EUROPE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 880, 1 October 1867, Page 3

EUROPE.

London, August 9. The leaders of the Reform movement mado arrangements on the Ist instant for another grand meeting of the supporters ; of reform in Hyde Park, on the sth inst., ■ for the purpose of protesting against any cutting down of the franchise extended by the Reform Bill as it passed the House of Commons, and. it was expected that the meeting would have been a very imposing affair, but on the day appointed for holding it few people, comparatively, were seen in attendance at it, and n&t the least spirit or enthusiasm was manifested in it — in fact it proved a complete failure. In the House of Lords on the 6th inst., the amendment to the Reform Bill, increasing the' basis of the lodger franchise £10 to £lb per annum, was reconsidered and rejected, and the bill then after some further discussion, was. read for the third time and passed. , In the House of Commons, on the 6th , instant, Lord Stanley, the Secretary of ■ State for Foreign Affairs, promised to subi mit to the House before the close of the E resent session,- the correspondence which ad passed between the British Govern- ■ ment and that of the United States in re- ■ gard to the Alabama claims, and all the I other documents bearing on the case. > The Ist instant was the third day of the Goodwood. Races, and the events included ■ the great one of the meeting, namely, — the grand run for the much coveted Good--1 wood Cup. The attendance on the occa-

sion was very large, and the scene enacted of exciting "interest. Vauban, the defeated favorite for the great Dorby race, won the " cup," for which he had also been made a hot favorite. The leading horses came in in the following order : — Vauban, first ; Tynedale, second ; ancl Regalia, third. The Brighton Races commenced on the 6th instant. The first race was for the Biennial Stakes, which were won by Trocadero, while Van Hamburgh came in second. The second race was for the Rothschild Stakes, and was won after quite a struggle by Paty. North - Star was second, Eau de Vie third. Despatches have been received from Athens, stating that the Greek Government has announced its determination of declaring war against the Sublime Porte on the Ist of September next, should the hostilities in the Island of Candia not be ended by that time; Great military preparations are being made in Greece for such a contingency, and orders have been issued calling out the entire reserves of that little Kingdom. Despatches have also been received from Athens announcing that theChj-istianshave defeated the Turks in Crete in several recent engagements, and that the Turks in retaliation therefore were committing the most terrible outrages, setting fire to villages, driving women and children into caves and destroying them, and sacking and burning villages where there were no Christian forces to oppose them. Advices have been received from Abyssinia which report that the British subjects which have been so long held prisoners by King Theodorus because Queen Victoria refused to accept of his offer of marriage, are no longer held captive by his dusky and offended majesty. The 2d inst. was the fourth day of the Goodwood races, and eleven horses ran for the Richmond Plate. Camelia was the winner. Lord Ronald came in second and Amanda third. The 7th inst. was the second day of the Brighton races, and it was signalized by a splendid run for the Brighton Cup. A large number of horses entered for this race, and unusual interest was manifested in it ,by the' large crowd in attendance. The cup, after a hard struggle, was won by Monsley : Tyndal being second, and Lecturer third. The Nursery Stakes were then run for and were won by Cecil, and followed by Persian, second, and Chantilly, third. Both were hotly contested, and the winning horses were greeted with vociferous cheers as they reached the winning post. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, has published a book, which is being read with the greatest delight by her subjects, on the early life of the late Prince Consort. The Princess Helena has aided her mother with translations of her father's letters, and other royal hands, it is said, have also assisted in the preparation of the volume, making it one of the most pleasing and interesting that has appeared in print for many a day. The Queen's description of her courtship and marriage with the Prince is exceeding pleasing and interesting, and everybody is charmed with it. The •Prince and Princess were born within three months of each other. They saw each other at the age of seventeen, when the Prince made a visit to her at Kensington Palace. Within a year after this the Princess became Queen of England. She and the Prince were engaged to each other, and he wanted to marry her then, but she wanted to put off the proposed marriage for three years. She hardly knew why she wanted to do so, but nevertheless asked that it might be done. The Prince did not like this delay, and determined to break off the engagement unless the Queen relented. She did relent, and lovingly asked him to name the happy day. They were married, and all England rang with joy. The widowed Queen in looking back at her past life reverts to her wish to postpone her marriage for three years in this manner : " Nor can the Queen now think Avithout indignation against herself of her wish to keep the Prince waiting for probably three or four years, at the risk of ruining all his prospects for life until she might feel inclined to marry ! And the Prince has since told her. that he came over to England in 1839 with the intention of telling her that if she could not then make up her mind she must understand that he could not now wait for a decision, as he ' had done at a former period, when this marriage was first talked about. The only excuse the Queen can make for herself is in the fact that the sudden change from the secluded life at Kensington to the independence of her position as Queen Regnant, at the age ot eighteen, put all ideas of marriage out of her mind, , which she now. most bitterly repents." A worse school for a young girl, or one more detrimental to all natural feelings and affections, cannot well be imagined than the position of a Queen at eighteen, without experience and without a husband to guide and support her. This the Queen can state from painful experience, and she thanks God that none of her dear daughters are exposed to such danger." The ** Morning Post" declares that there is no present cause to fear any disturbance of the peace of Europe. It says that it may surprise the ingenious authors of the Russo-Frussian allianoe, Which they have created as the last bugbear, to be informed that the Cabinets of St. Petersburg and the Tuileries are acting together in the Schleswig question, and holding the same language at Berlin. It then remarks that the true cause of the general distrust is the restoration of the French army to what is called its normal footing — in a word, the increase of armaments in France. It is, however, undeniable that after having seen an Austrian army overthrown in a succession of battles in one week and Vienna all but occupied, the French could not remain content with a force of four hundred thousand. For after deductions made for Algiers, garrisons and sickness, they would hnd great difficulty in placing one hundred and fifty thousand' troops in line of battle, and how could such a force measure itself with the countless hordes of new Prussia? What we feel about our naval power France feels about her military prestige. In like manner all France is agitated on finding that she is no longer the first mili- , tary power of Europe, and will have to make great exertions to keep even a first rate place. Apart from the' uneasiness engendered by the precautions of our neighbors, there is as yet no single question up,on which angry dispute exists, or upon which a quarrel could be fixed. The Empress Eugenic has come and made her visit to Queen Victoria ancl gone. Various speculations have been afloat as to the object of the visit ; the general conclusion, however, being that it was simply one of private friendship and goodwill. The Jittle American raft Nonpareil still remains at Southampton, and is a great object of attraction. How such a frail ■ little thing could cross- the great Atlantic safely seems a perfect wonder to everybody. She was forty-throe clays in making the passage from New York to Southampton, ,and had to lay-to seven times through stress of weather. Every seagoing vessel ought to bo furnished with these little Nonpareil rafts, and then^ in case of any disaster the lives of passengers could be easily saved. Dublin, August 9.. Thirty-three of the Fenian prisoners who have been on trial before the Com-

