ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 306, 6 March 1868, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL.

GENERAL SUMMARY The Quean is at Osborne, which, for the first time, has been guarded by foot guards and cavalry. IL M. s s Irresistible, Warrior, Sprightly, and Fancy have been anchored off Osborne. The Fenian excitement continues. A plot to blow up the Paddington tonninusof the Great Western Rail"way, has been divulged. The Spanish Government have offered the French, moral and material 'co operation in defending the lawful lights of the Pope. The quarte-ly revenue returns to 31st. December show a decrease of i ( JS9,PS."> on the whole year. The decrease is .£122,141). Including the 'Casual receipt of income last year, there s an increase of .£300,0C6 on the 31st December. Count Von Der Gultz, the representative of the North German Confederation, in audience with the Emperor Napoleon, said :—"Called upon by the Federal Constitution to repre s n nt confederation in it- international r-litions. the King of Prussia eagerly desires to maintain and develop more and more relations of sjood feeling and ronfidenen between France and the Confederate States. This desire is, sit the same time, conformable to the I *"iri-u'n's °f sincere friend-hip which i (V> King entertains towards his Ma- j jesty, and the order of the King to me to fulfil my functions in that spirit/' A mo c.l ege on French principles is to be established at Constantinople. r'enianism has been ;i subject of to Grand Juries, throu di out England. Wilbaui Carrol his been elected Lo-d Mayor of Dublin. The men who stormed the Marte' o tower near Cork, and broke into ;i gunsmith's shop in that city, came from the I 'nited States, ha« ing bee sent over bv the Brotherhood. On the 2nd inst.. a large party o' F mians a'tacked the house of Mr C. M iChew, a brother of the late Father Va'tbew. The family were apprised of whit they might, expect, and they quickly collected and concealed in the in nsion quit- 1 a respectable force. Wh»n the marauders came up, thov were met witn the force and fled. Several wre wo mde I but were carried oil' The motive for the assault is not known The examination of Desmond, Allan, and oth<?r Fenians, alleged to be implicated in the fieri en well Gao' explosion, has resulted in producine ''sfictoiy evidence cf their erhn inality. uorl Strathnaven, Comman lor in Chief of the forces in Ireland is actively engaged in disposing his troops to nvet any outbreak. The Government Ins determintd to proceed with the p'oscculion against Mr. uUivan, of the "üblin "Nation," and other persons who h-axe ta en conspicuous in funeral processions in honor of th" three Fenians lately executed at Manche>ter. Messrs Burke, Casey, Shaw, and Fenians, who were arrested at Birmingham on a charge of buying arms there for the Brotherhood, were brought up at Bow Street for examination, yesterday. Bail was offered for them, but not accepted, and they were sent to Birmingham, to be tried on the charge of treason felony. Mr. Pigot% Editor of the Dublin " Irishman," has been arrested on the charge of uttering sedilious libels last year. He is son of the late Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland. The Clergy of the City of Limerick have affixed their signatures to a document declaring that there can be no permanent peace in Ireland, unless it is treated like Hungary. Positive advices from Africa leave • no doubt of the safety of Dr. Livin"- ;

1 stone, the African Traveller, They state that he is alive and well. Late despatches received from Japan state that the Christians who have been imprisoned and persecuted in Nagasaki have been released. It is reported that in consequence of the recent successes of the rebels in ■ China, the Imperialists have been re- , duced to extremities ; and the Emper- , or has applied to the luiropean Pow- : ers for their assistance in defending his throne. The latest despatches from Abyssinnia report the advance -of the British Expedition still remained at Lenati, where it has been encamped since the 7th of December. No further movements beyond that point would be made until the arrival of the Commander in Chief, General Napier, who was daily expected. The health of the troops was good, but horses and other boasts of burden were dying in consequence of immense heat, and want of proper forage. The natives are quite friendly. On New Years' Day, all the Ambassadors of Foreign Powers in Paris were received by the Emperor at the Tuilleries. The Emperor affirmed that friendly relations existed between France and other Governments. The official statment of the Bank of France shows a decrease of metallic reserve daring the week of thirty two million francs. All hopes of a Coherence by European Powers on the Roman question are abandoned by the French Government The eruptions of Mount Vesuvius are alarming. The town of Cerco a is in danger. The Austrian Government has forbidden recruiting within the •• ustrian Empire for the Papal A rmy. The Austrian Frigate Novara, with the remains ol thelate Archduke Max imilian on board, has arrived at Corfu on its way to Trieste. A rich gold Held has been discovered on the Amour River. Troops sent to preserve order have had a bloody conflict with the natives. Victor Emanuel advises the Italian people and Parliament to remain calm during a crisis in which the kingdom; is surrounded by foes. he Fenian head quarters i i Paris had been searched, and documents throwing light upon the conspiracy against !• ngland discovered ) amongst, thorn was a plan for burning the Channel fleet. All the papers were forwarded to London. Arrests and prosecutions for Fenianism continue in Ireland ; and a number of telegraph clerks in Belfast were committed, charged with treason. The members of the British Legation, together with the archives, had | reached Havanna from the City of Mexico 'en route' for England. A majority of the Senate Military I Committee have decided against the ! validity of the President's reasons for suspending Mr Stanton. Tiie Senate j is vet to act in the mutter. Congress re-assembled at "Washington on the 6th January, after nearly a fortnight's recess. Resolutions censuring fc'ic President for removing General hernmn, and thanking General Grant for upholding Congre-s, w<n-e adopted in the House. In the House, a joint resolution was pa-sed, requesting the President to intercede with the British Government for the release of Father M'Mahon, now confined in prison in Canada bavins; been convicted of being con cernod in the Fe-iian raid upon that Province, about a year and a half ago. Similar 'oint resolutions were also passed in reference to Robert Lynch and Colonels Warren and Nagh, now con fined in orison in England for their connection with Fenianism. \\ arm debates ensued thereon. The anniversary of the battle o' New Orleans was celebrated in Washington on the Rfh January by usmmd banquet, at which about 250 distinguished gentlemen stt down. The banquet, was splendid. A powder explosion took place at u 'v Ching on the 9th November, by which many lives and much property was destroyed. The Vieeroy N s palace wns blown un into th* air. The United Stages Consul at Amoy has m-i.de a treaty with the Formosa Savages by which wrecked seamen will be projected. Commodore ' atkins has died on board the Costa Rica.