ENGLISH ITEMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 383, 20 August 1869, Page 3

ENGLISH ITEMS.

London, Juno 26. A despatch of Lord Granville’s has been published, announcing the refusal of the Government to recommend Parliament to guarantee a New Zealand Loan. An explosion tcok in Femdale

Colliery on the 10th of June, by which sixty persons were killed. The Ascot Cup was won by Brigantine.

The shore end of the French Atlantic cable has been laid, and the Great Eastern leaves for Brest to-morrow, to take up the remainder of the line.

The Australian May mails via Marseilles, arrived on the 14th. The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the Epsom and Ascot Places. A Committee of the House of Commons has been appointed to inquire into the causes of the excess of the cost over the estimated expenditure of the Abyssinian war.

The French general elections resulted in the return of two hundred and thirteen Imperialist and seventy-seven Opposition members. The latter wore elected by the large cities. Riots took place in Paris during the whole week of the elections. A riot occurred among colliers at Mold, in Flintshire, on the 2nd of June, Four persons were shot.

Tne Grand Prix de Paris was won by Flaneur.

It is reported that the Cuban rebellion has proved a failure. General Dulce has resigned, and will be succeeded by General de lioda.

With respect to Earl Granville’s despatch refusing to guarantee a New Zealand Loan it is stated that, so far from the colonists having any claim upon the Imperial Government, the latter has a claim on the colony,

“The Times"’ says ; “We sympathise with our countrymen in their difficulties, but are bound to reject their unreasonable and unjust claims.” The “Star” believes that the despatch will have a good effect in the colony. The “Daily News” suggests that the colonists will hj? ve to re'y upon themselves.

Herr Bandmann, the German tragedian, and his wife (better known as Miss Milly Palmer), leave in the Somersetshire for Australia.

Major Berwick, late Chief Constable at Birkenhead,. has been sentenced to five years’ penal servitude for forgery. Mr. Motle-q the new American Minister, arrived at Liverpool on the 29th of May. He has refused to adjust several disputes between the Liverpool and American Chambers of Commerce.

Mr. Poweß a Welsh coal-master, bis wife, and servants, have been murdered in Abyssinia, whither they had gone oh a sporting tour. July 6. Mr. M.onsell announced in the Bouse of Commons that stringent instructions had been sent to Queensland relative to the impor'cV'on of South Sea Islanders into that colony.

Out of one thousand and thirty-five persons arrested during the late tumults in Paris, all, except two hundred, have been released.

The Liverpool Cup was won by Spy. Serious Grange riots have taken place at Belfast.

Tliu Belgian Railway Question lias been termii&ted in a settlement satisfactory to Fiance.

Tbe Government have refused to undertake the prosecution of the late Directors of Overend. Gurney, and Co.

Lord Napier, of MagdaJa, has resigned the command of the Bombay army.

The American cruisers have arrested a party of Cuban filibusters, consisting of eight hundred men, who had eluded the New York authorities, and had sailed for Cuba.

Two thousand miles of the French Atlantic Cable have been laid by the Great Eastern.

The Queen, in consideration of the additional official duties thrown upon tbe Prince of Wales, makes him large al'owances from her private purse. Seventy tons of preserved meat, ex Lansdowne, were so'd directly they were placed in the market. The Duke of Newcastle has fled to the Continent to escape the bailiffs, who are now in possession of Clumber Castle. Mr: Padwiek, of racing notoriety, has obtained a judgment against him for £95,000, and various Jew money-lenders have also obtaided judgments to the amount of £120,000 The furniture of the Duke’s town residence is to he sold to cover some of Ids losses by racing.

Lord Charles Hamilton, from the same cause, has assigned his estate to escape bankruptcy. Richards, detective inspector on tbe London. Brighton, and South Coast Railway, has been taken into custody on a charge of complicity in numerous robberies. The time allowed for investigation in the fTiclihorne baronetcy case, has been extended to the end of Easter Te m- JS7O.

A Dub l ?a printer, rained Johnson, has b°oti arrested at Cork, for c ; rc ulathrg treasonable documents among the military anl police. The total quantity of gold yet found in Sutherlandsb're is valued at £7,000. Two hundred digger's are at wo k ou the field. The postmen of Cbelteulwn now make their roundt on velocipedes. The steamer United Kingdom, from New York to Glasgow', with thirty passengers, is supposed to be lost.

The New Zealand medal has been extended to the officers and men of the navy and marines employed in New Zealand during ISJ3-7, and 1860-6.

Ar avals : from New Zealand, May 30, City of Dunedin, Gleemu -k- dune 2, Robert B.endeivon, June S. Tuahine, s s.

Depa tares: Halcyon, As ?.vope,E oehior. Sbipsloading atLoudonfor New ZealandIW Hover, Glentnavk, Bydasp'des, (Capta’n Eohot), Hero (Captain Eertelsen), England, Victoria, Electra (Captain Mowlen). At Liverpool: Pride of the Thames (Coptain Tonkin.