ITEMS OF ENGLISH NEWS BY THE PAN NA MAIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 253, 1 March 1867, Page 3

ITEMS OF ENGLISH NEWS BY THE PAN NA MAIL.

Tlio "crew ?teamer, Rakaia arrived at Wellington, at 5 p. ra. on Sunday Last, af ter a passage of 657 hours from Panama, leaving there on the 27th Jan., 5 days late, she brin. s English Telegraphic intelligence to the 10th Jan. The detention was caused by the Atrato leaving 8j ithampton a day late' and having encountered terriffic weather for nearly the ■whole distance to >t. Thomas. The second officer was washed overboard and lost as well as nearly all the boats, and considerable damage was done to the ship. The yellow fever is fast dying out at St. Thomas. The cholera was fast decreasing Panama continues healthy, nor is there any fear of the epidemic breaking out there. The damage done by the destructive, fire at the Chrystal Palace in I ocember is es-l limited at £300.(100. I

The Briish Americau Conference, which hii3 been in session for a long time, has at last removed all difficulty, and agreed on the basis for a confederation Bil!, to report to Parliament The 'Times" predicts that the New Year will be one of general peace. It states that the relations of England with 'he yar'ons powers of the world, with the exception of the United tates, have rare \y been better, and hopes that all the dif ferences with the United . v tates may be amicably settled by arbitration. 'I he revenue and trade returns are very sa'isfactory, and indicate that Mr Pisraeli will be able to exhibit a surplus revenue of nearly two millions sterling. D ring the severe snow storm which visited England on January 4th, the s.,ow ■ell to a depth of nearly two feet. 'lhe "Times" of January Bth says' upon good authority, that the British Minister at Washirgton has been ins rue ted to ascertain who her the United State Government will submit the Alabama elaims to arbitration, provi ed certain points lor arbitration arc agreed upon pie Rumors were again in circulation en he 9th, regarding impen ing changes u. lie Cabinet. The leaders of the Reform inoveiu/mf 'mve decided not to make the proposed icmonstration upon the meeting of Parliament, by the presentation of Mass petit- ; ns, but wil adopt the Jess turbule i course of permitting it to come up in tin isual course of legislation. Napoleon's plan for reorganising the French army is likely to be opposed by :he Council. Prince Alfred of England has accepted i challenge from James Gordon * : enuett, Jmir., for a yacht race round the Isle o* ■' ight, the Prince sailing the Viking and Mr Bennett the Henrietta. 'Hie London " Times" complains of the toleration shown by the United State Government to the Fenians. Garibaldi, it is said, will join the Greek.-, if the war in Candia continues 'I he difficulty between ihe Pope and the Italian Government has been satisfactorily settled. he Pope made a speech on v ew, Year's ' 'ay in which lie referred, in severe terms to the want of adherence to the Papacy on I the part of some of its former friends. The Austrian Government has extended | an amnesty to the press throughout the •eaviire for all post offence*. An earthquakein Alguiia has destroyed a amount of property and manv hve. The Queen of Spaiu haa suddenly dissolved the parish ' ortes. It is s id that the Governments of Great ritain and France have come to a mutual agreement not to interfere in the differences between Greece and the ul>lime I'orte, unless l.'ussia should undertake to interfere.