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Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4416, 25 September 1879, Page 3

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The harvest in the British Islands will be four to six weeks late. In some districts only half crops will be gathered. The potatoes are in many places more or less diseased, and the roots in general have suffered severely. It is stated that the Royal Commission appointed to examine into the matter of colonial defence will have Lord Carnarvon as president, and wQI include Sir Lintorn Simmons, Admiral, Messrs Milne, Guilders, Thomas Brassey, Sir Henry Barklay, and Sir Henry Holland.

A fourth contingent of the Barnaley colliers, 200 in number, with their families, have left for New Zealand.

Busaia has entered into negotiations for tbe construction of several cruisers in America.

Several military officers at Odessa having been placed under police surveillance a ttannlt ensued, and the public supported the miliary. King Alfonso has returned to Spain after an interview with the Archduchess Maria Christina; The marriage is arranged to take place in October. Carlo Pecci, the Pope's eldest brother, is dead.

An alarm has been created at PhQippopoli owing to the arrest of 240 influential Turks in the Bhodope Mountains, charged with a conspiracy to attack PhUippopoli after the Bam&z-h.

Baron Haymer, Count Andrassy's successor, wiß not assume office until the middle of September, Andrassy wishing first to settle the Novi Bazaar question, his object being to cement a close understanding between Germany and Austria to restrain the aggressive tendencies of Russia, and impose respect for the Treaty. King John of Abyssinia has invaded Upper Egypt. The Khedive has ordered troops to Masse wah, and has appealed for mediation to England and France. With reference to the shooting of the Rev. Dr. J.D. EJellock by De Young, the wound sustained by the former is very serious. When De Young took refuge in the Home, it was with diSculty that the police and artillery were able to save him from being lynched, as tbe working men, whose candidate for the Mayoralty Dr. Kellock was, threatened to storm the place of refuge. The cause of the editor of tha "Chronicles* attack on;Kellock was on personal and family grounds. Kellock retorted ia his speeches, and then De Young shot bra.