LATEST FROM EUROPE.

Evening Star, Issue 3797, 26 April 1875, Page 3

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

By the arrival of the Hero at Auckland today, we have cablegrams to the 20th inst., the date on which she left Sydney.

m. r*u i, „ Loi «>on, April 17. WnX f w Cel i° r °u the ® x chcquer (Sir Stafford Norfchcote) to-day brought forward his financial budget m the House of Commons. The eatithe - comin 2 year is T Ira non f nd . tbe estimated expenditure Wo,/08,000 leaving a surplus of L 417.000. proposals will be made for the re-adjustment I^ erS i lcenseß and stamp taxes, which wiU reduce the surplus by L 375,000. There was an excited debate in the House of Common s yesterday on the motion of Mr JJisr&sh to reject a petition from some residents at Pwttrwell, accusing the judges who tried Arthttf Orton of unfairness and demanding their impeachment. The petition was rejected! Mr Bright condemned the agitation and the tactics of Dr Kenealy, and requested him to substantiate the charges made. A second note has been sent by Germany to Belgium, in which the formerpower disclaims any desire to interfere with the Press laws of the latter.

The Prussian Parliament has voted a measure which abrogates the privileges of the Koman Catholic bishops and others of that faith who decline to conform with the civil law. The debate on the charges made by Dr Kenealey and his position in connection with the petition from Prettiwell has been renewed.

m, . , April 18. ine political uneasiness consequent on the warlike reports is subsiding. In the House of Commons Mr Disraeli stated that the Belgium difficulty had been settled, but if the independence or neutrality of Belgium was threatened the Government would not fear to meet Parliament.

Messrs Rothschild have issued a Russian loan of fifteen millions.