Thursday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 22, 25 September 1885, Page 11

Thursday.

Telegraphic advices from Palermo report the existence of considerable disorder in Sicily consequent upon the towns, from fear of cholera, resisting contact with the exterior. In order to allow country inhabitants to enter towns without molestion, bodies of troops have been posted at all railway stations to maintain order. Senor Canovas Del Castillo, Spanish Premier, expresses tbe opinion that the admissions of Spain regarding the unclaimed islands of the Caroline Group would be fatal to their demands concerning them.

There is a semi-panic on the Exchange consequent on political uneasiness caused by tbe recent revolution in Eastern Rouraeli.i. The Times states that Russia and Austria are in favour of appointing a conference to settle the Roumelian question. It also announces that the Russian Government will require the deposition of Prince Alexander from the throne of Bulgaria. Prince Alexander has despatched a telegraphic circular to the European Powers and Sublime Porte, in which he admits the suzerainty of th« Sultan. He further disclaims any idea of hostility towards Turkey, and requests the Sultan to fulfil the wishes of Bulgaria and Servia with regard to the settlement of the Roumelian question. The North German Gazette has an article to-day upon tbe action of Roumelia in revolting arid declaring in favour of union with Bulgaria. The writer of the article dwells at considerable length upon the illegality of the recent revolution, and its recognition of the ruling Prince of Bulgaria. Roumelia, Greece, and Servia are mobilising. The latter country will probably occupy Macedonia.