ENGLISH NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1222, 17 March 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

(PEK TABARUA, AT AOCBX4JO}.) London, March 8. 7 Earl Beaconsfield has advised the Queen to dissolve Parliament at . Easter. The fact that this advice has been t_ejfc dered. has .been formally announced to both Houses of Parliament. The Liberals: in the House of Commons expressed themselves satisfied, . apd the,. announcement was warmly cheered by the beryls, The, dissolution will take place on the 93rd inst. •'

Earl Beaconsfield has addressed an important communcation to the Lord-Lieu- ! tenant of Ireland (the Duke of Marlborough), which has been published and regarded as a manifesto of the Government. In'it the Premier treats chiefly of. the relations between England and Ireland, an,d the. policy and tactics. of the Home Rule party, Jig pl§iis3 thf*i,t.he action of the Government has had the effect of defeating the anti-Irish agitation both in and out of Parliament. He lays stress on the promptitude with which: the Government took steps to afford relief to the sufferers by famine in Ireland, and .insists that the interests, of England and- Ireland are inseparably, connepted with e&ph Rthef, s n 4 .that any dis.-union must be palamitous to both, He also expresses a hope that the leaders of both the grg.at parties, .will repudiate the vicious and absurd claims, put forth by Home Rulers, against .whom he would warn the people of Great Britain and Ireland, because they are actuated by a desire to destroy the essential bond of unity that should exist in a great nation. like' ours. The Prejjijep qlso challenges the opinion of the country on the policy and administration of his Government, and holds that the presence and perhaps ascendancy of England in the greatCouncils- of Europe is essential to the preservation of peace; and this ascendancy, he points out, can only be by unity amongst her own people. The Spectator, in a moderate article on the result of the general elections in Vic-' toria, expresses an opinion that the defeat of the Berry party was due to a dislike by tlje people of the plebiscite. In the same article 4.Qijfct? a,re expressed as to whether the Catholic support pf ]VIr, Service, tending, as it does, to jdei;tj£y Jjipi with the interests of denominationalism> may not cause a reaction in favor, of Mr..Berry. The Spectator, therefore, considers that Mr. Service and his colleagues will not b.e ablo to -withstand for long the opposition that Berry will be in a position to command, JtylJ Mall .Gazette approves pf Mr. Servi.ce as leader of the new government-, considering hip to be iff reality a vigorous Liberal. Australian whp3.t is selling at 59s to 60s per 4961b5, ex warehouse; Hew Zealand do, 58s. The corn market is firm and steady. Price of Australian .flour, 42s to 43s per 2001bs. The Cuzco left Plymouth this evening with 202 passengers, and a full cargo. • Modeski was hanged to-day. He steadfastly refused to disclose the names of any .ojTh's accomplices. There was an immense assemblage of people in the streets, and the military an,d police paraded the streets in strong force during the preparations for the execution. The police have made numerous arrests of persons suspected to be concerned with the recetit outrage.

Latest despatches from the seat of war fn 4-fghanistan show that very little fighting hs-? taken place during the past week, but thg.t a,ctiy,e preparations are being gone on -jyith among hostif/e trfbes for the renewal of. defensive preparations have culminated in the advance of a large body of Afghans upon Kohistan. A British Governor was compelled to fly before the advancing insurgents.

. The British Government refuse to grant any further funds in connection with the Melbourne Exhibition. A commission has been appoint,e4 in connection therewith.