Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-01
Foreign Events of Interest.

AVERAGE CROPS ~ ENGLAND
LONDON. August 1.-The Standard. in an ar
tlcle on the harvest, says-The general opn-
ion in Mark Lane is that there is an average
wheat crop IN England. and a great majority OF
the reports from the different districts confirm
that estimate. The barley crop cannot fail 10 be
an average one. The root crops are less i,romis-
ing than they have been at this period for MANY
years. Potatoes. however are as good as the
roots are bad The prospects I'm Scotland are
much less favorable than in England The most
auspiclous report OF all crops come from ireland.
BANK HOLIDAY.
To-day is a Bank of England holiday Tho
bank and the stock exchange are consequently
closed.
THE PoRTE's NOTE on AFFAIRS N rRrroII
The Morning Post says:-We learn from Con-
stantinople that in a conversation between the
grand yiZer and one of the ambassadors the
former stated that the Porte was preparing
note on affairs I'm Tripol which would be to n
certain extent. an answer TO the dispatch of Earl
Granvllie, foreign secretary. to Lord Duferin
British ambassador 20 Turkey which instructed
the latter TO advise the Porte to exercise areat
prudence IN not giving causes Of plausible conn
plant TO France. The note will point 10 the
cangers to which the Turkish provinces are ey-
posed and TO the necessity of taking Immediate
steps Tor guaranteeing order. The Porte while
declaring that u viii not shrink from fulfilling
its duty, protests beforehand against any wrong
Interpretation which France NAV give to meas,
ures which may be deemed necessary.
MORE FRENCH TROOPS FOR ALGERIA.
Inc Parls correspondent of the Ddily 1ele-
graph says:-Three battalions of foot. one bat-
TALON OF rifles, and two batteries of artillery
nave feit Toulon for Algeria.
ENGLAND AND THE BoERs
A dispatch from Pretoria. TO the Daily Tela-
graph says: The convention between England
and the Beers, was signed on SATURDAY. last
MR. THOMAS y. o'coNNoRs LEcTURING TOUR.
The London correspondent of the Edinburgh,
Scotsn'da says: Mr.. Thos. u. O'Connor expects
to start ten days hence on his American lectur-
ing tour In the interest Of the Irish land agita-
ton.
MR. PARNELL COMING TO AMERICA.
The prospect Of Mr. Parnel crossing the Az
lantic grows daily more probable
WHERE THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES GOT THEIR
WARNING ABOUT INTERNAL MACHINES
lt is stated that the police are very reticent i'm
regard TO the memorandum book found i'm the
possession OF McGrath. one of the men indicted,
Tor attempting TO blow up the Liverpool town
hall. but 1t is believed the book contains series
OF memoranda relating to steamers and articles
to come by them from America. and in view of
the discoveries of internal machines il is inferred
that the information which Sir VIM Harc.urf
nome secretary obtained Of the expected arrival
oi such machines was actually obtained from n
per9sal O. mvuraths memorandum book.
ALL QUIET IN TUNIs.
A Tunis dispatch to the Times saws all is now
quiet mere. Ihe hey has thus far collected four
hundred irregular troops but they show the
greatest unwilingness to obey orders.
THE CAR AT MOSCOW.
A ST. Petersburg dispatch TO the Times saws
The absence of the director of the foreign Office
trom the Imperial retinue is pain proof that the
Cars stay at Moscow will be short. and that the
official business will i'm the meantime be con-
Quoted here as usual. The Car received Gen.
Skobeleff at Moscow