ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA PANAMA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 331, 28 August 1868, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA PANAMA.

(Abridged from the Daily Times.) Lokdon, July 2. The Queen's health is good. Risk Allah gained a verdict for 9 GO?, damages against the Daily Telegraph. King Theodore's crown, robes, and spoil are to be exhibited at Kensington. His son is in England. Mr. Disraeli has been entertained with splendour by the Merchant Taylors'Company. The Harvest prospects in England were encouraging. At a meeting of the Panama Company there was a loss shown of 64,896?. The revolution in Japan has received a new impetus. Twelve gof the mest

powerful Daimois' having combined against the Mikado. London, July 8. Sir Robert Napier arrived in London on the 2nd inst. Both Houses of Parliament .tendered him a vote of thanks unanimously; and the Common Council of the city of London presented him with a sword, of the value of 2101. and the freedom of the City. General Napier was at Windsor Castle on the 3rd, the guest of Queen Victoria, In the House of Lords on the sth inst., Lord Strathdeu presented a petition from the people of Nova Scotia against the Canadian Dominion, and praying Parliament to allow them to leave the new Confederation. The new Reform Franchise Boundary was passed in Committee. Sir Morton Peto has passed through the Court of Bankrupcy, and been discharged. In the House of Lords, on the 7th inst. the English Reform Bill and the Scotch reform Bill were read a third time, and the Irish Reform Bill was passed in Committee. The Newmarket Races took place on the 7th July. Stakes—lT. Saville's Rushworth first; Duke of Newcastle's fillv, by Newcastle, out of Penzance, second; J. Dawson's De Vere third Six smarted. Time, one minute fifteen seconds. On the Bth a race was run for 257 Lord Glasgow's br. e., by Young Melbourne, out, of Miss Sarah, came in first; the Marquis of Hastings's Basilla second; and the Duke of Newcastle's Martyr third. Mr. John Bright has visited Ireland. He was enthusiastically received. Samuel 'Lover, the Irish novelist and poet, died on the Bth inst. at an advanced age. [AMERICA. New York, July 9. The national clay was celebrated as usual. St. John's Episcopal Church in Buffalo, N.Y., was burned on the night of the 4th, by the explosion of a sky rocket in the steeple. The new Legislatures of Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina, have completed their organisation. Both Houses of the Louisiana Assembly have ratified the fourteenth amendment of the Georgia Legislature. The Senate has a radical and the House a demoeratical majority. Charles Francis Adams, late Minister to England, arrived in this City last night by the steamer China, In the House of Representatives, on tho 7.h, Thad Stevens presented additional ariclesof impeaebmentagainst the prrsiden*. charging him with the abuse of the patronage of his office; erecting St ate Governments in conquered territ-iri«s: restoring forfeited property, and other crimes. Mr. Stevens made a lon <; speech in suppoi t of them, and then, at his own suggestions, they were postponed for two weeks. Mr.Will ! ams, of Pennyslivania, also presented additional articles. The new Tamany Hall was dedicated on the 3rd inst., and afterwards thrown open for the reception of the Democratic National Convention. The Convention was called to order by Augustus Belmont Esq. After the appointment of Committees to prepare for business: the Convention was adjourned until the 6th inst. The candidates spoken of are George H. Peinbleton, General W. S. Hancock, Frank Blair, Chief Justice Salmon, P. Chase, Hendricks, Johnson, and Maclellan. Great excitement prevails about the proceedings in the case of the United States v. the Annan Brothers, builders of the Confederate ironclads. The trial was commenced on Julvl. Berryer opened foi the United States. Advocate General Will replied on the Bth.