THE SUEZ MAIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3221, 16 November 1880, Page 2

THE SUEZ MAIL.

lALBANY, Wednesday, THK Khedive arrived at 7. 30 p.m.

LONDON, October 8,

A general disposition exists for allowing England to take tbc initiative and make proposals for future action in regard to Eastern affairs. These, it is understood, have been already made. Nothing authentic is known concerning the tenor of the various reports current, all pointing to some energetic action calculated to produce an international crisis in Turkey, l'he form of coersion regarded as most probable is a collective occupation and embargo of the ports in the Mgetm Sea, while other accounts speak of a naval demonstration before Constantinople, and the deposition of the Sultan. The current events are regarded with grave anxiety, owing to the conflicting interests of the Powers, and the probability that the Principalities will take advantage of the general confusion to secure a share of the spoils of Turkey. Already the German Press express jealousy of England and distrust of Gladstone's policy, thinking an alliance between England and llussia unfavourable to Austria and German interests. THE IRISH LANDLORDS. A deputation of Irish landowners waited on the Lord-Lieutenant and Mr Forster yesterday, and stated their views on the condition of the country. More than j forty members of the Landlords' Association attended the deputation which comprised altogether 101 land-owners, representing more than half the property of Ireland, was introduced by Lord Douoghue, who in a long speech urged the necessity of the Government taking steps to alleviate the present feeling of dread on the part of the landed class and to repress agitations, which were extending over the whole country. The Viceroy, while expressing detestation of Agrarian outrages and confirming the statements of the deputation, said the Cabinet alone had the power to deal with such matters. He therefore, referred the deputation to Mr Forster to ask him if the Government would fulfil the duty of protecting life and property, or whether the landlords were to protect themselves. Mr Forster stated that the Government would do what it could within the law, and if further measures were necessary they would be of an exceptional character. Some landlords arc having their homes guarded by their own retainers, others are employing persons to protect them. CRITICISM k ON GENERAL FIUMEOSE. BOMBAY, October 22. General Primrose's description of the Beige operations and sortie at Kandahar is published, also the Commander-in-Chief'si and Viceroy's comments thereon. The Coinmander-in-Cliief considers that the abandoning of the cantonments was too precipitate, considering the force General Primrose had under his command, and must have tended to confirm the demoralization of the troops caused by imperfect formation. With regard to the sortie the chief thinks the reasons assigned for it not satisfactory, and that as to the efiect produced on the enemy, even if the results were as successful as General Primrose reports them to have been, they were far too dearly bought with the loss of so many valuable officers and men. The siege operations generally, the Commandcr-iu-Chief says, appear to have been good. General Prinrose is on his way to Bombay, where he will be ordered to report himself at the Horse Guards.