ARRIVAL OF THE HERO WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA TORRES STRAITS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 172, 19 February 1867, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE HERO WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA TORRES STRAITS.

NEWS TO. DECEMBER 19. (From the Sydney Mo'mbig 'Herald.) . The Hero, Captain Logan, arrived at | Bo.wen to-day, with European news to December 19. She left Batavia on the 20th January, and encountered head winds throughout the passage!. :?er J delay was caused, by bad coal. Her Majesty is. in gpod liealtli.. ; "' ». The ftlc'tropolitan Trades Reform demonstration went off quietly, but it was not so largely attended as was expected The Fenian excitement in Ireland continues—a final appeal has been made by • the Fenians in Ne\y York for money, and arms to strike a dscisive blow in Ireland. . A despatch has been forwarded by the British authorities, to Canada urging increased vigilance to prevent Penian raids. The private property of the ex-King of Hanover has been sequestrated. The Cattle Plague is again on the inctease in England. The cholera hi London has disappeared. Negotiations are likely to be again renewed between the Pope and the Italians. The relations, between Russia and the Holy See are broken off. Maximilian has returned to. Mexico, (?) and the French troops are to be withdrawn in the spring. Lamende, a clerk in the Bank of France has been convicted^jof-fe^ery., and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude ; it was alleged that his extradition from Canada wap illegal, but that was not proved. Southwark Bridge is to be purchased by the Corporation of London for L 200,000 .: John Suratt, a supposed accomplice in the murder of Lincoln, has been arrested at Cairo, and is in the custody of the American consul. ;r Commercial— The P and O Company have declared a dividend of 9 per cent. Discount 4 per cent ; money easy. Stock market dull ; coffee, 78s to 82s ; New Orleans cotton, 14|d ; sugar, steady. Obituary— William Cotton, LadyDundass, J. C. Beresford, Lady Devonport, Baroness Rothschild, Commander Tryson, Lieut-General King. December 11. Numerous arrests of Fenians have been made in Dublin: Cardinal Cullen lias issued a pastoral address condemning the Fenian movement. " Cotton firm and advancing. December 12. The steamer Lang has been seized, on suspicion of being engaged by Fenians. ' The French troops have left- Rome. An address has been presented by the Hungarian Diet, demanding a restitution of the Constitution. The" Polish Press considers Russian progress in Central Asia as favorable to commerce. - The Russians intend making; a railway to Kliokan. .December 13. A terrific colliery, explosion occurred at Barnsley/ by which 150 persons were killed. One of the yachts which started on the ocean race from New Orleans to Cowes has been sighted. She belongs to Columbia. The plan for re-organising the French " army has been published ; it proposes

that the total strength shall be 1,250,000, including the National Guard. Cotton, steady. December 14. The Empress Eugenic has gone to Rome. The bishopric pf Calcutta- has been offered, to the Rev — Kemp, Queen's 1 chaplain, and declined. Report saj's that either the Bishop of Madras or Bombay will be transfei red to Calcutta, and a new appointment made for one or other of these places. The weekly sales of cotton amounted to 120,000 bales, and the imports reached 30,000 bales. The Times thinks no practical end- can be gained by further discussing the Jervis ca3e, and the Secretary for India gives it as his opinion that nothing important has appeared in the shape of argument affecting the conclusions formed on the subject by impartial judges. A memorandum has been received from India vindicating General Mansfield. . December: 15. The Times says that in the event of the resignation of the Bishop of Bombay, Dr Gill, Bishop ,of Madras, will be appointed to the see of Calcutta. The Italian Parliament opened at Florence to-day. The King, in Ms speech, said .he hoped the Pope would remain independent. The Monitcur announces a renewal of the agitation in. Crete—^due to the entry of foreigners. A Btrict blockade is estar blished. _ ; ; Xj ;; V December 18. The Fenian'^alarm in Ireland is subsiding. : - ' "■■■■>■■ Mr Se ward, in. a speech, declared that America neither desired to conquer nor purchase Mexico, but merely wished to relieve that country of foreign intervention. Admiral Keppel has been appointed to the command of the India and, China station. . ' . ' '. '.',-.. The Liverpool arid Manchester cotton market is- tiriu. -"' v ' December 19. There is a greator demand for cotton. It is rumored that an expedition. will leave Bombay for Abyssinia to relieve the captives there. Galle, December 30. Private advices state that coffee, hops, and cotton are rising. - Batavia, January 14. - The new Governor has arrived. The Torres Straits route is attracting groat attention. Sugar, No. 16, lCf. lc. Jaya 1 coffee, no business ;-43f. 18c. ; this was purchased for America ; rice (white Batavia), 200 f. 2.lo; ; seconcl, 81.90 ; black; pepper, lof. ; freights to Australia L2 — if return 1 with coal. Casualties. — The Iris and Cornelius Anthony have been lost south of Madura;, the crews were .: saved. The Venus, from Batavia to New Zealand, was wrecked in Sapoedi Straits, and a large cargo lost ; t!ie crew was, however, saved. Tlio Lady Louisa, with tea, from Shanghai, bound 'to New York, struck on the Luciparfc shoal, and was towed in to Batavia. Wellington , for Melbourne, passed Anjer on the 9th December. . : „; . Somerset, February 1. Sailed. —Keating and Salamander j for Gulf of Carpentaria.