EUROPEAN NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 188, 17 June 1873, Page 5

EUROPEAN NEWS.

CABLE TELEfiRAMS. The Queen has presented to Queensland six red deer from Windsor Forest. The Parisian Assembly has voted the reconstruction of the Vendome column. The eldest son of Princess Louise of Hesse has fallen from a window and been killed. The Prince of Wales has left Vienna. He was brilliantly entertained throughout his whole visit. Another terrible conflagration has occurred at Boston. Damage to the amount of some £300,000 has ensued. The Bank of France has advanced the Government 200,000,000 francs in gold for the payment of the indemnity. There has been a great trade demonstration at Hyde Park to protest against the laws for the punishment of workmen. The Tichbome trial is proceeding. A Miss Loder and a Wapping witness fully identify the claimant as Arthur Orton. Signor Figueras, the Spanish Premier, has announced the separation of Church and State, and the abolition of slavery in Cuba. The Derby was won by Col. Tatton Sykes's Doncaster, Crawfurd's Gang Forward and Saville's Kaiser running a dead heat for second place. The race was a most exciting one. The competition at the wool sales has been animated, foreign buyers being especially numerous. France is the principal foreign customer, but Gei-many furnishes a number of buyers, while America has none. The Bonapartists support M'Mahon's new Government, and tranquility everywhere prevails throughout France. It is rumoured that it is intended to proclaim a Republic, and make M'Mahon President for five years, and irresponsible. Germany has declined to enter into diplomatic relations with M'Mahon and the Government, until an assurance is given that they will faithfully adhere to the Treaty of June 3. M'Mahon has authorised Prince Napoleon to enter France.

BY THE SUEZ MAIL. The English papers deal very fully with Australian and New Zealand affairs. Brigham Young has resigned several of his offices, but still remains President of the Mormon Church. Owing to the state of the Pope's health, a new Pope is said to have been nominated, belonging to the Jesuits. Sir James Fergusson gave a lecture at Maybole on the Colonies, in which he referred in glowing terms to their loyalty. The Murillo, steamer, which ran down the Northfleet, is under arrest by the Spanish authorities, and an inquiry is proceeding. During the month of May, three emigrant ships are to be dispatched to New Zealand, taking eight or nine hundred passengers. Dr Featherston thinks that within eight months he will be able to send, from eight to ten thousand.

At the wreck of tho Atlantic off Nova Scotia, not one woman was saved. There are contradictory reports as to the conduct of the crew. The officers behaved gallantly. A Church of England- clergyman was rescued by Firth, the chief officer," from the rigging, where many had taken refuge.