BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 3783, 6 August 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(REUTEBS TELEGRAMS PER PREBB ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, Aug. 4. In the House of Lords last night theIrish Tenants Compensation. Bil!, whiqh: was sent up from the House of Commons, came under discussion. After debate, the rejection of the bill was moved and carried., by 282 to 51. ; Mr Gladstone still continues to improve from the effects of congestion of the lungs, and the feverish symptoms have how ceased, but he still remains weak. The cricket match, Australians v. Gloucester County Eleven, at Clifton, was resumed to-day, when the Hume team went in for their second innings, ami were all disposed of for 97 runs, the Australians thus scoring another victory by 68 runs. SppfEorth took seven wickets. The Australians play at Sunderland on the 12th. . • Aug. 5. Sixty-three Liberal Peers voted with? the fmajority on the bill for compensation to Irish tenants. CALCUTTA, Auo. 4. Intelligence has baen received from Afghanistan that Ayoub Khan has advanced to Merkarez for the purpose of attacking the British troops under General Phayre, which had reached Chaman recently from the Bolan Pass, «n their way to reinforre General Burrows at.Candahar, but were unable to proceed owing the disturbed state of the country. It ia further stated that Ayoub is sending a strong force to intercept supplies to the British from the. Bolan Pass. Orders have been given to General Roberts to. march with the northern division of the British' army in Afghanistan, numbering. 10,000 men, to the relief of General Borrows at Candahar. General Roberts has further been ordered to act in conjunction with the troops under Generals Phayre anfl Sundeman from the Bolan Pass, so that the combined forces may operate against Ayoub Khan. . It now transpires that the telegraph line between Cabul and the frontier' was not cut by hostile tribes, as was at first supposed, but tiiat it was interrupted from some btlier ca,use.