, 1880-08-04

| the Zines unQef CAKE 0UC0 June writes as
follows:
To a letter from Vladivostock, Novoye
~Iremyostates that the town is in a state of
war. Sentinels parade the streets at night
and the Chinese Inhabitants, of whom
there are about 5000, are not allowed to
leave their dwellings after 9 o'clock p. m.
The Sailors of the Siberian Marine Corps
go through daily evolutions, and the for
tress is being rapidly got ready tor the
reception of heavy artillery and munitions
of war. The Russians of Vladiyostock
seem much concered with the Chinese ma
RAIDERS, who have lately taken to commit
ting outrages on the Corean inhabitants of
the Usuriski district of the Amoor. It
was the appearance Of these freebooters in
large numbers that some time ago gave
rise to the alarming report that Chinese
troops had entered the Am cor province
The Russians on the Amoor are very glad
at the prospect of war with China, because
they are convinced that the inevitable
result will be the annexation to Russia of
the neighbouring part of Manchuria, free
navigation of the river Supgari, and gener-
al commercial Improvement. They also
lay stress upon the importance of friendly
neutrality on the part of japan, whence
coal may be got for the Siberian hotiIla
and the other vessels of war. The Siberi-
au aotilla, it is added, is. by the way.
hardly sufficient to fulfil the duties of the
port, SO that the Chinese apparently will
have little to fear from it in case of war.
A Woe ~ hio1ojoc ,ro u,o - E.-1.-l
on the 1st instant, the distance being %
miles. Nine riders competed, of whom
six gave up during the progress of the race,
and the other three came in a few yards
only apart. The winner went over the 25
miles in l hour and 90 minutes. This is
about equal to going from Christiansted to
West Eud and back in an hour and a half.
On the LIST inst. Mr.. Gladstone was ask
ed whether he would not advise the Qneen
to grant az amnesty to the Irish political
nrIsanorG known ea-tha EoaiAa p~i~~a~.o
His reply was as follows -
"My attention is called by The question
OF the hon. Gentleman to three circum-
stances-6rst, the generous amnesty ex-
tended to its rebel subjects taken in arms
by the American Government, but l must
observe that it had reference to q quarrel
decisively disposed of by civil war, and
not to a state of things likely to continue
in that country. [Hear,hear.) My atten-
ton is also called to the amnesty granted
to the Communist prisoners by Republican
France. No doubt a proposal is before
the French Legislative Body, but, SO far
as my information goes, l believe that that
proposal has not yet been accepted or
become law. With respect to the latter
portion of the question, referring to Ire
land, beg that my answer may not be
understood to extend beyond the terms in
which it is couched. That answer is, [
am sorry to say, that we do not consider
the present period, with the circumstance
which prevail at the present time in Ireland
as a fitting or convenient period for enter
tanning the subject"
The opposition which is aroused by Mr..
Gladstone's proposal to compensate evict-
ed tenants 10 Ireland as suffering a distur-
bance, may be understood from what "a
Connaught Landlord" writes'to the Times.
Sir,-Some $50 years ago my great
grandfather procured a lease of certain
lands ia the West of Ireland for 500 years
at a small annual head rent; paying at the
time aheavy fine to the original owner. For
the last Is years, though there have been
changes among the tenants. few Of whom