NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

At a recent meeting the Irish members of Parliament finally approved their Land Bill, which contains a clause giving tie tenant pvicted for non-payment a right to compensation, the amount for which he is fn arrears to be deducted f rom such compensation. i'he cost of (he Afghan war is now stated at upwards of £13.000,000, and will probably be more. In reply to a question from a member, Lord Harting* ton said : — Although ans'ous to withdraw the troops at the earliest moment, regard must be paid to their health, and to the engagements to which England's honor is committed. It will not be possible to withdraw as soon from Kandahar as from Hafeui. and the friendly tribes must be protected. There is a great demand for American cattle at present 3280 were shipped from New York in one week, besides sheep, horses, &c. Orders are now in the Western States for 16,000 extra heads of bullocks. The New York Tribune's London cor* respondent writes that the conntry is bewildered by Ministerial irresolution. " There is only slight, if any improvement, in the tone of feeling among the Liberals below the gangway toward the Government, and fresh occasions for dis* content are daily occurring. John Morley, in the Pall Mall Gazette, and Sir Wilfred Lawson, in the House, are tak« ing the leading part in the Sir Bartle Frere demonstration, and remain unsatisfied with Mr Gladstone's conces* sions." A large Conservative gathering was held at Bridgewate* House, on May 19. The assemblage included Lords Salisbury and Carnarvon, Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr Cross, Lord Beaconsfield, and tfir Robert Peel, who addressed the meeting-. The ex-Premier declared that the coun« try 'is eminently Conservative, that l.'adicalism is only a temporary force,' and intimated that the present administration might break up sooner than was generally expected. Harvests prospects are good throughout Ireland. An immense area has been | planted in potatoes, which, as new seed has been extensively used, camo up well. Mr Jordan, captain of the Canadian Cricketers, playing at Leicester, has been apprehended as a deserter from the 2nd Horse Guards. A dozen villages on the 81-ick Sea coast have been destroyed by a popular outbreak. The insurgents numbered 2000, and were made up of police, gymnasts, militia, armed villagers, and brigands of all kißds. Bismarpk has been offered 130000 dollars a year, by an American news* paper man, to write for his journal— one article a wpek. The offer was declined with thanks and smiles.