ADDITIONAL SUMMARY. GREAT BRITAIN. THE METHODIST (ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE. DEAN STANLEY'S WILL. LEANDER ECLIPSED. THE AGITATION IN IRELAND. FURTHER RIOTS AND OUTRAGES. London, 25th Scntombor.

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ADDITIONAL SUMMARY. GREAT BRITAIN. THE METHODIST (ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE. DEAN STANLEY'S WILL. LEANDER ECLIPSED. THE AGITATION IN IRELAND. FURTHER RIOTS AND OUTRAGES. London, 25th Scntombor.

The MethodißflEcumenicßl'Ooundilfiß in session in London. Dr. Binnet said the falling-off of the children of the sect in j America, in lavour of other denominations, was one of the most disastrous facts connected with Methodism. Farmers are threshing, and ttio result is poor indeed. Ju tho nbrth oE Scotland the root crops will bo almost a total failure, and in Ireland the potatoes nro sorionsly damaged. Dean Stanley loft .£84,000 behind him, $4nd the text of his will has ju»t been "pQblJshefl.' , He gives sums of monoy to between .30 ,and 40 persons, as wellas-s&JOOO fco'theJ)ean and Chapter of WesttninslerV apportion ot which is to bo applied .to tlje abolition of tho lees now charged for" visiting the" Abbey, and .£SOO to tho Westminster'Xsurses' Homo. Lord Clandoboye, Lord Dufferin's son, has jußt beaten Brron and Leander's swim from Sestos to Abyuos. He swam across from Therapia to Beikoa in little more than -at) hour. A despatch from Caloutta to the London Times says that the Tea Syudioato established in 1880, for tho purposo of opening np the Australian aud American market a to Indian teas, reports that tlio operations havo been successful. The agonb of the syndicate in America reports thnt tho pro&pccts of building up a trado with India aro most trbmising. * The Irish Land Loaguo has unanimously adopted a resolution calling, on farmors to prove their sympathy for tho labourers by erecting dwellings for them, and enabling them to live in something liko comfdrft.and decency. A rosolution was also adopted which recommended labourers to, use Irish manufactures, aud empowering branches to adopt measures to encourage native industry. Mr. Johnston, tho founder and secretary of the -Irish Labourers' League, spoko, saying. the labourers wonld t show tho world thoy could best attain their onds by. joining hands with ftlr. Parnell.- Ho Baid all efforts to Beparato thorn would ptove futilo. ' WoSolutions wero adopted adding to tho Land League's present title the words " and Labour aud Industrial Union." TVlr. ' Parnoll's Speech, in which ho said they proposed totoettht) Actnot to ti3o it, wns a surprise ¦ , ¦ Tho country continues very unsottloo 1 . The system ot intimidation remains in force, and> serious outrages on property aro rcport&cl. There is a Very oifcter tooling between th'i polioo and the peoplo. A .conflict has takou ylaoo in Dubhu botwocit tho police and the public, caused by somo soldiers making somo insulting remarks about the Popo. Fifteen person's woro wounded. Bishop Xsultz, of Meath, advises that tho Land liill should have a' fair trial. - Mr. Kettle has isancd au address from Kilmainham Gaol a^ a Laud l caguo candidate for Parliament for County Alonagiiaui. Air. Thomas Jjickeon has boon returned to Parliument, fr6fn C bunty Tyrone, to till tho vacancy caused by JVIr. Lytton'u appoin Imentaa Coramissioucr ,under the I. ami Act. A hoKUatan im tho 1 employ •of .(j«ptain O'Callaguau, Zulla,--County Clare, died on the 7th Septombotj having boon' ehot<a fortnight before. Jho viudictiveness of tho persons concerned in tlio. murder is shown by thior pos'ijig 'notice* warning, peoplo against attending the f nnerah „,,.. ,'Lientenant Uoye, the Arotio explorer, has gone to Patagonia to examine that region.