GREAT FIRE AT BRISTOL. THE RIOTS AT PRESTON. OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. THE GOVERNMENT AND MR. BRADLAUGH.

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MASSACRE BY THE TURKS IN BULGARIA. FURTHER DISTURBANCES I>J IRELAND. BLOWING UP OF AN ORANGE LODGIt 1 . BUEGLAUiT AT THE PRINCE OF WALES' RESIDENCE. JEWELLERY VALUE iISO.OOO STOLEN. [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.J London, 30th November. It has boan rumoured for some time past that the Emperors of Austria and Russia wclO desirous of having a meeting for the purpose of discussing hnropean affairs, and it is now announced that a meeting has been arranged and will shortiy take place. It ia stated that Held Marshall Yon Moltke will be succeeded by General Walterpee, of the Imperial Btjff, in tho oommand of the German army. Ist DkCember. A fire of great maguitndo is now burning at Bristol. A store containing a large quantity of patroleuin caught fire, and owing to the highly inflammable nature of its contents, all effoits to extinguish tho conflagration were unavailing. The flames spread to other building* nlso containing petroleum, and the fire is still burning furiously. It is fearod that the amount of damage caused will be enormous. Disturbances h.ive cccuired at Preston, a lar^o manufacturing t^wu in Lancashire, owing to the riotous conduct of somo of the soldioiy stationed there. The police endeavoured to quell tho disorder, but wore resisted Ly tho soldiers, and a freo fight ensued. Eventually tha police were enabled to supprets tho not, and tb/y arrested twenly ringleaders, who will be tried for the offence. Outrages in Ireland, both upon persons and property, havo lately been increasing to an alarming extent. Mutilation of cattle has been extensively practised. In Kilmore, County Cavan, 100 no.-vl of cattlo wtrn found Is ing on the ground houghed and othcrvv.so mutilated. 2nd December. It is under.. tood that tho Government, in fulfilment of a promise given last session to take into consideration some moans whereby Mr. Bradlaugh, member for Northampton, who haa hitherto beon precluded from taking hia seat in the House of Commons owing to the obj -ction raised by the Conservatives to an oith being administered to an avowed Atheist, purpose, on tho re-assembling of Parliament, to submit a motion that Mr. Bradlaugh be allowed to bit. Mr. Wiun, ttio Confcervafcivo member for North Lincolnshire, has intimated that, if such bo done, he will move the provious question, for the purpose of shelving tho matter. For tome time a very excited condition of feeling has exibtdd in Albania, and the Turkish force* havo boan strengthened. Stiict instructions have been given by the Porte for the absolute suppresa.oii of the Albanian League, which was formed ft r tho purpose "of securing local independence. Acting upon these directions, a number of I leading insurgents have been expelled from tho conn tiy Carrying out his instructions for tho suppression of the Albanian League, the Turkish commandant has captured ton j Bulgarians, whom he ordered to be massacred in cold blood. This outrage has caused great indignation among the Bu'garians. A great fire has occurred in Glasgow. It broke out in somo mills, and caused a great amount of damnpro. 'J he loss is estimated at the least to be .£50,000. A serious explosion took place on the premises of the Orange Lodge at Limerick, which was completely destroyed. Tho explosion, which was produced by dynamite, is believed to be the work of the Land League, which is continuing its system of intimidation by acts of violence. A rising of Turcomans against the rule of Russia in Central Asia is considered imminent. With a view to puttii.g down any manifestation of hostility, tho Russian Government has despatched laTgo reinforcenients to Bokhara, the most important town in Turkestan. At the beginning of last month, a serious disturbance took place at Jielmullet, a seaport town in Ireland, County Mayo, which was with difficulty suppressed by the polioe, who were obliged to use their arms. One of the rioters who was then injured has since died from tho effects of the woundß received, aud tho Coroner'B Jury, in the teeth of the evidence that the police had been acting in strict accordance with law, and in defiance of tho summing up of the Coroner, boa returned a verdict of wilful murder against one of the constable. Murderous outrages are still of frequent occurrence in Ireland, and in Queen's County a Sheriff's officer, who was Berving processes of ejectment, was brutally murdered. The ruffians who perpetrated the deed have not yet been apprehended. The anti-Jewlßh feeling in Russia shows no signs of abatement. At St. Petersburg the popular antipathy is so strong that it is believed an attack upon the members of the Jewish community of that city is imminent. A number of Jews are leaving, to escape the impending outbreak in tho town. 'J ho residence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been burglariously entered, and jewellery lnß been stolen of the estimated value of £80,000.