EUROPEAN NEWS.

Lake County Press, Volume VIII, Issue 449, 18 December 1879, Page 3

EUROPEAN NEWS.

STetegraiMffofn Duhediri Dailies.") London, December 8. The Queen's health continues to impVr/ve. Her Majesty decorated some officers with the Bath at Windsor: The total quantity of wheat afloat i for Great Britain 'is 2Jl2^, > db2qrs; j Brennan, Secretary to' the Irish JJtiid League, arretted in." DuMih for seditious language at Bailee, County Mayo, has'been committed for trial; bail being allowed. Mr Gladstone has returned to London It has been'notified' that' the New' Zealand Government ■will abstain from. issuing any fresh loan fjr a period of tttee years. Calcutta; December's. The Ghilzais and others at Ferowla dn+ off supplies going to the Cabul' UCgi&Bs, unde*' General Baker: General Maepherson has been despatche'd' with a force to attack and punish them. lu ß London, December 9. a |] The Queen personally decorated at a SWindsor the heroes of' the Zulu' cam>|gsaign. . . ... r || The ' Pali Mall Gazette,' referring to °*;ithe New Zealand loan, compares the fjjjj Colony to a drunkard,' who 'promises to *A abstain from stimulants until 'his stock fill becomes exhausted. London, December 10. > 3 It is believed that : the settlement of , jthe Affghan question, determined on ?jby the Imperial Government, gives e « Herat'to Persia. iT M Scurvy has broken' 6ut amongst the off troops at Gandamak. ',l An agitation has been commenced in i America to assfst the leaders of the land gl movement in Ireland. Ev| . Aayob Khan, with twelve regiments, ■ has left Herat to attack Candahar. .i , The French Admiral, Duferre, has &i been ordered to seize Tonq uih, Cochin-'g-i China. .. _ . 'the floods in Hungary are spreading. f ois i ' t '^ ne » Loire, and Upper Thames } g> - are frozen, and the winter generally is njjj severe over Europe, a( jtl The steamer Indus was lost in a ££.; tjjrr'fic hurricane in the Bay of Biscay d' S*our of the boats have arrived at Malta. ek;j The Turcomans threaten Tehekfstar. a 7j A revolutionary committee iu Russia !"V has issued a proclamation coofrssiftj; to , n y the attempt' oft the life of the Czar. aah n **y style bun the impersonation of wt d> spicable despotism, and will only *C; leave him in peaee if he will transfer hi* power to an assembly elected by eg universal suffrage. (XFsf , In the course of a speech at Waif ord %1 the Salisbury declared that g" I it was impossible to establish a peasant oi ] proprietary, which, although it might ha'= possibly ensur© political safety, woirfd h#'| yet not avails to remedy the existing agricultural distress. ef| m Madrid, December 10. njst The Spanish Ministry has resigned i ;";! in consequence of a difference of opi'f nion regarding reforms in Cuba. A > new Ministry has been formed by t( f' Candras Castello. v, \ London. December 11. The New Zealand loan completely v£ , succeeded. Tenders were opened toy_y."day, when i£ ; was found that nearly jf three times the amount required had er, been subscribed. ~| St. Petersburg, December 11. gVi Some arrested persons have acknow□jS legged making the attempt on the Czar's )h jhfc, and the Nihilists own to complicity Naples, December 11. ;,>! A very severe snowstorm has oc» ]. curred in the southern parts of Italy. or* Alexandra, December 11. ~•] A letter from Kiiig John of Abys- * sin ; a to tho Khedive declares his readiness for peace, provided the Great rtf" Powers recognise the condition's of ch'peace. SJ? . ■ Calcutta, December 12. Notwithstanding the careful measures . taken by General Roberts to ! prevent a further outbreak, the hosiility of the 0 f t.\ 'ies has been followed by a general rising near Cabul, in wh'ch 10,000 cat AfF«hans, commanded by Mohamed ;1C : KhaD,. attacked a forfce of British Artillery and Cavalry going to join General '* Macphrrsori's brigade which was ordered ?».. ■to punish the rebel tribes'. The British made a desperate defende, but Were , a ~ ■ Compelled to spike four guns, which were afterwards recovered from the {y enemy. Latest news states fighting con- >■» ; tinues. British loss unknown; Affghans suffered heavy loss."