EUROPEAN

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 109, 4 July 1885, Page 6

EUROPEAN-

London, June 23.— The meat by the Kaikoura is selling at sfd per lb. London, June 23. —The difficulty which had arisen between the Marquis of Salisbury and the Liberal party, on the question of passing the Re-distribution of Seats Bill has been arranged, and the measure was finally passed by the Lords to-day, after which the House adjourned until Thursday next. The Commons met and adjourned until to-morrow( Wednesday), when the new writs rendered necessary by the appointment of Ministers will be issued. London, June 23. It has been asserted that Russia will demand an explanation for the anti-Russian speeches delivered by the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Randolph Churchill. The Marquis of Salisbury will complete Mr Gladstone's Afghan policy, with the exception of allowing the matter to be settled by arbitration. London, June 24. — Archbishop Moran, of Sydney, will be created a cardinal in July. This is regarded merely as a prelude to his being appointed Archbishop of Dublin. Mr Henry Chaplin, member for MidLincolnshire, will be Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; the Right Hon David R. Plunket, Q.C., Works and Public Buildings ; and it is considered probable that Mr William J. Harris, M.P. for Poole, will be Under-Secretary for India, and Lord Dunraven Under- Secretary for the Colonies, in the new Ministry. London, June 24. — General Gordon's diaries have been published, and have caused an immense sensation. In them he compares himself to Uriah the Hittite, whom King David ordered to be placed in the foremost position in the battle, subsequently causing the army to desert him, and thus causing his death. London, June 24. — The members of the new Ministry were sworn in yesterday. The Right Honourable Kobt. Bourke has been appointed Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs. London, June 24.— Today's "Gazette" contains the announcement of the appointment of Sir Robert Hart, late Chinese Commissionerjof Customs, as British Minister at Pekm, in room of the late Sir Harry Parkes. London, June 24. — Her Highness the Crown Princess of Germany having disapproved of the marriage of her sister, the Princess Beatrice, with Prince Henry of Battenburg, will not attend her wedding. , The Agents General have interviewed the j Hon. F. Stanley, the new Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the recidiviste ! question. j Sir Saul Samuel has purchased the compass used by Captain Cook. Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, has written a letter combating Sir F. Dillon Bell's advocacy of the compromise in the Federation Enabling Bill suggested by Mr Griffiths. New South Wales and Queensland have applied for additional space at the forthcoming Colonial Exhibition. The Earl of Kimberley has been invested with the Order of the Garter, and Viscount Sherbrook with the Order of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. London, June 24.— The Right Hon. Sir Wm. Hart Dyke, M.P., has been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and it is also announced that Sir Henry Wollff replaces Sir Evelyn Baring as British Consul-General in Egypt. London, June 25.— 1t is announced that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Order of the Garter upon Earl Kimberly and the Grand Cross of Bath upon Viscounts Wellesley and Lord Sherbrooke, Sir Nathaniel De Rothschild, Sir R. W. Lingen, X.C.8., Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Mr Edward Baring, and Mr Saml. Morley, M.P. for Bristol, have also been raised to the peerage It is announced that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath upon Viscount Wellesley. London, June 25. — The New Zealand Agricultural Company are asking for an extension of the time for paying off their debentures. The annual meeting of the I Company will take place on the 30th. London, Juno 25.— The Agents-General will ask the Hon. F. Stanley to endorse Lord Derby's approval of the prohibitive laws proposed to be taken should the French Government persist in their recidiviste scheme. London, June 25.— The London Chamber of Commerce is arranging for a great Congress of the Chambers of the Empire. If the negotiations are successful,the Congress will meet in 1886. The weekly returns of the Bank of England shows a propoetion reserve to liabilities 52 per cent., or 10 per cent below last week. Bullion remains' the same, viz., ; £19,000,000. The tone of the wool sales is dnll. 9,700 bales were submitted to auction, making a total to date of 200,400 bales, of which 29,000 have been withdrawn. The House of Commons met to-day, an*} after the issue of the new writs, rendered necessary by the appointment of a new Ministry, adjourned until July 6th, when the results of the elections will be known. Mr Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, M.P. for Eye, has been appointed one of the Junior Lords of the Admiralty. The positions of At-torney-General and Solicitor- General have not as yet been definitely settled. In the House of Lords to-day, the Marquis of Salisbury stated that he had at first refused to re- consider his proposed resignation, but that Her Majesty the Queen appealed to him to accept Mr Gladstone's assurances of support. London, June 26. — Three thousand visitors were present at Lord and Lady Carrington's soireo at the Colonial Instituto Tho appointments of Lord Dunraven as Under- Secretary for the Colonies, and Mr | W. J. Harris, Under-Secretary for India, are confirmed. John Everett Millars and George Freak Watts, members of the Royal Academy, have beon created Barons. The Right Hon. Sir Arthur Hobhouse, X.C.8., Queen's Counsel, and the Right Hon. Robert Parrett Collier, X.8., have been raised to the peerage, and the Marquis of Northhampton and the Earl of Sefton has been invested with the Order of the Garter. London, June 26. —Germany and Austria are encouraging England to adopt a firmer policy in the administration of Egyptian affairs. Sir Henry Drummond-Wolff will not supersede Sir Evelyn Baring, but his mission to Egypt will be of a special character. Mr Rowland Winn, M.P. for North Lincolnshire, and the Right Honourable Sir Walker Hobhouse, have been raised to the Peerage. The Right Honourable Robert Parrett Collier, X.8., has been raised to the Peerage. Meesrs J. E. Millis, R.A., and G. A. Watts, R.A., have had baronetcies conferred upon them. Mr Samuel Morley has declined the peerage which was offered him. '

