LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 258, 7 November 1878, Page 2

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

f Reoter's Teleghams per Piiess Agency.] Athens, October 27. A treaty of alliance is being negotiated between Servia and Greece. In consequence of the amouut of theDaria debt of Egypt, negotiations have been opened between England, France, and Austria to agree to a proposal for a European conference. London, October 30. The relations between England and Russia are disquieting, owing to the situation in Itoumelia and the tone of the Russian press. An extraordinary Cabinet uieetmtt will he held to-day, England has sent the Ameer of Afghanistan an ultimatum. The Standard states that England requires from all parties concerned the strict and literal execution of the Berlin Treaty. .. November 1. , Mr Gladstone, speaking at a public meeting on the question of the Afghan and Eastern policy of the Government, said the course adopted had caused commercial stagnation; and taking higher ground, he considered it a violation of the Constitution. It Is officially stated that the reply of the Ameer of Afghanistan indicates avowed hostility, and it has been decided that this will be the Ameer's last chance. An Afreedee tribe have tendered their services to the British. There is no cause for auxiety. The Ameer's troops are at Alimussidi. The Southern Khelat tribes have rendered great assistance in furnishing supplies to the Quettah column. November 2. Judgment has been given in the case of the Princess Alice disaster. No blame was attached to anybody. War material is being shipped to India. Subscriptions have been initiated for the relief of the shareholders' of the' Glasgow Bank. The Directors are committed for trial for embezzling twenty thousand pounds. England has protested against Russia's delay in executing the Berlin Treaty. The insurrection in Roumelia is spreading. The Porte has complained to the Powers of Russia's complicity. Two wings of Maynooth College have been burned. The loss is serious, but the pictures aad laboratory are saved. It is reported that the Government intend granting a gold currency to India. The Russian staff have printed several thousand copies cf a Russian-Afghan dictionary for use in the army. SchouvalofE immediately succeeds Gortschakoff. Orion: conies to" London. There is great anxiety regarding the relations between Austria and Italy. The former is massing a hundred and seventy-five thousand troops in the Tyrol. The Daily News says that measures against the Ameer are postponed, pending the despatch of. an ultimatum in accordance with directions from Home. It is offered to enable the Ameer to change his attitude, and in the event of its being rejected, the passes will be occupied. Twenty-six bishops and 759 clergy were present at Cardinal Cullen's funeral. It is understood that the Cabinet regard war with Russia as inevitable. Austria has promised active and France moral support. Germany will remain neutral on condition of France being quiescent, with a view of averting war. Marshal Macmahon and the Duchess of Magenta visited the Australian Courts at the Paris Exhibition and congratulated Australia on its progress.