LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 553, 22 November 1872, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, November 6. . General Grant wrs re-elected President of the United States by 300,000 votes TheNorthern vote was given to him in consequence of Greeley making advances to Southerners. There has been a great Republican demonstration in Hyde Park, which demanded Horae Rule for Ireland, and the release of the Fenian prisoners. The Government ordered several arrests, and many persons were brought up and remanded on charges of sedition. Thirty thousand people attended the meeting. Tim Attorney General for Ireland has been promoted to a scat on the Irish Bench, the representation of Londonderry is therefore vacant. Admiral Gambler is a candidate for the seat. Continuous rain has fallen all over the country.

An influential meeting was held at the Mansion House yesterday, the Lord Mayor pie-iding, when lesolutiuns were passed dec’anng the suppression of the East African slave trade an imperative duty, which ought to be undertaken by England, and urging means to be adopted to attain that end

Summonses have been issued on application of th Board of Works against the speakers at the Fenian'and Republican meeting in Hyde Park on Sunday last, Lr contravening the Parks Regulation Act The horse epidemic in America is subsiding. The copper market is excited. Prices fluctuate from day to day. The Commercial 1 reaty between Eng'and and France has been signed for five years, France to have power to amend the tariff with England’s consent. New Zealand flax has realised 441. per ton, and it is still advancing. There have been large arrivals of Ameri can wheat.

Sir James M’Culloch declines the AgentGeneralship of Victoria. Mr, Webb has sold his steamers to the California, New Zealand, and Australia Company The present service will bo maintained. A steamer will leave Auckland for San Francisco every twenty-eight days, commencing with the Nebraska on the 28th instant.

The Colonial Secretary has telegraphed to the Sydney Government the expression of a hope that the Colonies will come to a speedy determination on the Suez Mail question.

The steamship Parana has been chartered at Hong Kong for a regular passenger service between China and A stralia. The first steamer leaves on the 2Sth, consigned to Kong Mcng. The pasaega ia to occupy twenty-five days.

France pays Prussia this week a further instalment of two (fiaace) of the indemnity.

There is a projwsitiou to elect M. Thiers, President for four years.

Tiie Czar dies. sent a letter to Prince Frederick Charles expressing friendly eci.tisnenta towards Prussia*