EUROPEAN INTELLICENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 136, 8 May 1880, Page 2

EUROPEAN INTELLICENCE.

(From the latest Colonial Papers.) London*, April I. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Oladstono is a candidate for the eonntv of Midlothian, ho has boon elected by tin l town of Leeds by an enormous majority over the Conservative cmidti date.

The Marquis of Jlnrtinc-tnn has been re-elected for the Radnor Burgh* without opposition. April :i Parliament will assemble on the 39th inst. April :.. The net Liberal pain is fifty-ciirht seats. The Home Rulers have made slow progress, .especially Parnell's supporters. The returns tip to last night show that ■tl'2 candidates have been elected, - J7l being Liberals, and HI Tories. The Liberals have now gained it majority of fiftv-nino seats, and are independent of the Irish vote: Much discussion has taken place in reference to Mr. Gladstone and it, is stated that he will probably not enter the new Cabinet. Tim result of the polling for the county of Middlesex l.'ns to-day been declared. Lord George Hamilton, VicePresident of the Council of Education, and Mr. Cooke, Ikilli Conservatives, liavu been re-elected. Mr. Herbert Gladstone, son of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, has been defeated, Tile election Fov Midlothian resulted in the return of Mr. Gladstone by a considerable majority over the Earl of Dalkeith, the sitting member, The town of Batauni, on the Fil.iol< Sen, has been converted into a strong fortress. Consular reports from Anatolia, Asia Minor, givo tcrriblo details of the sufferings of the peotilo, wlm are dying from starvation and the oonsoquonccs of misrule. At an cbetion mooting presided over hv the Lord Mayor of' Dublin, a box of dynamite was discovered under tho plat form. It. ban been definitely decided by the Homo and Indian Governments Dually to sever the province of Cinidabar from the rest of Alfghnnistnn, mid oonfcv upnu it, a separate and independent Government under the protection of a British Sirdar. Sivdir All, a lending Afghan chief, who is known to be ffl llilly to the British) has been appointed, and proclaimed by order of (Iciioinl Roberts .Sovereign ruler of the country.

April G. The Times to-day, in a leader, states that it bus reason to believe that it is y tho intention of the Ministry to resign before the meeting of Parliament in May, following the course adopted by . tho Gladstone Administration of 187-1. The Bight lion. W. E. Foster will - probably accept the post of Secretary of State for the Colonial Department , in tho new Ministry, and the Eight i Hon. Hugh Chillers Hint o c Chancel-! lor of the Exchequer, or i-'itst Lord oil the Admiralty. ; : Some of the papers circulate Hie | rumour of Muhamod Jan's death, and give tho date of the occurrence, but there is no confirmation of the rumour at the India Office. Tho Russians are concentrating troops in the vicinity of the Hirer Ainoor. Tii Chinese reproseutiUivos are again preparing to quit St. Putorahur ;. i With reference !•> I In: ivport of Chinese j troops having crossed the lliver Amour j thus committing un ftvt of hostility i O -| ; wards Russia, mi official statement hu> •been published to-day denying the cor I redness of the report, which it .-ays is. j without foniidiilioii. ! At yesterday's sitting of the Federal I Council, the Stamp Dalies Jiii! intro r iduced by Prince Bismarck, tho Chan- | ccllor of the Empire, was rejected. I Bismarck bus, in consequence, tendered j his resignation u, the Emperor. It is ! considered probable that the Federal Council will reconsider its resolution, in order that Prince Bismarck's services may be retained. April 7. At the election for Cork City, yesterday, Mr. Parnoll was returned, lie represented Meath in the last Parliament. i Vice-Admiral Pothuaii, the French I Ambasador in London, will shortly re- ' tire. M. Leon will temporarily succeed him, and will negotiate a new commercial treaty between France and Great Britain." Notwithstanding the denial of the Government of the news announcing an aggressive movement by the Chinese in tiie direction of tiie ltivur Ainoor, orders have been issued for the immediate despatch of five armed cruisers to Chines:; waters, where a considerable number of Russian war vessels have" already been tor some time. This actio a tends to confirm the report previously received, and a belief prevails that in the event of war , being declared Russia will not conlino her operations to land but will hlockadc I the Chinese ports and conduct active . I hostilities at. sea. f The Bight. Hon. Hugh Cliilders, speaking at Hull, said that tho Libet rals would maintain, the unity of the Empire, and the connection between , Croat Britain and her colonics, which , was considered of vital importance. Local government would be given. equally to counties and boroughs. The Liberals aiso desired that lull justice should ..■ ! f, .'a.id, l.m they would o.' ",■ . . Uo'e. Tie same l'arlinnioiitaiy a.ai .r.ii.icipai i, f-fragr.-s existing in England wouid be extended to Ireland. Tiie I !o;:iiiiUsi->n of Inquiry into the wreck of the Iviiowsiey Hall 'sat to-day. Evidence wa> given that there was a .small quantity of dangerous cargo on ; the vessel, but tiie shin «•„< -; :i |.i t . and ;. manned by a sutliei-n'i ei ~. i'im iu- . quiry was inlj earn ■ ■ -in.' ... ■. ApiilS. i Ministry will resi.fii hti'-.'iv tho meeting „ of Parliament. At a Liberal demonstration last night, the Marquis of Hartingtoti was present, I and in a speech-alluded to the taunts I brought against the Liberals that their , party was divided on many important p questions of public policy. He said that r the accusation was not borne out bv the

facts, and delated that at present the Liberals were uioro united than they over were previously. A morning paper jmblishca the rumour that Kin;,' Tliehau died at Mandalny, from the effects of excesses. The news is not, confirmed from other sources, and should, therefore, bo received with reserve.

