New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31
pPJTISB DEPENDENCIES.

r,o " yvaerv Titan" as Englishmen arc now &C
Nod IN -nersonify the British Empire, has been
forced 10 bear many additional burdens o. LUCIA
poy in ZululanN, was occupied in January ana
nrotectorate was declared over the whole eastern
ooost between Cape Colony and Natal In the IN
terior rs the result of Sir Charles NaTrens eApeu-
tion 10 Bcchuanaland, protectorate over vast
region was proclaimed. Owing to resistance oilereo
~ Sir Hercules Robinson and the Cape Govern
mani and TO indecison OH the part OF the Home
Government this special mission has been less
eo+efactory in its results than was anticipated
Gu charles Warren had done his work well, nut
hod not been properly supported from London lie
os recalled in August and a local magistrate at
the Cape was appointed 10 succeed nm. III INC
South Seas the islands between New-Ounea ana
Australia were annexed. protectorate was aiso
declared over large portion OF New-Gu1nea' Inc
confederation scheme adopted by the British Far
lament renders II possible for the colonies 10 'ae
concerted action in regard to Australian polIC!
Two of them, New-South Wales and New-Aeaianu'
have not yet shown any disposition TO unite III luS
movement
In the Dominion of Canada Riel's rebellion has
been the most important event OF the year. Inns
outbreak of the half-brecds of the Saskatchewan
WIS LARGELY the result of negligence on the part OF
+be authorities in meeting demands forland patents
for holdings and legislation. RIePs force was not
formidable in numbers pTbably not over l'ZUo
men. Al Fish Creek it fought General MlddletonS
troops for twelve hours in a deep hollow and then
retreated to the Batouches. A bayOnet charge
brought this campaign to a close. Rlel surrendered
and Ponndmaker. his chief ally, not long after.
There was no general uprising of the Indians Rel
was condemned to death and executed. Inc
French-C anadian population OF Montreal ana que
bee were intensely excited by his fate and sir Johh
Macdonald has lost his political prestige IN quar-
tiers where the largest Conservative maJorlties
have been obtained.
The largest accession of political responsibility
has been in Burmah. King Thebaw's conhscatlon
of the property of the Bombay Trading Company
involved reprsals from India. He was called upon
10 receive British envoy al Mandalay and to sub
NIT the disputed points to arbitration. HIS con-
temptuous refusal was follow ed by a mill
tary expedition. General PrendorgGst after
capturing tine Minha forts. proceeded up The ira
waddy with his 1otilla meeting with 10 resistance
General Prendergast entered Mandalay November
2S). depOsed the King and sent him to Rangoon as
q prisoner of war. No decree for the annexation Of
Burmah has vet been issued and the country IS
temporarily governed by four of Thebaw's Minis
tiers
Lord Dufferin has handed over the fortress Of
GwalIor othe Maharajah ScIndiah and allowed him
TO keep 5000 more troops. The relations OF the
Vlceroy and the Ameer have steadily improved
since the conferences at Rawal Pindi. The
STRENGTHENING of the northwestern frontier of lu-
dia is now recognized by both parties IN England
as the true policy rather than the invloablllty OF
the Afghan frontier.