Late European Sews.

Otago Witness, Issue 1805, 25 June 1886, Page 4 (Supplement)

Late European Sews.

The following cablegrams have appeared in the Melbourne Age: — Wheu, Mr Gladstone had finished his closing appeal hi tavour ot Home Rule, Mr O'Connor, member for Galway, called tor three cheJri for the "Grand Old Man." Extraordinary excite^ meat prevailed m the chamber at the tirao, ;uk! ringing cheers were given, iv which many strangers present (ul: whom there were a large number) joined heartily. The Marquis ot Hartington has intimated his preparedness, to undertake the tormation of a new Administration. Mr Chamberlain in view ot the crisis which b:ts arisen, has commenced tho formation of a Radical Union. The movements of the French afc the New Hebrides are considered to be aimilar to those of the Gennau Government recently at Samoa, when an attempt was made to cause the Native.* revolt against King Malietoa. No surprise iexpre>sed at the French action, particularly after the intemperate telegrams despatched to th-Agent-general for Victoriaby Mr Gillies, Premieof Victoria, and which were published in the English newspapers A section ot the French press advocates the seizure of' the New Hebrides. Fears are entertained that the difficulty which has arisen between the Governments of England and France relative to the New Hebrides may be intensified by si possible collision between the French war vessels Dives and th" Magellan, which recently left Noumea tor th" New Hebrides, and English cruisers which are in th»! neighbourhood of the iilands ] .Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-geneud for New South Wales, i-> not taking any active part in connection with the protects which the reported action ot tho French Government have drawn from the Agentd-gencral of the other Australian colonies. The Pall Mall Gnzette referring to the comments that have been made on the telegram-* despatched to England by Mr Gillies, Premier of Victoria, relative to the reported aciion 01' France in establishing :i protectorate over tho islands, defends the warm feeling displayed in the despatches, and expresses the opinion that Victoiia is even calnipr than the facts warrant for the agreement entered into between the English and Fi-pnch Governments will be abrogated, and French occupation will be complete the moment that a single French soldirr is landed without the consent of the English Government. The French pres« continue their comments on the: question. La Patre expresses a hope that M. de Freychiot will ignore the " epileptic fury " of Victoria ami intrigues of the English cleric il spies. La Oi dv Peuple takes a more moderate view and deprecates any aggressive action after the experiences that France has had iv connection with Madagascar and Tonqnin. Mr Sergeant, manager of the Band and Albion Consols Mining Company, ol Liailaiat.who i s now visiting London, has delivered a lecture at. the Colonial and Indian Exhibition on mining in Victoria. The lecture, which was very interesting, was illustrated by reference to a model of the Band and Albion Consols mine which is on view iv t.he Victorian court afc the exhibition.

Earl Granville has decided to send Mr Clement Hill on a mission to Tahiti for the purpose of inquiring into local English grievances.

Preparations are being made for the coming election campaign. Mr Chamberlain lias issu- (' a manifesto to the electors of Birmingham, i:> which he advocates autonomy for England' Wale?, Scotland, and Ireland, and vigsucnu • condemns Mr Gladstone for his depart nr from the programme of his manifesto to tho electors of Midlothian.

The Marquis of Harfcington has been censure; on account of his attempting to secure Mr Gladstone's defeat at the approaching election. The conduct of the Marquis of Hartmgton 111 connection with this matter is characterised n« scandalous, and calculated only to harass Mr Gladstone without securing any useful result.

The company which was projected with the object of purchasing and working the e^t:»tf"> which belonged to the late Oriental Bank lias been successfully floated.

Mr G. A. Sala, who has resumed his contributions to the Illustrated London New-;, wriiis in one of his notes to that journal that Mr Froude, the historian, must have been writing in a jocular strain when he stated that in A<l» - laide nobody cared for him or his three meals a day. Mr Sala then recounts his own experience of Adelaide. He states thar, he brought but one solitary letter of introduction to his Excellency the Governor. He says :— " Hi« Excellency and her ladyship were most hospitable, most gracious, and most kind. We were asked to stay at Government House. We dined and lunched, and were asked, but did not go, to balls; and when, after a fortnight's sojourn in the delightful place, I waited upon his Excellency to bid him a respectful farewell, tbe representative of her Majesty remarked, with an affable smile, ' By tbe way, the letter of introduction which you brought me was from a gentleman whom I have not the honour to know. It is my brother, I think, that he must have meant.' Now, had this appalling information been conveyed to me when I first waited on his Excellency, 1 should have, of course, sunk through the carpet, or proceeded to the nearest spot on the Torrens river and drowned myself. With exquisite tact and courtesy, the mistake which had been made was never mentioned till the eve of our going away laden with a load of kindness which I shall never forget."