THE PANAMA MAIL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 481, 3 June 1867, Page 2

THE PANAMA MAIL.

EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS TO APRIL 11.

Tns Panama Company’s steamship Ruahine arrived at Wellington, from Panama, on two p.m. on Saturday, May 25, with the English and American Mail*. SiiekTt Panama at midnight oa the 25th April, and experienced splendid weather until the 14th Hay, since which time ehe has encountered head winds, accompanied with heavy seas 'the voyage from Wellington to Panama was exceedingly tempestuous, and occupied the Iluaiiine thirty-one days, twenty-one hours. Ou the iUUI alareii she experienced a terrific gale, which lasted till the 18th, (luring which the ship was hove to for 4* hours. On the 12th, when the gale was a; its height, she carried away her jolly-boat Panama was reached on the 15th April, and the mail and passengers were lor war ded by the steamer leaving Colon on the 23rd.

GENERAL SUMMARY.. [By Atlantic Telegraph.] New York, April 11. The United States Senate has ratified the treaty with Russia, in which the latter cedes to the United States ah her American po.'.scsn'o’ii. Smua rejects the demand of England iu the Toruauo ease, and English war ves.-eh have been despatched to Cadiz to enforce' demands. Turkov is again threatening war ooj dlrece on account of a Christian insurrectionary movement on her frontier.

Tlie Emperor Napoleon, deeming the possession of Lusembrrg i.nli-pensable io the military security of the Tr.-i;eh Iron tier, commenced negotiations a short time since with the King of Holland for the pu’c.iasc ot the Grand IJuchv, in order ihat it might be incorporated with the' French empire. But the fortress of Lusemberg is one of the strongest fort ideation? in Europe, and is held by a Prussian garixsO'i. The Piussiau Government, bach.d by all Germany, firmly objects to the transfer of the duchy to trance, and the Icing of Holland has withdrawn from any further negotiations on the subject. The Emperor insists that his propositions shall be carried out and the treaty completed. The national pride of r ranee has been deeply wounded, mid a wild anti-Prussian feeling has seized the country, aleauwhi'e, the dispute is pendmg, nits both 1 rus'i-i a:u Lra.ice arc maKing great military pre. ar; tions. This iiii’eateiiirg state of aliairs tins caused a liuauci i! panic in London, Paris, and u!l me princtpel centres A' Km-,me Pans ue.'jiatca oi t. e i)ch says that the afi.iqms H aioustier, tv-eivt-iry of f o i Ci.: 1 ,; i. naira, lias imtac u verv conediato-v spei-cn, which has hud the eiicet of iesseuiie, the panic in Europe.

-Inc trial of Governor Fyro is still going on. The Liberal paitv i;i tho British House >f Lemmons Ims s.At on im- lie Arm question. it is now thought the Derby Munstry is safe. Tho latest news from Mexico represents Maximilian hemmed iu at Quciaro, anti tears are entertained that when ho is taken prisoner he will be lulled. Vera Cruz is besieged on the land side, and communications with the country cut oil’.

Mr Disraeli laid before the House oi Commons, on the Tth April, a statement of the expenditure lor the last year. Tinbalance remaining in the Exchequer is officially stated at £2,500,00 A Tne income of the present year is estimated to exceed £09,000. Government proposes to retain the pieseut tax on malt, ana to repeal the duly on marine insurances, and on terminable annuities. The budget generally was wo 1 received by the English press and Barliamcnt.

In the House of Lords on the 2nd April, the Duke ol Buckingham, Culonial Secretary, said the prospective transfer of the iiussiau blorth American possessions to the United States was a mailer of indifference to England. Th? trials of Eeniau prisoners captured iu tho recent ridiculous attempted risings, have been postponed until the 22nd insi. On the oth inst., a desperate Fenian was captured near Dublin, and be prove i to be Colonel MTver, formerly an officer iu the i United Stales service, i All hopes of the safety of Dr. Living- ! stone have been abandoned. The lutes; i accounts in regard to him fully coitlirmcu jins brutal murder by the Ka nrs. M. Schneider, Vico-Brosi nut of the French Corps Legislatin', succeeds to tin Presidency of that body made vacant by the resignation of Count VVaiowski.

ITALY. Tlorer.ce, April 10. The organisation of a new Italian Ministry has been completed by Laron Itatazzi. The Cabinet is composed of the prominent members of both the political parties in the country, PRUSSIA. Berlin, April 10. Count Bismarck has extinguished the national hopes of Poland, lie delivered a speech iu the Gorman Parliament, in which hs said the re-cs'abJislitueiit of a Polish depublic is a fantastical dream. There are not Poles enough to accomplish it.

Secret treaties recently concluded bolt wt-en Prussia, Puvu-i'ia, and Badeu. nua 'other southern States of Gcr.. any, have been published. They show, s-ys a Pur.? journal, that France is brought iu face oi 00.LKi0.030 of united Germans, mostly soldiers. ■ • ■

AUSTRIA. Vienna, April 19. The Emns’or Francis Joseph enjoyed a very gratifying reception in Presburg and Pesth during lus visit to Hungary, His coronation as King of Hungary promises to be a very brilliant affair. GREECE. Athevs, April 10. A general organisation of the ChriAians iu tlio eastern Provinces of Turney aad of G; cece has been made against xurEejV and matters look now as if a war was about to be commenced in w’tueh the power of the Porte iu Europe Would bo completely crippled and destroyed . April 11. The Sullait threatens to declare war against Greece on account of her eoutinu* i :co of insurrectionary troubles on ilia Turkish frontier.

AMERICA. Vv'asiiisgtos, April 11. _ Nine of tlie diploinsfic corps of thisCity participate iu the apreliension of war between Franco ami Prussia, and nous are less aprehen=ive of such a calamity tiian tho representatives of those twogreat powers. New York, April 11. The Democrats are holding a Scats convention at Albany, and tho Republican* a State convention at Syractse to nominate delegates to a convention to revise me Constitution o! the State. The republican* are in favor of inserting a clause in tue Constitution, giving the negroes in the Fate she right of ssliVago. ahe Democratsare opposed to giving such right. The: holiueni campaign in the Stale is opening briskly, A new li’ie of steamer* is to be laid on. between New York and Panama.. Tiie contract has been entered into for tho ma'.aif.ict'.iro and laying down oi a submarine cable between the United States and Havana, to be completed by the end of Juno. Tins is to be tile first link oi the intended cable to Panama via Jamaica. The wires are already insulated, and it i* expected that. Panama will have telegrapuic: communication with Now York wuhin. twelvo mouths.

The new steamship lino between Califor* nia aad China has proved an entire sue* etss. The ‘Colorado,’ on her first took 117-i passengers, and 1,-00 lona of freight. Late news front the seat of war in Paraguay is to the eii'eet that a proposition tor prase has been forwarded from the allied. South Auiericru forces, to President i/o- ---! in 2.

COM-UMhCtAL. There has been a decline in the price uf woo.. CiiiisloplicT Nc.vtua Pro; nera liavo slopped payment. jV.v /eait.id ns per cents, TJi to ; five per cents, Sofc to 6c i ; consols, &oi.