LATEST MAIL NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3380, 19 December 1873, Page 2

LATEST MAIL NEWS.

A select party of vignerons proceed to Hawke’s Bay immediately. New Zealand iron ores are attracting great attention. The Duke of Edinburgh is at Sebastopol. In the Bazaine court-martial, M. Lachaud, for the defence, read letters from Prince Frederick Charles, who said that he never saw Bazaine until after the capitulation of Metz. He esteemed his enemy for delaying the capitulation. The Court unanimously recommended Bazaine to mercy. John Tine, who gave evidence in the Tichborne case, is a former convict. His prosecution for perjury is ordered. The Lauderdale, for Auckland, was off Deal with emigrants on October 21st, repairing damages after a collision. The emigrants were unharmed. Mr Harrison attributes the failure of his frozen meat to the hurried way in which preparations were made. The Salisbury' has sailed with free passage emigrants and colonists for New Zealand, Admiral Elliot and Mr Stuart Bailey inspected all the arrangements before her smarting. The French Monarchists are strongly apposed by the Imperialists and Republicanists, under M.M, Thiers and Qarabetta. The state of French affairs ia causing the German fortify cations to be pushed on with amazing rapidly. The Austrian Emperor will visit St. Petersburg in January. The Carlist leaders and soldiers are deserting to the Republicans. The Italian Convents are being bought up by Government President Grant declares the recent money panic in the United States to be the first step towards specie payments. Ex-Secretary Boutwell believes Government will shortly resume specie payments. It is contemplated to supply the army of the Gold Coast with Australian preserved meats, Htokcs, who shot Fisk, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. In rc Californian Service, the “ Anglo-Aus-tralian in Jjondon” says “ One month the steamer leaving San Francisco will proceed to Sydney, and next month will proceed to Auckland. The time calculated upon is ten days from London to New York, seven days to San Francisco, twenty-eight days from San Francisco to Sydney, and twenty-four to Auckland, including the time employed in calling at Honolulu, ami in transhipment of cargo and passengers at Kandavu. The projectors look upon this as the outside limit of time, and they believe that when the line between New York and San Francisco is put into better working order, they will bo able to complete arrangements by which the mail service may be conducted within, say, forty days.” Dr Feathorston, has boon on an emigration tour in North Germany, In the course of next month, two thousand Germans and Scandirpw via pa will be sent to New Zealand, after 'which Geripan emigration will cease.