ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3634, 23 June 1880, Page 3

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

London, June 14. An exciting scene took place in, tho House of Commons, lasting six hours, and unexampled for many years. O'Donnell made an outrageous attack on' the newly appointed French Ambassador in London. Gladstone interrupted O'Don* nell's speech amid great excitement and disorder, and moved that he be not heard until ho had withheld his offensive remarks and apologised to the House. O'Donnell refused, and an angry dis« orderly scene ensued. Tho Speaker was powerless to restrain the turbulent Home Eulers, who accused Gladstone of .endeavouring to gag members of the House, Forster delivered a trenchant reply on the conduct of the Irish members, accusing O'Donnell of outraging the decencies of sooiety. and imperilling national amity, Order being restored, Gladstone effected a compromise by withdrawing his motion.

London, June 15

In view of a renewal of the scene which occurred in the House of Commons last night,. Q'Donnell amended the question in reference to the propriety of the acceptance of De Lancour as French Ambassador. Intense anxiety exists as to how Government will act. O'Donnell, who is a Catholic, alleges that De Lancour plundered a convent and ordered the massacre by the troops at Lyons during the Commune. All parties censure O'Donnell's policy, and the Press condemn Mr Gladstone's haste in attempting to prevent O'Donnell's motion for adjournment in order to attack De Lancour as threatening the rights of private members, but they take it as a sign that the Premier is determined to suppress obstruction. The Times shows that Gladstone at the last moment was compelled to revise the wine tariff in order to secure the Frenoh Treaty. London, June 16. In the French Senate, Tizard (Minister of Commerce and Agriculture) denied that France had engaged with England in a fsesh treaty, and referred to the proposal made by Mr Gladstone as being contrary to French interests. It is stated that the whole staff of the French Embassy have resigned in consequence of the appointment of De Lancour as French Ambassador in London. , In the House of Commons to-night, Mr Baxter referred to the superior speed of the Orient Company's steamers over the steamers of the Peninsula and Orient Company, Professor Fawcett said that the Government were not responsible for the existing contract. . The changes in Stamboul indicate that the British Ambassador on his diplomatic mission has been successful. - The cost of the Afghan war is £20,000,000. The announcement of English, French and Italian men-of-war having sailed for Besika Bay is causing excitement. The Albanians are disbanding their troops, and further hostilities will be averted. The distressed in Mayo, Ireland, demand immediate relief for themselves and families, and threaten, if not provided, that they will pillage the country, and take by violence all they' can lay hands on, A select committee has been appointed by the French Chamber of Deputies to inquire into the alleged torturing of political prisoners at New Caledonia.

The silence of Abdul Rahman and his hesitation about accepting the offer of the Ameership of Cabul has given rise to suspieion that he is afraid of tho hostility of Yalcoub Khan's adherents, and that tho followors of Yakoub are intriguing with ;Abdul Eahraan for tho restoration of the late Ameer to the throne.

A fearful bciier explosion has takeu plaoe on board the Spanish man-of-war tiantingo de Cuba, oausing groat damage to the ship and fearful injuries to scores of people, aud the loss of several lives. The number of deaths has not been ascertained, but it is kuown that the killed and injured amount to 140.

t A disastrous fire broke out in Pennsylvania. One of the largest petroleum storehouses in the State caught Gee, and

a fierce and a disastrous conflagration was soon raging. It is estimated that not less than 100,000 barrels of oil were destroyed, of a value of nearly one million dollars. All efforts to check tho fire were futile. Tho catastrophe created great consternation among the inhabitants. —A later dispatch says it is roughly estimated two million dollars worth of property was dostroyed, The Spanish man-of-man despatched by the authorities at Madrid to quell the revolutionary insurrection at Cuba has arrived. The man-of-war found an American schooner there under circumstances that led to the suspicion that those in charge were in communication with the rebels. The man-of-war took possession of the schooner and burnt her.