LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4773, 10 July 1876, Page 3

LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

Prom the Argus and Sydney Morning Herald we extract the following telegrams in supplement of news by cable ; London, May 12 to 17. Sir Thomas Chambers’ Bill for legalising Australian marriages with deceased wife’s sister in England has been postponed sine die. The Bill does not profess to be a new enactment, but simply declaratory, and to remove doubts as to the validity in England of such unions. . A banquet was given in honor of the Prince of Wales’s return from India by the Corporation of the city of London; at the Guildhall. It was a most brilliant affair. There were 500 wuests. The Prince, in replying to the toast of the evening, said that he looked back to his visit to India with the greatest gratification. Although his stay had been unhappily short, he had gathered much valuable knowledge. His reception by ah classes bad been the kindest and most hospitable. He could not sufficiently thank the native princes and peoples of India for the kindness of his reception, which had left a lasting impression on his memory. He felt sure it was a sign that the Indian empire was not disloyal to the Queen. He concluded by complimenting the native army, which he said was splendid. A ball followed in a pavilion especially erected in Guildhall yard. The guests numbered 5000. Count Andrassy has returned to Vienna from Berlin. In a speech delivered at Peath, he alluded hopefully to the prospects of peace. He said he was convinced when the pacific intentions of the Northern Powers were made clearly manifest, England would join in the agreement made at tho Berlin conference. Mr. Disraeli, in the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Maurice Brooks, said he must decline to recommend an amnesty towards the Fenians. A lively discussion followed. The steam yacht Pandora, Captain Young, has sailed from Portsmouth, for the purpose of communicating with the depot of the polar ships, the Alert and the Discovery, at the entrance to Smith’s Sound. The King and Crown Prince of Hanover are gazetted, the former a general and the . latter a colonel of the English army. In the House of Commons recently, replying to a question of Mr. Ernest Noel, Mr. James Lowther, the Under-Secretary for tho Colonies, admitted that Governor Jervoia had departed from his previous intervention policy, and he promised on an early day to explain the policy of the Government in respect to the settlement of Malacca. The anniversary meetings of our religious and benevolent institutions are now in full swing. London is thronged with provincial visitors. The gatherings are large, the tone earnest, and most of the societies give signs of growing usefulness. Tho Bible Society’s report showed receipts of £222,320 ; payments, £211,251, with a circulation of 2,682,185 copies of Bibles, Testaments, or portions of Scripture. The income of tho Religious Tract Society has risen to nearly £147,000. The Church Missionary Society reports : Income, £189,457 ; and expenditure, £191,238. The income of the Propagation of the Gospel Society was £125,294, and that of the London Missionary Society, £118,183 ; expenditure, £115,452,

Vienna, May 27. The insurgents now demand the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ■ London, May 28. There are rumors of a European conference on the Eastern question. May 29. The general anxiety on account of Eastern affairs is unallayed. Insurers at Lloyds are asking war risks. Three more ironclads have been ordered to the Mediterranean,' making the number of the British squadron 10. Obituary.—Sir William Weir Hogg, baronet ; Dowager Countess Derby, aged 71 Mr. George Southam, eminent surgeon, aged 60 ; James Sparling Bland, the well-known sportsman ; Sir W. Wilde, oculist; Rev.'Dr Vivian, minor' canon' of St. Peter’s ; Thomas Earl, sculptor, broken-hearted at the rejection of his works by the Royal Academy ; , Dr. Davis, Secretary of the Religious Tract Society ; Mr. Ronayne, M.P. for’Cork; Sir J. Maryon Wilson,- aged 74. • May 31. The deposition of the Sultan ’was peaceably effected by his Ministers. Abdul Aziz is now a . prisoner. There are rejoicings at Pera. June 1. The deposition of the Saltan of Turkey on the 26th ult. was brought about in this way. The Ministers of State, after vainly soliciting for reforms in order to replenish the War Treasury from the privy purse, determined on the Sultan’s deposition. The palace was thereupon beset by troops, and the heir presumptive, Mourad Effendi, was proclaimed Sultan at. the War Office before all the Ministers, the Sceikul Islam being spokesman. Sulieman Pasha having intimated to Abdul Aziz Khan that the nation had deposed him, conveyed him, together with his family and household, including 53 boats full of women, to the old Seraglio. The heir presumptive, Mourad Effendi, immediately occupied the dolma. The Christian Patriarchs have paid homage to him. England, France, and Italy have recognised the revolution. The change is considered anti-Russian, but the rumor of the recall of General Ignatieff, the Russian Ambassador, is unconfirmed. The Northern Powers intended to have presented their memorandum on the 30th ult., but this has now been postponed. June 2. The English naval preparations in the Mediterranean have caused a panic on the Stock Exchange. Last Saturday consols fell over 1 per cent. The deposition of the Sultan is favorably received. The revolution is considered adverse to Russian designs. INDIA. Galle, June 2. Australian wines (chiefly Victorian) are beginning to find favor in Ceylon and India. The Viceroy of India has sent a special messenger to Afghanistan, preliminary possibly to the settlement of an envoy at the Court of the Ameer. A discussion has taken place on horsebreeding for India. It is proposed to import for this purpose French horses. Horses can be imported from Trieste at 150 rupees per head, it is estimated. The P. and O. Company has been fined 500 rupees at Bombay for importing firearms intended for China. The new title of Empress is received with general favor in India, especially by the natives, who are proud of being so especially recognised. The American officers appointed to visit India and report on the army, &c., write in the highest terms of both the European and native army, which is always ready for action, and is commanded by as intelligent and spirited officers as any in the world. Bengal iron ore is favorably reported on ; 48 per cent, of good metal has been realised. Two tons and a half of Bengal coal will suffice to smelt one ton of ore.