ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA PANAMA.
The Kuikourn, Captain S. Machin ; left Wellington at C 15 p.m. on the 6th I February. Fine weather all the way,) I and arrived at Pana'ma on the Cth March. The Royal West India Mail Company's 1 Steamer Dai ul o. with moils ai <1 pc&:ehgers, from Southampton per steamer •'. ra- , to, reached Aspinwall on the 23rd. The Kaikoura took en hoard 1-1.3 mail bap; on the 25th March, proceeded to sea ; at 3.15. p.m., and arrived at Welli- gton on the 2ofch insfc. at 4.35. a. in. | She brings intelligence from London to the 9th March. The following changes have been made in the British Cabinet j '1 he Duko of Richmond, Colonial Secrejtary; Sir John Pakington, Secretary of | War ; Sir Stafford Northcote, First Lord I of the Admiralty ; and the Right Hon. K j J. CV,tv. undersecretary for the Co'onies I The Derby Government has promised | that the provisions of tlio New Reform j Bill which it is preparing shall b*>, libeial | in its character. C. F. Browcc, better known as Artemus AVard. is dead. His remain;; were. | buried in the Kcn'sal Green Cemetery on I the Bth inst. His illness was a vcvv ! brief one. The promised Reform Bill will be pro scuted to Parliament on the 11th inst. By Atmxtic Cable, via New York. The 'leaders of the great English Parlimontary parties had held outside meetings. Liberalsas scmblingat Mr Gladstone's London House, and M hiisterials at Earl Derby's Official Residence, in Downing Street. At the last named meeting, the Premier declared that this was the last time . lie should attempt to deal with the question of Reform, and that if he failed tow, he should bid farewell to official life. ; General Bueke, one of the Fenian lead- . ers in the south of Ireland has been captured at Tippe'rary. An attempt was made to assasinatc the - Kins of Italy, near Milan, which failed. '! he state of accounts, both at the Pank of Rngland nnd that of France, are favor- . able, a dif the present conditio'-, of things j continues, the rates must work lower. Joint Ssock Banks make advances at 2jj per cent. 5 N>.w Yo''K. March 11. BV ATLANTIC CAKLT:. A Band of Fenians are reported to have . taken possession of the I'arracks at Kil- -, cool Kiidaro, but have been dispersed by 3 the troops. 1 Insurgents made an attack on the Bar--3 racks at Mount Wcllik, at the foot of . Slievc Bloom Mountain, and were repulsed. { Two of the a*tacking parties were shot. - j I'ebels are said to have nssem'; led to the g j number of three thousand in Abheluiz, »- i Queen's County. Troops have Wen sent ! out to disperse them.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 262, 3 May 1867, Page 2
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