mission in Tipperary have been convicted of treason. The reports of distress in the counties of Mayo and Connemara,. have been considerably exaggerated, and matters there have now assumed a much more cheerful aspect.' Fenianism everywhere in Ireland is most emphatically " played out." It appears that the Atlantic Cable of 1866 was suddenly broken on the afternoon of the 22nd July, and the break was subsequently ascertained to be about 50 miles from Heart's Content. The injury, it is stated, can be repaired with as great ease and facility as in the case of the accident several months ago to the shore end of the same cable. The cable of 1865 continues in perfect order, and messages pass through it from one continent to the other with the greatest rapidity and despatch. Paris, August 9. The departure of the Emperor Napoleon on his visit to the Emperor Francis Joseph, at Vienna, has been postponed for a few days. Napoleon will be accomfanied by M. Moustier, his Minister bf 'oreign Affairs, and remain in the Austrian capital for three days. The semi-official journals deny that the visit of • the Emperor to Vienna has any political object, and declare that the published rumors which attribute a political significance to the interchange of courtesies between the two Emperors are erroneous. Ii is said that arrangements are being made for an interview also between Napoleon and King William of Prussia, to take place after the visit of the former to Vienna. The place of meeting, however, has not yet been designated. The American iron-ram Dunderberg, declared to be the most powerful war vessel in the world, and which was purchased by the French Government for three million eight thousand dollars, astonished her builder and all on board ofher by arriving at Cherbourg, on the 3rd inst., making the passage from New York in the remarkably short time of fourteen days and seventeen hours, which, for such a heavily armed vessel, is something wonderful. She did this, too, notwithstanding she met with heavy weather and encountered high seas. In all respects she proved herself one of the best sea boats afloat. The Emperor has received an address from the foreign members of the Imperial Commission of the Great Universal Exhibition, and in- reply to it he says, " the hopes for the peace and progress of the whole world spring from such exhibitions." The claims of France and French subjects upon Mexico are to be' carefully, revised by a commission which has just been appointed by the Emperor for that purpose. . . The name of Bishop Dupanloup is prominent among those which are spoken of in connection with the Papacy. It is said that his choice as successor to Pius the Ninth in the Papal chair will be strongly urged by France, whose influence, it is believed, will largely preponderate at the next election of a Pope. The Government has received a despatch by way of New Orleans from M. Dano, late FrenchMinisterat the Court of Maximilian in the City of Mexico, giving details of the sad events which took place in Mexico after the surrender of Queretaro, the City of Mexico and Vera Cruz to the Liberals, and stating that he hoped shortly to arrive in Paris. A new Russian. loan which has been put upon the market is being readily taken on the Bourse, and its success may be said to be fully established. A number of French war vessels which recently sailed for the Island of Candiato relievo the suffering families of the Cretans, took on board fifteen, hundred refugees, mostly women, children and old men, and conveyed them to a place of safety. This is proof positive that the Cretans intend to continue the war against the Turks, for all the young and active men are in arms and fighting valiantly and gallantly for the success of the Christian cause. Berlin, August 9. Count Von Bismarck's official organ here strongly urges the Great Powers of Europe to interpose in the Cretan question. The press of this city in commenting upon the reply of the Emperor Napoleon to the foreign members of the Exposition Universelle, express confidence in the sincerity of his aspirations for the peace of the world. : The Prussian Government has become rather anxious for the safety of Baron Von Magnus, Minister Resident of 'Prussia in the city of Mexico. At' last official accounts the Baron had unsuccessfully intervened to save the life of the unfortunate Emperor Maximilian, and it is thought that he thereby provoked the hostility of the Mexican leaders. No despatches from him of - any kind have been received for- a long time past, and nothing is positively known as to his condition or whereabouts. The government has taken measures to ascertain definitely whether the Juarez authorities have treated its Minister in a manner contrary to the law of nations, and if it should turn out that they have done so, there is little doubt but that prompt action will be taken in the matter. An army commission appointed to examine the Chassepot rifle, the favorite arm of the French service, after subjecting it to a series of practical and scientific tests, have reported against its adoption by tlie Prussian War Department. A convention of the prominent members of the Liberal Party of Southern Germany was held at Stutgard on the 7th inst., and resolutions were adopted by the convention, urging the Southern States of Germany to unite with those of the North Germanic Confederation. King William, on the 2nd inst., issued a proclamation" assuming the duties of Sovereign of the North German States. It is stated that Baron von der Heydt, the Minister of Finance, will be able to show, in the forthcoming budget, that the revenues of the Kingdom of Prussia exceed the expenditures, and that the Government will not be under the necessity of proposing any new taxes. The second session of the North German Parliament will commence in this city on the 27th of the present month. The city of Hamburg has agreed to sign a military treaty with Prussia. Hon. Georgo Bancroft, Ambassador from the United States to the Court of Prussia, arrived in this city on the 6th instant. • _. Vienna, August 9. Active negotiations are now going on between the Austrian Government and the Holy See for Ihe establishment of a new Concordat. The Emperor Francis Joseph, it is announced, will return tho visit of the Emperor Napoleon at an early day. The Sultan of Turkey left this city for Constantinople on the 2nd instant. His visit here was made very pleasant to him, every courtesy ancl attention being shewn, him by- the Emperor and Empress. Louis Kossuth has been elected a member of the Hungarian Parliament by the electors of the city of Wartzen. He was chosen without a dissentient voice, but it is said that he will decline the honor conferred upon him. Be that as it may, his election causes alarm among the members i of the Conservative party of Hungary,

