THE NEW ZEALAND SECURITIES OF THE GLASGOW BANK. A NEW NOVEL BY LORD BEACONSFIELD.

Evening Post, Volume XX, Issue 280, 30 November 1880, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND SECURITIES OF THE GLASGOW BANK. A NEW NOVEL BY LORD BEACONSFIELD.

ENOEMOUS PEICE PAID BY THE PUBLISHERS. IMPORTANT VICTORY OVER THE BASUTOS. [SPECIAL TO SYDNEY HERALD-l London, 23rd November. The City of Glasgow Bank Committee has resolved to retain the New Zealand land assets until the market is more favorable. The Pall Mall Gazette contrasts the position of Victoria and New South Wales aa two equally democratic communities, and believes that Victoria is continually falling behind, and that this will cause a speedy change in its policy. The Government are taking active measures to punish all endeavoring to intimidate landlords and tenants who continue to pay rents. In regard to the case at Ballinrabe, where a landlord was ostracised, and to whose assistance a large body of soldiers and volunteers were recently sent, strict enquiry has been made in order to ascertain the names of the moat active of the intimidators, and one hundred arrests have been made in consequence. The prisoners have been charged with the offence preparatory to their being placed on their trial. Capetown, 22nd November. Further intelligence of a disquieting character was received to-day, showing that the hostility of the native tribes is extending and assuming more serious proportions daily. A tribe which has hitherto maintained a friendly attitude to the British Government and absence from hostile demonstration has now revolted, and attacked thej British Residency at Larida. Failing capture upon the first occasion, the attack was renewed with no better success. A gallant defence was made by those belonging to the Residency, and the enemy was repulsed. That the situation generally is becoming serious is now manifest, and the colony has put forth its utmost strength to crush the hostile tribes. London, 24th November. When a match between Hanlan and Laycock was proposed, Hanlan asked for six weeks' time. Laycock, anxious to meet him, offered to defer his departure from Er gland for that period. Hanlan then made it a condition of the match that there should be a level bet of £ 1000 in addition to the usual stake of .£2OO a side. Messrs. Longmans and Co. have paid for " Endymion," by Lord Beaconsfield, and a journal has offered for an early copy of the novel, which deals with events prior to 1832. It recognises Wellington, Paimerston, George Smythe, George i Hudson, Cobden, Napoleanlll., and Cardinal j Manning. There are few allusions to the events of to-day. The Times states that General Nicholson has been appointed Governor of Tasmania. Capetown, 23rd November. Later intelligence from the seat of war reports that a great battle was fought on Saturday, 13th inst., between a body of the colonial troops, numbering 1500, and an immense gathering of the Basuto tribes, estimated at 5000. They were known to have been gathering for some time past, and all the available colonial troops were consequently concentrated to meet there. On the day mentioned, it was determined to make an attack upon the enemy, which was accordingly done. The Basutos made only a brief resistance before taking flight, and were pursued by the cavalry for a considerable distance with great slaughter ; 300 Basutos were killed, and the total loss on the colonials' side was only six.