ENGLISH NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 586, 11 July 1873, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

Londok, June 27, Tho Carlists are proceeding with undiminished activity in Spain, and claim to have routed 2000 Government troops. June 2S. Thfi Shall of Persia expressed profoundest astonishment at the docks and shipping Alter a State Ball at Buckingham Palace, he proceeds to Paris on the third of July. A rumour is afloat that tli3 Dutch Government is willing to settle the Acheen difficulty peacefully. The Shah of Persia is now visiting Liverpool. The Khan of Khiva has capitulated, and the Russians occupy his territory. The Australian exhihits have been favorably commented on by the Press as showing the rapid advances made by the Colonies, and the wines have been declared by e:;ports to attain a vety high standard of excellencs. Dr. is to receive a pension of three hundred pounds per annum from the State. The Shah of Persia has made costly presents to members of the Royal family, and -«- visited in state the principal places of the Metropolis. Ho has instituted a new and conferred it on the Queen and Princess of Wales. The resignation of the Roman Ministry is announced. The German Parliament is prorogued. The Duke of Edinburgh gets 20,000.'. a year with his wife. Ho has declined to reside in Russia. Various rumors have been circulated rcspectirigthe Pope. One is, that he is dead, and ilu Cardira's are concealing it until the new Pope has been elected. The high price of iron is being commentel upon. A letter in the Times from Mrs. Colclough, of Auckland, on female emigration; has attracted considerable attention. The departures for New Zealand are : Dallam Tower, for Otago ; Countess of Kintore, for Aucklai d; Halcione and Schichallion, for Wellington : Mary Shepherd, for Canterbury. The action taken by Lord Kimberley, with regard to the posta 1 service is commended by the Press, The Russians have had further successes in Khiva. The cups won by the Dnnodin Volunteers from the London Schottish Company have licen forwarded to the care of tho firm of Mr. J. Ewen : of the firm of Sargood, Son, nail Ewen, for transmission to the electors. At anArt Union recently held in Loiv don, several prizes fell to the jot of New Zcalnnd ticket holders. _ ™ ne text of Napolon's will has been "pub« hshed. The personal property v haa been sworn under I20,00!W., only half of which will be realised by his wife and son, whom Jie commends to the tender consideration of France. Tom Castro has arrived in England from South America as a witness in the Tichhorno case.