EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 77, 22 March 1879, Page 2

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

(From the latest Colonial Papers.) London-. January C. Ellison, for the Avooa gold rohherv, has been discharged, the law ollicers holding that the- Victorian Government had no exclusive jurisdiction forau offence ou the high soas to justify surrender of the prisoner, and that YVeitiorg's evidence was inadequate, It is not inteuded to re-ar-rest Ellisiou. Jaunary 7 'Jeneral Biddalph has, without interruption, advanced to within three days march ->f ('uudahar, where the enemy are in ''oron and are expected to make a stand Mr. Forster, at Bradford, mode a severe attaok on the foreign polioy of the Government, He hoped that next gonend

election* would condemn the Imperalist policy, which might load to war throughout the world. January 8. The Premier has had a severe attack of gout. The depression of trade is causing % general movement for reduction of wages. There are nnmei-ous strikes. Fifteen hundred goods guards and shunters on the Midland line have struck. January !). Earl Beaconsfield is progressing favuurahlv. Au outbreak of plague has occurred at Astrakhan. The Russian authorities ure' endeavouring to localise it. The proposal to reduce the wages of the Yorkshire colliers resulted in a strike, and 7000 are out of work. This has stopped the manufacture of railway iron. The engineers, to the number of 2000, ulso struck against the proposal to extend the hours of work without extra pay. The wlmle of the I»ndon trade organisations will assist A Unionist special fund is being raised to assist the strikers. The British garrison iu the Periwar Pass are threatened with a raid of the hill tribes. They urgently demand help. General Roberta's division has arrived at Matsuru, and is advunciug to Kabul. An authentic statement is made that the Amir has entered Russiun territory unattended. January 10. Numerous intending exhibitors at the Sydney International Exhibition are announced. Tiie difference* between the miners anil coal-on ners are increasing. January 11. A semi-official statement has been made that the Amir of Afghanistan is now in Turkistan, that ho will receive sympathetic hospitality from the Russian.*, but ihe niea of mediation on h ; s behalf is illusory Janup-y 12 Gren>-ral Riberts on the t Jtb, attacked the Afghan irregulars *.fter a severe and protracted eonte.-t. th>- Afghans weredefeated, with the loss of p"(. killed, numerous prisoners, herds •■' asrle, und quantities of grain. Marshal Espartoro, Spanish stutesin&n, is dead The Russian budget for IST'.i is p iblislied. An estimate is made to restoie the equilibrium between the revenue mwl and expenditure by increased taxation.

I Tlio programme of the Grand Vizier of Turkey proposes a redaction of tho aruiy expenditure t" a minimum, and tli! decentralisation of tho pro- \ aces. The Deputy-Governor of Kliandar has tendered hi* complete submission to tin* British authorities, and iie now awaits the arrival of General Stewart and General li ddulph to surrender. The city of Kbandahar U friendly. Tlie troops entered on the 9th. The leading officials nnd Afghan tnjops at Khnudakar have fled to Herat. January 13. (ieneral Donald Stewart and his forces marched through Kbandahar unopposed. Th. excitement among the natives. caused by General Roberts's victory is subsiding, General Roberts has decided ti/ garrison the fort at Khost, and provision it for two months. The official inquiry into the explosion on board HAI s Thunderer find* that it is attributable to imperfect loading. A Russian ukase announces that eoinm'ssioners have been appointed to consider scune means of reducing the public expenditure The limes has reason to- believe that Yakoob Khan has been officially infoi mod by the Indian Government of the conditions of peace which am honourably bet accepted. The Midland Institute fn Birmingham-,. containing the largest Shakespcrean library in the world, has been totally destroyed by tire. January 14. The French M'listor of War has resigned. General Grcechy succeeds. The Frenchman Madden, who threatened to shoot the Queen, is in detention in Broad mer prison. The distress in the operative districts in increasing. January 15. The French Government have uotih'ed thoir intention to terminate all tho treaties of commerce with England in January next. The Glasgow Bank declares a dividend of (is Bd. At an explosion of the IWypridds mine in Wales, 5S perilous were killed. A reduction in tho rate of discount is expected. January IG. General Primrose has been ordered to advance from Kbandahar to Ghanzi. A* definito treaty of peace has been signed to-day between Russia and Turkey. Count Oolos, Italian Representative on the Turkish Frontier Commission, has been murdered at Htamboul. The French Ministry niado their statement of policy to-day They declared that, like the country, they were Republican, aud they said they were actuated by pacific motivea I hey promised vigorous measures to make tho termination of tho existing Domueroiol treaties profitable to the Republic, without departing from the principles of free-trade Changes of an auti R 'publican nature should be uvoided, as detrimental to tho the interests of the country. Tho statement wits coldly received,

