EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1003, 24 July 1883, Page 4

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, July 9. It; is considered probable in well informed circles that if the Australian colonies maintain the,firm qttitudo which they have assumed in connection with the annexation of New Guinea, Lord Derby will consent to the annexation of a portion of that territory* together with some of the islands in the Pacific. Should England adopt this policy, however, it is hardly likely that .she would extend it to the Nd# ‘Hebrides, ks the Government appear perfectly willing to allow the French to annex those islands if they desire. At the invitation of Sir Samuel Wilson, a number of gentlemen holding Conservative views met last night at Hughenden the question of the annexatkiA of New Guinea was introduced and discussed. Sir Samuel Wilson, in the cbdrse 'Of some remarks, severely denounced the action taken by the Gladstone Government in regard to this question.

The French Chamber of Deputies is engaged in discussing a Fill which proposes the construction of a railway bridge over the English Channel. . The Bill provides that the starting point of the projected bridge shall be Capo Grisnez, a point north of Boulogne, and that its terminus shall be' Folkestone, a seaport town in the County of Kent. A', debate 1 took place in the House of Commons last night upon a motion introduced by the Hon H. Chaplin, the object of which was to place some restrictions upon the importation of live slock from America. The motion was carrie i.

Since the departure of James Carey, the informer, -it‘httstranspired that his estate is bankrupt. The raise the steamer Daphne, which sank whil,e' being launched in the river Clyde, have so far been successful. Eighty bodies have been recovered. The Standard this morning confirms the previous st tement that the English Government 1 had atyepted the terms pro i posed by ; Baron de Lesneps in connection with fhb Construction of a second Suez Canal, suhject'tb certain modifications. England will guarantee the interest of LB,7so,ooo*’the -capital required for the cojjsprpctron of the canal. Provision has also been made for the reduction ef transit dues by 2£ francs per ton. A reduction will also be made by the Company in cost of pilotas ay conditional u;V> ? 20 per cent bjsijjg. returned, as divide.. In cdhsequi- ice of the unfavorable manner in which the scheme for the construction of q second canal has been received bv i thV.W)’etCHb>i!e ‘commu nty, in England it fe'pT(ihfcWe r t:'Au‘Hareh de Lesseps will abandon th project The English G vernment has decided to gfantithe"A'meer of Afghanistan a pension.

The Appeal case, Ward versus Nations} Bank r 6f'New Zealand, has been dismissed. Peterborough'Cathedral has been considered unsafe' for some time. It h s now been condemned as absolutely dangerous. London, July 15. It has boSrf decided'that the Marquis of Lome shall succeed the Marquis of Ripon as Governor-General of India. Dr Hunter has been appointed Medical Inspector in Egypt. The' p<jaje by the outbreak of cholera in Egypt is abating, and the English mails will again be landed at Brindisi as usual. .. . July 16. Government have finally decided to reject the terms submitted by Baron de Lesseps in connection with the proposed construction of a second Suez Canal. Sir.-Julias "Vogel, in a letter to the Times this 'morning, urges England to offer a certain sum of money for the Canal, and compel the promoters to accept it. It is rumored that Mr Childers intends to resign his office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Marquis of Ripon, Governor-Gene-ral 6f India, has given a denial to the report’that he intends shortly to resign. In reply to a requc it from France, the Japanese Government have refused to cooperate with the French authorities in carrying on the war with Anam. The 7 recent outrages in Madagascar have arouped great indignation in England,. ahd,!ti spitp pf the representations of M.' Lacour, a warlike feeling prevails throughout the English community. The authorities at Damietta have found that the cordons which they, drew around the town, were utterly powerless to prevent the’ disease from spreading. The cordons have accordingly been abolished. In order to avoid the danger of infection, the British troops,- stationed towns where - cholera ‘ has appeared have withdrawn into the desert, where they are now encamped. Thp Ti«ies .has commenced to issue a half-p§hny,evening edition, containing a summary of the morning’s news. Mr Hennessy, the. late Governor of Hong Rong, who was appointed to succeed Sic r George ;i ßo‘/»en as Governor of Mauritius, arrived at that island yesterday- ...T ■ ■- ■ ' .