EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 60, 26 July 1884, Page 3

EUROPEAN.

London, July 16. — A disastrous accidon* occurred on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire Railway to-day. Tho axlo of one of the carriages of an express train running from Manchester to Sheffield broke, and the train left tho lino and fell over an embankment. Tw enty persons were killed, and thirty others sustained severe injuries. London, July 10.— Tho Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend for the past half-} car at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and carries forward to the reserve £'39,000. The assets of the Oriental Bink are realising hopefully. The payment of the call of £25 m ill be required by November, and it is expected that it w ill realise the sum of one million and a half. London, July 18. — In the House of Commons to-day, in reply to a question Mr Gladstone stated that the iinancial experts engaged in connection with the confeienco on Egyptian a Hairs have iinit-hed their deliberations, and that the Conference tv ill resume its sitting at an early date to con sider their report. Latest telegrams to hand shite there is but little prospect of a «3ttlement being arrived at between France and China over the Langson embroglio. The French licet under Admiral Courbet is now menacing Foochow, and will, it is expected, seize that town unless the Franch demands are met. London, July IS.— ln the House of Lords last night, Lord Wemyss' motion for obviating the deadlock between the Government and tho House of Lords on the franchise question came up for discussion. The motion, which proposed in etlect that the Franchise Bill should be passed at once by the Upper Hou^e, and that the Government should introduce a bill for the ledistribution ot seats during tho autumn session, was negatived on a division by a majority of fifty votes. Much evcitement prevails in political circles at the refusal of the Lords to accept the propo.-cd compromise, and both Liberals and Conservatives are actively engaged in organising popular demonstrations throughout tho country. The Australian team commenced a match to-day at Louis against an eleven of Middlesex. The follow ing aie the names of the home team :— Cottrell, lion. A. Lyttelton, T. C. OBrien, Feaison, Robertson, G. F. Vernon, I. D. Waikcr, Burton, A. P. Lucas, J. A. Paravicini, and Ridley. There was a good attendance of spectators, although the weather dm ing tho da} r was showeiy The homo team went first to tho wicket, but failed to make a stand against the bowling of the Australians. Spofforth was in excellent form, and did great execution. The innings closed for a total of 53. The visitors then went in, and when time wa* called had 179, with one wicket still to go down. Murdoch made the best scoie of the day — 59 not out. The other principal scorers were :— Giffen, • b, 32 ; Bonner, c, 43 ; and Spofforth, b, 21. The cricket match, Australians v. Middle sex, resulted in a victory for the Australians by one innings with 29 runs to spare. In the House of Commons to-day Lord Edmund Fit/maurice took occasion to deny the truth of the statement recently current that England i* about to annex Berber, a maritime station in the Soumalia country, opposite Aden. A dynamite plot against the Ciav was discovered by the police at Moscow, on the occasion of a visit paid by him to that city. A quantity of arms and dynamite seized. Notwithstanding the recent denial in , Paris of the statement that the Chinese Government have refused to pay the indemnity demanded by France on accoant of the Langson affair, it is definitely know n that the report is substantially correct, and that the Chinese Government have, up to the present time, shown no intention ot accepting the term-, dictated by France, and have hitherto declined to pay "the indemnity as demanded by M. Patrenotre. With regard to the postal difficulties, it is announced that NewZealand threatens to impose a sixpenny rate on letters forw aided by the Brindisi route, unless specially addressed. Mr Fawcett, Postmaster General, declines to detain letter'; for Australia so as to oblige the San Francisco service. The British and Dutch Governments have agreed to take joint action with a \iow of obtaining a release of tho crew of the steamship Ni^-ero, who were shipwrecked and made pmo:iei< by an insurgent Rajah in Acheen. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend for the past half-year, at the rate of six per cent, per annum, and carries forward and places to the reserve fund £1,000. Another betallion of infantry has. been ordered to proceed to Egypt, and the departure of the trcops i.s expected to take place immediately. Tw o deaths have occurred from cholera at Liverpool on a ship which had arrived from Marseille.?. The death is announced of Dr. Hochstetter, the well-known German savant. London, July 19. — In consequence of the collapse of the Middlesex in the recent match with the Australian cricketers, several alterations have been made in the team chosen to represent All-England in the match against the Australians, which commences at Lords on Monday. Every endeavour is being made to materially strengthen the representative English eleven. The recent rain is. improving the prospects of the hop crop. Michael Davitt has postponed his projected tour to the Australian colonies until after the general elections. Mr Walter Severn, a member of the Educational Council Committee, has presented a painting to the National Gallery of Adelaide. The Empire Club have entertained tho Marquis of Normanby at a banquet. A portion cf the cargo of frozen meat by the ship Oamaru has arrived in bad condition. London, July 21. — The frozen meat by the Opawa is .selling at 4;d. Latlii. — The Australians are all out for 229. Highest scorers : — GiiTen, b, 63 Scott, c, 75. Mr Alfred Wills, Q.C., will succeed the late Sir C. J. Watkin Williams a.s Judg of the Queen's Bench. The Warsaw plot against the Czar was of the greatest extent cf any yet discovered, and was directed from Moscow. Numerous prominent arrests in connection with it have been made. A large gathering has been held in Hyde Park in reference to the Franchise Bill. There were one hundred thousand spectators present, and thirty thousand processionists. London, July 21.— The " Spectator " condemns Lord Derby's pronounced indifference to the demands of the colonies ; but the "Saturday Review," in an article on the same subject, approves the action of the Government, and warns the colonies to be modest in their demands, and. urges the adoption of a cautious policy. The "Daily Telegraph" warmly approves of the newly-proposed plans for admitting colonial barristers to practice at the English bar.

