, 1880-08-22
.1oob Khan Preparing for an
Assault upon Candahar.
7rssia Appears Inclined to Reopen
Negotiations with China.
rnrl,sh Orders for the Strengthening
of the Forts on the Bosphorus.
zer7;a Gives In Her Adherence to the
Austro-German Alliance.
GREAT BRITAIN.


while interest for the week have been pro-
:idsd By Ireland. Religious riots, agrarian
,ur1ages, collisions between Catholics and
,rosestants, and the Fenian move
oen1 constitute the chief items.
:euiauism and agrarianism. these
.vo sources Of mischief which were
.,ealily disappearing, are now no longer In
conflict. 1t one time the land agitators and
he Fenlans were at variance, but it is now
,acitly admitted that there Is room for
10th. I1ishmen continue to drill III the
tariy morning. The seizure of arms on the
.;uuo. and the recent discovery OF gunpowder
n a railway tunnel in Cork, disturbed the
;,ublie mind. Touching the last incident, it
nav be mentioned that more than two barrels
Of euupowder were found. The exact num-
}er is not stated, but it is heard from rail-
ray official that there were eight or ten.
TIE LAND AGITATION
las assumed In ORE demonstrative charac-
:er. The rejection Of the Compensation bill
,eerued 10 produce little effect, but the Land
-eaeue stirred the country by ordering
treat meetings, the last Of which
will he held tomorrow. MIR, Forster
added fuel to the fire BY the
.oolish use Of the word "cowardice" applied
o AIt. Dillon, II. F., which already recoils
upon himself. Mr.. Dillon is taking lead
ng part In the land agitation Singularly
enough, Mr.. Parnell is III Ireland, marvel
uusiy quiet, and only engaged in recruiting
lis heal:h in order to participate III the de-
oates on the Irish estimates.
THE MOST INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCE
connected with Irish matters was the de-
:,arture of Mr.. Forster for Dublin. The
Government attempted to minimize the i'm
:,ortance Of the visit, but Mr.. Fors-
"er left here suddenly as soon rs
Dublin kilograms announced the
discovery of the gunpowler at Cork.
fle chief subject upon which he will in-
-orm his colleagues is the expediency Of re-
enforcing the Coercion acts. The Govern
nent is adverse to such proposal. Mr..
-:orster is not the man to recommend such
measures for slight cause. There is un-
'looetedly strong impression that after
Parliament rises, and when the rich harvest
n Ireland has been garnered, the landlords
viii
PRESS FOR BACK RENT :.
This mag lead to violence Throughout the
country. Some Irish officials anticipate that
twilbe IMPOSSIBLE to pass the winter with
1AA 4[4AAk1toA14f A44C NOClE1Uu AEL5s he Er0-
ral feeling among members Of Parliament
$ that there may be a winter ses-
sion. Of Parliament to consider the
state Of Ireland and pass Coercion bills
The refusal Of the Land League to give eyi-
dence before the new Irish Land Commits
sion has damaged that body in the eyes of
valuable opportunity will be lost if the
-Ilsh tenants refuse to submit their case to
he Commission.
THE FOURTH PAETT
n the House Of Commons is again very en-
':Fgttic; Their conduct is much disapproved
stald Conservatives. The recent meeting
!nd Rabbits bill was intended to paralyze The
enthusiasm OF the fourth party. h'rd Ran
doph Churchill, Sir Drummond Woltf and Mr,
Eidon Gorst, had made themselves ridicu-
tous II the eyes of the natural leaders of
ae party and capped their foliies by voting
9Th %ath such extremists as Mr.: BiggaE, who IS
aetested by the Conservatives. Necessity
makes strange bedfe1lows, but the
spectacle is unexalnple1 of our
;:1 M;lS1lo.raf1c fourth party allying itself
Ms.a tne most unpopular melnbers Of the
ases ct the Carlton Club passed resolution :
.4tended TO muzz]t the overactiye supporters ;
" me party who sit below the gank1vay. 1t
= ses1dent from the Carlton meeting that the
.olos Intend to Introduce important changes
IL The Hares and Rabbits bill.
THE BCHIALs BILL
u, sni probably not pass, partly because Of the ,
;ssteness o1 the session. and also because Mr..
a!adstoue and some OF his high Church col :
,taeQes are not in accord with the other !
members m Of the Cabinet.
1he debate Un
THE INDIAN WAR
ne house OF Commons was eminently in
nv, s@xrt,$ T..
tas1 thai OUT Of the so,ooo, ,ooo ts45,ooo,o ,ooo)
~ spetasa at. on the Afghan war in excess Of :
Ie .9t estimates, -, ,5o0, 900 (S27, 500, ,000) has
The atbeaag been prov iued by cash balances.
~ ate government is unable to discover
aese ,losealy bookkeeping Of The Indian Gotern-
:ha suI H. NoIh!ns can be decided respecting
s@ proportion OF the war expenses to be paid
~ toa aa me English Exchequer till the close OF
nsr nhm'22algm. ho'22 IT. lis expected that England will
fo1 xss ,Iia IaI. Iie Tories blame the Government
NJ s;thw haliowng Gen. Roberts to start from Cabul
,sa1 fs.ao4t ut base. The Government answers
SsaMe - me movement was approved BY Gen.
o,SeaaI-~ S"alI- The fact is, that the Government
S,as.sa S.ea 9tn Roberts to march, leaving Gen.
r. iydHa'i ydea,na az Cabul- Gen. Stewart absolute
iauao inotaw vat at the same time, which was
- tone. Ayoob Kahn's artillery Is known
- :stas " twe!ve-pound guns. Gen. Thayer
g : oro,,N WITH him 1went}-iyePounders
iofar. 1S uOu. 1L0EQ tNelMSt0f4S
n'aeaee 'ense in tine House Of Lords
sisee:s ssisees me responsibility for the Isandula
n.fs,.sII HfaS.eI on Col: Darnferd, but he has not
,easa,d ,,eyed himself of the hla1ne OF not in
es enemy.
s''>otaing has been decided regarding
,x Mr. GLADsToSE's MOVEMENTS
go .asa ule session. It is possible that he will
m ,ao sea voyage and intr1Ist Lord Harting-
eada.ean da,eantlme with the Treasury patronage,
s1sn;1 snip, and power. This arouses the
.Isels1on ssa %! that Nr. Gladstone may i'll future
Tar;sa 1ess active part In public life. The
nta.ss satisfy themselves that such in his
1,s.ad dson. and tha. the step will be
Z, eI ~ upon him by the i1npossibility
tsfa;sa .;aa+1Ia1n European concert on Ottoman
,era' e,s. should the necessity arise to proceed
sono moral snasion.
.ocie1yl Is Still excited about the =,
rh:z. h:AtoSEss BrEDEr1-coCTrs' WEDDING, +!
;aTer r.; vas looked for three days ago at the
,jaj hSlapel. An enormous crowd assem-
M, ,a.ele, ..t and was dispersed By the police
|ors fEtoans Tor the Baroness, who would j
ha a'4:s zen belted in true British fashion had
se11d;pnppe d;ppeleu. su. It Is now thought thnt the
sarcn. "IM not take place. aud that the
elves "a4 '1elo 10 tne advice that she re- /
ceae ens,x si was another and more disgraceful !
N 80. 80. FUNERAL OF ADELAIDE NELSON. I
aston ot1Is noas assemblage caused great con- !
rpse frneao uond the grave. The circumstance
w no dlsrespect for the deceased