GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1383, 6 January 1873, Page 2

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

Berlin, Dec. 21. The Emperor William of Germany will visit the Czar Alexander of Russia in May next. London, Dec. 21. Money is easy. The reserve in the Bank of England is lar«e. Stocks are quoted at 1064 ; New Zealand Consolidated fives 103|, r sixes 112 ; South Australian sixes, long date, 116£ ; Tasmanian sixes, 110|. The price of wool is firm. Copper is steady. Straits tin, L 135 to Ll3B. Tallow, sperm oil, hides, and bark remain unchanged. Leather has advanced a farthing to a halfpenny. Petroleum, 20 to 20&. Large sales of Australian meat have taken place, and high prices have 'been obtained. ! London, Dec. 24 The Gerniania, a steam e,r of Allan's mail line to Canada and the United States, has been wrecked, and 30 lives lost. New York, Dec. 24. A dreadful accident has occurred on the Pennsylvania Railway by the carriages of the train catching fire. Nineteen persons were killed and 35 injured by the catastrophe. Berlin, Dec. 24. An Imperial rescript relieves Prince Bismarck from the Premiership, but requires that he shall still continue to confer with the Emperor on Imperial matters ; and on questions of foreign policy he still retains a voice in the Cabinet Councils. Rome, Dec. 24. The Pope, in addressing a deputation ! of 22 cardinals, alluded to the continued ; persecution of the Chnrch especially in Italy. He strongly assailed Germany, where he said pitfalls were laid, and violence and cHlumtiy employed, in order to destroy the Church. Paris, Dec. 24. A bill having for its object the restitution of the Orleans property has passed the Assembly. St. Petersburg, Dec. 24. It is stated that the Km vans have summoned the auxiliary tribes to share in the campaign against Russia. The Czarewitch is ill, suffering from typhus fever. London, Dec. 24. ( The s.s. Atrato, having completed the repairs to her machinery, has sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne. The Australian November mails have been delivered. Wheat is inactive. 200,000 quarters of corn were destroyed during a recent gale. Madrid, Dec. 24. ' A bill is before the Spanish Cortes for the immediate emancipation of tho slaves ] employed at Porto Rico, and provision is j made for indemnifying the owners. I London, Dec. 26. I The steamship Great Britain arrived from Melbourne yesterday, after a fine passage of 63 days (06!;. 23) Captain Gray, her well-known commander, committed suicide on the voyage by jumping overboard when the vessel was only 30 days out. The Auckland (Californian) mail has \ been delivered. I The s.s. Somersetshire has sailed for I Melbourne. . ' The certificate of Captain Hunter has

been suspended for twelve months, fo negligence in connection with the loss oi the ship Royal Adelaide, recently lost iv Portland Roads. St. Petersburg, Dec. 27. Reuter denies the rumors which exist at St. Petersburg that Lord Augustus LoftiiS; the British Minister Plenipotentiary, had delivered a note to Prince Gortschakoff, announcing the resolution of the British Government to refrain from interference with the movements of the Rusians in Central Asia, provided they are not menacing Affghanistan. The Khivans have invaded Russian territory with a force of 9000 troops, and are besieging the forts on the Emba. Russian reinforcements are being hastily despatched to the scene of action. The Czarewitch is better.