LATE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 28 December 1880, Page 2

LATE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO SYDNEY morning herald. ) London, December 20.

Mr. King has, with the approval of the Commits a on Foreign Affairs of the United Sjtates, drafted resolutions to be submitted to Congress expressing regret at the unhappy position of Ireland, and that the British Qovernment appearp unable to fulfil its normal duties for the protection of Jifp and property; also that the Hon. Mp. J§wart, foreign Sepretary for State, be instructed, to inform the (government of Great Britain that it thought to b§ expedient that there should be immediate reforms in Irish affairs, and that pacification should be prosecuted in a kindly and considerate spirit. A telegram from America, stating that Congress is likely to adopt these resolutions, caused much excitement here. December 21. The Orangemen of Londonderry assembled at Coleiaine and burned an effigy of Parnell and Biggar, the Land League leaders.

(HERAiD'g specials).. London, December 22,

Disaffection continues to spread throughout Ireland. In the County of Limerick outrages have been so very numerous of late that the authorities have deemed it advisable to include it in the districts j proclaimed as disturbed, A disastrous railway collision took placg yesterday between two trains on the Midland and Leeds line. At the time of the collision one train was full of passengers, and no less than 50 casualties" are reported. A meeting of the Cabinet was held j yesterday, immediately after receipt t-f intelligence from Capetown regarding the seizure of Heidellerg by the Boers. It was officically decided that assistance should be'at once sent to the Colonial troops at present in the Transvaal, and orders have been issued that the 1 egiments should march for Natal with the least possible delay. ' New Yoe.k, December 22.

The greatest excitement prevails in commercial circles at Chicago with regard

to the financial position of members of a house:-engaged in the grain traffic. _A,iarge amount of "purely speculative business in grain has been done during the past fewmonths, and a number o£ merchants now declare themselves unable to meet, their engagements. A panic has consequently taken place on the Grain Exchange. Further failures are feared, as the price of •wheat is falling.