EUROPEAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 3312, 29 March 1879, Page 2

EUROPEAN NEWS.

London, March 25. In the House of Lords, after a long debate on Zulu affairs, a vote of want of confidence in the Government was defeated by 156 against 61. The Premier made a statement concerning the British policy in Africa, and said that confederation, not annexation, was desirable. Sir Bartle Frere was the right man in the right place. He could not be blamed because he assumed supreme power in declaring war. The Queen started for Italy yesterday. Mandelyi3 willing to make any concession since the despatch of the British troops. Tytler, with trifling loss, successfully attacked 1000 Shinwares, who lost 200 men. An unsuccessful attempt has been made to assassinate the Chief of Gendarmerie at St. Petersburgh. The assassin escaped. March 26. Tenders for the Queensland four per cent, loan of L.1,184,486 amount to L 2,934,000. Those at LB9 Is 6d and upwards will be received in full. The wool sales closed to-day. Two hundred and thirty thousand bales were sold during the series, and thirty thousand held over for next sales. Constantinople, March 26. A majority of the European Commission sitting at Roumelia has declared to the great Powers that, in consequence of the great excitement of the population, and the opposition of Russian officials, the Bnancial administration of the Province according to the Treaty of Berlin is impossible.