LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 178, 28 July 1880, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

The following cable news, dated London, July 17, appeared in the Melbourne papers, and was telegraphed to the Post from the Bluff :— The attendance afc the Rifle Association meeting at Wimbledon is very large, and the shooting the best yet recorded. Up to the present time twelve Liberals and five Conservatives have been unseated on petition. The Pall Mall Gazette, in an article on the Reform question in Victoria, says thafc the more legitimate course would be to change the personnel oi the Assembly^ so as to give greater confidence to property holders. The proposed payment to members, it considers, is inadequate to secure the best men, but while it is in excess of the amount necessary for recouping actual expenses, yet offers a competence to the undesirable class, who have fuilcd in business and have no stake in the country. The Norwegian system would cure the present evils, but raising the personnel of the Assembly would be the real remedy. Henri Rochefort, who returned to France immediately after the promulgation of the recent Communist amnesty, has established a newspaper in Paris as an exponent of the extreme views of his party. The tone adopted is most hostile to Gambetta, whose \ more moderate attitude in relation to public affairs is not favorably regarded by the Communists. The review held at Windsor to-day was a great success, there were upwards of 12,000 troops present. Her Majesty, accompanied by several members of* the Royal Family, was' present, and expressed herself pleased with the appearance of the men. Serious disturbances have occurred amongst the Arabs at Bagdad. An English trading steamer that had just arrived was attacked by a number of fanatics, and in the conflict that ensued, the captain and chief officer were murdered. The Turkish soldiery encamped near the Tehataldya line of defence in the vicinity of Constantinople are said to have mutinied, owing to non-payment of arrears of pay. They have presented a demand to the Sultan, requiringeither immediate payment or their dismissal home. The Sultan, who was greatly alarmed at the outbreak, promised acquiescence in the demands of the troops. It is proposed to disband a portion of the regiments disaffected, and to satisfy the demands of others by payment of the amounts due. The valuable library of Professor Monamsen, the well-known Roman historian at Berlin, has been burnt. The Turkish Government has decided to oppose the carrying out of the decision of the European Powers, and is sending reinforcements to such points of her territory us are most exposed to be attacked by hostile forces. Six transports, conveying troops ammunition and artillery, have been despatched to aid in the defence of Salonica, one of the most important seaport cities of Turkey. Orders have also beeu issued for the Sola and Previsa redoubts at the port of Gallipoli, to be repaired, and the necessary works are being proceeded' with. The interesting . ceremony of presenting the Zulu war medals to the troops engaged in that campaign took place yesterday, in the presence -of the chief military authorities and an immense number of spectators. The prospects of the harvest are unsatisfactbry. The weather recently has been very unfavorable, and the heavy continuous rains that have fallen have seriously damaged the crops. The excitement in Paris in consequence of the expulsion of religious orders, and. the agitation arising from the Communistic celebrations held in connection with the recent amnesty, are. subsiding. The authorities took precautions to prevent any outbreak, and by latest accounts Paris was in its ordinary condition. The anarchy existing in Asia Minor is exciting grave alarm. At Adana, an important city in Asiatic Turkey, serious disturbances have occurred. A British man-of-war has been despatched from Cyprus to protect the lives and interests of the foreign population.