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LATEST NEWS.
The English Political Crisis.


LONDON, June 19th.-Earl Carnarvon
will be Lord Lieutenant, and Mr. Arthur
Balfour Chief Secretary. Mr.. Edward
| Clarke, Q. c., has been appointed Attor-
ney General for England, Mr.. Gorst, So
licitor General, and the Hon. Edward
stanhope, President of the Board OF
| Trade.
LONDON, June both. - The request
made by Lord Salisbury that the Liberal
party should give him an assurance OF
support in carrying on the business of the
country has not been acceded to.
In the House of Commons yesterday
Mr.. Gladstone moved that the House be
further adjourned until Tuesday next,
which was approved by the House.
In the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury
moved a similar adjournment, as he was
not ready to make his promised state
ment to the House. Referring to the Re-
distribution of Seats bill, Lord Salisbury
stated that the Government objected to
its being proceeded with, because its pass
ing would prevent a dissolution before
November The motion to postpone the
consideration of the measure was subse-
quently carried by large majority.
The political deadlock still continues,
Lord Salisbury is demanding to monopo-
lIze the House until the prorogation of
Parliament, and also insisting that the
Liberal party shall forbear from attack
ing the Budget proposals.
The Ministry have now evacuated their
seats on the benches.
LONDON, Jnne 22d.-It is believed that
Mr.. Gladstone will resign his seat in the
House of Commons.
Afghan Affairs.
| LONDON, June 21st.-The Russian
newspaper "Novosti" states that III con-
sequence of the Amer of Afghanistan
massing his troops at Ambar, the Russian
/ troops will be compelled to advance on
them.
Riot iu Madrid.
MADRID, June 2lst.-A riot OF a serious
character occurred yesterday. The trades
men resented the proclamation declaring
! the presence of cholera within the city,
and the mob declining to disperse when
summoned to do so by the authorities,
were fred upon by the military. The
riot was not repressed until many persons
| had been seriously injured.
The Block in the Suez Canal.
! CAIRO, June 21st.-Advices from Port
! Said report that the work Of removing the
! obstruction in the Suez Canal has been
carried on with great celebrity, with the
result that the channel has been opened
to the passage of vessels, and the traffic
has been resumed.
The New Guinea PrOtectOrate.
LONDON, June 2Oth.-The British terri
tory in New Guinea does not include
Rock Long, or any islands to the north
ward of the eighth parallel
! Lord Derby, in responding to a fare
well address presented to him by the sew
eral Agents General, stated that Austral-
asia had during his term of Office acquired
10000 miles of territory in New Guinea.
The New SOuth Wales SOudan Con-
tinSent.
SYDNEY, June 19th.-The transport
Arab, with the New South Wales Soudan
contingent, arrives here tonight, and will
| be placed in quarantine until Tuesday.
All the Australian Colonies have sent
representatives to take part in the re-
ception of the troops on Tuesday next,
which has been proclaimed a public
holiday.
The Recidiviste Question.
LONDON, June 2Oth.-Lord Lyons, the
British Ambassador at Paris, has refused
! to accept the assurance given by the
| Government, that the Recidiviste bill
would not be enforced. Lord Lyons be-
lieves that the measure was an election
eering man9uvre.
France and Madagascar.
LONDON, June 20th.-Three thousand
men are to be dispatched to Madagascar
to relieve Admiral Mot.
The FOOehOw Tea Market.
MELBOURNE, June 22d.-Further tele-
grams to hand from Foochow, advising
the opening of the tea season, reported
that prices are generally one tael below
last years quotations. Congous are
about an average quality, but the crop, as
a whole, is not considered to be quite so
good as last season. Freights average
30s per ton.
MaurItius Sugar Crop.
MAURIT1Us, May 28th.-The total yield
of the new seasons crop is estimated at
from 1o0,0O0 to 10000 tons, and the
stock now in hand is 10, 900 tons.