Tho JSmperor of Germany having refused to accept the rfisipii.ition of I'rinco Bismarck, tendered in eonse(|iiunco o? th" rejection, bv tlin Federal Council of the. Stump Duties Bill. liismarch has consented to withdraw his resignation, and continues to hold ollicc as Chancellor. The linn. Thorn is M'llwraith, Premier nod Treasurer of Queensland, was entertainttl at dinner Inst evening, lilarl Cadognn presided, and 140 persons wore present, including the Agonts-Geneml of tho various colonics, several members of Parliament, and leading colonists, fjene,ral satisfaction was expressed by the various speakers that the Tories and Liherdls alike now apprceiato tho importance u( tlio connection of tbo colonics with Great Ihi tain. Her Mitji"-iy the Queen will return to England from tho Continent on tho l"/th instant. April fl. Further returns from bllO enmities, received vedterdnw show thai Ilia l.ilerals are Vtlll rjn'i in?, ' ' in 'H„. siime proportion as hiilv rlo, Four incirn seats have been securt«lj Minkiui; th? Liberal gsiiiH in id! 87'k.Thu ■ !■■ t : >.-, nr..< nearly concluded,

The Queensland 4 per cent, loan of .€0,000,000 proved a great success, and' was subscribed three times over. April 10. Earl Cadogan's statement at the dinner given to the Hon. Thomas M'Uwraith, Premier of Queensland, that H.R.H. the Prince of Wales regrets that ho is j unable to visit Australia, is regarded as' !official; but if the Plight lion. Hugh I didders takes the oiii:e of Chancellor of • • B\ Imciiici' in the now administration the vis!' of iii,< Prince to the colonies 'may possibly yet bo arranged. The following Government officials have been defeated ; The Earl of Yarmouth, who represented Warwick in the last Parliament; Sir G. G. Montgomery, who represented Peebles; the I lon. Algernon I'ulke Egcrton, Secretary to tiie Admiralty, who represented Smith •east Lancashire; and Captain Suit, who represented Stafford. The Porta is greatly alarmed at the I result of the elections in Great Britain. j Tii.' proposal to send a flying squadron : round the world has been abandoned for I the pr.-s,ai! year. I Whitehead's Meat Importation Com- ! pany is announced, with a capital of T!ie llkiwarrsi Steam Navigation Company's new steamer R.-unasaka sailed for Sydney on the Sth instant. The death is announced of Lord Hampton, formerly Secretary of State for .Yar, and Secretary of Stale for the Colonies in the Derby Administration. He was aged SI.

Priuco GortschakofF, tho Russian Chancellor, is very seriously ill.

April 11. The London Observer publishes a statement that the Marquis of Salisbury Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is to bo raised to the rank of .Duke by her Majesty the Queen.

Anvil 11 News have been received that King Thcbau.of Btirinah, has caused 700 men. women, and children tn he huried alive' as nn expiatory RitcriHco to cheek the spread of small pox. The Times reports that the following are to be created Peers of t!io Realm : —Sir Lawrence Park, iricmhor for East Devon in the last Parliament; Alexander 1). Balllie Cochrane, member for the Isle of Wi«ht in the last Parliament; Sir Arthur Guinness, formerly member for Dublin; and Sir Ivor Guest. The. latest returns up to Saturday niyjlit in re-j-ird to the elections show that the Liberal gains amount to IDS The Times, in an article to-day, discusses the construction uf the new Cabinet, and states thai i! is probable the En-'i oi' Derby will be appointed Secretary of Statu for (he Colonies. The Channel Squadron lias received orders (o proceed to the Azores, in search of the Ininin;,-- ship Alalanla. wliieh succfeded tlr- Eurvdice. The Atalanta. which has not been h-tr-l of f'-r 72 davs. had n crew on boai-d numTii» i!--iif U .11. Lord Lvit"n, Viceroy and Governor - !{eiieral of i-,1:-.. Im< resided. !!■■ has been cr,tt.ed an Earl. April PL The (rainim-sliip Atalanla. which West Hide's,"' wl e 'she w.i; lately at ibe end of .January, an I mm-h publiiem w-v 3f!o men"and boys aboard f'-v.-i Suu-idr.n bus b.-eu ordered : , pr.:er.(..l i . wa immediately in search LV.rd U-tt.m, Viceroy r»f India bus 1 n i rent" I an Earl, in view uf the iipru-oaehinirvesi-nati-.n "'' the Ministry. Otero G-mzoVz. who wan condemned lo death on the nth of February for the attempt on tic life of the of .Spain, on the -'.oth December, was executed today. April 11-. Tin- Standard, in what, appears to Im> an ol'iicial communication, states that the resignation of the lvu-1 of Beaconslield's Ministry is only deferred in consequence of the absence-'of her Majesty the Queen on the Continent; and that the Karl of Jicaeonsficld intends to place the resignation of himself and colleagues in her Majesty's bands as soon as possiblo after her return.