ENGLISH NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 534, 12 July 1872, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

VIA SUEZ. The Princo of Wales is still on the continent, hut intends returning home. The second series of wool sales concluded on the 11th of May. Prices have declined, and the state of the market flat. 1 The Hrst eleclric message from Australia is expected to reach England in June or July. The prospectus of the London and Australian Steam Navigation Company has been issued. The capital is to be one million, and the shares 2 51. each 20,000/. •worth of shares have been reserved for the Colonies. ■he Company proposes to establish direct postal and passenger communication with Melbourne via the Cape of Good Hope, and expects to accomplish the passage in 45 days. The Chairman is Admiral Sir Spencer Robinson. An application for a subsidy is to be made to the Government of Victoria. The Tichborne claimant has been released on bail. He intends stumping the provinces in order to raise funds fuf his defence. He lately visited Arlesford, where he was warmly received by many persons. The University 6f Strasbourg was reopened in May with great ceremony. Prince Bismarck is indisposed. The German Ambassador at Versailles, Count Arnheim, has had several interviews with M. Thiers, and the most friendly relations arc being established A sealin'* fleet of forty four vessels was wrecked off Labrador. The crows perished. The Derby was won by Cremorne, brother to Flurry, who came in second ; and Queen’s Messenger third- For the Oaks, Rene came in first, and Louis second. In a debate regarding the Colonial relations, the Government warmly repudiated the idea of separation ; saying it was the duty of the Government to defend Canada to the utmost. The American Senate has ratified the Supplemental article of the Washington Treaty by 42 against 9 votes. 21 members were absent. The claims for indirect damages were to be withdrawn, and the formal ratification made or receipt of England's reply. On the 30th of May, Eegland objected to the amendments introduced by the Senate. Secretary Fish replied that further modification would not be aecepttable. 1 Satisfactory explanations are said to have been exchanged, but the latest news from Washington correspondents to New York Papers is to the effect that the Washington Treaty is a failure. Mr. Gladstone has explained in the House of Oommonsjthat President Grant objected to formally withdraw the indirect claims, but was willing nut to press them. ’The Law Officors advise that the supplementary convention fully precluded those claims. The present negotiations relate to the .actual extent of future obligations. Various speakers in the Senate advocated the withdrawal of the claims for indirect damages. Earl Russell’s motion demanding k that the Government should suspend negotiations until the ’indirect claims have been distinctly withdrawn, caused an exciting debate, Earl Granville viewed it as a motion of want of confidence, inviting the abrogation of the Washington Treaty. Earl Rnssall afterwards withdrew the motion, The motion, for the third reading of the Ballot Bill passed the House of Commons by 274 to 21(1. The Admiralty has decided to establish a naval store and victualling yard at.Sydney. The American Senate has'passed a new Tariff. A n duction is made in the duties ■on wool and woollen goods equal to three farthings per pound. The supply of New Zealand hemp continues limited, and the market is still strong, holders being only willing to sell at extreme prices—especially for fine quality. Kauri gum is in dull demand, and prices remain unaltered ; wellselected transparent parcels are worth fiom 80s. to 90s, ; poor, 60s. to 625. The flax market is without change. Obituary.—Charles Lever (novelist), James Gordon Bennett (proprietor of the New York Herald).