LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3985, 6 October 1881, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

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London, September 21.

The Spanish Cortes, returned at the recent general election, in which the Liberals obtained a decided iriajorty, met yesterday at Madrid,' and was opened by King Alfonso in person. In the address from that throne, the King laid special emphasis on the uegoiations recently entered into with Great Britain and other countries for the establishment of commercial treaties, and expressed his desire that these should be carried to a satisfactory issue. The revolutionary feeliug is again' strongly manifesting itself in Russia, The Government are determined; to strongly suppress the disturbance, and a most stringent ukas has been issued by the Czar, imposing severe restraints on the inhabitants of tit. Petersburg; ;

A very strong republican spirit is being evinced in Spain, aud at the recent general election a number of deputies representing this feeling were returned to the Cortes. Much excitement has been occasioned at Madrid by the refusal of many of these deputies to subscribe to the oath of fealty to the Sing and allegiance to the existing constitution.

It is thought Ireland has been quieter since the passing of the Irish Land Bill. Ouirages are occasionally occurring. Two Justices of the Peace, residents in Athlone, who have made themselves pro minent in carrying out the evictions, have received threatening letters warning them that their lives will be taken unless they desist.