London, June 27.— The' "Daily-Tele-graph," in a leading artiole upon the return of the New South Wales contingent, concurs with Lord Loftus in believing that the action of Australia in despatching troops to the assistance , of England has practically established Imperial federation, and given the world an assurance of the worthiness of the Australian colonies to be reckoned an integral part of the British Empire. Several Metropolitan journals to-day contain eulogistic reference to the demonstration at Sydney, n London, June 29, The " Standard " this morning, in an article on the Afghan question, hints that the re-occupation of Dongola by the British troops is possible. The detachment of the Guards which have been detained some time at Alexandria on their way home have been ordered to Cyprus. The Government intend to proceed with the Federation Enabling Bill this session. Baron de Worms has been appointed Secretary to the Board of Trade j Lord Bury, Under-Secretary for War j and Mr R. E. Webb, Q.C , Attorney-General. • iThe selection of Lord Randolph Churchill as Secretary of State for India is being opposed by the Conservatives. News is to hand from Afghanistan of a serious rising which has taken place in that country. Isa Khan, aided by Russian allies, has broken out into open revolt against Abhurrah Khan, tfie Afghan Governor of the province Khunduz, in the north-east of Afghanistan. He is stated to have taken forcible possession of the town of Khanabad, a short distance from Khanduz, the capital of the province, and has there seized treasure belonging to Abdurrahman", the Ameer^ of Afghanistan, to the extent of one million pounds sterling. London, June 30. —Mr Watts, R.A., has declined the baronetcy which was offered him. MrGorst, Q.C, M.P. for Chatham, has been appointed Solicitor-General. Mr Gladstone has issued a written address to the electors of Midlothian, in which he explains that his duty to the Liberal party obliges him to seek re-election at the hands of his comtituents. Mr Gladstone has intimated that he will not retire from public life at present, and further, that he will support the Marquis of Salisbury as iar as possible. London, June 30.— At the meeting of the shareholders of the New Zealand Agricultural Company held to-day, it was decided] toj postpone the payment of the debentures for five years. The whole capital of the Company will be called up within three years. Hobart Pasha, whose name was removed from the English Navy List in consequence of his having accepted the appointment of Commander-in-chief of the Black Sea fleet of Turkey during the Russo-Turkish war, the English Governmenl having at the time issued a proclamation of neutrality, has had his name reinstated on the Navy ist. Rio de Janeiro, June 27.— The Arawa sailed homewards this morning. Her meat cargo being in good condition. London, June 28. — Mr Errington, who has for some time acted as the unofficial representative of Great Britain at the Vatican, has had a baronetcy conferred oil him. Cape Town, June 29. — The Ruapehu sailed this morning for New Zealand. London, 29bh.— Three per Cent. Consols remain at 98£. Market rate discount is 7| per cent., or 11s 8d below Bank rate. At today's wool sales 8,100 bales offered, market being dull. Madrid, June 27. — Reports from various parts of the country show that the cholera epidemic is increasing in violence. No less than 1, 100 case?, of which 500 ended fatally, were reported to the authorities yesterday. Paris, June 23. — Advices from^ eth commander of the French force in Chinese waters are to the effect that the evacuation of the Island of Formosa by the French troops is now completed. San Francisco, June 24 —An envoy from King Kalakua, of the Sandwich Islands, has arrived here. It is believed that the object of the visit is to negotiate the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. Albany, June 30.— The P. and O. R.M.S. Carthage arrived here last night with London mails to May 29.