ENGLISH NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 658, 27 November 1874, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

o — (From Dnnedin Dailies.) Madrid, November 13. After some obstinate fighting, the Carlists under Don Carlos, were defeated by General Lazorna and compelled to abandon the siege of A run. Don Carles retreated to the mountains. London. The Claimant has been visited in Milbank Drison by his wife, Lord Divers, and Dr. Kencaly. He has lost Ost in weight; his hair is grey, but ho still enjoys good health. Jean Luie was lately removed to Portland prison. Mr Bright refused to present a petition to the House of Commons relative to Orton for which he was soundly abused by Meiers Onslow and Meredith. H.M.S. Sappho, commissioned for Australia, has met with an accident which will detain her for a time. The Daring, four guns, has been appointed to the Australian station. A Live Cattle Importing Company is announced, with a capita] 0 f 1.200,000.

i A published statement that the Queen will ' pay the debts of the Prince of Wales is declared voidof foundation. There are no debts outstanding more than ft year, and all will be at once discharged. The Empress Eugenie and Prince Imperial have returned to C'hiselhurst from Switzerland.

The Empress of Austria has improved in health by her sojourn in the Isle of Wight, and she has visited Brighton and Loudon. The Earl of Warwick has presented Her Majesty with a splendid horse. r Obftiucy is uusy With preparations for the scientific investigation of Africa. He ia now on the East Coast.

The Grocers’ Company has given the sum of L 20.000 for the purpose of erecting a new wing to the London Hospital. The proposal to substitute cremation for interment at Hartlepool was opposed, and a riot ensued among a crowd of women in consequence. AMr Turnbull, a solicitor, who made the proposition, was followed from the Town Hall with execrations by two thousand excited people.

A formidable strike threatened in the cotton trade, will, it is loped, be averted by a spirit of mutual conciliation. For several days 24 mills at Bolton have been 'dosed, and 130,000 persons thrown out of work. Several employers then withdrew their notices of reduction, and the operatives resumed work, both parties binding themselves to accept the award. Meanwhile the mills ’•e-opeued at the old wages. After a duration of six weeks, the disputc between Lord Pcnrhyn and 3000 quarryn.cn has been settled by the hulk of them going to work. Harvest being over, some of the farmers are locking ont the laborers belonging to Unions, while others are reducing wages to the old standard, on the plea of cheap bread. Several petroleum springs in Austria are on fire, and doing an immense amount of damage. The cattle plague has broken out in Russia and Poland, in which places 9,000 cattle perished in two days. Prussia has interdicted the importation of cattle from these places. A malignant fever is racing at Damascus, by which 14,000 persons have been attacked. A groat typhoon has occurred. in Hong Kong and Maeao, which caused great loss of life and property. A severe earthquake has taken place in Japan.