BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.
[By Casus;] (FROM Boifßmil ; bkILIBB.V ". ~*r"TJjONpoM» November 2. •A. sculling match took place over the usual champion course on the Thames to-day, between liaycqqkj.iof,,Sydney,-.and Hosm'eiv of/Boston, a r ßide. race resulted in a somewhat easy victory, for haycock,-byihree lengths.;: ~ •:l'..}\(- ',,;-. '.;;., '.;,,. '; r.;'i , . ' • | November, 3. Mr A. N. Walsh, a proniinent Jpf the trfsh ! 'Land League,',aim ,Mr .'Heijiy, 'private secretary to ! Mr^'Parnell', have been ! committed for'trial on the bh'air'ge of inttm'fdiiti6n. H ', Afr indict Irelandha» r bfelen : lodged 1 ". 1 ■ (!,1k ' , 1o '• ";'■ ! ' :fr John Ireland J hast ; been appointed to act as referee in the Bculling !matcfr ; betWeetti;Edward Triekett, of arid Hanlam. of WanaJda. The County, oi Cork has been proclaimed a disturbed district. ;' .., '■' f '■■ :■ A.sculling match has been arranged between Triekett and Ross, ah. American championj for L4OO a side. TricketV was out practisingto-day for an hour and a-half.' ' \. ' St. Petersburg, November 3. Great fears are entertained that'a famine ia likely to take place. '"'"' ■ -i ■■ -i '" ' ' '' (: New York, November 3. General Garfield has carried New York in the for the Presidentship, - This,' it is expected, will ensure his election. Capetown, November 2. Official reports from the officers Who are ? nducting the operations in Basutojand state *„iiat the position of the Cape, forces is most critical. Several other hostile tribes, in addition to the Pondos, have now joined the Basutos. Washington, November 3. General Gai field, the Republican candidate, has been elected President of the United States. November 4. The Presidential election returns show that Garfield's votes numbered over 200 by the electors of both Houses. London", November 4. The trial of the Irish land leaguers (Mr Parnell and other members of Parliament and the officers of the League) for conspiracy, is fixed to be hell in Dub[in, : and not in London as was first reported. Mr Parnell at Dublin is pressing for the trial of the leaguers, and says it ia evident the-Go-vernment intend to delay the same as much as possible, so as to prevent attendance at Parliament. Sir Hercules Robinson, who has been appointed Governor at the Cape, has arrived in England. Constantin ope, November 4. The Albanians still continue to resist their removal from Dulcigno, and have offered strong opposition to Riza Pasha's escort when crossing the river Bagama. The Turks, however, deemed it advisable to avoid hostilities.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XI, Issue 574, 9 November 1880, Page 6
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