EUROPEAN NEWS.

Lake County Press, Volume IX, Issue 469, 6 May 1880, Page 2

EUROPEAN NEWS.

Telegrams from Dunedin Bailies.)

London, April 21. The ' Daily News' says it Js understood at Portsmouth that the /Prince of Wales visits Australia next autumn in the Serapis. Sir Garnet "Wolseley has been directed to return to England forthwith. London, April 26. Some Kohistan chiefs have arrived at Cabul on a friendly mission to the British. Eighty persons were killed and 200 wounded during a hurricane at Missouri on the 21st inst. Diplomatic correspondence between Lord Salisbury and Mr Evarts, United States Secretary of State, regarding the Fortune Bay outrage has been published The papers show that Lord Salisbury refused to compensate the American fishers, and the dispute therefore remains unsettled. Constantinople, April 26. _ News has been received of hostilities between Montenegrins and Albanians. The former were proceeding to avail themselves of the territorial , rights under the Treaty of Berlin, but the Albanians occupied the country before their arrival. Shots were exchanged between the contending parties and the Montenegrins eventually retired.

London, April Mr Gladstone experiences a diff in the formation of the new Mrn owing to some prominent Eai having claimed portfolios. Adelaide wheat, per 49G1b., ex house, 535.

At the wool sales to-day 8700 were catalogued, making a to 70,200 bales since the opening. ] were firmly maintained. St. Petersburg, April It is reported that the author j Winter Palace explosion has be< rested. Calcutta, April Latest news from Affghanista nounces further fighting at Giro The hostile tribes were again ass« a threatening aspect, and G< Stewart consequently attacked an lodged them from the heights sun ing Ghuznee. The enemy hatreated to the mountainous c 4 beyond the city. Intelligence ha] been received of the resumptid hostilities at Cabul. The Affghaj tacked Generals Jenkins and Mac son at Char-Asiab, but after { fighting they were repulsed with 6 loss. The Britishloss during the a was trilling. Berlin, April] The German Parliament has rei the Bill which was introduced J Chancellor for the purpose of gral a subsidy to the South Sea Tri Company, which took over Goddei business at Samoa. London. April; At the wool sales to-day 11,300! were offered, making a total of 81 bales catalogued since the ope; There was rather a weaker deraaa cross-breds, common to medium] Jd to Id per lb. lower. There is a split in the camp o! Home Eulers, the followers e: Parnell being dissatisfied with moderation of a small section o party. The ' Nation ' news; identifies itself with the extreme j In consequence of a violent articli recent issue, the proprietor, Mr A] M. Sullivan, has been served \f, writ for libel by Mr Philip 0 member for Dundalk, and a known Home Euler. The recent attack by Mr Glad; on Austria continues to excite ang Vienna. Mr Gladstone's explana published in the Vienna journals, s that he speaks only of individual! The reported massacre of Bi troops by hostile Pathans, leti Quettah and Candahar, is denied. The irritation existing bet Prussia and France, in consequen the refusal of the latter to extr Kartmann, has cooled down. Ge Chanzy remains at St. Petersburg Count OrlofT returns to Paris. The members of the Beacon administration, with the exceptii the Prime Minister, who is at were received by the Queen at sor to-day, when the official 1 taking took place, and the m office were delivered up. Her Mi thanked the retiring Minister their services. The exhibition at Berlin has opened with considerable ceremoi His Highness Prince Frederick liam, Crown Prince of Prussia. The appeal made to the Sup Court in San Francisco agains sentence passed on Dennis Kearne using seditious language, has dismissed. Kearney, who was rated on bail dining the interii been re-arrested and cornmittt prison for the period of his sente six months. He will also be req to pay the 5000 dollars fine in by Judge Rex. London, April Inquiries in well informed qs show that no foundation exists I report that the Prince of "Wa about to visit Australia. London, April The total reserve in notes and I in the Bank of England is £16,0 At the wool sales to-day, 170 were offered, making a total ofi catalogued since the opening. B of the sale was quieter, but stes; Parliament has re-as6embled the Ministerial crisis, and the mi have been sworn in. The Bigl 11. B. Brand has been elected Sf London, Apri Search having been made t training ship Atalanta, no furthf of her could be found. The English and American hj« are reported as being favourable At the wool sale to-day 12,005 were offered, making a total of! bales catalogued since the of The tone of the market was in' of buyers.

INTEBCOLONIAL.

Sydney, April Messrs Groodlet and Joseph been elected directors of the J Provident Society.