The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-15
Foreign News.

The queens speech, cad at the opening OF
the Br fish parliament, is devoted largely 10
Irish affairs. 1t promises land reforms in Ire
land, but intimates that coercive measures
will be promptly put into effect.
The British ship Indian Chief was wrecked at
the mouth OF the Thames, and eighteen men
out of twenty-nine persons on board were
drowned.
BRITISH and Spanish steamer collided
off the coast OF Portugal and both were sunk.
Forty-fvepersons are reported lost.
A LONDON dispatch reports fearful disasters
at sea during recent storm. The ships Cape
Sable and Wild Rose have both toundered at
sea, with their crews, numbering eighty five
men, and a large steamer was seen to go
down, with all hands, on the Good vin Sands
AT fire in Havana large cigar manutac-
tory was destroyed, seven persons were
burned to death and damage amounting to
$780, was caused
DURING debate in the British parliament
on Irish affairs MIR. Forster, chief secretary
for Ireland, stated that 153 persons we've
under police protection in Ireland and there
had been 2,573 agrarian outrages during last
year.
The failure of the KuIdja treaty has gwen
rise to the belief that hostiities may break
out any moment on the Chinese border be.
tween China and Russia. China has made ex-
tensive preparations for war, but will suffer
greatly through lack of discipline and want OF
organization.
A JAPANESE Judge has been assassinated in
the streets of Toxic in revenge for the death
of the assassin's father fifteen years ago.
A SERIOUS split has occurred in the ranks
OF the Carlists a large section OF whom have
abandoned the cause of Don Carlos, the
claimant to the throne of Spain.
RUSSIAN imperial decree declares the
Princess Dolsoruki, whom the emperor mar.
ried shortly after the death OF the empress, to
be /" Serene Highness."
An American bark has been sunk in tie
strait OF Dover and six men on board have
been drowned.
JAPANESE coasting steamer. with sixty
passengers and crew of twenty-five, foun.
deIed in the Japanese Inland sea, and sixty
four lives were lost.
THE Republicans were successful in most OF
the municipal elections in France.
Mr.. WILLIAM eHAw, home-rule member OF
parliament tor Cork who was one OF the COM
missioners appointed by the British govern
ment to investigate and report on the agricu-
tural condition of Ireland, has made speech
in the house OF commons which created
great sensation. Mr.. Shaw said that the Irish
land league was the salvation OF Ireland and
gave a startling account of the condition OF
the peasants in the west of ireland. Some OF
the Connaught farmers, he said, were rottins
on their farms.
MANY deaths have occurred from terrible
outbreak OF fever at Tanderagee, Ireland.
FIFTEEN persons were seriously injured by
the tell OF staircase in a church at Palermo
during rejoicings on the occasion OF the visit
OF the king and queen of Italy to Sicily.
SIR DONALD STEWART has been appointed
to the supreme command OF the British troops
in India.
THERE was an increase Of 81, 300, 900 in the
postofice savings bank deposits in Canada in
the past fiscal year.
A TRIPLE alliance has been formed between
the emperors OF Germany, Austria and Rus
STA.
TURKEY has new minister of war-Ghazi
Osman Pasha.