NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3639, 9 December 1879, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

♦ . The Suez mail, per Tan j ore, has av.ived at Albany, and brings news to Oct. 22: — Political canvassing, in view of a general election, is briskly going on. Professor Fawcett, speaking on the Irish question, Baid that in his opinion it would bo hotter for the Liberal party to be excluded from office until the youngest now became gray with age, than obtain powor by any compromise with Home Rule, which tended to dismember the Empire. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, in a speech at Birmingham, dofonded tho annexation of the Transvaal, and showed that tho Liberals offered no opposition at tho time the most important measures were taken. Lord Lyttelton, at a Liberal banquet, Baid that if tho 'Liberals were returned to power the Afghan policy woi'!d be reversed, Cyprus wonld be (riven up, and the national financo placed n » sound condition. Tho Framneso baby-farming case has t:ou concludod. John and Catherine Biyne, who were charged with the murder of threo children enti usted to their charge, were com Icted on the minor charge of manslaughter and sontoriced to penal servitude for life. .General MestcheirsifT, who has been ap : pointed Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, will co-onerato with Admiral Askenborg, tho Commaqcter-in-Chief of the Pacific Station. ' Russian papers state that if war occur* between China and Japan Euesian sympathy will te with China. Information lias been received at Now York that the commander of the United States war steamer Hackawang, from Apia, in the Samoa Islands, states that if Sir A. Gordon had annexed Samoa or established an English protectorate, he intended to have protested against the annexation of Pagopago harbour and its use as a coaling station, and he would take his vessel thoro to protect the station if necessary. Adolphus llosonburg, the publisher of Town Talk has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for his libels upon Mr and, Mrs Langtry, and to enter upon his own recognisances of £100 to keep the peace for a further term of eighteen months at the expiration of his sentence.. For his libel On Lord Landesbo rough lie was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and for his libel on Mrs Cornwalh's West to six months. Tiie ; Judge regretted he was unable" to add hard labour to the sentence, and 'said that the offence should apt, have been treated as a firpt-ota'Sß xnisdeameanour ; -but as a felony. The printer of the paper was ordered to. enter upon his recognisance* in £100 to appear for judgment when called upon, , .... „'.. <i .. ' ." ; [•' '\' .. India, Nov.' 7. Tho following rowards have been offered for the capture of the -men concerned in the attack on the Residency at Cabul : — 50 rupees for sepoy;, 75 rupees for a captain, 100 rupees fora field officer. A Committee hag been appdintod by the Government of India to arrange the collection and despatch of Indian contributions to the Melbourne Exhibition.