LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 4061, 2 March 1876, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

The following cable telegrams, published in the ‘Argus/ supplement, the,telegrams already published by us _ London, February 11, . In the House of Commons |tbe Merchant Shipping Bill, introduced by the Gove-nmen% has been read,a first time. It < : e6n b.'ho responsibility if ship-owners; and gives to s ameu a civi‘ remedy. ■ Surveys are to ba continued, and de-k cargoes are to pay tonnage da s Aloid line clause is also introduced, and the temporary Act is to bo» made per? naaent. Mr Plimsoll partly dissented fr-m the measure, but regards the'Bill as a good frame w.rk.

An Imperial eo’ict at Pekin , degi ades Lust - tai-hji, the C drvse gener 1 implicated in the Margarey outrage, and he has been sent to Yunaafoo for irhl. ** Feb ut.v li A Bill introduce.! by the Government appellate jurisdirtion < f the Houseof Lords, and tw.j of ;ho judges will he created life pe.rs for the purpose of ao’ing as assessors. The death is announced of Air Btverdy Johnson, formerly United States Mini,ter to England. ; .) Mr Lajard, formerly Consul in Fiji, has been gaz tied as English Consul in Kew Caledonia. ; ■.

Her Majesty the Queen evened Parliament m person. The speech from tho throne stated’ that fore gn relatous were cordial Her Majesty had con* idered-ith-r d ty hot to stand aloof from the *ftorta put forward hy the allied powers to jiacify Bosma and the - Heizegovina, and th: refore wHi e respecting the independence of the Porte, had joined in' urging the adoption of refmms in favor' of the Chris ian population, of those : rovi-,ce«. ea-' a tions of CUna lela ive to tbo Bun&ah fxpedi* boa of 1870 hj d been i ecelv d in a friendly spirit,-r/ind’ Her Majesty’s'. adviieiSv Were conduced that the present. ;!«!$& y Would i - ■ ' ■ " '-i’-'t-i ..c-1

that that there was s?*lty to tbfw^ie. to the'GrCßfn, £p : formal addition \ T|iadot.» tho stileiftnd t'ties'lotthe- SovMmhl 1 b a or -fefiimiiyin g this dmfoqfon 1 tvou d be s ppomtod* res*ecti og ' of .the slave, twd& l > K%va» trusted^lPme/ -ability arid' cneigy of Malay Eehirsuli would be. reßtoring order aud t-e a-.tr,orityof ■. part of the Biitish possessions. ; • ■