EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 79, 6 December 1884, Page 3

EUROPEAN.

London, November 25. — The market is unchanged. Up to date 96,000 bales havo been sold. " London, Novembor 26.— Mr William Came, Liberal M.P. for Scarborough, has been re-elected for that constituency, but by a reduced majority compared with that by which he was returned in ISSO. Mr Thomas Sutherland has been elected to the vacant seat in the House of Commons for the Greenock constituency. Lord Derby has intimated to the AgenteGeneral that the initiative in connection with Imperial federation rests with the colonies. The German Reichstag has adopted payment of members in spite of the opposition of Prince Bismarck. At the wool auction to-day 9,900 bales were catalogued. The market continued firm. The first series of next year's auctions will commence on the 20th January. A new way to keep children out of mischief lias been invented in Germany. The following advertisement appears in a newspaper of that country :— " Wonted, by a lady of quality, for adequate remuneration, a few well-behaved and respectably dressed children to amuse a cat, in delicate health, two or three hours a day." LoNDON,November27.— -Mr Joshua Ives, of Cambridge, has been selected as Professor ef Music for the Adelaide University, The following has transpired regarding the Government's scheme for reorganising Egyptian finances which will be submitted to the Powers for approval : — England is to idvance Egypt, under proper guarantee, a sum of five millions. Of that amount a million is to be spent on irrigation works. The indemnity to sufferers by the bombardment of Alexandria to be payable by prefer ence bonds and interest on daira samech 4 to 5 per cent., and unified 4 percent., debts to be reduced to 3^ per cent. London, November 2S.— Arrived, at Plymouth : Steamship Iberia, from Melbourne, October 17th. London, November 2S.— Mr Gladstone and Lord Salisbury have definitely agreed ! upon a plan for the redistribution of seats, which, it is understood, will be accepted by both Liberals and Conservatives, and the compromise on the franchise question is thus complete. London, November 29. — A despatch has been received from Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony, in reference to the recent settlement of Bechuanaland. His Excellency states that the Cape colonists generally disapprove of the settlement, and that the action of the Ministry in offering favourable terms to the Boer raiders is warmly criticised by the public press, fr -London, November 30.— James French, one of the accused in the Dublin scandals, who was acquitted, ha? resigned his county j inspectorship, owing to ill-health. An attempt, which proved partially successful, has been made to destroy the house of a land agent in Kerry, Ireland, by an explosion of dynamite. The charge used caused considerable damage to the building, but although the agent's family were on the premises, none were injured. So far no arrests have been made in connection with the outrage. London, November 30. — In the Oriental j Bank case, Justice Chitty has delivered judgment to the effect that the first holders of shares are only liable for six months after transfer of their shareo. An explosion has occurred on board Admiral Courbefs ironclad, resulting in the death of 14 persons. London, December 1. — The South Australian Land Mortgage and Agency Company will, in January next, return to the shareholders £5 per share on the paid up capital. A call of £10 per share will be made in the Oriental Bank estate in January, and another of about £15 during the year. The liquidator estimates that the creditors Mill receive 19s in the £. London, December 1. — The French troops have been repulsed by the Chinese at Kelung, with a loss of twenty killed. A telegram has been received here from Lord Wolseley, to the effect that the Mahdi is short of provisions, his troops discontented and suffering severely from sickness, and that 500 of the rebels have tendered their submission to Geneial Gordon. Lord Wolseley also states that after arriving at Khartoum and relieving the garrison there, the British expedition -,\ill return by way of Souakim. London, December 2. — Mr Gladstone introduced the Redistribution of Seats Bill in the House of Commons yesterday. The provisiods of the measure are as follows :—: — Boroughs with a population under fifteen thousand will be merged in counties. Those under fifty thousand will return single members, while large boroughs will be divided into single member wardships. The number of members for the metropolis will be in creased by thirty-seven , for Liverpool by six, for Birmingham and Glasgow by four, and for Manchester by three, while the number for the city of London will be reduced by two. On the whole England gains six members, Scotland twelve. Ireland and Wales remain unchanged. The Premier announced that after the bill had been read a second time, Parliament would adjourn until February next. Mr Leonard Courtney, M.P. for Liakeard, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has resigned, owing to the fact that the Government Bill for the Redistribution of Seats does not provide for the representation of minorities. In the House of Lords to-day, Earl Derby announced that the amendments proposed by the Imperial Government on a draft Bill to constitute a Federal Council in Australasia had been submitted to the colonies, and an early reply was expected. It is announced that the Right Hon. Sir E. Thornton has been appointed to succeed Lor**. Dufferin as British Minister at Stamboul. Sir R. D. B. Monier will succeed Sir Edward Thornton as ambassador to the Russian Court. In the House of Lords, Lord Derby stated that the Government were pledged to introduce the Federation Enabling Bill. Mr James A. Froude will sail ior Australia on Saturday next. In'the House of Lords to-day, Lord Northbrook, first Lord of the Admiralty, made his promised statement as to the measures which he proposed to adopt with a view to increasing the strength and efficiency of the Imperial Navy. His Lord ship stated that Government were determined to maintain the naval supremacy of England. She now possesses 46 ironclads, while France, the next Naval Power, has 31. In view of the constant progress of the naval service, the Government wished to increase the navy gradually, and for the present only intended to construct four new ironclads, but a number of torpedo vessels would be built without delay. Pakis, November 25. — In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Ferry made a statement as to the present position of affairs in the East. He announced that the recent negotiations which had taken place with the Chinese Government had proved fruitless. The demands of China with regard to the basis upon which a settlement mighi be effected were exhorbitant, and the French Government could only reply te those demands by asking the Chamber U

vote fresh credits for carrying out the present operations on the Chinese coast until the present conflict could be terminated with honour and satisfaction. Paris, November 27.— A vote of additional credit to the amount of 43,000,000 francs (£1,620,000 sterling) was passed by a large majority in the Chamber of Deputies today for the prosecution of the -war in Tonquin. Paris, November 28. — The Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution requiring the Franco-Chinese Treaty concluded at Tientsin on May last to be strictly enforced by the Government. Paris, December 1. — M. Ferry has issued a circular pronouncing that cholera has entirely ceased in France. Berlin, November 29. — The Conference on the Congo question is still holding its sittings here. The proceedings have been harmonious throughout, and it is expected that a settlement of the question will shortly be arrived at to the satisfaction of all the Powers concerned. Berlin, November 30.— At a sitting of the International Conference yesterday, a resolution in favour of free trade on the Congo Rivor and in the neighbouring country was adopted. Cape Town, November 25.— The Government are now endeavouring to effect a peaceful settlement of the disorders in Bechuanaland, and have offered the Boers farms in the unallotted torritory of Stellaland. It is not yet known whether the offer will be accepted. Capetown, November 26. The Boer raiders in Bechuanaland have accepted the offer of the Cape Government of farms on the unallotted territory of Stellaland, and have agreed to evacuate the chief Montsoia's territory. Bechuanaland will then be formally annexed by Cape Colony. Washington, December 1. — President Arthur's message to Congress urges the extension of the neutrality laws in order to prevent hostile acts being plotted on American soil against friendly nations.