EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 138, 23 January 1886, Page 5

EUROPEAN.

London, January 13. — It is announced that the Otago Harbour Board invite tenders for a loan of £160,000 at 5 per cent. The minimum has been fixed at £101, and tenders will be opened on the 20th January. On the assembly of Parliament to-day, Mr Bradlaugh, member for Northampton, advanced to the table, and was sworn in the usual manner. The Hon. Speaker read a letter he had received from Sir Michael Hicks Beach, leader of the Government in the Lower House, urging him not to allow Mr Bradlaugh to besworn, but the speaker ruled that he was bound to ignore the letter as, any resolution of the former Parliament, had no authority to bend the present one. Sir Michael JBicks-Beach attempte to make some remarks, but was stopped by the Speaker, who ruled that as he had not been eworn, he was not entitled to speak. Sir Arthur Blythe, Agent-General for South Australia, has deferred the more important business in connection with the South Australian Court at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, as he is awaiting the arrival in England of Sir Samuel Davenport, the President of the Chamber of Manufactures in South Australia. Mr Stead, of the "Pall Mali Gazette," will be released from gaol on Saturday next. The Liberals and Parnellites will await the delivery of the Speech from the Throne on 21st inst. before deciding on any policy. The British Consul at Apia has officially Informed Mr Layard, the English representative at Noumea, that Germany has seized Samoa. It is persisted at Berlin that no news has been received there respecting Samoan affairs. The German squadron is under orders to proceed to Samoa, and it is probable that steps will be taken to appoint Tamaaese King of the island. London, January 13.— The Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel has been unanimously elected Speaker ot the House of Commons. It is believed that Earl Carnarvon, LordLieutenant ot Ireland, contemplates resigning that office. A shipment of one hundred thousand salmon ova will be sent to New Zealand by the steamer lonic, which leaves here on the 2nd February. An outbreak of phylloxera is reported from the Cape. The Education Commission have appointed Sir Richard Cross, Home Secretary, as Chairman. Mr Gladstone will not move any amendment to the Address in-Beply to the Speech from the Throne. Mr Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Australia, expresses the opinion that Australia is unwise in asking for a fourteen knot mail service. Mr Todd leaves on his return journey to that colony on the Bth April. Tenders for the Otago Harbour loan of £150,000 close on the 25th inst. It is currently reported that the Government intend to buy out Irieh landlords. London, 14. — la reference to the protest entered against the return of Mr Parnell for Cork, the committee of Mr O'Hearne, his opponent, recommend that the petition which is being prepared should not be sent until the majority of the voters in the electorate have signed it. London, January 14.— A statement is made in the " United Ireland " newspaper that outrages will be perpetrated unless the eviction of tenants is e topped. London, January 15. It is generally expected that a successor to Lord Carnavon as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland will not be nominated at present, but that the office will remain in Commission until the political situation it Ireland becomes more defined. The " Times " this morning utates that Greece and Servia have refused to comply with the Note of the Powers calling upon them to reduce their armaments to a peace footing. London, January 16. The "Daily Telegraph" to-day announces that, in consequence of the recent increase of boycotting in Ireland, it has been resolved to re enact the clauses in the Prevention of Crimes Act dealing with that and other offences. It is announced that Mr Edward Stan hope has been appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland in place of Sir William Hartdyke, and will be entrusted with executive powers. London, January 17th.— An exhibition of paintings by Australian and New Zealand artitta has been opened in London. London, January 17. — The announcement of the appointment of Dr. Moorhouee as Bishop of Manchester has been received with a feeling of gratification by the clerical authorises in England. London, January 17. —The "Times" this morning, referring to the transferment of Biehop Moorhouee to the see of Manchester, praised colonial bishops. The appointment has been the cause of much gratification in Manchester and Sheffield. Lord Carnarvon has explained that he resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland in consequence of ill health. It is expected that the National League will be " proclaimed." J London, January 17.— Mr John Douglas has been gazetted High Commissioner of New Guinea. \ The Council of the Eoyal Colonial Institute are urging upon the Government the pressing necessity for modifying the present tariff on wines. The Princees of Wales has been suffering from an attack of diphtheria, but is recovering. London, January 18. — In order to promote emigration to the colonies, Colonel Stanley.Secretary of Ptate for the Colonies, has represented himself as being favourable to the placarding of the Post Offices throughout the United Kingdom with any reports on the various colonies which may be supplied by the Agents-General for that purpose. Mr Michael Davitt is at present in Wales organising the Land League there. The " Daily News " states that attempts are being made in political circles to induce Mr Gladstone to resign the leadership of the Liberal party. A letter is published from His Grace the Duke of Bedford in which he states his intention to secede from the Liberal party if | Mr Gladstone yields to the demands put forwaid by Mr Parnell and the Irish party. Pabis, January 14. — In commemoration of bis re-election as President of the French Bepublic, M. Jules Grevy has decreed an amnesty for all political prisoners. Pabis, January 17.— M. deFreycinet, the new Premier, has made his first Ministerial statement in the Chamber of Deputies. In the course of his speech he hinted at the disestablishment of churches in France, and urged the necessity for rigorous economy in ali branches of the public 'service. M. de Freycinet further -.stated "that his Government would countenance no colonial adventures,

CoNSTANTiNorLE, January 14. A colective. note from* the* Great Powers bu been presented to Greece, gervia, and

Bulgaria, calling upon them to demobilise 1 their armies. Considerable excitement prevails amongst the Greeks, and it is feared they may refuse to carry out the demands of the Powers. The Porte is arranging for a settlement of the Roumelian difficulty on the basis of appointing for 1 five years a Governor of Koumelia.

Constantinople, January 16.— 1t is announced that King Milan, of Servia, declines to accede to the request of the European Powers to demobilise hia forces on the ground that peace is now assured. Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, has announced his willingness to disarm his troops when Servia does so. The proposals put forward for the settlement of the Balkan difficulty are proving distasteful to Greece and Servia, and those countries are in consequence coalescing to popose the Union of Bulgaria and Koumelia.

Constantinople, January 18 —The Greek Government have forwarded a reply to the note of the Powers, declining to demobilise the army.

Cettinge, January 17.— Prince Nicholas, of Montenegro, has left for Constantinople. Berlin, January 12, In reply to the representations from the English Foreign Office on the subject of recent events in Samoa, the German Go- j yernment have stated that they are without information on the subject, but any intention of annexation is disclaimed. I

Berlin, Jan. 14. —The Emperor William addressing the German Landtag to-day, expressed his confidence in a continuance of the peace of Europe.

Rangoon, January 13. —Intelligence from Mandalay announces that the British successfully carried the Dacoit position at Saigung, killing 60 of the enemy and wounding a considerable number.

Cairo, January 18. — Advices from Suakim state that hostile Arabs are renewing activity in the neighbourhood of the town, Recently, on many occasions, they have fired upon the British patrols in the outskirts.