Daily globe., 1882-11-07
GREAT BRITAIN.

| LONDON, Nov. 6.-1n the commons this
morning Sir Stafford Northcote gave no.
! tice of motion calling for the question
of the employment of English troops in
! Egypt, and stating that the house was en-
titled to the fullest information as to the
government policy and also to the es,i-
mated cost of war. Sir Chas, Dixie, re-
plying to the question of Bourke, said the
Egyptian government was solely response
bic for all the charges preferred against
Arab Pasha.
Gladstone, answering further question
by Bourke, informed the house that Arab
Pasha occupied the status of prisoner
who had surrendered Internationally; that
when war ceased municipal law came into
/ operation, taking the place of martial law.
,, Arabi was therefore being tried very prop
erly under municipal law.
/ Debate upon the cloture question was
then resumed. An amendment offered by
Lord John Manners, conservative, that any
| division upon cloture shall be taken by
| secret ballot was rejected, 139 to 55.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-At a meeting of the
Irish parliamentary party held to-day, it
was agreed to support Sir Stafford North
| cote's amendment against cloture. Par
nell made an urgent appeal that all the
party be present in the house when di.
| vision on the bill was taken.
The Clyde ship joiners, who have been
! on strike, met this morning and listened
to the reading of letter from Sir Donald
Currie, who had previously made some
suggestions to the employers for settle
ment of differences. The meeting passed
resolutions of confidence in Currie.
LONDON. Nov. 6.-Lord Coleridge, lord
| chief justice, being i'll, was unable to
| attend the court this forenoon to hear the
| argument in the case of the appeal of Mr..
Bradlaugh, who appeared before queens
| bench. and the court was requested to
! quash Indictment against himself for bias
phenous libel. At the instar e of Sir
Henry Tyler the application was refused
LONDON. Nov. 6.-Anthony Trollope's i'll
ness Is not anything in the nature of a fit.
| but paralysis. This morning he is
| slightly better, and hopes are entertained
of his complete recovery.
| LONDON, Nov. 6.-The Prince of Wales
has consented to act as chairman of the
Longfellow memorial committee. In the
letter accepting the craftsmanship, he ex.
presses much satisfaction in accepting the
request, and adds that he is very glad that
the opportunity has been afforded to show
the high respect he entertains for the
greatest of American poets and his appre
citation of the value and excellence of Long.
fellows works.
A mass meeting of rivet makers at Black
heath adopted resolutions declaring theil
intention to continue the strike for an ad
vance of 10 per cent. in wages.
| The nailers of Staffordshira and Worces
tershire have been on a strike fortnight
their notice to employers demanding ar
advan ce Of ten per cent. being ignored
| The chain makers ,fof Staffordshirt
inaugurated strike for the same advance
but the employers yielded and the strike
ended.
The mission of Moody and Sankey at
Cambridge is suspended on account of the
illness of Moody.
The steamer Hesper, from Galveston
with cargo of cotton has arrived at
Liverpool. Fire broke out in the hold
among the cotton bales during the pas
sage, but it was subdued by flooding the
compartment where the blaze was located
Loss not believed heavy, but the examina.
tion is not yet completed.
LONDON, Nov. 7.-Gladstone has placed
a very early day at Sir Stafford North
cote's disposal for discussion of the hos
tile motion regarding Egypt.
The archbishop of Canterbury, now con
valescent, has no intention of resignine
his primacy.
LONDON, Nov. Ga dispatch from Dur.
ban says two batteries of Transvaal Boers
had an engagement with Mapach, the
Kaffr chief, who defeated the Beers. Ma
pach feigned retreat and drew the Boers
into an ambush, killing 800.