EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1682, 5 January 1888, Page 4

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

’ London, Jan. I, ' TEe-'latest -intelligence'from’’the Continent indicates that the Powers are concerting for a settlement of the Bulgarian question ,iu a manner agreeable ,to Russia. . s -.lBervia, Jan. 2. M. Grailch, Radical, has formed a Ministry to succeed M. : RiStic’s Ministry; which resigned >a lew days since,' ' : St, Petersburg, Jan. 2. > The despatches pn 'Bulgarian' .'affairs, alleged to be fictitious, have been published by consent of the Czar. Three of. the despatches are purported ,to be addressed by Prince Ferdinand to the Countess of Flanders imploring her influence with the Czar, and enclosing a fictitious letter from Prince Hours Greiz promising his support, and stating' that Germany was favorable to his (Prince Ferdinand’s) election t» the Bulgarian throne, but for political reasons she was obliged to dissemble. A despatch =also showed that Count Kalnoky, Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Bignor prispi, Italian Premier, were favorable to Bulgaria, and another despatch from Prince Reuss again reassured Prince Ferdinand .©f Germany’s support. The Czar; in permitting the publication stipulated that the authors should not bo revealed. Vienna, Jan. 1. The European situation has improved and Prince Lobanoff, the Russian AnR bass ad or here, has peacefully, assured Count; Kalnoky,, declaring that Russia is averse to war. Herr Tisza, President of the Hungarian Council, in receiving the new year’s, congratulations of the Liberal leaders,, expressed ,a . hope .that war had boon averted, and declared, that Hungary bad never; provoked a breach of the peace, but. if;war was inevitable the Hungarians would be prepared to do their duty. Ml ; : Jan. 2. The peaceful assurances ' expressed by Prince LobanoffM Russian Ambassador to,.the Austrian. Government, have/ not had a convincing effect. ' ’■ Janv 3; r The Pi&ther Lioyd says that | it is uii-; wise to, allow Russia time'to prepare for war.. . •_ i ■ Paris, Jan. 2. * M. Padi Carnot, the President, bad (o-day an interview with the ambassadors in Prance, representatives of various countries. In reply to their congratula-, tions at his succession to the office of President, ho expressed an earnest liope that the fears of a European war would soon, pass away, / : ‘ Jan. 3. , The 'lending journals admit that Russia has massed a quarter-of a million Infantry,;?t,wenty-fiye ' thousand cavalry, andMJghbhuhdfpd guns on the Austrian frontier. Berlin, Jan. 3, ■ The situation is considered to have improved since the publication of the giiriaii “ despatches.” Madrid, Jan. 1. - A deputation of legitimists''.waited upon Don Carlos, and urged*him to assert his rights to the-Ereach throne, but be refused, declaring ' be>;\yould never abandon his claims-to ;the Rlirpne , ofßSpain. ■ i ’* vviu' V