Late Telegrams.

Otago Witness, Issue 1589, 6 May 1882, Page 19

Late Telegrams.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

London," May Ist. ' - To-day being a bank holiday, the .Stock Exchange and markets generally are closed. May 3rd. Messrs Parnell, Dillon, and O'Kelly, members of Parliament for Cork, Tipperary, and Roscommon respectively, were released from ciistody this morning.' '" ' , Pabis, May 2nd. , Telegrams have been received here, announcing, -that the French' Squadron has" bombarded "and captured' Ke'shbj^tne' capital of :To'nquin,'the northern division of the Empire, i of Anam, to' the north of Cochin ' China. 1 - u Constantinople, May Ist. '' • Said Pasha, Grand Vizier and President' of the Council of Ministers, has been dismissed by the Sultan.^ It has transpired that Abdur Rahman Pasha 'has been sunnnoned by the. Sultan as Grand I Vizier. , ' , , , ' , ; ' ' " 'Capetown,, May 2ndl, ,' A resolution urging, the" desirability of the abandonment of'Basiitoland, and its transfer from the Colony to 1 the Imperial Government, was 'passed ' by the 'Legislative -Council this 1 evening.- . i '• • .' < ..■ *■ THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT., (ReUTER's SPEOIAL.) . ;' , London,, May 2nd. , ' In the House of Lords to-day, at the openhig of the fitting, , Earl Granville announced' that Mr Forster had resigned his position. in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Earl Granville proceeded to state- that the Government did not intend ,to initiate any new Irish policy, but added that the Irish members of Parliament who were now in custody in Ireland would be released forthwith, while the question of the release of the othor ( ",'suspocts" would be considered without, delay. Lord Grunville concluded by stating that tho (iovernmeut did not intend to continue coercive measures for the suppression of disorder in Ireland in then 1 present, foim. livening. On the House of Commons assembling this afternoon thu Premier made n similar-state-ment to that made by Earl Granville in the House of Lords regarding the retirement of the Irish Secretary. , Mr Gladstone, however, i further announced that Mr .Forster had resigned' he jause he declined to be answerable, for, the release, of, - the li'wh political " sub

pects." Mr Gladstone added that Government intended shortly to propose ; fresh measures for the protection of life and property in Ireland.