LATE CABLE NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5557, 27 July 1886, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

London, July 15. Pirates are besieging Thaimos, situated i 1 Chinese waters. Canada and England are fortifying Esquiraault. fEsquimault is the southern extremity of Vancouver Island, commanding the n ulf of Georgia, and generally the coast at the boundary line between British America aid the United States. It is a point of jrreat strategic importance, and, if fortified, would command the outlet of the Pacific] ; The Times ia urging the Marquis of ITartington, the Duke of Argyle, Sir I lenry James, Mr Goschen, and Mr Tre- \ elyan to form a coalition party.! The treaty for the extradition of dynamiters is causing much excitement among the American Irish. A manifesto issued hy (?) them advises Parnell to make the House of Commons the laughing stock of the world. The Times denounces Gladstone's travesties of history and baseless charges made l>y him against opponents as unfair. It also considers that he attacks many of his old friends. Many of the English journals follow in the same strain, and say that fie vulgarity of his epithets is turning his defeat into personal humiliation. Mr John Ruakin, art critic, is seriously Mr Gladstone's letters to the Press indicate a tendency to the repeal of the Union and the abolition of the House of Lords. Mr Goldwin Smith asks whether such a man in the frame of mind that Mr Gladstone is In is fit to deal with Ireland. July 20. | In the Crawford-Dilke divorce case, I Mrs Crawford, in her evidence, stated that she believed her own mother was the author of the anonymous letters forwarded to Mr Crawford. Russia threatens to occupy Port Lazarev (on the Caucasian shore of. the Black Sea), alleging the British occupation of Port Hamilton as a pretext. The English fleet in Chinese waters has been ordered to proceed to Vladivostock (on the Manchoorian coast of China). July2l. In the new Cabinet it is expected that the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Randolph Churchill, Lord Ashbourne, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach will resume the offices held by them In the former Conservative Ministry. The Earl of Carnarvon is unwilling to re-enter the Cabinet. The Hon. Edward Stanhope is mentioned as likely to receive the portfolio of Chief Secretary for Ireland. The Extradition Bill about to be introduced into the United States Senate provides for the extradition of those guilty of manslaughter, larceny (above 50dols), burglary, 'and malicious injury to property whereby life is endangered.