSars crossed
Tie frontier at : O'cfifk this morning They
found oIt kapiyangi tbaGdoHCd Three caii-
dIen had been left there General RobarTS-
force az once moved forward on foot TO AbGp-
diahans, i've mile, further up the valley
army Stores for South africa.
LuHluS- NOV. 2I.-An order mas been unpx-
nectediy received at the Royal Arsenal. at
NooiWIch, for ieaTly one hundred tons OF cagaD
eqUtpage for the army in Sonia Africa. The
stores &Ic now being embarked S0g immetliate
despatch.