LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1760, 26 March 1874, Page 2

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

* BY GABLE. THE DUKE AND DTTOHESS OF EDINBURGH. London, March 12. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, accompanied by her Majesty the Queen, made a public" entry into London to-day ; and notwithstanding there was a heavy snowstorm, the route from Paddington to Buckingham Palace was crowded, and the reception was most enthusiastic. . THE" ORTON TRIAL. London, March 12. Charles Orton has signed a declaration, that the Tichborne claimant now under sentence is his brother Arthur Orton. THE ASHANTEE WAS. London, March 12. Captain Sartorius, with 20 men belonging to Captain Glover's expedition, recently traversed the ruins of Coomassie, and found the place quite deserted. March 14. Cape Coast advices to 22nd February have been received. All the troops had re-embarked except the 42nd Highland Regiment. Major-General Sir Garnet W«lseley remains awaiting the arrival of Mr Berkeley, the newly-appointed Governor of Gambia. Sir Garnet leaves on 7th March. OBITUARY. London, March 12. The death is announced of Senator Charles Sumner, of the United States, at the age of 63 years. MR GLADSTONE AND THE OPPOSITION. London, March 13. In a letter written by Mr Gladstone, the right h on. gentleman consents to remain as leader oF the Liberal party in the House of Commons, with an occasional attendance in Parliament during the present session, but reserves, to himself the liberty, of future retirement, and will retire immediately if desired. : MINISTERIAL ADDRESS. London, March 14. Mr Disraeli, in an address which he has issued to the electors of Buckinghamshire, says that the Government will uphold all national institutions, and defend the rights of all classes. THE WOOL MARKET. London, March 14. At the public wool sales competition continues extremely vigorous, and prices are well sustained. THE CORN MARKET. London, March 14. The corn market is firm, and the price of wheat has advanced from 6d to Is per quarter: Adelaide wheat is exceedingly scarce. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. ■ London, March 14. Money is firmer, and the stock market is recovering. . "■' There has been a. recovery in the copper market, and quotations are from LBB to :L89.., . : . „; .: V : ." ■.:-.' '■■ ' Straits tin declined to L 92, and rallied toL94. Arrived— Lota Bell. PRANCE. ( : Paris, March 12. The new French electoral law which has been' presented to the National Assembly provides that each arrondissement shall elect a deputy ; and electors are to be qualified,, by being of the age of twentytive years. The bill will disfranchise three million voters. ■ ■ ', j GERMANY. .. j Berlin, March 14. ' The German Parliament has rejected a clause in the Army Bill fixing the peace footing of the German army at 416,590. The .National party insist onja reduction Prinoe Bismarck, the Chancellor of the Empire, is confined to his room, suffering from an attack of gout. ) AUSTRIA AND THE POPE. j "Vienna, March 14. | A Papal Encyclical condemns the Austrian ecclesiastical bills, and urges upon the bishops to protect the rights of the church. The Pope has written to the Emperor Francis Joseph to a similar effect. ! THE PRINCE IMPERIAL'S MAJORITY, i London, March 16. j The majority of the French Prince Imperial was telegraphed from Chiselhurst this morning. There were 6000 persons present. The Prince, in reply to an address which was presented to hifti, declared that a plebiscite was the sole remedy for the present political situation in France. He expressed himself gratefnl for the fidelity to the late Emperor's memory, shown by the subscribers to the address, and said that notwithstanding the confidence expressed in the loyalty of Marshal ■ MacMahon, public opinion demanded a plebiscite, and he (the Prince) was ready to abide the result. Prince Napoleon refused to attend. ] ■ March If. , A Conservative has been returned for Oxford City, in place of Card well, raised to the Peerage.