EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS. [PER S.S. ARAWATA, AT RUSSEL.] London, February 28.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1356, 10 March 1881, Page 3

EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS. [PER S.S. ARAWATA, AT RUSSEL.] London, February 28.

Mrs. GrLADaToxE, wife of the Premier, attended a reception held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace to-day. It is reported that terms of poace have been arrived at between Ohili and Peru. Pornell bad an interview with the Archbidhop of Paris on the subject of the Irish land agitation. The result of the interview has not yet transpired. American banks strongly condemn the Funding Bill introduced by tho Government at Washington as calculated to derange the financial affairs of the country, in consequonce of the important influence the measure would exercise .upon the money market if passed. *, % » A partial panic in> the New York Stock exchange prevails. Stocks fell 17 per ceot. There is intense exttement, but the feeling has now quelled, and. the sharemarket is beginning to recover. The subject of the International Exhibition in 18§3-Was_ brought before Congress, and it was resolved that an official invitation on behalf of the United States ' should be Bent to foreign countries, desiring their co-operation., < A sensation was ; created in London, especially in official circles, by' the announcement that a F6ntan named Devoy has Bent a cablegram from America to Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary, 1 threatening to take his ,lif e r in consequence of the attitude assumed by him, toward^, Ireland., ,The matter Was placed, in the ,handBpf the .police.. ;u; u ,<!';,' 'The Dumfriesshire estate aof the; lat£ Thomas C*rlyle 'has 'been bequeathed to the Edinburgh Faoulfcy of Arts. , , >, t ' ' A 'State banquet was given afc'Winsdor, •li' honour of theWrriJige'ol Prlnoe -William, of Germany, to Princes » Yiotoria. Both Mr. Gladstone ' and' Earl Beaconsfield we^e. present. , , ,^ r . A grand cejetratiqnwas given in Paris $o cpmniem'orate the SOfch' anniversary of Vioto*^ B!ago> birthday; -The •' great •writeFs popularity amongst -Parisians is very'- laTJje. ''If is ' estimated' 'that a over 300;0fl0wo>K ; took t>art in tho ! rej6ioings 'bh-thibTOiftxoW: - "' f-"-"- •»- ••»• ■- \ "-'•• I■ l ThWTmtferiil '3dVertfment hiw given in'iitractiQiiß't^eva.catfte'^fcandahar'^ !the •BJItJAn 1 ;tr6opB l 'giflisbn*a'»i!ner©.^ The tVob^p'Jire gfafffititefr 6rd6rfi-to i '*etar9 to KdW. •11i l iB r^i(ip'eTßted < thiiffe < th» e*aot^ii«a ! be i« * months tiiaft> | ": • Ther¥ J «ife j^aWtKatia^6ntest'at;wEan- ' jdahar Mlll«i^h(^weßffthe,adh6rentji of /A^roaßTShan ana^ADatwhamnn.f«m* of * TOukhouV <f ihe\lTniW Sta«e«' Lnd OanWa^^w^thyr ! has : ib^Q-im\is^aUy fleyere, »nd owing to the fieroeaesa ot the

I storma, floods have caused enormous dea- ' truotion of property. Over 500000, oattle nave perished. Ui•t. . -• r \ r £En;px4w^o lexj^resa I^eir sense of the unfairness with which they are treated by the postal authorities, it is stated that the direqfaMrs of the Orient Compjte intend to desVs^ift on the aamera^te as the out^p^jF^jdi^jO, steamer, for which Be^pLS»i«^st«ri I 6ii6ur j>t «jthe marriage M^^Sicel Albert Wittiato Henry with Prineeas^io^oria. The bride wore a Bplendid white|dsmafllr dr^as, one of the anoient crowns^ tif Jhe Empire, aad the treasury diamonds, j" A series of banquets, balls, and ot.henfeativitjes, are arranged in honour of the oqpasion. ,