The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

London. Nov. 6th-Lord Col,ridge, the Lord
Chief Justice, being Ill, was unable to attend
Cont to hear the argument in the cnse uf the
appeal of Mr.. Brldlaugh, aud the latter appeared
before the Queens bench and asked the Court
to quash the indictment against himself for
b~lasphemous libel. At the instance of Sir
Henry Tyler the application WAS refused.
London, Nov. 6-At the meeting of the Irish
Parliamentary party held to-day, it was agreed
to support Sir Stafford Northct tr's anitntlIu, AT
against the clOture. Parncll made an urgent
appeal that all the party be present ia tn
House when the division on the bill is tuktn.
London, Nov. Z A colIiery explosion occurred
at Clay Cross mines, in Derbyshire, of which
only meager reports have been received.
1t is known, however, that thirty persons, most
ly miners were killed. Four of the managers of
the mines were blown to atoms. Frightful
scenes are being enacted about the mouth of the
shaft. Many l rye families are left without the
means of support
London, Nov. Sat the Clay Cross ColIiery
explosion the number of deaths now amount to
fifty.
Paris. Nov. 6-The KIM Of Corea has con
Guided a greatly of commerce with England, up
on the same basis as the present Corean-
American treaty.
Washington. Nov. 6.-The annual reports of
the Treasury Department are nearly all ready
for the Secretary. Generally speaking, the re-
ports are comparatively unimportant.
Minneapolis, Nov. S.-Con gresham Wash
burn estimates his majority at no less than
80. 900. In the Fifth District, Nelson, Repub-
lican, is unquestionably elected, giving Mime
sofa a full Republican delegation. The
Legislature will be Republican by a somewhat
reduced majority, and it is estimated that three
fourths of the Republican members favor the
election of Senator Window.
Governors Island, n. Y, Nov. 8.-Col. Rich
ard Arnold, o. S. A., stationed here, died sud
denly this morning.
Dan.oaola EVo NJ o c.. o.--.
and one death from yellow fever are reported.
Yesterdays hopes of frost are again postponed.
The weather is much milder.
London, Nov. 3d.-Sir Charles Dixie, the I'm
der Foreign Secretary, announced that none of
the great powers had made any representation
concerning Earl Dufferin's mission. The Porte
had made a representation, but the Government
sent n satisfactory explanatory note stating
that no change in diplomatic relations was in
tended, and with that assurance Turkey expressed
herself well satisfied.
The debate on the cloture was resumed and
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, lioeral, moved as
an amendment to the pending measure that it
should require fve-eigths Of the members pre-
sent on any occasion to put the cloture in opera
ton.
Gladstone objected to this amendment as be-
ing substantially the same as that for IA two-third
majority which the House voted down. II was
open to the same objections.
Sexton made a speech, the purpurt of which
was the Irish party pinned their faith neither to
the government nor the opposition. They de-
clined to place power in the hands of the Con-
aservative leader by making it necessary to get
his assent for the operation of the cloture. On
HarcOurtS amendment the vote stood, noes, l46,
ayes 20. Debate continued till midnight. w.
III. Smith, Conservative, proposed an amend
ment, supported by Stanley Crisis, for recording
IA protest against the cloture in the journal of
the House, if ten members wished.
Gladstone, John Bright and Harcourt opposed
the amendment, which was reiected-6 81 to 50.
London, November 9th III the House OF
Commons this morning Sir Stafford NorthcOte
gave notice of a motion calling for the
question of employment of English troops
i'll Egypt, and stated that the House was emit
tied to fuller Information as to tn Governments
policy and an estimate of the war. .
Sir Chales Dixie, replying to the question of
Bourke, said the Egyptian Government was
solely responsible for all charges preferred
against Arab Pasha.
Gladstone, answering further questions by
Bourke. informed the House that Arab Pasha
occupied the status of a prisoner who surren-
dered Internationally that when the war closed
the municipal law came into operation, taking
the place of martial law. and Arab was, there
fore, being tried very properly under the mu-
nicipal law.
Debate on the cloture question was then re-
sumed. The amendment offered by Lord John
Manners CONSERVATIVE, that any division upon
cloture shall be taken by secret ballot, Vas T =
jected-139 to 30.
Northcote, i'll moving the rejection of the first
cloture resolution in its entirety, asked whether
it was not singular that the Government which
came into power with the words on it's lips,
- force no remedy, should have no remedy eN-
cept force in the affairs of Ireland, Egypt and
the House of Commons [Cheers.
Sir William Harcourt rejoined that the clOture
by u bare majority, was necessary to prevent
continued obstruction of the leg. Station of the
nation. The debate was then adjourned.
Debate on Lord Northcote's motion is ex-
pected to terminate Friday. The whips of both
parties are endearoring to have all the members
in attendance when the decision is taken.
Philadelphia, Nov. 1T is rumored that Will
liam A. Leavitt, proprietor of the Herd Glass
Works OF this city, has failed for 800, 900. All
that is really known about the matter is that
Leavitt made an assignment to Nelson T. Evans
for the benefit of his creditors. Leavitt and
Evans say the liabilities are nothing like $780,
900, and that their assets Will entirely cover
them.
Boston. Nov. THE Southern Pacific Rail
road has made an offer to the Santa Fe Com
pany for half an interest in the Sonora Rail-
way.
Washington, Oct. 26. Acting Secretary of the
Interior Jocelyn has rendered "a decision of the
utmost Importance to a large class of applicants
for pensions. 1t holds in effect that seven years
absence may be taken as a proof ~presumptive of
a soldiers death. and such proof shall warrant
the issue of a pension to his family if other re-
quirements have been complied with. This de-
cision is a direct reversal of the practice hitherto
prevalent in the Pension Bureau. Positive
proof of the soldiers death was required, which
i'll many cases it was impossible to produce,
The exports of coal, lumber. and other pro-
ducts from the port of Victoria during the month
of October reached the enormous sum of
1875, 600. The exports for the year will be
81, ZOO, 900. and the Customs duties paid will
exceed 81, 900, 900.
The Mexican Government has received a re-
port that the Governor and Secretary of the
State of Tnbacco have been murdered.
The checker tournament between Wylie and
Barker, at Boston, has closed. Fifty games
were played. Each won a single game, and the