LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 219, 15 September 1880, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

[Special to Sydney papers,] London, September 3. News from the Cape is unsatisfactory. The Basutos are not submitting' quietly to the British authority, and decline to disarm. The Porte has issued orders for the Turkish squadron in the Levant to reinforce the fanatical party, and influence the Sultan and urge him to proceed to extremes in defence of the independence of Turkey. The Italian budget shows a great increase in the estimates for the military. The government asks for an additional two millions to render the army effective. September 8. The first day's match between the Australians and All England was witnessed by 30,000 people. Spofforth was not playing in consequence of one finger being broken in the match against 1 8 of Scarborough. On the second day the match was resumed, but owing to rain overnight the wicket was dead, and the remaining English were soon disposed of, the innings terminating for a total of 420 runs. The scores were :— > All England— lst innings :W. G. Grace--152, D. Grace 36, Lucas 55, Barnes 28, Lord Harris 52, Perm 23, Steele"42, Lyttelton 11, F. Grace 0, Shaw 0, Morley run out 2, Sundries 19 ; total 420. Australians — Ist innings : Murdoch 0, .Bannerman 32, Groube 11, McDonnell 17, Bonner 2, Boyle 36, Blackham 0, Slight 11, Palmer 6, Alexander 6, Moule 6, sundries 12; total 140. \ Second innings : Bannerman 8, Groube 0, : McDonnell 43, Slight 0, Blackham 19, Bonner i 13, Boyle 3, sundries 5. Six wickets for a total of 170. \ -r .... Septembers. Austria, Germany, and Roumania have concluded a treaty, by which they guarantee the integrity of Roumania, with a view to its erection as a kingdom ; the object being to. . shut out Russia from Bulgaria. The Times, in an article [referring to the Prince of Wales having abandoned the initention of visiting Australia for the present, says — " The Melbourne Exhibition is likely to be interesting and instructive,, but would be more successful if the Victorian Government would abandon its prejudices and allow the exhibits to be sold duty free." Calcutta, September 7. Since the decisive victory of the British : over Ayoub Khan the native population have jbeen far less troublesome, and quiet seems 'restored. The road from Quettah to Candahar is reopened, and all interruptions of communication with the city are removed. Cavalry patrols report that the villages near Candahar are full of . the Afghan dead and wounded. It is stated that the British cavalry will commence to return to India in a fortnight.