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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 3, 21 January 1867, Page 16

The Fenian movement excites much ~attentiqn: both in America and in England! - • ■ . . The Atlantic cableris in* active ope ration. The tariff has been reduced I S VThereiaw ruinous ,that the English’ and French Governments will inter--fere to end the' wardin' SoiithTAihririca. Austria appears to .be r inclined to devote herself to gain the devotioris of Hungarian subjects by conciliation and, progressive measnres. If compelled by' any popular movement; ' the'Pope is resolved to accept the invitation of the' British Government <to‘Jreside,in Malta, .•-"hvl n r ..:; v,• ; - The EmperOr Maximilian, it is re"‘'pMthclj-’; has his! untenable throne. Li:'; .* ;.l jThe insurrectionTn Candia has been siipprmedV :Jl - ! ’’HUM ( ; . . , Baron RicolasiTthe minister of Italy; ' has* isSufedj 'a circular stafing- clearfy that Italy will riot ; inter fere with the temporal power ofithe Pope, nor suffer r - any encroachment of foreigners'.across her frontier relying :on the natural decay of the Pope ? s sovereign power when unsupported by :Foreign droops.' The cattle-plague is virtually extinct.

' Brunei’& Co. ; ate surveying Dover Straits in connection with the submarine railway. ; • Governor,,Eyre;is to; ; Jbe.. arraignied t ; ; Criminal Court on the 19th " ■' The decrease’ in the reserve of Bahli of England notes on the 6th Decerirber was .=£140,000. ’ i. Limerick County has been proclaimed and further Fenian arrests made in . Dublin. '

;. . Tlie emigration from Ireland cori- ., tinues. Thie' exodus is much lamented w T>y ti:e Government; ; ' . .The Malta! and Alexandria 1 cable has.broken,dpwn. . . : ; ; £ :' : , i G Numerous cases of wilfully scuttling ships to obtain insurance’inririey, Command vigilance. __ TlJeCChampionsbip of; the; Thames by Chambers, of the. /lyne, v : lafter a-grand race* . \ ’ ’ ' -V ■- AMERICA. . ; Johnson’s message to* Congress re--'viewed hisr; former 'policy,,, and; urged '(- Congress to Adopt; it.!,.•« , 1 1 ‘ "The 'receipts for. the year;: exceed tbh outlay byTSB '-millions .of dollars. Foreign nations in EurOpehave ‘shown* more just appreciation of the V7 ° nation’s character, and the rights of - ■ Americans..-, ,

c ' 'France has intimated the postpone* ‘merit df the period for the withdrawal of the French 1 troops from Mexico pnt.il.tbe spring. ,- The United states, iioweyer;, had reiripustrrited, rind ex* pressed a hope that France would ;re L ‘“' Consider the subject, ririd" conform, as 10 early as* i>bsSsib’lh to the existing ments, and then meet the just expectatioris 'bf the Americari 'i people.

Jrihnstbri : cbriclrided !lj by ! ‘stating .’to " :f * '/CohgresAthatA the»; adjustment Jof 1 the )l: ' , Alabama claims was progressing slow♦J" *ly• - 1 Partly: owing: to the:. change *of England.lias accepted the e;-.'kfilaiipSjnow .heipg considered in , t a becoming and friendly.spirit;, , The importance of. , early settlement of the : , r nofbe exaggerated. ‘ : Resolutions havp beeri in . . New York arid calling on the'Goyeririhiririt to 1 interfere Mth the ..“Vj ‘Cariadiari authorities for the release' of tii'eFerimn^tisoriers.. J ‘ , Efforts are being made ti>‘ coiripj-or s; difference Johristori r wY; and It is stated that on the departure-.oi } f) .j French the United Statesjivill as--1_... .Bume 1 the.protectorate of 1 Mexico, :... c . • yji>' ci 1 " • ' ; ’ FRANCE. !1 - • - - L ; - Tri consequence of.an understanding i! hetwCecf the English and French:jpo- - i . 'Avernments; the Lxtradition.Treaty Jof which-expires: o%:ithe ;.4tH of y wiil ;continue.in force tbeibeginningioLSept?. l , *1867. i T .or : ri jyi. i,r ik a r_,, r yhe. faniine tn * Iridja ‘is gradually froht anmimt SJ tdi one sdiUioß.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Departures for -New Zealand Joyce,. Phillips,. Scottish Chief, Pareora; Himalaya, Drumbin, Mary Shepherd, Eegina, Norval, Josephine, and Fairjr Bell.

■' l JAPAN.' ,Lt.is reported that the French have been .beaten in tbe ; Corea at Kingham with loss. No action ha,s as yet been taken by the American or British authorities for the'burning of the. General Shearman and the murder of her officers and crew, also, of Mr Thomas, and companions.