HOME AND FOREIGN.

Bruce Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 1201, 8 June 1880, Page 1

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(By Cable.) (Reuter's Special.) London, June 3. Colonel GordoD, R.E., known as "Chinese Gordon," has resigned his position as private secretary to the Viceroy of India. ;/ ■_-.; ; ■ June 4. . .(Best Australian mutton tallow is to-day quoted at3ss per cwt. The total stock of tallow in London on the Ist inst. was 17,100 casks. New Zealand wheat (ex ship) is at 48s. At the wool auctions to day 10,000 bales were offered, making a total of 364,300 catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale was firm, and there was a better demand for crossbreds.

Paris, June 3. M. Itochefort has been severely wounded in a duel. St. FKTEitsr-uJBO. June 3. Her Majesty the Empress of Russia died today, aged SG. Constantinople, Juue 3. Midhat Pasha has tendered his resignation to the Sultan, who has, however, not yet accepted it. June 4. The questien as to whether the sentence of death passed upon Mahomed Veli, the assassin of the Russian attache, Colonel CommerofF, should be carried out still remains unsettled. The Sultan desires that the sentence should be commuted, and has referred the matter to the Uiernas, who will decide upon the course to be pursued. The Eight Hou. Mr Goschen, the newlyappointed Special Ambassador to the Porte, had an audience today with the Sultan. Mr Goschen expressed the hope that the Sultan would take speedy steps to briDg about necessary reforms in Turkey, ao that the prosperity of his subjects of all races and religions might be assured. It has not ti'anspired what answer was returned by the latter to the Ambassador.

Ea>'goon, June 4. Information has been received that a party of Burmese rebels, who have been on a foraging expedition, but have been defeated in au encounter with the Burmese troops, have crossed the frontier into the Burmese territory. (night). The insurrection in Independent Burmah is rapidly extending. A severe encounter has taken place between the force of the Burmese Government troops and a body of rebels. The former were defeated, and their commander captured by the rebels and beheaded. Four companies of British regiments which wore ordered to the frontier of British Burmah have already started.