ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL

Dunstan Times, Issue 260, 19 April 1867, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL

The Mataura arrived at Wellington, on Friday last the 12th ir.st. at 11 a. in. after a parsage of forty two days. She was detained at Panama three day**, wailing the arrival of tho West Indian Steamer. The Mataura encountered a strong gale on the 25th March, and lost one boat. The captain stopped the engines nine clays, as the coal was very inferior, burnt very fast, and was running short. The Bank of England rates of disoo'unt throb aad a half per cent. . Great efforts were made to prevent Mr Gladstone becoming Prime Minister. Governor Eyre's trial had commenced in London. There is great destitution in England. England has demanded the rendition of Lamirande Ly France. A shock of earthquake was felt at Panama on tike erth uit: Imprisonment for debt in Franco has been abolished. Tiie Emperor Napoleon is about to iss'uo another liberal decree, which. will grant the right to hold social and religi ens meetings. Tho Governfaeriis <if Prussia and Bavaria arn arranging a treiuy ef alliance, offensive and &>- Mr Peabody has giva:i 2,100,000 du'lars fcr tho education of the youth of ihe Southern States, black and white. AnewTelegra hie Company is being fanned in London, navir.g for itj object the Jajing" : a submarine cable by w..v of the Azores to Halifax, Nova Scotir." Mr C'";:s ; o"c iras been a guest at ilo liie Prince, of vValo?, the Duke of !u~ 1 -">;c ( :f {.':'-'r/tT : .l'", Lord Stanley, and a? ih; >:::..„....; i w .j.,-. b tl. loit.mifsion, are to he r,t tha opening of tiio UfliversalExhibition. It is anna'jacal that tho Sultan ef 1 urkey v.-iil also be present. New Zealand 5 per cents, 81*. Tire ;i:ga ra.'.e of postals on newspapers to and iiwn orcat lintsui, vis, Panama, is "to be itnme. diately reduce. Th.3 under Secretary, Mr Elliott, wrote in Deco)"!'or las! to the Panama Railroad Company, re-questing a reduction in charges fcr transit across the Isthmus, from eleven pence to four pence per pound for newspapers, beck parcels anil pastern parcels. Trie Company "has consented to the rcduciii n and apprised the London Pest Office thereof, on iho Sincl of January. will, therefore, be charged ono penny from. New Zealand, and two pence from Ore*!, Eriiain. Eemvn has advised that arrangements have iMwimadaforborkicgpssywagsM to and from Southampton via New York. . Ti:o West Indian boats' conveying passengers aro always to call at ths Virgin Islands, instead of at St Thomas, out and liouio'. .-.ii-JiScnr Zealand, Company's report forthVhalf year besides ihe value of the'Q'irccri. ■ The Wellington Provincial S p:cr cent, loan, fcr £SO 00i), was nogociatcil on ihe 50th January at i> to S premium. * One firm, tendered for the whole at 105 V.