EUROPEAN NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 411, 25 November 1874, Page 3

EUROPEAN NEWS.

London. The Claimant has been visited in Millbank Prisoa by his wife, Lord Rivers, and Dr Kenealy. Ho has lost 9st iv weight ; his hair is grey, but he still enjoys good health. Jean Luie was lately removed to Portland Prison. Mr Bright refused to present a petition to the House of Commons relative to Orton, for which he was soundly abused by Messrs Onslow and Meredith. The Daring four guns, has been appointed to the Australian station. A published statement that the Queen paid the debts of the Prince of Wales is declared void of foundation. There are no debts outstanding more than a year, and all will be at once discharged. The Empress Eugenic and Prince Imperial have returned to Chiselhur3t from Switzerland. An article on Ritualism in the "Contemporary Review," from the pen of Mr Gladstone, has attracted much attention. Mr Stanley is busy -with preparations for the scientific investigation of Africa. He is now on the East Coast. A cedar boat 40ft. long is being built for him in sections, with 14 oars. It .was christened Livingstone, and was launched at Leddingstone. The Grocers' Company have given the sum of 20,000 for the purpose of erecting a new wing to the London Hospital. The Liverpool women have commenced a war against whisky drinking, and pray that the hearts of licensing magistrates may be inclined to withold licenses. The proposal to substitute cremation for interment at Hartlepool was opposed, and a riot ensued amongst a crowd of women in consequence. AMr Turnbull, a solicitor, who made the proposition, was followed from the Town Hall with execrations by two thousand excited people. A formidable strike is threatened in the cotton trade, and will, it his hoped, be averted by a spirit of mutual conciliation. For several days 24 mills at Bolton have been closed, and 130 000 persons thrown out of work. Several employers then withdrew their notices of reduction, and the operatives resumed work, both parties binding themselves to accept the award. Meanwhile the mills re-opened at the old wages. Arbitration is also to be resorted to in connection with the threatened Durham strike, -which_ would have affected 100,000 persons. After aaurabion of sixjweeks. the dispute between Lord Penrhyn and 3000 quarrymen has been settled by the bulk of them returning to., work. Finding some concessions ignored, the men indignantly left the quarry in masses, pending a guarantee from Lord Penrhyn. The negotiations are still proceed- " ing, but the aspect of affairs is not promising. The Clackmannan lock-out still continues. The men are suffering great privations, and would submit to 15 per cent, reductions if the new bye-laws were withdrawn. If resistance be prolonged, ejection from their homes is expected. Harvest being over, some of the farmers are locking out the labourers belonging to J Unions, while others are reducing wages to the old standard, on the plea of cheap bread. Emigration ia still active. Many persons I chiefly agricultural ladourers' families, have sailed for Queensland. Three hundred souls, chiefly from Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, sailed *n the Crusader for New Zealand, accompanied|by Allington, union delegate, and three butchers Thousands of persons, principally from the eastern counties, left for Canada under Onion auspices. The Town Council of Glasgow, by an almost unanimous vote, decided to ask the Government to extend to Scotland the power to punish robberies with violence, wife- beating, &c, by the lash. The safety of all the members of the Austrian Arctic Expedition (with one exception only) occasioned great joy. Preparations have already been commenced to send a fresh expedition next summer to ascertain whether the newly discovered land is continent or an island. Several petroleum springs in Austria are on fire, and. doing an immense amount of damage. The cattle plague has broken out in Russia

and Poland, in which places 9,000 cattle perished in two days. Prussia has interdicted the importation of cattle from these places. A malignant fever is raging at Damascus, by which 14,000 persons have been attacked.