LATE CABLE NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6474, 26 November 1881, Page 5

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[Pbb Pbmb Association.] (Per b.b. Hero, Via Auckland.) LONDON, Hot. 17. Bioting having taken place in Clare, a market town in King’s County, Ireland, the military constabulary; stationed in that Oounty have been reinforced. # The harvest returns from Amenoa for this year show a decrease in the wheat yield of a hundred million bushels compared with the An earthquake in SwiLerland caused much alarm amongst the inhabitants. The Greek troops hove entered and occupied Volo, a seaport toWn in Thessaly, which Province was lately ieded by Turkey to Greece. There were g eat rejoicings on the part of the inhabitants on the entry of the tr battle has taken place in Algeria between the French troops and the insurgent Arabs, in which the litter were completely routed* , , _ A quantity of dyiamite on board the steamer Glasgow at Biistol exploded. Nine persons were killed, am great injury was done to the ship. . Sara Bernhardt, the mtross, is ill. The Tariff Convention sitting at Chicago is strongly in favour of a iroteotionist policy. The Australians resident in London have decided to preaont n| teafciraoniftl M'Arthur in recognition of the interest he has always manifested i( regard to the Australian Colonies. 1 , , , , Another agrarian outage hse taken place at Hefty. Five person| broke into a house and half murdered a farmer for paying rent. A similar outrage ooourihd at Cork. Austria has increased (or import duties for protective purposes. j An attempt has beep made to assassinate the Deputy-Lieutenant of Westmeath. He was fired at twice, but {fortunately escaped There siokniss among the French troops at Tunis. Typhoi< fever and dysentery are the principal nilmohs, and the soldiers are suffering fearfully. There is great diecontent in the army. Tie soldiers complain loudly of the neglect u the authorities to provide them with medliine, medical attendance and other neoessarii*. M. Garobetta, hovingmompletod the formation of hi# Ministry, (ns issued a manifesto sotting forth the policy Government purpose adopting. Complete rqjirmof the judicial system is intended to be proposed, and Government also cottomplato effecting changes which will render the education law of the country more parfoofc, and bring it more into harmony with ihe feelings of the people. It is further inteided to render the military laws complete, aid to reduce the military expenditure. Tip German Press generally ridicules the Mjustry formed by

Gambetta, which is tho subject of severe comment and criticism. By the European Press tho combination is considered weak and unsafe.

Fonianism ie proved to have been very active about Bradford for some time, but the arreet of Lobm has fallen like a rocket into the camp, and a stampede of supposed leaders has followed, unless they make another movement, the police seem disposed to take no further notice of them.

In a circular despatch dealing with Egyptian affaire, Lord Granville says any approach towards anarchy in that country would give cause for intervention on tho part of England.

Sir Oharlee Gavan Duffy has been married to Miss Louise Hall, of Cheshire. The marriage was solemnised at Paris.