EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6149, 2 August 1881, Page 6

EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.

[PER S.S. TE AJJAU, AT THE BLOFF.] .".'■" . . London, July 19. Thb native population throughout Southern Tunis is much disturbed by the aggressive policy, of the French natidn. The Paris water supply, which is usually pure and abundant, shows signs of exhaustion, and the city is threatened with a famine.

' Following the despatch of the Turkish squadron to Tripoli, the Sultan has now ordered troops to be sent to that city. Lovdos, July 18. ! In the House of Commons, the attention o! the Government has been called to the Solomon Island massacres and tho steps taken by Commodore Wilson for the punishment of the natives. Messrs. Piekard and Gorst questioned the Government on the subject, and expressed the opinion that bat little good could accrue from retaliatory measures, such a3 were adopted in the cruise of the Emerald, when the huts and plantations of • natives were indiscriminately destroyed. Mr. Trevelyan, Secretary of the Admiralty, replied justifying tho course pursued, and declaring that the repeated massacres committed by the savage natives of these islands endered some punitive measure absolutely — necessary. Arrangements have been concluded for a visit of a professional team of cricketers to Australia during the coming season. Tho hitch caused by the objection raised by the Nottingham cricketers has been overcome, they having yielded to the point and signified their willingness to join the team. July 21. Hessy Helfman, a Russian Jewess, who was committed and sentenced to death for complicity in the assassination of the late Emperor of Russia, and, subsequently, temporarily reprieved from being executed, h.13 had the sentence commuted to penal servitude for life. The death is announced of Canon Ridgway. The United States Government has accepted the surrender'of Sitting Bull, the famous chief oi tho Sioux tribe of Indians. The city of Geneva, Switzerland, has been visited by an earthquake. Hostilities have broken out among the Indian tribes of British Columbia, who are fighting desperately with one another. Intelligence has been received of a fierce battle which has taken place between opposing partiee. The encounter lasted a long time, and eighty Indians were killed, besides a large number wounded. The presentation of prizes won at the meeting of the National Rifle Association, held at Wimbledon, took place to-day. The meeting was decla.red to have been a thorough success, a high average of merit having been obtained by marksmen. Owing to the persistency of juries in a - quitting all persons charged with agrarian crimes and outrages, the judges have adjourned the assizes, which -were being held in Cork. An agitation has been started in Ireland with the object of making an appeal to Mr. Gladstone to discharge all .persons who have been arrested on suspicion as soon as the Land Bill has finally passed. The annual meeting of the Cobden Club : has been held, at which several prominent public men and political economists were present. A number of speeches were delivered, in which reference was made to the growth of protective principles, which was deplored by most of those present. - July 23. : The contest between the President of the United States and Senator Conkling, in regard to the exercise of Federal patronage, has terminated. Senator Conkling has re-' signed his position as Senator for the State of New York in consequence of the appointment, made in opposition to his nomination, by the President. The result has been that Lapham has been elected to the vacant seat in the Senate. The prospectus has been issued of a company called "Robert Campbell and Sons, Limited," with a capital of £608,000, to purchase the land and further develop sheep farming in New Zealand. - A terrible storm has occurred in the Shetland Islands, in the North of Scotland. Great loss of life and property was caused, and many shipping disasters are reported along the coast.

London, July 25. •Political affairs in Portngal. are in a very unsatisfactory state, and great dissatisfaction with the Government prevails at Lisbon. Fearing a tumult would ensue, the Government has decided to abandon the military review that had been projected. A destructive outbreak of yellow fever has occurred at Havanna, in the island of Cuba, causing great mortality amongst the inhabitants-

Arrangements are progressing for an exhibition to be held at Milan in September next, illustrative of the culture of the vine. July 26.

It is now believed that the infernal machines seized by the authorities at Liverpool were intended to be placed in the vaults? in the House of Commons.

The remains of Dean Stanley have been interred in Henry the Eighth's chapel, Westminster Abbey. The fune: - al ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury assisted by Canon Jennings and Canon Prottere. Among other distinguished mourners there were present the Prince of Wales, Mr. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning, Professor Tyndall, and the Bishop of Tasmania. '

Sir M. Hicks-Beach, formerly Secretary of State for the Colonies, has moved a vote of censure on the Government for their policy in connection with the affairs in: the Transvaal. The motion has been negatived by a large majority. An alarming discovery has been made in Liverpool. Acting on information privately supplied, the authorities boarded two American steamers, and found on board a large number of infernal clocks, and a quantity of dynamite. The entire consignment was seized, and having been taken some distance itom the stores, was thrown into deep water. __ ; Ayonb Khan has made a proposal for the settlement of the differences existing between himself and the Ameer Abdurahmann Khan by an amicable division of the country which they both lay claim to. : '■ ■ A hitch has occurred in the settlement of the Transvaal difficulty. The Boers disagree with the recommendation of the Commission appointed by the British Government.