EUROPEAN NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 10237, 3 July 1883, Page 2

EUROPEAN NEWS.

I • .. i [Age Specials.], . (PBtt UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Per Kotomohana at the Bluff.) London, June 20. v A notice of motion given by. Lord ' Oarington on- Thursday '■ last; 1 in cgukec--tib'n''witb.!''ihe'proposed' 'annexation of the Islands of ■' the Pacific will be discussed in the House of Lord on the 2nd of July. . • ;'-'• I ■ Lord Ridmouth, in the House of Lords; has given notice of his intention to bring before the House the 'question of the naval/ defences ■of • the. various colonies." ' ■ The matter Will be' discussed^ shortly. | -_, v ' I ; ' OhinV'tias definitely refused ; to-cede 'tHe 'suzerainty •of Ariariv to the'Frerich, and the latter have rejected.- 1 all s ottier yicific.p.vortures. ' .The Chinese Government a'fe u'rginfe'-JBngland- and'Gerraany to interced«ifl''their j behalf, but neither of these Powers has yet given a definite response to : the appeal. ' ,;'" \'■ "'3)b.'e Pope- has- resolved to refer the 'settlement of' the' difficulty' which has arisen between the Papal section' and a section of 'lrish' to a special 'commission. : A Bill, has been mtroduced'intp'fche Sup'renje CbuucJT.of Calcutta, ! the" object of whiph is to, protect tie patents of; inventions shown at the' Exhibition., ; . A letter appears in the Daily News this mornihgj strongly urging the establishment of a new line of Australian "mail steamers. The route" "proposed by the. writer is froiii Liverpool to Canada direct, theuce overland to the west coast of 'America, 1 and from there -to Sydney. Acting under instructions from the French Government, Admiral Pierre has ordered the confiscation of the Customhouse and its contents, which 'were seized "by 'French troops at'Tamatave. — _- "The Government of Reunion, an island of JEtourbon in the Indian Ocean, have despatched a force of Volunteers to Madagascar td' the assistance of the French troops. Great alarm -has -been occasioned in St. Petersburg by the publication of an inflammatory, Nihilist manifesto. In this the authors state that they still retain their' hostile designs towards the ruling Powers, and are "only awaiting an opportunity to put them into execution. In the House of Commons last night, Sir Michael Hicks— Beach directed the attention of the House to negotiations which were progressing in connection with the proposed duplication of the Suez Canal. He urged upon the Government the expediency of accepting the terms offered by Lesseps. The Standard this morning states that operations connected with tho construction of a second canal will be commenced at once. In consequence of a rumour that the French intend to make a sudden de* scent upon Mauritius, without giving any warning, the English Government authorities are actively engaged in preparations for resisting an attack. The committee appointed to report upon the desirability of constructing a tunnel under the English Channel, concluded taking evidence yesterday. Lord Wolseley was examined, and gave his opinioD that the scheme, if carried out, would jeopardise the interests of England.. He expressed himself as entirely opposed to the proposition. Themembers of the committee held a lengthy deliberation, but were unable to come to any conclusion, the votes being equally divided. Sir A. Blyth, Agent-General for South Australia, intends to visit Mar--1 seilles shortly, for the purpose of organising a scheme for immigration of liibower-3 from that portion of France to South Australia, by the Messageries 'Maratime Company steamers. , Mr Alderman Cotton, member for London, urges upon the Government the necessity for instituting an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the supposed murder of a Government surveyor and party at Bermagin some years ago. Pr Croke, Archbishop of Cashel, continues to ignore the mandates of the Pope, in connection with the suppression of Irish outrages. In an address he recently delivered at limerick he emphatically declared that the agitation must be continued till .the Irish obtained complete redress of their grievances. Mr Healey, who recently resigned his seat in the House of Commons for WexEord, is offering himself as a candidate for the Monaghan seat, which electorate was vacated by Mr Gavan on his being appointed Crown Solicitor for Ireland, Tho Irish National League is actively supporting Healey's candidature, and it has transpired that tho funds of the league are being freely used to secure his election. The Queen has subscribed .£SO towards a fund being raised for the relief of the sufferers by the late panic at the Viotor'a Hall, Sunderland. The Malagasy envoys, having concluded their negotiations with M. Ferry, the French Premier, have left Paris. The French Government accorded them a safe conduct back to Tamatave. The result of their mission has not transpired, but it is believed that a peaceable solution of the difficulty between France and Madagascar will be effected. The present attitude of China in relation to the Aunamese war is peaceable. Marquis Tseng, the Chinese Ambassador at Paris, who recently waited upon M. Ferry, with a vievr to a settlement of the Annamese question, has arrived in London.