European News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 57, 31 January 1883, Page 2

European News.

. /BY TELEGttAPH.) . (UNITRD PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Special medals have been struck commemorative of the services rendered by the contingent of the Post Office Volunteers during the Egyptian campaign. They were presented to the members of the -<jorps by ~ttre -Dtrke ol """* Teck. Numerous arrests- 'are 1 b'eih£ made ia .connection with - the_: recent -.plot, to" murder the chief and. some of the leading officers of the Irish police. - Several arrests were made recently ia Dublin, and it is believed that all toe •! principal conspirators., are now ia custody, i The Russian Government .have - published their ' annual Bndget . EslU * mates. They are so far' satisfactory?" that it will not be necessary to float' a ' further loan to m*et the exigencies of the Imperial administration. , Tdrimc' siorms hare swept across the Atlantic duriug the past few days, and there have been numarom casualties, accompanied by great loss of life. , '; The strike amongst the \empJ6y6s of the Caledonian Railway Oomp my Btill continues. The company express their determination not to yield to the demand* of the men, but it i 3 thought that they mu3t eventually give wayj ... as the men seemed thoroughly deter- ' mined, aid maintain the position they have taken up. . .. - ,-. ■.*■ A. disastrous fire has occurred m Bishop3gate*street, ani although .every effort; was made to rolease the inmates of the premises, fivd parsons were burnt to death before aid could be afforded. Oil springs have beeif SiicoTeTeorinr" Flintshire which it ; is believed will prove of great commercial value. The Italian Premier haa proposed tb the Chamber of Depnties that the ways of Italy, which at present belong partly to the State and partly to private companies, shall be gradually placed under the sole control of the Tatter V Hd ' contends that they will then :be" botU '~ more efficiently and more economically j managed. ■.■'.. •/• In; view of the important disclosures ■■■■-. lately made respecting the perpetrators of the Phceaut Park and other recent outrages, it has been decided ; to strengthen the Dublin; detective force, ; and with that .view a rinmbar of new , appointments have been^mada. ;.,)- .;. ; It has been determined that Basatoland shall retain self-government, with an agent from Caps Colony residing m, the country., • . .. .- : . „.; The Dublin detectives .are daily . < accumulating fresh evidence with respect to the Phoenix Park murders, and they : . are now very sanguine that they will shortly be able to put their hands upoa the actual perpetrators of > the. crime. The carman, Cavanigh, . wno it is believei drove the assassins to the scene of the Phoenix Park murders, and who is also suspected of having driven the three men who recently attempted the life of Field, the obnoxious juror, has been re-jrrested. . Very- strong evidence ha%,it is alleged, beea Obtained against him. Patrick Delaney, who was recently convicted on the charge of attempting to murder Judge Lawson is stated to have made some startling revelations since his incarceration, and expresses his willingness to give valuable information ia return for a free pardon. The fear of detection has induced other suspected persons to volunteer statements to the police. •', ■' ■-.•'.. The death .of;. Prince Charles j the brother of the Emperor William of Germany, has proved a severe shock i to.; the latter. Ia conseqiionce of the melancholy event the celebration of the silver wadding of the Crown Prince and Princess Royal ot England; has beea definitely abandoned.