LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 83, 12 March 1877, Page 2

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

At the annual dinner at Oxford of the Liberal Association, Sir William Harcourt said everything pointed to. a want of confidence in the Government, and that foreign affairs Wive been more mismanaged daring the last eighteen months, than during any former period) The Attorney-General at Preston' said he anticipated a& a.ttaxsk, on, th*? .Government; by the extreme Eadica party. Mr Chamberlain, M.P., at Leeds contended that the Church was the greatest obstacle to a national system of education. The JMoceses of Chester, Durham, Lincoln, and Ljcbueld are to be divided. The new Sees will be Liverpool,, Newcastle, Southwell,, and IJerby. Dr Cumrcing lecturing at Leamington, said the. Tucks, are about to be swept out of Europe, the Jews were about to tafee possession of their own land of Jerusalem, and, soon, the latter would crosa the Euphrates, which, according to the apocalyp&e, would, mark the end, of time.. A new powerful ironclad, one of the most powerful afloat has just been completed, and will be ready for sea shortly. Last year there were seven th/on» sand desertions from the army. A Royaj, commission, has been ftp* pointed to inquire into the recruiting question., Sunday amusements are attracting great attention, and several clergymen have spoken, or written in their favor.