LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 31 August 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO MEIBOUJtNB AGE.) , \ , London, August I£. >. The condition of Ireland is serious. the. north rioting has been general for some weeks,, arising from the religious feeling amongst the different sections of the,population. At Dungann'on, County ■ Tyrone, a riot occurredj which was only suppressed with boodshed. The mob had taken possession of the town, and refused to disperse after the reading of the Riot Act, whereupon the police were ordered to clear the streets, and were resisted by the crowd. The police then fired upon them, and several persons were killed.

The new Ameer, Abdur Rahman, has taken possession of Cabul, and has established himself in t-A© Sherpur entrenchments.

i Thgfs are indications of the annual rising of the Nile being this year unusually high. The river is rapidly increasing in volume, which causes grave alarm that inundationa of a serions character a,r§ likely to, take place. August 18.

Intense excitement has been created owing to the discovery of a plot to blow up the military barracks in the city of Cork, where a large number of trp.ops have been concentrated owing to the threatening aspect of stairs. A tunnel was constructed,, commencing at a considerable distance from the barracks, and extending to a point under the main builds ing, where the greater portion of the soldiers were located. Here large. chamber had been opened and with several barrels of with a fuse attached re.ady for ignition.. The military have since been reinforced, and with a view to prevent disturbances, the city is patrolled night and day by the troops. Lord Hartington announced in the House of Commons, on Augu&t 18, that after full examination into the state of the Indian finances, the deficit was found to amount to LT,000,000. He intimated that it was the intention of the Qowrn-. nient to propose that Great Britain, should Undertake to bea,r ?, portion of th,e cost of the Afghan aa the expense, if solely upon the Indian government, would seriously embarrass the .Indian finances. |n the opinion of the Government, the war had Imperial significance, and England should therefore contribute towards its payment. It was that L 18,000,000 of the war expenses should be made a charge upon the Imperii ye-, venue.

A great conflagration has oeeurred at St. Petersburg, The' fire raged with fury f f ov several hours, and 23 of the principal buildings in the city were The origin of the fire has not been ascertained, but it is believed to have been the of an incendiary. It is stated that a g-eneral system o,f Government, espionage exists at C.ork. Agents, employed by the poKce, are engaged as secret detectives, who endeavor to make theroselvea • familiar with the private affairs of auspeoted persons, and succeed in gaining access to meetings held, whether political or private. The result is the spread of a spirit of distrust, especially on the part of officials, who seem apprehensive of being marked out for vengeance by the Fenians. Petty robberies of arms continue in Ireland, the peasants having no other of aaquiving weapons. Information has been received that the police barraoks at Banagher, situated in King's County, near Tullamore, was entered and the rifles of the constables carried off.

August iJQ.

In accordance with understanding arrived at subsequent to the Treaty of Berlin, that Russia should withdraw her troops from Bulgaria within a specified period, instructions have been givgn for the immediate withdrawal af the Russian troops still remaining in that principality. Ths port of embarkation will be Rustchuk, o,n the I)anubej where they are now hoing concentrated. A large quantity of munitions of war belonging to Russia will also he removed.

The Turkish Government, in pursuance of their promise to cede Dulcigno to Montenegro, have despatched a number of men-of-war to that place, for the purpose of transporting the Mahommedan population desirous of emigrating to other j)ortions of the Turkish Empire.

Complications have arisen between the Bowers' in reference to the personnel of the Danubian Commission, an international body that has oharge of the control of the Danube. Germany supports Austria's claim to have a leading voice in the matter, and Prince Bismarck insists that Austria should have the appointment of the President of the Commission, on the ground that she is the Power most vitally concerned in the management of the river highway. England strongly objects to the proposal, The matter is causing considerable excitement, and is yet unsettled.

August 21. It is now deemed probable that war between Russia and China will be averted. All furloughs in Ireland hav-e been stopped. Several steamers have/ been searched with the view of finding persons suspected of disaffection towards the Government.

Serious ill-feeling has arisen between Roumania and concerning the possession of the ©obrudsoha territory, on the south of the Danube,'which was ceded to Roumania as compensation for Bessarabia, taken by Russia.

(SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE ARGUS.) London, August 17.

At the riot at Dungannon, in County Tyrone, the police fired on the mob, killing one and wounding 16.