who think that his extreme views and ; powerful prestige may lead to the disturbance of the existing political agree- ' ment with the Emperor of Austria. St Petersburg, Aug. 9. Accounts of the Russian grain crops are extremely favorable, and indicate a very heavy yield. There will be an immense -surplus for exportation. The Russians still complain about the, sentence inflicted by the Criminal Court af Paris upon Berzouski, the would-be assassin of the Czar. They think he ought to have been comdemned to death and promptly executed.' The peace overtures of the Emir of Bokhara to the "Czar Alexander were agreed to on the llth of July. In accordance therewith hostilities are not to recommence except in case of extreme necessity, the Emir of Bokhara on his part to giveorders for the cessation of hostilities. The Envoy from Bokhara has given guarantees that this condition shall be faithfully fulfilled. Constantinople, Aug. 9. The Sultan has arrived back from his tour to Paris, London and Vienna, and his subjects are, glad to see him at home again. The ' following despatch from Omar Pasha, dated Spahkia, July 18th, has been received : — Our soldiers after two fights have routed the insurgents and oooupied the heights of Calipratio and Sperdo, and after scouring possession of the mountains and villages of the same name, they proceeded across the plain of Askigo, where they effeoted their junction with the corps whioh oame from Apooiron. All the villages of the eastern part of Sphakia, and lastly the whole distriot of Sphakia, exoepting eight villages, which will be easily reduced, are now in the hands of the imperial tioops. The only resource left to the insurgents is to take refuge in the rocky and narrow valleys of the village of Satnasia, after which there will be notbiog left to them but complete submission. The insurgents who. had taken refuge in the caverns at Paoh•tanos and Capsodusso, submitted to-day to the number of 250 men and women, among whom were Captain Annagotesti Papadariki, a member of the so-called Provisional Go* vernmerit, Captain Manosdi, and several other ohiefs. Their wives and the property which they had plaoed in the caverns have been and will be religiously respeoted. Up to the present time forty-seven barrels of gunpowder and twenty-five cases of other ammunition have been discovered there. The third division have effected their junotion with the corps at Calikratio. The number of muskets sent to the authorities amounts to 6,000. The Ferokale Beni Pasha has subdued the distiict of Kissamo. . Colonel Mustapba Bey has just cut to pieces the 400 Hellenic volunteers lately disembarked on the island, together with their Commander, Captain Mietti, and two Greek officers. He also captured 300 tons of bisouit. 400 overcoats, and 12,000 rifles. Florence, August 9. W. R. Roberts, one of the leaders in the Fenian movement in the United States in the raid upon Canada, and the head of one wing of tho Fenian Brotherhood in that country, is now in Naples, where he is, reported to be intriguing with the Radical Democrats and men of the party of action in Southern Italy of which Garibaldi and Mazzini are the leaders.