[I is considcro'l doubtful whether the Egyptian Conference will again meet, owing to tho rof usal of the Powers to accept a reduction of the interost on the Egyptian debt, as proposed by tho committee of financial oxpevts. The Greely exploring party, of whom six members wore recently rescued, reached to S3deg. 26niin. noilh latitude, or within 6deg. 34min. of tho North Polo. The prospectus of tlie new Oriental Bank Company provides for a capital of two millions. Tho first issue of^ shares -s\ 111 amount to one million, which will be divided between England and tho colonies. Local Boards of Directors will be appointed for the Indian and colonial blanches. Lonuox, J uly 22.— Tho Nihilists have destroyed a gun powder mill at Warsaw. Rev. Dr. G reeves has been appointed President of the Wesley an Conference At tho Wimbledon meeting, tho Queen's Prize was won by Privato Grant, of tho Eighth Middlesex. T)r. JMoran, the new Archbishop of Sydney, will interview Lord Derby on matters in connection with Australia. Loxnox, July 23. — Tho European Conference on Egyptian affairs resumed its sittings to-day, and now stand* adjourned indefinitely. No information has yet transpired a** io the decisions arrived at prior to adjournment. It has transpired that at an interview . with Lord Derby to-day Tawhiao presented the Colonial Secretary >uth a petition from fha Maoris for tho restoration )f their lights. Paris, July 16.— The cholera continues to •age at Marseilles and Toulon with unabated rigour. Other parts of France are as yet :ree from the epidemic. No information of the rejection by the Chinese Government of the French demand tor an indemnity on account of the Langson ilfair has yet been published here, and tho report to the contrary effect in tho London " Times " to-day is positively stated to be without foundation. Pakis, July 10. A renewal of the panic has occurred at Toulon owing to the continued spread of blie cholera, and the Government officials ire reported to be deserting their posts. A fin t her slight outbreak of cholera has oc2urred here, and at Aries and Nismcs. Pakis, July 20. — Eight deaths from cholera occurred in this city to-day. The spread of the disease is causing considerible alarm. Cape Towx, July 16.— in the House of Assembly to day, Mr Uppington, Premier, jave notice of a motion in favour of tho annexation of Zululand. Cairo, July IS. — In consequence of the suspicions which are entertained by the authorities as to the fidelity of the native police now doing duty in this city, the strength of the British military police force >\ hich is retained here for the maintenance )f order has been materially increased. Pilgrims -who have arrived at Souakim ;tate that -when they left Khartonm, General Gordon and his garrison were safe. They expected that Gordon would mako a :ortie on tbe 20th June. Hovgkoxo, July 10. It is announced that tho Emperor of China :ias issued an order that tho tow ns of Langson, Laokoi, and Ccabang, in Tonquin, now in the occupation of the Chinese, shall be surrendered to the French troops u ithin a month. Parleying between M. Pateimtre, the French Minister, and the Chinese ollicial it Shanghai, on the subject of France's :laim for an indemnity on account of the Langson outrage, is still proceeding 1 . Meanwhile the French fleet, under Admiral Oourbet, lcmains at Foochow, with the ricw to holding that place if the French demands aic refused. Hong Koxo, July 20. — Parleying rogarding the French claim for an indemnity 3n account of the Langson affair is still proceeding. It is considered that the prospects of an agreement being arrived at are improving, New \okk, July IS.— News has been received that the search expedition has rescued the Arctic exploring vessel Greeley and .^ix of her crew in Smith's Sound at the north of Ballin Bank. Nmv York July IS. Seventeen of the crew of the cxploiing party under Lieutenant Greely died from starvation. The surviveis subsisted on lichin*., and the only clothing they had were sealskins. New Yokk, July 20. — A disastrous railway accident has occurred near Ohio. The train left the rails and fell over an embankment into the water. Twelve persons were drowned, and twenty-five severely injured.