, 1880-01-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
En Route.


Berlin, Jan. l9.-Labanoff, the newly ap-
pointed Russian Ambassador to England,
had an interview with Emperor William this
afternoon aud will proceed to London this
evening.
DID,. Proposed Railway Purchase.
The lover house of the Prussian diet is
discussing the purchase of the Berlin, Bods-
dam and Magdeburgh Railway. The minis
ter of public works declares to-day that with
the purchase proposed in bill now being
discussed, the government would terminate
its purchase of railways for the present to
await the effect of the operation Of the meas
ure. ~ ''-
Irish Affairs.
Aland meeting was held at Williamstown,
county Galway, yesterday, at which M.
Davitt was present. A government re-
porter and number Of police were in
attendance.
Alta meeting of the council Of the Home
Rule League, yesterday, a resolution was
passed thanking the people in America for
the prompt aid to the distressed in Ireland.
The Duchess Of Marlborough's fund uow
amounts to $4,000. q
Unhappy 1relant,-.. Distress Increasing.
DUBLIN, Jan. 20.--It is now admitted that
the distress in Ireland is of acute and ex-
ceptional character and certain to involve
actual starvation il extensive aid be not
promptly. and literally forthcoming. The
distress daily increases in area and intensity,
and ib,seems almost impossible to ayert, un-
til next harvest, absolute famine in very
many places,
loih' 10 English Markets.
I lLeSDoN, Jan. 20.--The Mark Lane Ex.
press in its review of tine British grain trade
for the past week says that farmers have
made up their lost time as regards wheat
sowing, but since Wednesday the renewal of
Wintry weather has again caused some
checks. The Autumn sowu is terminating
SO slowly,that in some districts it is feared
the seed has been destroyed by the recent
frost, but generally speaking it is thought
that while the situation if not especially
promising, offers few grounds Of anxiety at
this early stage,
The quantity and condition of home
grown wheat in Mark Lane and the provin
cial markets is uniinproved, and mille.s al
most totally neglect samples, and in the
very few cases where doesn't samples are
offered sales are only practicable al a decline
Of o shilling per quarter Imports of for
| eign wheat ere again moderate, and have
mostly gone into granary, as the consump-
tive demand has been very inanimRte. A
lack Of confidence is becoming apparent in
the trade. Stocks are increasing, not only
in london, but IN MaEseilles and Bordeaux,
while the quantity of wheat aloat still ex-
ceeds 200,000 qrs; and while u further de-
| cline in New York augurs Uniavorahly ful
| the success OF American speculation, the
4 presence Of imported stocks il French ports
\ is sufficiently significant. The action Of
France WIS counted upon to relieve Great
Britain Of fair proportion Of the supply on
passage. Arrivals at ports of call have been
moderate. There was fair business in
wheat cargoes a5 a decline Of Cd to Is PEI
quarter on Red Winter aud Spring American
and Ia to is Gil per quarter on Ghirka de.
scriptions. There was little demand fol
wheat for shipment, though sellers were
more inclined to meet buyers views. There
was q moderate inquiry for maize and bar
ley, ~ decline OF Cd to Cd per quarter.
Sales Of English wheat last week were 32 67l
| quarters at 45s lid, against 90, III quarters
at 3Ss lid for the corresponding week OF the
previous year. ,.u
Explosion in "a Coal Mine.
Jan. 81, IL A. MA mine explosion oc
Cured at Newcastle-under-the. Tyne at
o'clock this morning. Seventy yseven per
sons are in the pit. Search is delayed by
damage to the shaft. The explosion is ow
ing to the gaseous nature of tho coal seam
Twenty-Five corpses have already beer
brought up, the majority disdgured beyont
recognition. Ten rescued alive are dying
ptrhe scene at the pit is heartrending. One
bf the corpses has lost part OF the head an(
others were burned to cinders, while sOm'
appear to have been killed by cOncussion
Gangs OF volunteers arc descending ire
quently to that part of the Lycelt coliery
where the explosion occurred. 1; is knowr
| as Fair Lady pit, and is the same in whicl
six men were killed last Autumn. The Goa
belongs to the Banbury or Freesam, in whicl
all Of the grea. siafJrdshirc explosions hay,
occurred.