The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-01
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

" The appointment OF MI. shaw LeieVre |
Secretary to the Admiralty, TO succeed |
Right Hon. William p Adam as First Com |
missioner OF Works, is significant. His |
views in regard to Irish land are well known. |
lie has made himself the special champion |
OF the clau; es OF the land act OF 1870 intend |
ed to facilitate the purchase OF holdings by |
occupiers. In conducting the Irish mea- |
sures especially he will doubtless prove an |
able lieutenant TO Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. |
Forster"
THE HANLAN-LAYC0CK sCULLING MATCH.
LONDON, November 30.-The prelimina- |
ries OF the sculling match for G500 side |
between Hanlan and Laycock were not set |
tied at he first meeting held at the Sports
man Office TO-DAY. There will be another
meeting at O'Clock, when articles will
doubtless be signed.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT SIGNED.
LONDON, November 30.-At a meeting
held at 8 O'Clock this afternoon at the
Sportsman office the articles Of agreement
were signed for the sculliDg match between
Laycock and lfnnlan over the Thames
Cham Donship Course, TO take place Janu-
airy II, 1881, at 2:30 Z. NJ, for $500 aside,
the Sportsman challenge cup, and the cham
pionsbip. The parties deposited ESQ aside,
the balance to be posted on the @ n OF Janu-
airy. The president Ct the American Com
pany stated that a. the men were able 20
obtain funds for the match he did not con-
slider his offer OF prize Of CT, 900 nece:-
sary.
HanIan's Claims on Canada.
TORONTO, ONT, November 3O.-At. q
meeting OF the City Council last night de-
putation appeared to advocate the claims OF
HanIan to be presented with the freedom Of
the city as mark OF the appreciation OF the
citizens Of what he has done FOR Canada. and
especially for Toronto. a motion to relieve
the champion OF all rents or taxes, in respect
OF his island bo,el during his life, was freely
discussed. While all were favorable TO the
motion, several questioned the legality OF
The proceeding. In consequence OF this
feeling, the mayor added clause, providing
for special legislation being asked, IN the
case OF the city solicitor being Of opinion
that the Council bad not the power to do
wh hat they so much desired.
Verdict Of Guilty.
LONDON, November 30-The jury in the
case OF Mr.. Philip Callan, charged with
libellng Mr.. A. NJ. Sullivan. after a hall
hours deliberation to-day, returned YER
dict OF guilty.
WOOlleu Mills Burned.
WESTON, ONT, November 80 The WOOL
len mills owned by Oliver Wildly Il Co., Of
this place, were burned this morning. The
fire is supposed to have started from belt
becoming heated. The loss and Insurance
is not known. Three hundred employees
are thrown out OF employment.
Later.-The total insurance on Wilby's
woollen mills. which were burned this
morning. is $50 800.
Marines for Ireland.
LONDON, November 30.-TwO hundred OF
the Chatham division OF marines, who were
recently ordered to ireland, but whose de-
parture was postponed, will start this week.
QueIliDg a Disturbance.
LONDON, November 30.-A large force Of
police, accompanied by infantry and artl-
lery, proceeded 10 New Palids at 7 O'Clock
this morning 10 queIl 4 dstuT bance there.
Habeas Corpus I'm the Case OF an I'm
prisoned Kitualist.
LONDON, November 80 In the case OF
Rev. T. Pelham Dale, a clergyman Of the
Church OF England, rector Of st. Vedast,
who was arrested October goth aud impri-
soned in Holloway Jail for disobeyiug the
orders OF the ecclesiastical court by carry
ing on ritualislic practices, to-day, after
| long arguments on application for writ OF
| hdbeaS corpus with view to his release on
The ground OF the invaidity Of the pro-
ceedings against him, the Queens Bench
division, without expressing an opinion
upon the point raised, granted the writ
asked for returnable on Wednesday next,
and also granted rules calling upon the
prosecution TO prove the validity OF the pro-
ceedines against Mr.. Dale.
Persecution or Hebrews i'm Germany.
BERLIN, November 30.-The VoSS Gazette
violently attacks the North american Ga.
zette for trying to palliate the persecution OF
the Jews. The VOSS Gazette expresses the
belief that the articles in the North Anlert-
can Gazette on the question are inspired.
1t says the Government is playing paitry
game. They merely throw out the card
OF a Jewish persecution in order to strike
at civil liberty a. they did with the social
agitation.
A CondemnatOry PapaI AlIOcufiOu.
LONDON. November 80 The Globe this
evening SAYS: We understand that the
Pope is preparing an allocutiOn condemniDg
The hostile attitude Of France and other
Catholic Powers towards the Church.
Cult Spain.
MADRID, November 30.-Tbe Duke OF
Parma and Modena, brother-in.law Of Don
Carlos, has complied with the order to quit
Spain.
The Panama Canal scheme.
LONDON, November 30.-A Paris dispatch
says the promotion OF the Panama canal
scheme has been resumed with extraordi-
nary vigor. The movement Is so universal
that success as regards subscriptions and
capItal is certain. Adhesions are arriving
from every quarter OF the globe.
VI. de Lesseps Talking Up the Canal
Project.
LONDON. November 30.-In the interview
between the Paris correspondent Of the
Times and NJ. de Lesseps, already referred
70 in these dispatches, the latter said 81
have greater confidence In the Panama canal
Than had In the SueZ canal. The Atlantic
and Pacific breezes will make ii the healthi-
est region in the world. There are already
exeayators made which will excavate 800
cubic metres an hour. Everything neces-
sary Is ready to start tue work. The CO.
operation of England alone will make the
canal fact"
Ice Breaking in the volgn.
ST. PyrgesBUKG, November 30.-The ice
in the Volga has suddenly broken NJ Nuhi'
Norgorod. in consequence OF the warm wea-
Their. Five steamers ana thlr'y Dirp.s nass
been DESTROYED, and large quantities OF
grain, naptha, and fish have been lost. Inc
damage Is immense.
Brayado Of the French Exsrtmisss'
LONDON, November 3o-A depatca 70
the Times from Paris says NJ. hocbeiort 10.
yites signatures for an application 70 tne