ENGLISH NEWS.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 11, 17 September 1874, Page 5

ENGLISH NEWS.

■ •"- : yy n ; xWi rLdirooiv^ngnsteltf. '. " The 1 /; money " barker *"eUsier; iand^the^ Bank! df ■iei&Txertirjmf&ri.y;y)\i "' A heavy rain interrupts harvesting. "" B^a^ame h^s/armejpt'Goloene. r , v „ Arrived—Gienlora^ 'h>oiri : l lsevr Zealand, and Lady Jocelyhy^froti Melbourne ;'" Gowah, Jung^Frau, and Star ofcthe NorihsAustria and Russia "have asseuted to Chi agreement by the: tbfee!Emp'erh>sit 'Bef- 4 liri, for-common action on ; aU > diplomatic { questions. , ; •"' "'''" l' • *'-■ : '' P»scoi^'^^^iit^^^>.-T« i«;-x«I md The London colonial Wool i salea -openedk °.?-.. t .|>? ffi'Z T h e;«arrivals amoririted fo 260,000. 'bales.' - W?k^ ! W*tfk^ffiP offered;! v:Tnc||t'4Vtendiuioe>^\b<^ v Juidv: foreign buyers^ was .fe^.tSn^Jriddings" commenced'with great spirit. ' TOe'ciosing rates of last sales os§tssj[&& m'aiiifam'ell*- ••• / Arriyedl.--- War^cks -■, .Castlei ]1 } Harvest, Home, Earl oi Mar, and Kellie Java. w " The death ibl,iSjir> r^UMam-} ffairburnTis announced, H, \, . ; ! „' ',;■,.'. At the wool sales opening competition waßwell mamtained, and prices' ■cdn"^^^^' very firm.;!. ict '. ( >, r,.,'. r \ ;•„..:.... y."> ."TjT'j" ' The corn market has experienced a considerable ;fall. '):^^- yiu-Uilioit 'I.i i) X'f* The weather is favorable for harvest operations^ t >yy* .-'■•" - : '' 5 '.'•:! irM r?l hXj . Dr. Hafst, of Cantf rhury, %w 2eal^d, has received tbe^order of t,be Iron piross': .- At' the \yool sales cpnapetitiori T continues extremely yigpro-js,' .and priceg, show, y a[general advance, comparebl witfe previous sales, of.a*aio ljd. "" •"' " * c * v '-'*- Foreign arrivals of wheat are alrandant, and prices have fallen. At a sale of new; wheat purchases were made reluctantly at a reduction of fa. ' -..•_■. Pa^is. A Bonapartist deputy was elected' for^ Coloado3 by a large majority. '. ' A rupture is threatened between China, and Japan '6n account of theT Fprmosa e'x>' pedifcion. China is making immense pre-, parations for war. ' " "*7 The Macgregor, with the mail via San, Francisco, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday! 1 ThS following 'ate the items of ,news :— : f - H Hr. r itif y '■ " '•'• (i .< - /y':y "' ' Tbe Duke Decazes^ French Minister for Foreign ; Affairs, has ? 'to : !> the British .Government tbarGermariylfs seeking a quarrel with France oh the Caclist question. He denies any connfyance at their proceedings. The enquiry into the assassination of Marshal. Prim, has resulted in the indictment of fifty *h6fe ! pWsoris. ; "' , ' ■^'•v'* 1 ' •.-■ :r; -"i' r Irish advices state that the reception of Mr John Mitchell, the Fenian exile,, on His return to Cork., was most enthusiastic.' rhe streets were alive with bands of music,' bonfires, and torchlight procession. About' 500 (50,000 ?)'persdnipartfcrpate'dK Ad £ A ripfc- occurred , at. Armage during a parade by ' Orangemen. r ;' The niilitary' jleared the -streets at" the point of the bayonet. Many were wounded.V : ,j ' Au immense Home Rub demonstration tvas held in Glasgow. There was a pro • jession amile long..' ,^ /,' ** ,'V .- ' »' ., V About 200;ob6 persons 'attended a ;ma;Bs meeting on a similar. dembnatrationT" Duncanon, the Republican General, has saptured Vittoria. ' ' "' ; ' ' . The Carlists have suffered Beyeral re-'---verses. ' ' ■ "•- "' .'• ;( - ' The Presidei*t . p/ Spain has thanked Germany for the first recognition of tne Republican' Government;; :> "' A^y's/iy'' '' The accouuts ; of } the; .famine « <jjn A s!a Minor are ol a very thrilling 'characten in one district 5000 persons perished. Numbers subsisted "on grass for many weeks, aad the bodies lay'unburied for nany days; .\M9ny{y|li^^>ar^deßerte4ijr > 50,000 miners have been 'addressed by Mr BradDaugh 4 qnd othergj." ' ' * * fD6 miners, formerly in connection with ihe' Commune, have been arrested at Marseilles. ' ' ' . The Archbishop of Paris has published i pastoral offensive to Italy and King Victor Emmanuel,, but ErehidentM^Mahqn nade an apology'to the s ltalian Coris"ul l for; ts appearance. ,. . J_. ,'....:.., ', ' ( ' Followirig Prince Bismarck's atfempted issassination,; the German Government has nstituted riibre vigorous measures* against ;he Catholics, and .seized large numbers of loQuments^ '' ' " ■■■■'■-:■ y AMERICIISf iNEWS: : '>■ T. 3 Political riots; with the use of fire-arms, lave occurred, iu -South Carolina arijongthe* legro factions struggling for the control of:he State. The negroes in Mississippi were •epulsed by the white residents, with several killed. Military assistance has been 3ent. ...,...,, Two railway accidents, with loss of life, aave occurred. Extensive fires have taken place in- vari- . jus parts of the State. ~" ' ~ " ' TBe; Beeeher' Bcandal r^llß""rn;ar^y"colurmiß )f the papers.; ; jMr. Beeches has ; published i statement denying the charge o( aclultry wi?h Mjkl Tiltohjltndiays that the accusarfonTarbselout ofMcl TBiltSn's want of lepuc-' ses«, and insatiable desire for notoriety. Ihe Tribune^ cor^ state* aaent, says^ it shows Mi*. Beecher to have tieeri lhe" vicfihjt'o^- a* gigarificVc"oußpiracy. Some eectioDß^of;the Press reject the stater ment B,h ; unßatisfactory-^others. support jit. A fire i broke"; out on "boaM atJinchinati steamdr, Bnd'3siiyes were fdst. Tp"il A great officiaLscandal has occurred in Montreal^ owing to, the; disco vej*y of .the rxchabge jbyihfee m^mheirs ! Bf ibe'^Cablihei yf '-'a' ' piecte -^of : ?? Gb ver rirhent' ± farid^i worth 200,000 doll^rsvttbrJ^pieceibf private pro-' perty worth only 40,009^ dollars.^- Vjr The who^avi attacked- and de|trpyed, mt ! pantati6h|, - are firming the smancipated negroes. '■■'■'' The Pacific mail steamer Guatemala has beeri.wreicked, .but ho lives lost. „. » ' '_.y ; The Union Bank has declared a dividend X y '' y :-■'• yv)*ejsj&^^ Company aas declared a dividend of sls. per shared A thjirid2l%i6r^ r d^ streets,)^attMeveral nersoris were killed by I^hinjnj^p^!^ ,, r ' ; ■■:... -.. T^ie n^s^esMled > [iiOOo?fqr? distribution amoris^ ; tne^mebropo- > a ,GreafAd3is&Mß;:prevails ra l?lorwce,sanaiw« aecWd^wtmbr^l^iptsi^^^^