The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
TIE LATEST FOREIGN FACTS.
A Summary Of Current Events in
the Outside World.
The Situation in Ireland Improving
Starvation No Longer Feared.
Preparing to Pass the Grist Law in Italy
General Foreign Notes.
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON, Feb. le-The Daily Mems owns that
the Southwark election was unmistakably a
Liberal defeat.
The Times says the return of q Conservative
from ,uthwark Ia heavy blow for the epno
elton The government is justified In regard
ing the battle 30 keenly fought as vote of con.
fldence more decided and incontestbe than
that of Liverpool.
A Dublin dispatch reports the general condi.
ton Of ireland improving. although severe dis
trees ie etlll felt In many places.
Charles apurgeon. the eminent Baptist divine
preaching at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. yes
Mentone, Italy, eaid that Ensland's rulers weie
mixing bloody ware and oppres Ing nations. .,las
ssa that as sae osa them
con- come ris61 D. n '1 the end but they should
proadest and hausbtleet Of men md nations
would yet be brought low. God. ehastiss
ments, when they did come. would be terrible
fxperta estimate the loesaa Of farmers IN the
United Kingdom during 1872 at from eioo.-
The DUCHESS OF Marlborough In a letter to
receipt OF G2ooo, Gays: The danger OF famine ap-
70 ee " o.
| need he allowed to die for lack Of food but tho
committee in order to bring their lahore ,n re- to
/
| week for elk weeks more
Tha L,ndon correspondent OF the NJ suehes
ter Guardian eaye: A serious complicatio has
| arisen bet Ween England and Persia touching
Herat. The negotiations have not been com
uletely suspended. but have failed for the mp,
ment. The came correspondent says he is able
10 state Oh the highest authority that there /.
| no truth In the persistent reports that the Bar
onese Rurdett Ooutts has given Gs01,ooo for the
A saturday's q meeting of the Dublin Mansion
House relief COMMITTEES It was announced that
the total =ubancr'pt,on T., the c,mmtttee's fund
Of grants to date IL Ga 100 The thanks Of the
committees we're voted to. Jamaa Gordon Ben
nett for hia muntfcent aub aer'ption. and als to
the New York relief committee and to Richard
OGormon. Of New York.
The Irish relief committee ts meeting with
Traas a~ay ans the
Beaver ct amehip lines offered to carry grain
and provisions free fram Ontario to Liverpool,
VIA Portland, aud an appeal is shortly 70 Pc
made to all farmers In this vicinity for sub
scriptions II eatablae.
The Dublin correspondent OF the T1naes con.
firms tho report that no feAfa are now fat thnt
All, body will die In Ireland of starvation, but ne
says there are aome very Had exeapfipna to this
@ n ana ,ns T.
} adorable suffaring among the small farmssra 10
Ulster. who are too proud TO complain. Fever
Tinperary and Weat Cork In consequence 81
deAtituton. Relief has been given. but It has
come late. and is not Of the kind suited to the
In the House Of Commons to-day Sir Stafford
Northcate announced that the Rovernmen
. would make an advance FIR ireland Of Gao 900
!, instead NJ esno 900 aa waa originally intepd a.
| The Times, In a leading editorial article thts
morning on the Southwark election. conetude'
a. follows: IF constituencies like that o
Southwark declare their confidence In the Baa
conafed government 1t ia baesuaa they halav
hat the acts Ut the ministry have been unfair!
Judged: that their motives have never receives
u generous construction. and that the deter
mination which has been avowed Of makiui
has often been pursued with little regard 70
the intereata Of the State
In the House to-day Mr.. Ed. Clarke. tn
. newly elected member from Southwark. took
,, his seat and received great ovation from tn
: Conservatives.
, Upon motion to go into committee on th
, irish relief BILL Mr.. Lyman, membar for Count
!, Limerick. NOV, d to amend the objection to th
i usa OF the church surplua fund.
Mr.. O'Connor Power tHome Ruleri. seconde
the amendment.
Mr. Ryand tLiheraD. eonsidered that n
= ton of a portion of the church fund for the re
: lief of the distress In Ireland.
y Messrs. Harmon lHome Rule) and stanstlel
g Radical) continued the debate.
Mr. Lowther. Chief Secretary for Ireland. dc
Tended the bill.
, Sir Stafford North 'ote said the main object
y y the bill was to encourage landlords to give en-
. plov ment to tenants.
!, After several Irtsh members had spoken tb
- :, amendment was rejected by vote OF 12e to "a