It is annoua.'ed that the exiatiug division .t ;-i>stu4.i> between the Home and Colonial Jovernmenta continued until the e*piraii»ii ,<f tlie present P. and U. cuiitiwc. January IT. The v r:i -h Press lOodamn 'he Vlnnstcri.il i,'atem.„t u i ■■« ">.*l-i*«- Th> position f tli- Ministry is considerably weakened '.IV rc-fiu -id'unee >f til.' British troops on EaVut lias ,'r>. luc-d complete disorganization tmOUSst th I Amirs ti\o t s, ami anarch} prevails in the'-icy. January 1> Sir "M.cha.l Ticks Beachadmitted that Ei.giish goods weie undersold in Europe •by American competition, and the Government, in Uinstoueiice, will en lea vow to provme a fresh outlet in Africa; \V iwjing-np iiMei-s ha>e been grained agams. the obuikoavJH iron Company and Booker ii«i ' , ilauiurguu, ironmasters 11m lal iti« »era bea.y. ii.e :, iter urm i» indebted w the W oat oi i>auk. £80l),l tSi. 'January 20. Several attempu-. have liocu made by the At'Haas to murder British officers at ivhitu.iabar. These were frustrated and promptly punished. The Rotedale Ferry hill Iron Company have failed for £2c 000 In cousequoaee of a compromise oo tweeii the alinistry and the ltepublican leaders, the Cuanm** of Deputies passed a vote of eontideu.:e m the Ministry by u large nfijoriiy Further advices from the Cape statu that' etwwayo, King of the /mlu Kaffirs, is inassing his forces iu large numbers. Tuere apjioaiTi httle hope of averting war January 21. A vote of censure was unexpectedly canned against Government m the I'Veiien Assembly. The' Ministerial Statement is considered insincere, 'ih" majority was IU2. Mr Forsier, addressing a political meeting at Bradford, depreuatod any rturn to Protection tie regretted that .Protection extended to America, and sir more »o to the colonies. 11« eaYogised i lie example of Sydney. Heuondeui dr., • jirocity as two sided Protection, and be ueveu Uie biugb.su Government v. .u>u u-: resolute ui '" 'uuroi Bree-iraue Tin: trial of the directors of the Glasgow Bank h;us commenced Mr. Forsteri m'his speech at Bradford sai'l he Was convin 'ed tlial means would be lound for tlio recovery of trade. The treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey nas been definitely signed. January 2;t A Conservative candidate has been elected for .•orili .ortolt Liy alai o 'i majority

The aoeountai.t of the Hasgew Bunk in tii.s •j.i'J-i.-c sti d he ha>l always prepared ui-.. ii ..!• l»alsU)ce sheets, out illLeivd iiit in suiK-i- -ii'iniy under the inlet Of Mruuaoh. tli- .Utuiitging director for the director. 'J'ue alterations enor lnously underrated (be liabilities Light has been thrown ou the bra\o mystery by tUe discovery tlmt she pro cured shortly betore liir deattt a p*oK.el of powders couxa'iiing antimony .«!■ vertisod a» a doctor e cure for deptouui nia. January 25 Brown, the accountant, testified tliai tho Ulasgow Bank advanced to uiylit firms last year, £2,730,000. Railway traffic in Austral-Poland boa been temporarily suspended ill coiis.i[Ucnco of appreiieiisions ot the Bpread »i tli>' plague which now exists there. (/rent precautions arc being adopted by the authorities to prevent tue spread of the people, which iu soniu of the districts is very severe, Reports from the Dupe state that Cats wayo, up to the titli in»r., tailed to reply to tho Ultimatum, tiud that it is evident be iutends righting Tho British Commander waits till the 11th to receive his complete submission. Meanwhile preparations have been made to cross tno noutier. January 20. Arrangements have been made to establish a National Bank of Egypt with a capital of four millions. Bombay, January 10 lonoral Roberta successfully attacked and completely defeated th • Afghans at Khosl I'hey were iu .pusiderable uinn bnrs, and heav_, loss «v«a intlieteo The British loss w,is slight A salutary effect is oxpc I.« '1 January 11. In the trade returns for December miports shew a dc'MfiiM'nf live and a hiilf millions sterling, and tho oxpoits one and a-hall millions, as compared «itli 1877. . Th-- health of Earl Beaoonstield is c> 'inpletely n sto<-vd. . • The jrowcrful tribe of Maiigals has assumed a threutiiuing attitude. i-ieu>ir«l Roberts has consequently decided to re turn to Kiirum to oon contra to his Vtee The Sirdars of Kabul have written to Major avagniiri in friendly terms The Utr>.v aavicca state th.it Ah/tf.l Khan, I .niiiiiii.itiiiK the AfgbiUJ army at Khain.aliai, lias dubonded it. and left the pro^ift^ Gene il i'ttnald Stewart was one day s march f imui 1- liaimaluu ou the Bth

January 2:i. The Ametrof Afghanistan isa' preaent in North Afghanisl*n ,U, i„ Turkestan. All Ada (ju.ui u u the front ior uo tue*22ud iust January 29. Yakoob Kliau has seized the fort and taniibe* o! ihu Chief Babeka i

the tChel* ana) other tnl>e3 ut Olinigea huvc recommenced hostilities against the Hrir-.li troop Tt ilin, January !1. A nil ha- in -n iiitrodu-ed by Priu.v I'ViiiH'.k in tin- Federal Council, the M <et cf whi. hj i» the suppression of BoejaKani It al>rf) condemn! the Pope. January '24 Austriacontemplates malt nir a sanitary cordon mi the Russian 1 rentier should llm pliijiin- increase. Freqoent Cabinet Councils have boon held liy the FVnneh Government on the. siilj-ct of bringing hack the pardoned Communists. January 25, Tim Low.- House of the Prnsaian Parliament baa passed a rosouluiinn con demning the dinnpliimry clauses in too supreattoti ot Booialifltn Bill, recently introduced by the Government. January 2f! Germany is prepared to moboliae eighty thousand men for the porpnafl of establishing a sanitary cordon along her Russian frontier to prevent the introduction of the plague. Paris, January 26. A workman who threatened to sh"Ot (iuuibetta has been arrested. The King of the Zulu has assembled an army of S,OOO warriors on the frontier. He has been informed that the British for-.es will advance unless liis submission be received before the 11th. Home, January 2:1. The Italian Minister for justice and ecclesiastical affairs, stated in the Senate that the fliondly attitude of tin Vatican renders certain concessions to the Holy Nee desirable on the part of the Italian Government.