EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 658, 9 June 1882, Page 2

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

[by telegraph.]

Dunedin, To-day. The s.s. Manipouri has crossed the oar, and is now berthed at Port Chalmers, and shortly after eight o’clock was thrown open to visitors to-day. She brings the following summary of news:— Moffatt, the late manager of Post Office Savings Bank at Moonta, who absconded in April last, has been arrested on board the steamer Pekin at London on a charge of embezzlement, but was remanded, pending the arrival of certain legal documents from South Australia.

The balance of the shipment of frozen meat by the s. ». Dunedin has been placed on the Smithfield market. Sixteen hundred carcases were offered, and realised an average price of 6d. The cargo is highly commended by the trade as being exactly suitable for the Borne market. Earl Spencer, replying to a deputation to urge the release of the “ suspects,” stated that he hoped a general amnesty for past political offences would shortly be proclaimed. In his opinion it would be desirable for the Slate to grant a wise extension of local rule to Ireland.

The Duke of Manchester, on behalf of a syndicate of Scotch capitalists has purchased the partially constructed Canadian Pacific Railway, and all the rights are secured to the projectors under their charter. The company intend to colonize ten million acres of land along the line. In consequence of the increasing gravity of the situation in Egypt, the British Government have directed four additional ironclads to proceed immediately to re-inforce the English squadron at Alexandria. Russia has made an unsuccessful attempt to float a loan on the Paris Bourse.

A collision occurred between two trains at Wiellingen, in the Grand Duchy of Baden. A number of carriages were completely smashed. Thirteen passengers were killed and several were seriously wounded.

The approval expressed by O’Donovan Rossa of the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke has rendered him an object of general indignation in the district where he resides. In order to mark their sense of his conduct the tradesmen have refused to supply him, and the residents generally refuse to have any dealings with him. The Czar has given an audience to the Chief Rabbi of the Jews in Russia. In the course of the interview the Czar pledged himself to protect the Jews from further persecution to the utmost of his power.

Extraordinary frosts have been experienced in British North America. The Gulf of St Lawrence is partially frozen over, and at the present time no less than fifty vessels are icebound in the Gulf.