LATEST FROM EUROPE.

Evening Star, Issue 3860, 8 July 1875, Page 3

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

(Per Mikado at Aucklamd.) London, June 24. Sir Julius Vogel is awaiting the decision of his colleagues in the New Zealand Ministry as to whether he shall resign or not. Disastrous inundations have occurred at Toulouse through the overflowing of the river Garonne, A hundred persons are known to have been drowned, but there were probably many more deaths. The German Court of Appeal has convicted Count Arnim on the charge of unlawfully removing State documents, and sentenced him to nine months’ imprisonment.

June 27. The details of the inundations caused by the overflowing of the Garonne are heartrending. Two hundred and fifty corpses have been found. The destruction of property is immense. Twenty thousand people have been rendered destitute. Marshal Maomahon has gone to Toulouse to afford succour. ’ June 29. The Emperors Francis Joseph, of Austria, and Alexander, of Russia, met in Bohemia.

The inundations in France have extended to several departments in the South, The Assembly voted 2,000,000 francsjfor the relief of the •offering. The Cape Cabinet objected to consider Earl Carnarvon’s suggestion that there should be a a conference of delegates from the South African States to consider a scheme for confederation, because such a step is considered premature.

The American team of riflemen won the match against the Irish team by thi> ty-eight points.

[The following telegram is published by us under the authority of the Press Agency, the same being its special property, and legal proceedings will be taken against any person publishing the same without such authority.] SPECIAL UNPUBLISHED.

London, July 1. The telegraph contract has been signed by the Eastern Company. Sir Julius Yogel has gone to Wilbad. The Hon. Mr Waterhouse returns to the Colony immediately. Dr Croke, late Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, has been created Archbishop of Cashel. •