EUROPEAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 151, 27 June 1874, Page 2

EUROPEAN.

Lokdon, May 26th

A violr lit thunderstorm passed over London and the Midland counties, causing loss of life, and darmge to the crops.

The steamship LWeria for Madeira is supposed to be lost with all her crew and passengers.

Ten persons have been arrested at Cork connected with the mysterious disappearance of arms and ammunition from tho Barracks.

It is rtported that the Britsh frigates Narcissus and Endymiun are ashore a Palermo, also the corvette Racoon at Bermuda.

There has been a large fire at Paris near the Castle, wheu 200 were rendered houseless, and severni killed.

It is reported that a bitterness has arisen etween the Princess of Wa^ and Duches9 f Edinburgh regarding the question of rank.

A nephew ot the iunperor of. Russia has been a> rested at St. Petersburg!! for stealing his mother's diamonds Tt'e Czar has ordered that legal proceedings Bhall take tbeir course.

A conspiracy was discovered at Kehokan, in Kussla, and sixteen persons who were implicated have been executed.

The appropriation of church property for State purposes in Italy continues, and ecclesiastical property of the value of over twenty millions sterling has been sold, and thr mouey gone into the public Treasury.

Additional miners' strikes have caused a rise in the price of coal.

Sothern, the actor playing in Cliuago, goes to Australia under an engagement for tight weeks, for which he is to receive 1000 dollars a night

'J he Durham election is annulled on account of bribery.

The Gal way election is annulled owing to intimidation.

Oppenheim and Schroder, merchants, have failed, liabilities £750,000.

The Czar of Russia has issued instructions granting permission to all exited Poles to return home, except those guilty of assaßsinat;6u.

A collision between a coal and passenger train at Mertbyr Tydvilie seriously injured forty persons.

.President McMahon when receiving the German Ambassador expressed his hope that the present friendly relations between France and Germany might long continue.