HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7350, 1 July 1889, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association.] Received Jane 29th, 10 a.m. J THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. London , , June 28. ! The South-Eastern Railway Company intend to introduce a Bill into Parliament to enable the Channel tunnel scheme to be carried out, notwithstanding the determined opposition to it in previous sessions. THE JOCKEY WOOD. The jockey Wood, who fainted during the proceedings before the Jockey Club in the Durham and Chetwynd case, is recovering;. THE SAILORS' STRIKE. The Glasgow sailors have accepted owners' terms, but the strike at Liverj pool is not settled. MR GLADSTONE ON IRELAND. Mr Gladstone, in an article in the Nineteenth Century, compares the state of Ireland to the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He avers that British tyranny, cruelty, and illegality surpass even the conduct of the French leaders during that sanguinary period. GUN ACCIDENT. A forty-pounder gun burst at Sheerness, injuring three bystanders. ENGLISH JUDGES. Lord Mayor Whitehead gave a banquet to several English Judges. In the course of a speech during the evening the host referred to the impartiality of our Judges, instancing the cases of Captain Woodward and the Duke of Cambridge, in both of which cases the law had been fearlessly enforced. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION. London, June 28. The Times says that the French demand for the evacuation of Egypt by England is merely an electoral manoeuvre. THE SHAH. The Shah of Persia will arrive on July Ist, and sail up the Thames to the Speaker's stairs of the House of Commons. There he will disembark, and proceed to Buckingham Palace. ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Manson, the Arctic explorer, who crossed Greenland last year, is preparing an expedition to the North Pole. FRENCH CANADIANS. Ottawa, June 28. The Premier of Canada, in the course of a speech, let fall an observation that although a century had elapsed since the conquest of the country by England, the inhabitants of Quebec were still Frenchmen at heart, and not colonials. Received June 29th, 1.15 p.m. A BALLET GIRL BURNED. London, June 28. During a performance at the Al hambra last evening the dress of one of the dancers caught fire, and before it was extinguished the unfortunate girl was severely burned. A panic took place among the audience, and several persons received severe but not fatal injuries. Received June 30th, 6.20 p.m. PRIMACY OF AUSTRALIA. London, June 29. The Rev. F. J. Chevasse succeeds the Rev. Girdiestone, of Oxford, and it is therefore improbable that he would accept the vacant see of Sydney. [The Rev. Canon Girdiestone, who ia probably here referred to, is Hon. Canon of Chriatchurch, Oxford, Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and Commissary of the Bishop of Melbourne.] THE QUEEN AND MADAME MELBA. The Queen has commanded Madame Melba (Mrs Armstrong) to sing at a concert. Madame Melba is, however, indisposed at present. PUGILISM. Meadows, the Australian lightweight now in America, issues a challenge to fight any one in the world for the lightweight championship. THE CHINESE QUESION. In the House of Commons, on Monday, Baron de Worms will be asked what steps the Imperial Government intend to take with reference to Chinese emigration to the Australasian colonies. GOVERNORSHIP OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. It is reported that Sir Arthur Havelock, C.M.G., Governor of Zululand, will succeed Sir F. W. Broome as Governor of Western Australia. DEATH OF CARLOTTA PATTI. Lisbon, June 29. Carlotta Patti, sister to Adelina Patti, died to-day. [Carlotta Patti was for some time the leading vocalist in the United States. Her voice was described as having been " the highest soprano ever known," reaching G sharp in alt.; her powers of execution were considered extraordinary, and her scyle was essentially Italian. Owing to a physical deformity, she rtfrained from exhibiting her powers on the stage, but achieved great success at concerts. Some few years ago she visited the principal cities of Australia.] CRICKET. • In the cricket match between Lancashire and Surrey counties the latter was defeated by an innings and 48 runs. The ; Surrey county was senior last yeat, and this is the second occasion this season on which they have been defeated by an innings. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY. * Paris, June 29. The Chamber of Deputies has, by an immense majority, authorised the liquidation of the old Panama Canal Company to raise sufficient capital to

ensure the preservation of the work already done in connection with the canaL TEMPORAL POWER OF THE POPE. Rome, June 29. In the Senate to-day Signor Crispi, the Premier, said that the Vatican ought to recognise that the temporal power of the Pope had perished for ever, instead of hoping for the intervention of a foreign Power. WADY HALFA THREATENED. Cairo, June 29. Eight thousand dervishes are threatening Wady Haifa, and in consequence strong reinforcements have been dispatched. Received Jane 30Lh, 6.30 p.m. ARCHBISHOP WALSH'S SUGGESTIONS. London, June 29. The hierarchy of Ireland are unanimous in their expressions of regret that Archbishop Walsh's suggestion for arbitration on the land question was not adopted in the House of Commons. LIGHT SOVEREIGNS. The Right 3on. Mr Goschen has in troduced a Bill providing for the withdrawal of all light sovereigns which were issued prior to her Majesty's ascension to the throne. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has written a letter to Sir F. N. Broome, Governor of Western Australia, objecting to fix the division in respect to land regulations at the Tropic of Capricorn.