ENGLISH NEWS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume x, Issue 2699, 7 February 1876, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

♦ London. The Russian Press stigmatises Great Britain as a country not content with acquiring territory in all parts of the world, but wants to pocket the key of the whole of the South East of Eiirop'e. A scheme is afloat in Russia to guarantee the entire neutrality (if the Suez canal, with which i Germany agrees.. Spain is powerless to 'subdue bloodshed. Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia has been exiled to Caucasus for four months, in consequence of an intrigue with a ballet dancer, - ' who has been arrested. Relations between Prussia and Denmark are critical. The army mobilization , scheme in England is causing great commotion in military circles. Singapore. The P. and O. steamer Gambier just arrived, twenty-four hours behind time. In Perak a party were surprised by the Malays. The latter were beaten off, but Major Hawkins, of Bengal Staff

Corps, anil two or three others were killed. Dr Towustmd and other.' wounded. Great uncertainty siill exists as tr our relations with China. Tho .Japanese are preparing fer wai with Corea. Fiphtin.o- between ihc Dutch and Achenees is still going on. The Dutch are successful.