EUROPEAN NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 67, 5 July 1873, Page 2

EUROPEAN NEWS.

(FROM THB NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION AND ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PBBSS TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

London, June 8. Mr. Cowper, in a letter to the Tinies, repudiates, on behalf of New South Wales, all connection with the mail contract of Victoria. The Tichborne trial is proceeding. A A meat preserving company is announced, with a capital of a hundred and fifty thousand, to work Postle’s refrigerating process. Large withdrawals of gold are expected. The stock market is heavy. The demand for preserved meat is decreasing, and lower rates ruling. June 10. The death of the Earl of Cardogan is announced. London, June 16. The Alexandra Palace, near London, has been totally destroyed by fire, together with several valuable buildings and works of art. The building cost £600,000, and was insured for £120,000. Sir W. McArthur’s motion in the House of Commons for the annexing of Fiji was lost by 86 to 50. Mr. Gladstone said England did not require any extension of territory, but admitted the necessity of some forward step. Cremorne won the Ascot Cup. Flageolet second. „The Pope is rapidly recovering. M, Thiers has retired from public life. The German Emperor is ill. The Sultan of Zanzibar has abolished the African slave trade. The French commercial treaties with England and Belgium are to be abolished. London, June 18. Thb Shah of Persia, after being escorted across the Channel by the ironclad fleet* has arrived at London. g ' -

Preparations are being made for entertaining the Rhah during his visit on a magnificent scale. The Great Eastern is employed in laying the new Atlantic cable. A detachment of Russian forces effected a junction on the 26th May. A flying engagement also took place with the Khivans on the Ist June, resulting in the capture of* fortified town. Paris, June 18. The withdrawal of taxes on raw material causes a deficit in the revenue of seventeen million francs. In the Assembly, M. Gambetta read * secret ministerial circular, aiming at subsidising the provincial press; a vote supporting the Government was passed by 389 to 318. London, June 20. A virulent outbreak of small-pox has taken place at Chatham. Dissatisfaction is expressed at Mr. Lowe’s new Bank Act. London, June 22. The Columbus, running between Holyhead and Dublin, struck on a rock near Holyhead, and was wrecked. Out of 200 persons on board, 15 were drowned. AUCKLAND. June 24. The natives are convinced there will be no war, and are acting accordingly, and cultivating extensively. The redoubts on the frontier are nearly completed. F. G. James, chief clerk to Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, has been committed for trial on charges of embezzlement and larceny. The defalcations amount to a large sum. June 28. Mr. Buckland reports cattle in plentiful supply, and dull of sale; young cattle were in short supply; 132 head of cattle were sold; best quality brought 26s per lOOlbs.; store sheep of indifferent quality? were in plentiful supply, and in demand at 4|d to 5d per lb.

DUNEDIN. June 26. The official declaration of the poll for the election showed the following result: — Macandrew, 3,702 ; Gillies, 2,759 ; Graham 26. WANGANUI. J uno 26. The Patea land sale realised £30,000. There was a large attendance of buyers. Three times the quantity of laud could have been sold. WELLINGTON. June 27. The Government have positively accepted Mr. Francis* proposal to participate in the Suez mail service.