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Western Star, Issue 377, 4 September 1880, Page 3

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HOME AND FOREIGN. London, August 30. Lord .Enfield has been appointed Under-Secretary for India. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, in Teply to a question, ■aid the. Great Powers were discontented at'the Porte's answer regarding Montenegro, and were now dedberatjng on their reply.' v He further stated that orders have beeu giveu for' warships to proceed to Ragusa. In th« House of Lords the Hares and Babbits Bill was read a second time by a majority of 48. The match, Australians v. Eighteen of Hastings, at -Hastings, was commenced to-day. The Home team went in first, and were all -disposed of for 245 runs. Spofforth and Bannerman were absent. Calcutta, August 33. Intelligence has been received here to-day that Khelat-i-Ghilzai has been evacuated, and the British troops which formed the garrison there have joined the relieving force under General 'Roberts, who has continued his march towards Candahar. News has also been received that the Pathan tribe*, who.'recently attacked the British garrison at Kaehamadan, near the Bol<n Pass, but were repulsed and severely punished, have now been disarmed by the force which was sent against them. ' Lnter. It now iranspies that the Pathan tribes, which havo been disturbed by ♦he Biitiah.force, consisted of inhabitantsof the county to the north of Weßt Kurracheu, in Scinde, which place they .were threatening not Kaehamadan. .' ; . ... : Further intelligence, received states (general Phayre's army is now marching combiuedly with that of General Roberta on Ayoub Khan's position'atArgandab,to the north of Candahar.; ~ ; .... . i a- i.i '■ London, August 30.

In '."theHouse of Commons to-day, the adjournsd dabate in Committee on the Irish Constabulary vote resumed. Further discussion took place, but the Irish members abandoned the obstruction which bad bean purtttad on Friday, night. Mr Par n ell made a speech, in the course of whicb he promised to usehis influence to prevent outrages in Ireland, and ensure order in that country. The vote for the Constabulary passed, and the Committee proceeded with tbe other Estimates." , "'■' In the House of Lords to-day, Earl Granville, ..Sectetary of State for Foreign Affairs, presented papers relating to a Bill which : had been introduced in;the French Chamber providing for the payment of heavy bounties to French shippers. His Lordship, in laying the papers on the table of the House, said that the proposed bounties were contrary to the spirit of the existing Anglo-French commercial treaty, and would operate injuriously on thft English traffic. , t * ,%r.'/"y.".-< . ! August3l. The match which has been arranged; by the Australian cricketers and an All-England Eleven will commence on Monday, 6th September. The English team will be composed of Lord Harris, Hon. A. Lyttelton, Messrs W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace, E. M. Grace, A. P. Lucas, F. , Penn, Steele, J. Walker, Barnes, Morley, and Shaw. The match, Australians v. Eighteen of Hastings, at Hastings, was resumed to-day. The Australians went in for their first innings, and were all disposed of for 186 runs. Murdoch was run out after putting together 86 runs, and M'Donald was bowled for 42. Sept. 1. The Eight Hon. W. J. Adam, first Commissioner of Public "Works and Buildings, has been appointed Governor of Madras. In the House of Commons a debate took place relating to Africa. The British Government deem it undesirable to press confederation on that country against strong local opposition. St. Petersburg, Sept. 1. Negotiations have been opeued be-

'tween Russia and China for the purpose of signing a treaty of peace. r Paeis, August 30. All the Jesuit schools and other establishments in France bave now been closed in accordance with the decrees of *he French Chamber. The schools had been evacuated by th* inmates pr or to tf eir being visited by the police fur their formal closing. Aug. 81. The reports coming to hand f om th<- French wine district arc satisfactory, and give piomise of good vintage. INTEKPROVINCIAL. September Ist. Mr Pefcf-r Stewart of the firm of Munro and Stewart, was killed to-day by falling from a crane. Ho was in thf act of loosening a pin at the head of the arm, when the craie tipped up and threw him about 30 feet on to his bead. His skull was fractured, and a number of his ribs broken. He died about two hours after the fall. Dunediw, September Ist. At a meeting of Otago Presbytery this morning, an overture was adopted with reference to bankru'pey. su»e ting that a regulatino should be made preventing bankrupts holding office in the church. Mr Simpson succeeds Mr Bathgate as E.M.