ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1839, 15 January 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

[MELUOUKNE AGE "SPECIAL."] LONDON, January 14.

Victorian Politics

Tho " Globe" suggests a compromise of the political difficulty in Victoria by the Council becoming a revising Chamber. It condemns the plebiscite. Mr ChildersMr Childers has roturnod from Canada. The South Australian Loan. Tho floating of tho South Australian loan has been deferred, owing to "the dispute as to tho minimum.

The Afghan War. • Latest news from Afghanistan states that the tribes are menacing Roberts. He has telegraphed that a large force i s required to maintain our supremacy. [renter's telegrams.] PARIS, January 14. GambettaGambetta has been re-elected President of the French Chamber of Deputies by a small majority. [reuter's telegrams.] LONDON, January 12. The MailsThe Australian and New Zealand November mails via Brindisi were delivered to-day. Grain Statistics. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,020,000 quarters. Enormous quantities of grain are lying at Chicago, and the railways are blocked. The stock is estimated at 16,000,000 bushels. January 13. An Old Friend. A fortnight has been granted to arrange for the trial of the questions which have been raised in connection with the Tichborne case. Three per cent, consols, 97£. The Empress EugenieThe Empress Eugenie embarks ia the Union Company's steamship Gorman on March 26th. The Bagot TrialThe Bagot trial commences at the Easter term. BERLIN, January 13. Russia in ExplanationThe Russian Government, replying to the representations of Germany, admits the concentrations of Russian troops on the German frontier, but says no hostility is intended. The step is attributable to the withdrawal of Russian troops from Bulgaria and the pacification of Turkey, January 14. The German Consul-General-The German Consul-General to be appointed for Australia will have his residence in Melbourne. [MELBOURNE " ARGUS " SPECIAL.] January 14. Bismarck in Full Force. It is officially known that Bismarck has warned Russia to keep peace, a nd not to tolerate a Franco-Russo alliance. The General Election. There is an increasing indication of a general election taking place about Easter. } Anstria and ServiaThe Austro-Servia difficulty has been arranged.