NEWS BY THE MAIL

Dunstan Times, Issue 375, 25 June 1869, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL

London, April 23. The Quesn is at Osborne. In the early part of the month Her Majesty returned to London, and hell a drawing room at Buckingham Palace. She also visited St Bartholomew Hospital, accompanied by the Princess Louise. Daring the autumn, Her Majesty intends spending two months in Ireland.

Prince Leopold’s continued illness is causing some anxiety The Prince of Wales was present at a cricket match at Constantinople, and at an official dinner given at the British Embassy H.R.H. also visited the Grand Vizier, and lunched at his residence. The Sultan has presented the Princess of Wales with his portrait set in diamonds, valued at £BO,OOO.

The consideration of the Irish Church Bill is going on in Committee. The Bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife’s sister was passed on the second reading by a majority of 99. Australian preserved meats are rising in public favour. Stocks are exhausted, and enormous orders have been booked. The demand is spreading in the provincial towns also. The Times accuses the Australian hanks of departing from the principles of banking in their wool transactions. Nineteen mercantile firms have signed a protest against the continuance of the practice. The immigration movement is proceeding vigorously. 327 artizans and their families left on the 13th April for Canada after a public breakfast at the Midland Railway Station, on the 20th April, 450 discharged dock labourers sailed from Portsmouth, thoGoverument granting them free passages. Meetings have been held m the metropolis to agitate for Government aid towards emigration. The Government have promised to afford any necessary assistance.

£3500 Las been placed on the Estimates for presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh while in Australia. Mr. Ilcvcrdy Johnson has visited Newcastle on Tyne. He repeated hi s declaration that War between England and America was impossible.

The manufacture of the French Atlantic Cable is rapidly approaching completion. A flying squadron may he expected! to visit Sydney and Melbourne towards the

clobo of tho year, and New Zealand in January. Two Ballarat Gold Mining Companies, and one New Zealand Quartz Crushing Company, have been introduced into the London market.

Tho Colonial Wool market is quiet. The next public sales commence on May 6th. The total receipts of Australian wools for the first two months of tho year amounted to 1,900,0001b, as compared with 1,040,000 lb, during tho corresponding period of 1808. The total number of bales expected to arrive for the opening sales is 240,000. The arrivals to date amount to 179,990 bales. A collision has’ occurred between the Protestants and Roman Catholics in Londonderry, by which two men were killed. At Athlone serious outrages have '.taken place. In Tipperary, Mr Bradshaw, a magistrate; has been shot, and Captain Tarlcston also has been saot dead. In Cork, frequent robberies under arms have occurred.

An uneasy feeling prevails in England in consequence of the speeches made in the American Senate on the Alabama claims. Tho emigration from Woolwich dockyard to Canada, chiefly of labourers, is still going on.

The Two Thousand Guineas was won by Pretender, and the One Thousand by Scottish Queen. The Chester Cup was won by Knight of the Garter. Serious disturbances occurred in Paris at an electoral meeting, where M. Emile Olivier delivered an inflammatory speech. Sanguinary conflicts took place in the streets, 3G6 persons being killed or woundcd. Five hundred arrests were made.