LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 4000, 20 December 1875, Page 2

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

London, November 16. The Australian and New Z aim'd mail, via San Francisco, has been delivered in Li.-ndon. November 23. dhc London Colonial wool sales opened this evening. The stock consists of 9.000 bales, of winch upwards of 6,0 0 were offered. The attendance of both home and foreign buyers were largo. Capo of Good Hope wools preponderated, The biddings commenced with great spirit. Prices range about the same as at the close ot Just scries. t : Pride of Canada, from Adelaide, J« V Sailed: tit Osyth s., for Sydney; Hibernia, with Sydney and New Zealand cable Undated, believed to be November 30. It s rumored that Parliament assembles on the 14 ; h December, Thera has been an extraordinary rainfall, and the storms have flooded vast tracts of country in England, causing much damage, and on the coast there have been many wrecks ; the floods are now pnrrially subsiding. Tho ironclad Iron Duke narrowly escaped foundering in the Channel through a sluice valve being accidentally left open, and the consequent flooding ef the engine room. The Admiralty state that the accident has been exaggerated. The English Government hireb ought iu from I the Khedive of gypt all his Suez Canal shares for L 4,000.000, cash down. The Khedive held 177,000 out of a total of 400,000 shares in the Canal Company. The journals unanimously approve of the purchase, which lias caused much agitation in political and financial circles. Owing to the retirement of Sir R. Baggaley, Sir John llalker, Q.C., has been appointed Attorney-General, and Mr Gifford, Q.C., Soli-citor-General. Thirty thousand Dundee mill-workers have struck against a notice for a reduction in the rate of wages. All tho rumors respecting the Eastern question arc unfounded, hut an ugly feeling respecting the attitude of Russia continues. It is believed, however, that the alliance of tho three Northern Powers hj a precluded the piob ability of isolated action. A tra'-quilisarion a> tide in the Russian ‘Official Gazette’ refuses to acknowl. dge the appr tensions of the foreign Press, and says that a good understanding between the great Powers renders a disturbnice of peace impossible The Russian Pre sis pacific and the English Press generally indifferent to the fate of Turkey, but insist on the necessity of preserving communication with Egypt and maintaining the nationality of Persia and Affghanistan. 1 he insurgents of the Herzegovina have defeated the Turks near Gotschko ; 800 Turks were killed and 600 wounded. The‘Times’ recommends, and the -Vuatrian press approves, Austrian occupation of Bosuia'and the Herzegovina. The Austrian fore son the 'Turkish frontier have been reiufo'ced. Montenegro despatches an envoy to tee Northern powers to explain, to them the difficulty of preserving neutrality. The .Spanish reply to tho American note of the 2nd of November concedes ihe legal privileges to American citizens in Cuba, and ibis amicably settles tho Hispana American difficulty. It is proposed to prosecute the Count Von Arnim for treason. The Government intend sending a special cominis ioner to Cairo to examine into Egyptian finances and to advise the Khedive. The French Press, though regretting tho check given to French influence in Egypt, admire tho decisive action of England, and considers it unlikely to lead to pol ticai complications. Tho Geiman and Austrian Press approve of England s action in the matter. Tho Prince of Wales le.t Bombay after visiting Baroda, bat he has not visited Ceylon. Obituary.—Cardinal Rauscher, Archbishop of Vienna, tho Grand Duke of Modena, Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United States, Mr Terry’s successor. November 26. Opening rates at the wool sales were well maintained, Australian maintain the closing rates of last series ; Cape, Id to IJd lower. | The Australian proportion is 50.000 bales, j New Zealand wheat, 51s to 535. Eight hundred bales of New Zealand hemp sold at Ll9 per ton. Arrived—Sterlingshiro. Sailed - Somersetshire, s.s. December 3. fvr Julius Vogel sailed in the Somersetshire, Sir Alfred tepheu has been gazetted Lieut. - Governor (?) of New South Wales. Mrs Child, rs was killed by tho inadvertent inhalation of chloroform. • The City Inundation Fund amounts to ; L 14,000. The wool competition continues extremely- , vigorous. Australian is rather firmer, j Wheat is quiet, Adelaide, 54s tu 55s ; New Zealand, 51s to 535, Undated. The Queensland mad was delivered on the 6th. j Tenders for tho Queensland 4 per cent loan of a million amounted to a million and a quarter, I chitdly at 1.91 10s—he minimum was I 91. j The wool sales competition continues extremely vigorous, but withoutrdvance. Prices | are firm, Ihe corn market is easy and foreign | arrivals very large. I Obituary—C. J. Lai robe, formerly Lieut.Governor of Port Hhidip. i Arrived.—Durham s.s.